BLODSRIT
Ocularis Infernum (2003) |
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Wenn ich mich recht entsinne, war das Blodsrit-Promo "Secrets Unveiled" aus dem Jahre 2001 ziemlich
vielversprechend. Demzufolge waren meine Erwartungen an dieses neue Album relativ hoch, so dass die Band auch mit
einem wirklich guten Album Schwierigkeiten gehabt hätte, meine Hoffnungen voll und ganz zu erfüllen. Meine
Enttäuschung angesichts dessen, was Blodsrit nun mit "Ocularis Infernum" vorlegen, lässt sich aber nicht wirklich
mit übertriebenen Hoffnungen erklären. Dafür muss eine andere Deutung her: Dieses Album ist, wenn auch vielleicht
nicht vollkommen beschissen, so doch zumindest ein ganzes Stück von gut oder gar besser entfernt. |
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6/10 Official Website
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Erik |
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:: English short version :: | |||
Though not horribly bad, Blodsrit's new album is a bit of a disappointment to me, especially considering my rather high expectations after the "Secrets Unveiled" promo which was quite promising. The first minor let-down is the production which is neither raw nor crushing but instead gives the impression of being a compromise between the band's ambitions and their financial situation to a result that won't make anybody happy. More serious complaints have to go to the songwriting department though which seems to be moving in two equally hopeless directions. One is the introduction of certain t(h)rashy elements which don't work all that well, the other is a newly found interest in melodic DM which gives especially "Infernal Reign" an intolarable happy edge. That said, one has to also point out that "OI" is not downright crappy. "I Sorg, For Syndens Sagnag" is a good tune and also other songs contains enjoyable bits'n'pieces which make the album somewhat acceptable, which of course is far less than I was hoping for from Blodsrit. |