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Genre: Black Metal

Metal Archives Rating: 43% (READ MY REVIEW)

1. Matriarchatus Infernus Noctis Daemonecare
2. Orci Ostii Custodus Flammei Fames Aeternus
3. Umbra Morta
4. In Sepulcrô Excidiô Sol Tuus Pulle Lucet
5. Fons Sanguineus Septenarii
6. Ex Consecratiî Sophiam Nigram Emanat
7. Ignis Nomenis Tuis

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I’ll start by warning you that this album is hit or miss. Depending on the type of black metal you like, you’ll absolutely love this album, or despise it with every fiber of your being.

Ithdabquth Qliphoth’s self-titled debut is so bad… it’s good. A classic example of a bedroom black metal band. This album is, by no stretch of the imagination, melodic; in fact, it takes on sort of a grating quality, and if you like your BM raw and straightforward, this record will do wonders for your collection and listening experience. I’ve met people who hate this album for the exact same reasons that I enjoy it so much.

For starters, the guitar tone is piercing; it eats away at you, sort of making you squirm in your seat while listening. Some people have gone so far as to say that it HURTS to listen to. However, I find this quality particularly alluring because it’s different, and creates a completely dissimilar atmosphere that far surpasses most other BM if you’ve been feeling the genre has become stale as of late. It gives the album attitude, a general statement of “We don’t give a shit what we sound like” and, well, I like it!

As for the songs themselves, most are quite long, with a few instrumentals thrown in, and overall, this record can seem quite repetitive. The Russians say, “The mother of all practice is repetition” and Ithdabquth Qliphoth take this philosophy to heart, perfecting their sound, using a strong guitar line and intoxicating riffs, constantly pounding them into your head. It’s as if you can feel the cold tendrils silently making their way through your body, gripping every internal organ they pass. This is the kind of music that you feel all throughout your body, which I attribute, in part, to how it sounds and how the guitars are tuned. I’m actually tempted to give this album a perfect score, it’s that good.

For those of you that stuck with me since my Armanenschaft post, this is the same deal. You love it or you hate it. And if you’re one of the few that love it, you can bet it’ll climb high atop your “Favorite” lists.

Brilliant, yet so misunderstood.