Sun of Moloch
2013 Nuclear War Now! Productions
Chile's Wrathprayer are the missing link between the unapologetic brutality of Archgoat and the esoteric onslaught of Necros Christos. Dark and malevolent sounding? Yes. Fast and blasting? Aye. Swirling maelstrom of metal chaos? You bet. It seems that three members is all it really takes these days to play in this uber-intense black/death metal style (or two if you don't intend to play live), and Wrathprayer are no exception. Three is a number of power. Celebrity deaths and bad news come in threes. Three sides to a triangle, which can be seen as a symbol of strength and power. Three members in a band, all working together with no room for anyone to slack off. Am I at all surprised that Wrathprayer hail from Chile? Not one bit. I have yet to find a band from that nation that is happy sounding and finds pleasure in life. Not even one. It seems to be that every band that hails from that part of the world is angry and hateful, and they're not afraid to express it. This sub-genre of metal, whatever it is termed... (I think "war metal" is the popular term?) has a sound far more sinister and depraved than virtually anything that has come before. Morbid Angel? Lightweights. Venom? A cartoon. Mayhem? A minor menace. Bestial Warlust? OK, now we're talking forefather to this sound. Some would call it ugly music for uglier people. And they're probably right.
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