Monday, January 4, 2010

Bergraven - Dodsvisioner CD






















01 Döende
02 Av Saknad Släcker Jag Ljuset
03 Ondkall
04 Känsla Av Livets Nästa Skede
05 Den Svarta Angstens Essens
06 Det Man Med Själen...
07 Ekot Av Bikt
08 Döende (En Avslutning)

Like a cracked windshield Begraven’s music starts with just a chip and then spiders itself into a full blown web, very slow to vein from one branch to another is how this band sounds grow into each other. A very slow start, and then the explosion, you can call this black art metal? So many different genres can be considered when trying to find a home for this band. Highly technical in skill, this French output makes it very difficult to understand what you want the music to be. After a few listens you realize that you just got to leave this alone and let it be what it is. I feel this band has similarities with Blut Aus Nord in ways of riff work but then the vocals play their own role of the songs. I can hear Opeth within the realms of this album but there are no sung to growling coarse vocals to match the two together. This is a truly original release, I have heard nothing like this; it is so technical but not boring, you hardly see that today. If you are in the mindset to witness something new and have an open mind then I advise you to give this album a spin.