Anaal Nathrakh: Passion

I'm a close follower of Anaal Nathrakh in the hope that the duo would unleash upon the world another genius black metal release akin to The Codex Necro but since Domine Non Es Dignus, they have not manifested their former selves. Anaal Nathrakh is currently a pregnable grindcore outfit with occasional vocal wailing which would have made Rob Halford proud. The content offered in Passion perpetuates the music's brutality but the standard was set in 2007; the Anaal Nathrakh's grindcore brand was most comprehensive in Hell is Empty... Is Passion up to the mark, then? It's 100% Anaal Nathrakh, alright but on issues pertaining to coherence & downright appeal, Passion could have been better. A very forceful release, nevertheless.

In the Constellation of the Black Widow

The duo behind Anaal Nathrakh are Mick Kenney (Irrumator) & Dave Hunt (VITRIOL). This menacing pair is perhaps England's most hardworking musicians & intense music's most productive minds- an album a year work rate is hard to beat considering these guys play everything themselves as well as taking care of production duties. Well, you'd argue it's not that impressive since these chaps don't do live performances. We have Dark Throne to refer to in this light...

In The Constellation of the Black Widow offers 10 intense tracks, typical of AN but the tunes are moulded in the likes of what Domine Non Es Dignus had to offer; songs are black metal in essence but the grindcore elements are more audible in the mix. In this release expecially, be prepared to hear more clean vocals & passing phrases quite in the flavour of Dragonforce (em... it's a unique passing, not recurring, mind you).

I look forward to every AN release, all of which proved that the people behind the band name are very capable in terms of music. It's not a sheer obligation to be excesive.

PS: I wish blogger would be more stable in time to come. There are days when certain panel features failed to load, hence killing my enthusiasm to make this blog more up to date...