Dark Funeral's 7th full length release, We Are the Apocalypse, still advocates for the band's brand of intense black metal. This one features new drummer, Jalomaah, whom you might have heard in action in Imperivm. So this release has slower, heavier numbers but still blast-beat defined - Let the Devil In & When I'm Gone are examples. To me, these are necessary variations to showcase that one's band is capable of steering the music & not bent on speed exclusively. The bass works here are, in my opinion, the best they have ever recorded; present & relevant. The dual guitar works are also varied at certain passages & that's a welcomed change. My only beef would be that opening track- listen to the drum production, it's one of the worst. When the blast beats kicked in, together with the cymbals, everything turned to muck. The same drumming approach was repeated in Track 6 (Beyond the Grave) to no detriment. Production oversight, possibly.
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