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          Artist  : Dødsengel
          Album   : Mirium Occultum
          Year    : 2010

          Genre   : Black Metal
          Label   : Terratur Possessions
          Cat.nr  : VOICE 019

          Source  : CDDA
          R.date  : 30.01.2010
          Size    : 80,8 MB

          Encoder : LAME 3.97 -V2 --vbr-new
          Bitrate : avg. 205kbps
          Quality : 44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo

          Website : http://www.terraturpossessions.com/

          Tracklist:

          01.  Azonei Wyrdwalker                                 07:58
          02.  Evocation of Amezarak                             19:38
          03.  Alor Mal Ki                                       08:49
          04.  A Word to Conquer the Aeon                        08:10
          05.  Lucifer Ascendant                                 10:31
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          Release Notes:

          Finally, the moment has arrived... The moment for
          Dødsengel to show us how they have followed their
          supreme debut album, Visionary. With 5 songs
          spanning a massive 55 minutes, it seems Mirium
          Occultum is going to take us on a different
          musical journey to its predecessor.

          When the opening track, 'Azonei Wyrdwalker'
          begins, the last thing you expect is silence...
          But without warning, the void is shattered by a
          cosmic storm of blasting drums, thundering bass
          and a seething guitar riff. The speed drops to a
          pounding medium pace, a foreboding wail lashes out
          from the darkness, and the first ritual begins...
          This first song echoes the style of Visionary as
          it hurtles from one powerful riff to the next,
          switching pace and soaking your mind in its
          nihilistic energy.

          Oh yes, Dødsengel still create brutal, dramatic
          Black Metal with a most sinister atmosphere...

          Now, prepare yourself for the epic 'Evocation Of
          Amezarak'. At 20 minutes long, this expansive
          composition is new territory for Dødsengel, and
          weaves together sombre guitar melodies, huge
          grinding riffs, tortured progressive passages and
          full-speed assaults. There's a particularly
          powerful moment in the middle section: the sound
          decays into feedback, followed by a gloomy,
          heavily-distorted guitar interlude... then it's as
          if Kark has fallen to his knees, whimpering in
          utter despair. From this moment of wretchedness,
          the song rises up again in defiant mood, becoming
          more angry and powerful as it reaches its climax.
          An impassioned example of Dødsengel's desire to
          fully express themselves in their music.

          The remainder of the album flows from the
          pain-ridden and tense 'Alor Mal Ki', to the
          majestic and brutal 'A Word To Conquer The Aeon',
          and finishes with the enigmatic 'Lucifer
          Ascendant'. This final track is a disturbing
          incantation set to music: a cacophony of doomful
          guitar riffs and droning chants, following a
          booming, hypnotic drumbeat.

          Kark's vocals are stunning. The improved
          production allows us to really sense how immersed
          he becomes in his performance: foul snarls,
          psychotic screams, gurgling growls, surging roars,
          ritual chanting – Kark totally releases himself to
          the purpose of Dødsengel's art.

          Another important change on Mirium Occultum is the
          drumming, which is less frenzied but still fits
          the music perfectly (in a way, it reminds me of
          the solid, understated style of percussion on
          Satyricon's classic early albums). The drums are
          loud and clear, and resonate with a crushing
          low-end, adding oppressive weight to the slower
          passages and fierce power to the faster sections.

          The guitars have also grown in dimension, with
          more layering. The riff changes are less chaotic
          and more progressive, and the improved sound
          really opens your ears to the guitar tones. From
          clean and undistorted to harsh and grinding, the
          clarity of the production really helps you feel
          the music.

          On the surface, the style of this new album is
          perhaps more accessible than Visionary, but as
          ever the true spirit of Dødsengel's music descends
          much deeper. Lyrical inspiration continues to
          focus on anti-creation, qabbalistic magick and
          Luciferian witchcraft – and, from what I can tell,
          references are also made to Lovecraftian concepts
          from Necronomicon and Cthulhu. Mirium Occultum
          harnesses many mysterious themes deep within its
          fearsome Black Metal soul.

          The artwork also has hidden depths. Norwegian
          artist Sindre Foss Skancke shut himself away in
          his studio for three days, listening to the album
          over and over again as he painted the cover and
          other artwork. His grotesque style complements the
          feel of the album very well indeed.

          The sense of power that emanates from this
          recording certainly has not diminished as I've
          become more familiar with it. So much thought and
          energy has been put into writing and recording
          this album that, even now, I still feel I'm
          getting to know it. This is one of those rare
          albums that engulfs me in its immense sound and
          atmosphere – the riffs and melodies lingering in
          my mind long after it finishes. Not many albums
          can do that.

          Mirium Occultum is certainly another dark,
          challenging masterwork, equal to its predecessor,
          and reinforces Dødsengel as one of the most
          exciting bands to emerge from the revered
          Norwegian Black Metal scene in a long time.

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