Lord Belial - The Black Curse

After several albums, demos, a mini cd and a picture vinyl, Lord Belial are back and this time I think they are here to stay for good. On this 8th full length the evil Swedish quartet unleash the hordes and brings winter just a breath away by delivering 10 songs of pure melodic Swedish Black Metal in its finest. The lead guitar work is excellent going further than the typical black metal paths, combining melody, intelligence and skill. The vocals are totally haunted and the drumming is destructive and sometimes unusual. The production works for them, making everything sound clear enough, exactly where it should be.  "The Black Curse" is an album that all the fans of Dimmu Borgir, Emperor, Dark Funeral, Bathory, must have. There can still be nice surprises in black metal and Lord Belial is one of them.
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