Massacre\/Sound Pollution<\/p>\n
CATAMENIA was founded back in 1995 by long-serving guitarist Riku Hopeakoski (and Mika T\u00f6nning, who left in 2003). Most of the band was replaced around 2010, apart from quite faithful bass player Miko Hepo-oja who has been in the band twice. Ten albums including this, which is a rerecorded best of, so we better say nine and a best of. The band has a loyal following, so I hope they stay loyal after this.<\/p>\n
The epic Finnish style that is almost omnipresent is probably a wise choice. Dealing in highly melodic black metal the band has a fine sense of arrangements and their national folk music. The mix of heavy metal and black metal is delicate to me, but maybe not to others. The likes of \u201cBlackmension\u201d, \u201cAlive\u2026Cold\u2026Dead\u201d, \u201cPost Mortem\u201d and the absolute bullseye of \u201cThe Day when the Sun Faded Away\u201d and \u201cPime\u00e4 Y\u00f6\u201d are highly convincing. But when they get hysterical or too blackish, as in \u201cMorning Crimson, \u201cEskhata\u201d and \u201cKuolon Tanssi\u201d they are far below their abilities. To end things with a sense of humor they do a version of BON JOVI\u00b4s \u201cBorn to Be My Baby\u201d, which is a fine way of letting out steam. Not bad at all, Finland is more than AMORPHIS!<\/p>\n
Track List
\nHollow Out…ChaosBorn
\nBlackmension
\nAlive…Cold…Dead!
\nCavalcade
\nPassing Moment of Twilight Time
\nThe Day when the Sun Faded Away
\nMy Blood Stained Path
\nPost Mortem
\nMorning Crimson
\nEskhata
\nColdbound
\nLost in Bitterness
\nPime\u00e4 Y\u00f6
\nKuolon Tanssi
\nBorn to Be My Baby (BON JOVI Cover)<\/p>\n
www.massacre-records.com www.myspace.com\/catameniaband <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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