ABIGOR - Orkblut-The Retaliation

Tracklisting:
1)The Prophecy
2)Bloodsoaked Overture
3)Remembering Pagan Origins
4)The Rising Of Our Tribe
5)Medieval Echoes
6)Emptiness/Menschenfiend/Untamed Devastation
7)...To The Final Strike
8)Battlefield Orphans
9)The Soft And Last Sleep
10)Severence
11)Langsam Verhallte Des Lebens Schmerz

Lineup:
T.T., Silenious and Peter...

This second offering from Austria's Abigor is very interesting. Rather than being an album, it is supposed to be a tale of the life of a Pagan warrior, from his birth, through battle and ending with his death. In the usual Abigor style, the drumming is out of this world. Also, the instrumentals which separate some tracks are used to a good effect. As a concept album, everything fits together perfectly, meaning you can relate to what the music is trying to say. The only problem is, is that clocking up just over 25 minutes in length, things are over rather too quickly. However, it still remains, in my opinion, one of the best Black Metal albums ever released. Abigor have shown that they are a band to be taken seriously. This is a short piece of genius from three musical masters. To really understand the praising that I am giving this album, you will just have to buy it.

Rating: 5Highly Recomended


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ABIGOR - Nachthymnen (From the Twilight Kingdom)

Tracklisting:
1)Unleashed Axe-Age
2)Scars in the Landscape of God
3)Reborn Through the Gates of Three Moons
4)Dornen
5)As Astral Images Darken Reality
6)The Dark Kiss
7)I Face the Eternal Winter
8)Revealed Secrets of the Whispering Moon
9)A Frozen Soul in a Wintershadow

Lineup:
T.T., Silenious and Peter...

This is a superb album from Austria, which along with the usual Black Metal style of music, contains some excellent female vocals which complement the style well, which is totally different to the brutal style of 'Orkblut'. The music is fast and furious, with some absolutely stunning drums once again, complemented by ferocious guitar mayhem. The lyrics are meaningful, not a norse woodland or a wintry mountain can bee seen, and on the lyric sheet for the opening song, a message is written, saying that the song should not be seen as part of the upcomming Viking trend. I recommend this album to everyone, as Abigor, well being cloaked in secrecy, are up there with the best.

Rating: 4


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ABIGOR - Opus IV

Tracklisting:

Horns Lurk From Beyond The Stars:

1)Crimson Horizons And Ashen Skies
2)Eerie Constellation
3)Mirages For The Eyes Of The Blind
4)A Breath From Worlds Beyond

Blut Aus Aeonen:

1)The Elder God (My Dragon Magic)
2)Dimensions Of Thy Unforgiven Sins - Part 1
3)Dimensions Of Thy Unforgiven Sins - Part 2
4)Spektrale Schattenlichter

Lineup:
T.T., Silenious and Peter...

The follow up to the popular 'Nachthymnen...' sees Abigor taking on a different approach to things. The album is split into two sections, with the first four tracks being relevant to the first section, and the next four tracks being of a different style to the first four and relevant to the second section. This is a well-planned album, and the music is of its usual high quality and incredible speed, but there is something missing from this album. Maybe I will find out what it is one day, but for now, I am still wondering. There is nothing at all wrong with the music, and this is a superb album from the Austrian studio-recluses, but I am still left thinking that something could have been added to make this album a stunner.

Rating: 4


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