Year : 2013
Style : Death Metal
Country : Canada
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 114 mb
Bio:
Rising from the 90’s “The Canadian Occult Legend (BWBK)” have sailed against all storms and wars to conquer all countries they landed under heaven and earth. It is not without difficulties that the pioneers of the dark genre have kept the machine alive, but nevertheless, their faith and strong belief in the band’s message has succeeded to overcome the worst and beyond. Since the beginning of the new millennium, the cult of the Book of the Dead keeps spreading around the world, taking the fans by surprise like a disease. Renowned for its live presence and intensity, the Occultist trinity aims for nothing less than reaching every area of the living world, doing what they do best - rocking the stage.The “Pharaoh of Gods” album became a classic a few years after its release. Now considered to be too advanced for is time, mixing brutal dark metal with almost “new age” ambiances. As for “Return of the Witch”, which became the first worldwide release, bringing the band to tour the Old continent for the first time.Previous releases are not to be forgotten, starting with the “Morbid Ritual” demo, which was nationally acclaimed. “The Silver Key” EP gained attention from labels in the US and overseas, especially with the title track song. Last but not least, the extremely tribal “The Sacred Medicines”: an American Native concept featuring “Red Bull” singers from Western Canada’s Cree Nation on the title track.Necronomicon originally comes from the deep northern part of the Canadian province of Quebec, called the “Fjord of Saguenay”. The band later relocated in the city on Montreal, now well known for the quality of is metal scene, to ensure a more prosperous future for the band… Something that would’ve been impossible in their remote Nordic home region.Since the beginning, the band always blended in mixing ambiances with extreme metal, along with atmospheric passages using narration and angelic female voices, exotic instruments and various orchestrations. Although every album has its own theme, it is also part of the grand concept of the band itself.Their hard work and renowned growth brought them to share the stage and tour with several well established bands such as Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Behemoth, Morbid Angel, to name a few, as well as invitations to well renowned festivals such as Inferno (Norway), Heavy MTL (Canada), Ragnarok (Germany), the Barge to Hell metal cruise and more.Stopping at nothing, the Eternal trio led by the Dark One, Rob “The Witch”, is now working with the well-established record label “Season of Mist”. This is the call upon the opening of the gateway for their new offspring… “Rise of The Elder Ones”: The darkest; meanest album created for one purpose only –conquer everything from darkness onto the light.
Album:
Twenty-five years is a long time for a band, especially that of such an underground and extreme nature, to exist. To persevere through decades of an ever-changing landscape of trends, technologies and aging fan base, it is a feat to be unmatched by few. However, some bands have managed to reign impressively and as fiercely as the day they were born. Such is the case for Canadian death metallers Necronomicon. Since 1988, they have created masterful works that delve deep into the underworlds of death and occultism with their most-recent being, 2013's Rise Of The Elder Ones.It's been three years since Necronomicon's last album, The Return Of The Witch, and not much has changed as far as the band's approach in its crafting of Rise Of The Elder Ones. While the latter remains the superior of the two in terms of production quality, the songs boast similar songwriting styles and sound. The two albums as a whole could be seen as two evil twins, or as chapters written in the same unholy book. Nevertheless, each are spectacular records worthy of any fan's collection. Rise Of The Elder Ones finds Necronomicon unequivocally in top form and amazingly peaking some twenty-five years after inception.Necronomicon has perfected a niche for themselves, creating a sound that is a crossbreed of Morbid Angel meets a less symphonically-saturated Fleshgod Apocalypse. Sonically, Rise Of The Elder Ones is to a lesser degree brutally crushing than it is fierce in its attack. The album is riddled with absolutely superb riffs among a multitude of tempos and song structures. There is a harmonious balance throughout of death metal mixed with blackened elements and symphonic highlights. Upon the record's first track, "Resurrected", Necronomicon greets the listener, hypnotically ensuring a prolonged listen to the rest of the album. Other album highlights include: "The Living God (Pharaoh Of Gods Part II)", " From Beyond" and, "The Valley Of Lost Souls". Each song on Rise Of The Elder Ones is uniquely crafted with "The Nuclear Chaos" and "Celestial Being" being two instrumental interludes, which add a nice balance and atmosphere to the work as a whole.Rise Of The Elder Ones is a full-bodied work and perhaps Necronomicon's best to date. Throughout its history, the band has maintained an authenticity that is unwavering and at this point is ingrained deep within its very soul. With their newest creation, the band puts forth, in an impressive display, the accumulation of twenty-five years of experience in a sound that is uniquely their own while still remaining a pace one step ahead of themselves and their contemporaries. Rise Of The Elder Ones is an essential work by an exceptional band, and any collection is incomplete without it.
Line Up:
Rob "The Witch" Tremblay - Vocals, Guitars
Armaros - Bass (2011-present) - See also: ex-Hollow
Rick - Drums - See also: ex-Water Depth
Tracklist:
01. Resurrected 04:26
02. The End of Times 04:23
03. The Living God (Pharaoh of Gods Part II) 04:49
04. The Nuclear Chaos 02:01 instrumental
05. From Beyond 04:26
06. Rise of the Elder Ones 03:46
07. The Valley of the Lost Souls 04:16
08. Celestial Being 03:51 instrumental
09. Dark Corners of the Earth 05:15
10. The Fallen 06:09
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