Saturday, August 27, 2011

The Konsortium

If you are a black metal fan exclusively, you will overlook this album by virtue of the band name- The Konsortium... how malignant & hideously black metal is that? We have cyber coverage to thank because after checking The Konsortium out, we'd know they are black metal & they mean business. The obligatory intensity aside, the members of this outfit are capable players, they hail from other established bands out there but in the mean time, only Teloch (currently one of Mayhem's live guitarist) is the rooted member of The Consortium. The rest of the members are mysterious entities who do it for the music...

...because if they are in it for glamourous recognition, they shouldn't go round in masks. The music, despite being largely black metal, include industrial sampling & atmospherics so expect something different, yes? But nothing too divergent. I enjoy such a concoction as this reflect a bold step of inclusion- embrace music, first & foremost.

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