LP Review: "THE HORROR-Figure del Terrore" by Oltretomba

THE HORROR Figure del Terrore

As of this writing...last night I watched Lords of Chaos and color me disappointed.

That movie was an extra gory and extra salacious retelling of the times and crimes of several Black Metal musicians moreso than the telling of the story of Black Metal.

So, today, that leads me to want to hear some some really good black metal because, though there was a nice scene or two featuring Dead, Lords of Chaos left me unfulfilled.

So entre: Oltretomba.

The email that accompanied their upcoming album referred to them as retro grade black metal.

That sort of description certainly attracted my attention.The simplest way to describe their sophomore album would be highly influenced by Dead era Mayhem featuring a musical aptitude to match Dead's on stage enthusiasm.

This album isn't full of noisy riffs, but musical riffs that happen to be noisy. This record features some vocal stylings that are near black metal perfection.

Any disc that can call down the thunder and make your booty move is something to marvel. Oltretomba was able to capture brutality and musicality in the same bottle.

RELEASE 4/5/19 ORDER FACEBOOK