1. Regulus - Peaceraper (Grendel/Aeifur)
2. Legion Murdergoat (Grendel/Aeifur)
3. Jormungrund (Grendel/Morn)
4. Odium (Grendel/Aeifur) - ft. Kriegwulff
5. Waffen Blodulv (Grendel/Aeifur)
6. Svartblod och bråddöd (Grendel/Aeifur)
7. The Tritonian Face Of Death (Grendel/Orcus/Aeifur)
8. Greyfalls (Grendel/Aeifur)
Nobody would ever confuse this for a nu-metal album. The minimalist cover art (it's black, with "blodulv" written on it in grey letters. Dark grey letters.) is a reasonable indicator for the music - primitive black metal with very few frills.
The vocals have that digital-overdrive feel that you loved on Anaal Nathrakh's modern classic "The Codex Necro" - that extra inhuman edge that turns Blodulv's Grendel (and hell, would probably turn you) into a real monster when coupled with that good old Darkthrone snarl. As for the riffs, you could never say that they're really original. I've written riffs that sound like this, and I'm sure you have too - fast-strummed chordy ones, fast-strummed melody lines and the occasional pounding-melancholy one, stepping through all the usual minor/diminished tonalities. What they are, however, is absolutely cracking. The production on the guitars is just the right side of raw - yes, there's fuzz and hiss, but not enough that it's all you can hear. Think of a reasonable quality practice amp with the gain turned all the way up.
The bottom line is, if you like a good, ugly, gut-level black metal riff-me-do, you won't find many better, but if you demand "progressive" or "neo-folk" touches, best just walk on by.
2. Legion Murdergoat (Grendel/Aeifur)
3. Jormungrund (Grendel/Morn)
4. Odium (Grendel/Aeifur) - ft. Kriegwulff
5. Waffen Blodulv (Grendel/Aeifur)
6. Svartblod och bråddöd (Grendel/Aeifur)
7. The Tritonian Face Of Death (Grendel/Orcus/Aeifur)
8. Greyfalls (Grendel/Aeifur)
Nobody would ever confuse this for a nu-metal album. The minimalist cover art (it's black, with "blodulv" written on it in grey letters. Dark grey letters.) is a reasonable indicator for the music - primitive black metal with very few frills.
The vocals have that digital-overdrive feel that you loved on Anaal Nathrakh's modern classic "The Codex Necro" - that extra inhuman edge that turns Blodulv's Grendel (and hell, would probably turn you) into a real monster when coupled with that good old Darkthrone snarl. As for the riffs, you could never say that they're really original. I've written riffs that sound like this, and I'm sure you have too - fast-strummed chordy ones, fast-strummed melody lines and the occasional pounding-melancholy one, stepping through all the usual minor/diminished tonalities. What they are, however, is absolutely cracking. The production on the guitars is just the right side of raw - yes, there's fuzz and hiss, but not enough that it's all you can hear. Think of a reasonable quality practice amp with the gain turned all the way up.
The bottom line is, if you like a good, ugly, gut-level black metal riff-me-do, you won't find many better, but if you demand "progressive" or "neo-folk" touches, best just walk on by.
