Friday October 29 2004, by :Vragh:

Matricide - 2004 - Blasphemic Fire (demo)

Swedish Black Metal act Matricide has offered us seven tracks on this cassette, which is a re-release of their 2002 demo with three bonustracks added, including a Von cover. The music is mid-paced to fast and the first four tracks remind me of a tighter version of early Emperor and Sorhin. The vocals on this part sound very much like the vocals of Sorhin.

The bonus material shows some progress toward the newer Swedish Black Metal sound similar to the likes of Watain, Ondskapt and Funeral Mist, with the vocals sounding reminiscent of those of Ondskapt. The first four tracks have a considerably worse soundquality than the bonustracks, the music can be heard somewhere in the distance, but the feeling in these tracks is just amazing. Standout tracks are "Blasphemic Fire" and "Seven Daemons". Be sure to check out their recently released debut album Black Mass Gathering.

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• Buy from Total Holocaust Records