Black Funeral - Vukolak
2010 / Black metal
This weekend I decided to continue my journey to check out
Black Funeral and gave Vukolak, the latest full-length release of the band, a
couple of spins. It appears that Vukolak is a pretty tough nut to crack and even
after listening to the album multiple times, I am still hesitant to say anything
about it. I mean it’s pretty clear that it’s one of band’s weaker albums (or at
least from those that I have listened to), but with each new spin the album
seemed at least a bit more enjoyable.
The sound is about the same I have come to expect from the band;
it’s essentially raw black metal, but what’s new on this album is the introduction
of a chaotic aspect to the songwriting, which unfortunately works only half of
the time and is ‘utilized’ almost excessively throughout the album. The song quality
also seems quite inconsistent and the tracks don’t align as nicely as on the
band’s previous albums. What surprised me positively are the couple
instrumental/ambient tracks amid all the black metal stuff, which help in
creating the obscure atmosphere for the album.
I think there are multiple
strong tracks on the album but the whole set could be way more balanced and
engaging, but at the same time I am not convinced that I have yet understood
the album fully, so I’ll most likely have to spin it a couple more times before
I can make my mind about it.
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