I was surprised this hasn't been talked about here, so I made a thread. Since I'm trying to get better at writing, I try to review a few albums a week. So here is my review of this album:
Beatriks second album, Requiem of December, is a black metal album from Italy; though his first album is quite good, he really keeps everything focused for this release. The album is the depressive black metal style that is becoming popular, but this album is quite different from those. This album is centered around death and the realization that death will always bring sadness which will last eternally. It is almost uplifting in the sense that it talks about always being in depression after death, and its not a temporary thing it is something you must deal with it and embrace it. The album also has a slight depressive feel coming from nature; helping the artist portray the eternal sadness he has.
The album describes this through its slow pace and steel picked riffs, where keys accentuate that riff at times; moreover the guitars rip through your soul, and forces you release all of your emotions. Every melody has depression soaked in it, and while the riffs are usually slow, they sometimes cumulate into a faster part, but keep the slow picked melody in the back ground. The vocals in this album are truly the highlight; they are strained, emotive, and drawn out, and accentuate everything hes trying to convey. Although the atmosphere is quite thick, its easy to listen to the album multiple times because of the brilliant songwriting. The songs progress through the album at the speed required, yet not once lingering on a certain speed too long. Requiem of December has so many subtle parts that every listen can give the listener another idea not previously heard.
This album is pushing the boundaries that you can take Burzums music. It never has a part that is am homage to Burzum, but influence is there because of the way he arranges the songs. Requiem of December is a step in a new direction from Burzum, and it will be interesting to see what Beatrik comes up next.
I'll post samples if someone cares, and the ending of this album is godly!
Beatriks second album, Requiem of December, is a black metal album from Italy; though his first album is quite good, he really keeps everything focused for this release. The album is the depressive black metal style that is becoming popular, but this album is quite different from those. This album is centered around death and the realization that death will always bring sadness which will last eternally. It is almost uplifting in the sense that it talks about always being in depression after death, and its not a temporary thing it is something you must deal with it and embrace it. The album also has a slight depressive feel coming from nature; helping the artist portray the eternal sadness he has.
The album describes this through its slow pace and steel picked riffs, where keys accentuate that riff at times; moreover the guitars rip through your soul, and forces you release all of your emotions. Every melody has depression soaked in it, and while the riffs are usually slow, they sometimes cumulate into a faster part, but keep the slow picked melody in the back ground. The vocals in this album are truly the highlight; they are strained, emotive, and drawn out, and accentuate everything hes trying to convey. Although the atmosphere is quite thick, its easy to listen to the album multiple times because of the brilliant songwriting. The songs progress through the album at the speed required, yet not once lingering on a certain speed too long. Requiem of December has so many subtle parts that every listen can give the listener another idea not previously heard.
This album is pushing the boundaries that you can take Burzums music. It never has a part that is am homage to Burzum, but influence is there because of the way he arranges the songs. Requiem of December is a step in a new direction from Burzum, and it will be interesting to see what Beatrik comes up next.
I'll post samples if someone cares, and the ending of this album is godly!
