Vitsaus - Ajan ja ihmisen haudoilla
2004 / Raw black metal
Black metal, especially the rawer form of it, dominated my playlists five or six years ago. My love for the genre has never gone away and my favourite albums from the mentioned years are still among my all time favourites. Vitsaus, and especially this demo of theirs, made a memorable impression straight after finishing the album for the very first time.
'Ajan ja ihmisen haudoilla' is a prime example of how Finnish raw black metal sounds like. This raw lo-fi soundscape is shared by a large amount of bands from the same scene and is often regarded as one of the main characteristics of this scene. Even if the album's (or demo's) overall sound is gritty as hell, the sweet sweet guitar riffs and their grim melodies are completely audible throughout all five tracks. People who state that raw black metal has no melodies, are just plain ignorant and probably aren't used to non-polished sounds.
This is one of the black metal albums I can honestly recommend to everyone into black metal, for this release is easily one of the best Finnish black metal releases to date. Favourite track: "II."
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