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Remastered re-release of the second full-length album by Swedish Black Metal band.
One of the decade's best Black Metal albums, no doubt. Watain's second full-length offers an atmosphere that reminds of Dissection meets Gorgoroth, but this is just a reference point. Watain offers their very own approach, bolstered by a professional production and a completely effective display of utter darkness.
Watain are a heavily Dissection influenced outfit. Without further examination, one might even call them Dissection clones; but Watain have surpassed the band that may have been their main inspiration. "Casus Luciferi" features eight long, mainly hell-paced and always break-laden songs with a multitude of layered guitar melodies and harmonic textures, more so than on their debut album, but still keep an impeccable balance between being melodic, raw, Black and heavy for the full length of this album. Although the truer than true crowd might not like to hear this, "Casus Luciferi", not as a whole, just in a couple of places, is not all too far away from some of the heavier and better moments on the latest Dimmu Borgir records as far as some melodies, bridge sections and build-ups go. However, the final result is far more convincing, because this band manages to sound fresh and preserve an underground feeling. They are able to write more interesting riffs, better and at the same time neither cheesy nor happy sounding melodic hooks, and songs that despite being no verse/chorus/verse affairs flow incredibly well and capture the listener's attention from start to finish. No keyboards, female vocals or fad-of-the-day gimmicks like an orchestra, cross dressing or other assorted faggottry. The enjoyment of the excellent musical content of album is enhanced by a natural sounding and nowhere overproduced production job and there's even a clearly audible bass which takes an active role in some of the compositions. For Ildjarn fanatics this might be way too commercial, for those with even the slightest interest in more melodic manifestations of Black Metal this is a Musthave!!
This second re-edition contains bonus track “Watain” (Von cover) and new liner notes.
Season Of Mist, 2003/2008 (SOM 185). Made in France. Pressed in Austria.


Tracklist:
1. Devil's Blood     5:49 
2. Black Salvation     6:45 
3. Opus Dei (The Morbid Angel)     5:33 
4. Puzzles Ov Flesh     5:39 
5. I Am The Earth     6:00 
6. The Golden Horns Of Darash     5:41 
7. From The Pulpits Of Abomination     6:34 
8. Casus Luciferi     8:32 
9. Watain (Von)     2:48
Total playing time: 53:21

The fourth full-length album by Swedish Black Metal band.
Watain’s third album, 2007’s "Sworn To The Dark", catapulted the Swedish Black Mmetal band to Metal stardom. The hype for them in the Black Metal was very high. The band could have played it safe and replicated their last album, but "Lawless Darkness" is far beyond what many could have anticipated. This is the sound of a band at their peak, unapologetic and willing to risk everything in the name of evil.
"Lawless Darkness" is much grander in scale than previous albums. Watain seems hell-bent on not succumbing to the temptations of Black Metal conventions, using them more as guidelines instead of strict rules. Make no mistake; this is still a sinister affair, with plenty of slicing riffs and thumping blast beats to go around. The band has not gone up and left their roots, which will undoubtedly let long-time fans breathe a little easier.
What Watain has done is used the increased running length to broaden their atmospheric touches. Each song is over five minutes long and invokes a feeling of epic carnage, even with the more standard songs like opener “Death’s Cold Dark” and “Reaping Death.” The pace of the music is never one speed for long, which makes for an album where unpredictability plays a major role. Some of these moments include the thrilling guitar work on the instrumental title track and the harsh contrast between majestic harmony and static aggression on “Wolves Curse.”
While the latter half of the album flounders a bit, it all comes together at the end with the 14-minute “Waters of Ain.” A magnificent closer that ranks as Watain’s best song to date, the track doesn’t waste time with stretched-out ambient sections, making sure to constantly keep the intensity at unbearable levels. Clean guitars underneath samples of a torrential thunderstorm are an ominous start that doesn’t get any lighter. The last few minutes are highlighted by a tantalizing build up to an explosive melodic solo. “Waters of Ain” makes the three year wait for "Lawless Darkness" well worth it.
Whether Watain outdoes "Sworn To The Dark" on "Lawless Darkness" is up for debate. There is no doubt that the band took chances that they wouldn’t have taken years ago, which shows the natural progression that their sound has taken since "Rabid Death’s Curse". While there is a lot to digest on the album, which clocks in near the 75-minute mark, "Lawless Darkness" takes the band in an exciting direction that should bode well for them being positioned as one of the sharpest Black Metal acts in existence today!
Season Of Mist, 2010 (SOM 203). Made in France. Pressed in Austria. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Death's Cold Dark     5:29 
2. Malfeitor     6:58 
3. Reaping Death     5:08 
4. Four Thrones     6:16 
5. Wolves Curse     9:12 
6. Lawless Darkness     6:08 
7. Total Funeral     6:04 
8. Hymn To Qayin     5:57 
9. Kiss Of Death     7:45 
10. Waters Of Ain     14:28
Total playing time: 73:25


Samples:  http://seasonofmistcatalogue.bandcamp.com

Remastered re-release of the debut full-length album by Swedish Black Metal band.
These Satanic Swedes’ heavily sought after debut release "Rabid Death’s Curse" is finally available again! Initially released in a very limited quantity exclusively to the underground, the originals have been capturing large amounts at internet auctions. Now remastered and with a bonus track and all new artwork, the copies of this evil album are sure to disappear into a cloud of smoke from store shelves.
Amazing debut. Totally old school Black/Death, raw and dirty, words running like rats, spreading the black plague. Very good production, the whole paying homage to the Underground Black Metal scene. It is being the first and only album for which the band had two guitarists; from Rabid Death's Curse onwards, the band would be a trio.
The song "Rabid Death's Curse" contains an audio sample from the film Friday the 13th.
The album is considered a classic and was featured on German Rock Hard magazine's list 250 Black-Metal-Alben, die man kennen sollte (250 Black Metal albums you should know).
Watain being one of the best bands truly dedicated to keeping the flickering flame of Back Metal burning black. Utterly cult and underground yet undeniably skilled and intelligent. It’s feral, fast, frenzied and ferocious!!
This second re-edition contains bonus track and new liner notes.
Season Of Mist/Disembodied Records, 2000/2007/2013 (DR 028). Made in Argentina.


Tracklist:
1. The Limb Crucifiks     4:20
2. Rabid Death's Curse     5:17
3. On Horns Impaled     2:32
4. Life Dethroned     5:43
5. Walls Of Life Ruptured     4:19
6. Agony Fires     5:18
7. Angelrape     3:39
8. Mortem Sibi Consiscere     7:03
9. The Essence Of Black Puritiy     4:25
Total playing time: 42:36


Samples:  http://seasonofmistcatalogue.bandcamp.com