USBM at it’s finest. – 95%
Sataneyes, June 1st, 2006
Black Funeral – one of the first, and maybe the most important US black metal band. Also the one that probably has influenced other US bands the most. At least I can definitely see where bands like Krieg and Xasthur, although in a totally different way, have drawn inspiration from.
The music itself has everything you would hope for in a black metal release. The sound is faithful to old school as the production is somewhat harsh. The guitars buzz like the blade of a circular saw and the drumming is fast, yet somehow in the background but that’s mainly because of the production: the vocals seem to be the main “instrument.” They’re aggressive and hateful and sound like the vocalist is shrieking from the bottom of an abyss.
The album is pretty balanced in quality but some highlight songs emerge: “Der Werewolf” , “Opferblut” and “Bathory Incarnate” are great achievements by any standards. The man behind the band, Michael Ford Nachttoter, keeps his songs short and simple and the sheer amount of totally breathtaking riffs on this album is amazing to me.
To me this album represents the great emotions of Black Metal and the 100 per cent devotion of Michael Ford – the guy is Black Metal, heart and soul. This is not just music – this is like a ritual. A ritual of purification from the unnecessarities and impurities of this world and a monument of the spiritual process in which man steps away from the light into the utter darkness.
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