Malum Bandcamp
The latest (so far) released co-operation between very busy members from Kalmankantaja comes in a form of a split including three songs from both Grim666's Lathspell and Tyrant's Malum.
Split opens with three songs from Malum. Malum seems to be growing into more epic direction as the songs are quite lengthy and strongly built upon atmosphere (not saying it wasn't like that before but it has developed) yet not forgetting the typical catchiness in the riffs and vocal arrangements of the bands former work. From the intro of I Am the Vessel of the Unholy Fire to the nightsky-end of Void the three songs include a good variety of different elements, never forgetting the true essence of black metal. Very solid work and leaves the listener hungry to hear what the band has to offer in the future.
The Lathspell part of the split reminds me interestingly about Enslaved, not just by the vocals which reminds me a lot of Grutle Kjellson but especially for the similar kind of feeling of going forwards. The rhythm guitar sound is interesting taken apart from the whole picture but it supports the overall sound. It is different but that probably makes this sound distinctively fresh. The song writing includes some really nice and catchy riffs, decent drum work and spot-on choices in vocal area yet the best thing on the Lathspell songs is the groove. The music has so fluent flow that it makes this a really pleasent listening. Overall very powerful and merciless performance by the band.
This split includes probably the best sides of both bands and this is something that I can easily recommend to almost any fan of black metal even though this split has the bonehead value in minimum.
83/100
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