February 12 2005, by :Vragh:

Livjatan - 2004 - Witchcraft

Out of Denmark comes this Black Metal act with this cassette presenting three tracks of mid-paced to fast, very well executed thrashing Black Metal. The material on this tape sounds like a mix of mid '90ies Marduk, Disiplin with both Celtic Frost and Bathory in the.

The vocals remind me of the ones done by Ausslavia on the Disiplin debut album, yet sounding more desperate and somewhat distant in the mix, which adds a haunting atmosphere to it all.

The soundquality on this recording is quite good. As I said earlier, the vocals are a bit in the back here, but that's not really so much of a problem, since it actually fits very well with the music. This is definitely a demo that grows on you. Be sure to check it out. Standout tracks are "Midnight Congregation" and "The Seventh Book of Moses". This is a rerelease of the 7" released by Ancient Darkness Productions in 333 copies a while back.

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