Pandemonium - Misanthropy
There is something enticing... almost hypnotic about Pandemonium. The signature vocals of Paul, the intermingling of dense melodic guitar work with lightning fast drums all come together to create the perfect dark and vile atmosphere characteristic of Pandemonium’s work.
With their long awaited fourth full length album, "Misanthropy", they bring us their most creative and artful release to date. This atmospherically dark album comes to us with a deeper and more sophisticated artistic quality than their previous releases. Each piece of this album is orchestrated to perfection and highlights the band’s creativity. "Misanthropy" is a complex album with overlays of artistic darkness. The intertwining vocal styles, seamless tempo changes, and stunning drum work paint the canvas with a demonic mix of darkened evil.
The tremendous intermingling of style they provide us is showcased with the first song in Pandemonium’s history to be spoken/sung in Polish, the title track 'Misanthropy'. The mysterious feel of this song is provided by the slower heavy tempo and overlay of eerie orchestral female vocals with death. The unearthly female vocals can also be heard on the song entitled 'Stones Are Eternal'. The down tuned guitars and eerie sound samples of this song pave the way for a blast of demonic vocals to follow. 'Avant-Garde Underground' speeds things up with blasting drums and melodic guitar work while surrounding the listener within a thick demonic fog. 'Everlasting Opposition' further combines the use of supernatural sound samples with vocal echoes and fades to bring us into a densely malevolent realm. With the speed of a demon, the guitar and drums pummel everything into oblivion. Furthermore, while "Promo 2010" has a somewhat more raw production quality, the finely tuned quality of 'The Black Forest' and 'God Delusion' appearing on "Misanthropy" allow for the blasphemous vocals to dominate and brings the listener into pure evil.
Overall, this album is a complex example of sophisticated and artistic black death metal. This atmospherically dark album is a perfect illustration of Poland's reckoning force in the underground. There is no doubt "Misanthropy" will engulf you in a splendid mix of dark evil.
With their long awaited fourth full length album, "Misanthropy", they bring us their most creative and artful release to date. This atmospherically dark album comes to us with a deeper and more sophisticated artistic quality than their previous releases. Each piece of this album is orchestrated to perfection and highlights the band’s creativity. "Misanthropy" is a complex album with overlays of artistic darkness. The intertwining vocal styles, seamless tempo changes, and stunning drum work paint the canvas with a demonic mix of darkened evil.
The tremendous intermingling of style they provide us is showcased with the first song in Pandemonium’s history to be spoken/sung in Polish, the title track 'Misanthropy'. The mysterious feel of this song is provided by the slower heavy tempo and overlay of eerie orchestral female vocals with death. The unearthly female vocals can also be heard on the song entitled 'Stones Are Eternal'. The down tuned guitars and eerie sound samples of this song pave the way for a blast of demonic vocals to follow. 'Avant-Garde Underground' speeds things up with blasting drums and melodic guitar work while surrounding the listener within a thick demonic fog. 'Everlasting Opposition' further combines the use of supernatural sound samples with vocal echoes and fades to bring us into a densely malevolent realm. With the speed of a demon, the guitar and drums pummel everything into oblivion. Furthermore, while "Promo 2010" has a somewhat more raw production quality, the finely tuned quality of 'The Black Forest' and 'God Delusion' appearing on "Misanthropy" allow for the blasphemous vocals to dominate and brings the listener into pure evil.
Overall, this album is a complex example of sophisticated and artistic black death metal. This atmospherically dark album is a perfect illustration of Poland's reckoning force in the underground. There is no doubt "Misanthropy" will engulf you in a splendid mix of dark evil.
1. The Black Forest
2. God Delusion
3. Necro Judas
4. Stones Are Eternal
5. Avant - Garde Underground
6. Everlasting Opposition
7. Only The Dead Will See The End Of War
8. Misanthropy
2. God Delusion
3. Necro Judas
4. Stones Are Eternal
5. Avant - Garde Underground
6. Everlasting Opposition
7. Only The Dead Will See The End Of War
8. Misanthropy
