GEHENNA

Release Year: 2013
Artist Origin: NOR
Style: intense ferocious relenteless black metal

those who keep following this historical black metal entity from Stavanger have some mixed feelings about the stylistic shift from enchanting atmospheric beginnings to much more poignant, menacing approach, influenced by death metal, at a later stage, but this 2005's full-length recording after five year hiatus appears to become absolutely triumphant and recommended return to the roots, exploring the war topics, where old timers guitar players Sanrabb and Dolgar perfectly combine grim, rigid and hateful direction with profound and intense character of nihilistic era, while all drum parts were nailed by legendary Frost from Satyricon as special guest, effectively crowning the fundamental, typically Norwegian sounding music; first time ever, British black vinyl edition comes with a pro-printed lyric insert