Monday, March 28, 2022

Deathspell Omega

Deathspell Omega - Infernal Battles - 2000
Clandestine Blaze, Deathspell Omega - Split CD - 2003
Deathspell Omega - Inquisitors Of Satan - 2003
Deathspell Omega - Si Monvmentvm Reqvires, Circvmspice. - 2004
Deathspell Omega - Fas - Ite, Maledicti, In Ignem Aeternum - 2007
Deathspell Omega - Manifestations 2002 - 2008
Deathspell Omega - Veritas Diaboli Manet In Aeternum: Chaining The Katechon - 2008
Deathspell Omega - Manifestations 2000-2001 - 2008
Deathspell Omega - Paracletus - 2010
Deathspell Omega - Drought - 2012
Deathspell Omega - The Synarchy Of Molten Bones - 2016
Deathspell Omega - The Furnaces Of Palingenesia - 2019
Deathspell Omega - The Long Defeat - 2022
01. Deathspell Omega - Infernal Battles, 2000 CD Album
     Northern Heritage - NH-008
02. Clandestine Blaze, Deathspell Omega - Split CD, 2003 CD
     Northern Heritage, Northern Heritage, Northern Heritage - NH-011 / CD, NH-011/CD, NH-011 , Compilation
     Contains 7 songs by: Clandestine Blaze, Deathspell Omega
03. Deathspell Omega - Inquisitors Of Satan, 2003 CD Album
     Northern Heritage - NH 017
04. Deathspell Omega - Si Monvmentvm Reqvires, Circvmspice., 2004 CD Album
     Norma Evangelium Diaboli - NED 005
05. Deathspell Omega - Fas - Ite, Maledicti, In Ignem Aeternum, 2007 CD Album
     Norma Evangelium Diaboli - NED 012
06. Deathspell Omega - Manifestations 2002, 2008 CD Compilation
     Northern Heritage - NH-056
07. Deathspell Omega - Veritas Diaboli Manet In Aeternum: Chaining The Katechon, 2008 CD Mini-Album
     Norma Evangelium Diaboli - NED 021
08. Deathspell Omega - Manifestations 2000-2001, 2008 CD Compilation
     Northern Heritage - NH-055
09. Deathspell Omega - Paracletus, 2010 CD Album
     Norma Evangelium Diaboli - NED026
10. Deathspell Omega - Drought, 2012 CD Mini-Album
     Season Of Mist - SOM 810
11. Deathspell Omega - The Synarchy Of Molten Bones, 2016 CD Album
     Norma Evangelium Diaboli - NED041
12. Deathspell Omega - The Furnaces Of Palingenesia, 2019 CD Album
     Norma Evangelium Diaboli - NED047
13. Deathspell Omega - The Long Defeat, 2022 CD Album
     Norma Evangelium Diaboli - NED056
Eat fish and black metal! The output from the infamous Deathspell Omega can be separated in two distinct sections, as if two bands were sporting the same name before and after 2004. The early stuff until 2003 is generic 90s raw black metal photocopied from Darkthrone and Mayhem's Deathcrush. The excitement level at the Church does not take off significantly when playing that segment of the DO discography, although as unoriginal as they are these raw and vicious releases are competent in their standard satanic mid-tempo roughness and even distill sometimes a glimpse of the personality DO developed after that adolescent phase. Then there is the earthquake of Si Monvmentvm Reqvires, Circvmspice, which is the start of a whole new black hole. From this point on, DO only made over the top masterpieces in multidimensional blackness and neurotic metal of monumental proportions. There is a high degree of sophistication in this madness, that echoes a lot of the Eastern European sound, especially that evil sound from Poland. Did DO inspire Poland, or vice-versa, or did bot both enter a symbiotic retroaction loop? Who cares? Fans of DO must worship Furia, Mord A Stigmata, Kriegsmaschine, Morrow and all the other heroes of the Church like Imperial Triumphant, and vice-versa. Complex and dissonant blackness that uses a seed of Voïvod to propel infinite headbanging evil in all directions is one thing, but such mastery in song writing and execution does put DO at the forefront of the avant-garde. It is really difficult to select a favorite in the post-2004 DO literal apocalypse, aka revelation of the ultimate. Drought is quite exceptional, but Paracletus is too - manic speed is not forgotten in the maze of hypnotic riffs. The last two releases might be superior even with less of that blast-bombing and more of the drug-addiction riffing where all instruments conspire to lose the innocent meat in its own aural conduits. It all depends on the wanted effect. Mind and body feed on DO, body and mind become slaves to DO. We are far beyond black metal here. In France one is supposed to take Gojira as the cream of the metal scene, but this is only media hype and low level gossip. The true force of metal advancement and the crown of domination from that country is Deathspell Omega. Submit and bang that skull! Break your brain and your skeleton against the triplazering black star of the insaniverse!
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5 comments:

  1. Thanks a lot. The link for 02. Clandestine Blaze, Deathspell Omega - Split CD is the same as for 13. Deathspell Omega - The Long Defeat. (both is the 13. Deathspell Omega - The Long Defeat file)

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  2. My favorite thing about the Church is not the free music, not even when it's great new bands I'd never heard before (Totenmond, Jurassic Jade, Eisenvater,etc etc etc.) No, it's your writing about music. How can we not want to listen to these bands you so eloquently praise!
    And at very loud volume.
    Thank You so much and keep it up please...

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    1. Thanks for this touching comment and thanks for visiting.
      To the death!

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  3. This page is a national treasure of the world!

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