Cyclone Empire\/Sound Pollution<\/p>\n
Swedish underground heroes PUTERAEON returns with their second offering. Andy LaRoque has mixed and mastered and expectations are generally high, not least due to a few prestigious gigs. The band has only been around since 2008, the debut \u201cThe Esoteric Order\u201d soon followed, and old school death metal is the aim here. PAGANIZER\u00b4s Rogga Johansson is a guest and general darkness and evil is promised. <\/p>\n
I must confess to having great expectations on this one. Opener \u201cThe Great Epidemic of 1846\u201d is not quite the smack in the face I was hoping for. And the hairs on my forearms don\u00b4t rise to \u201cChildren of Dagon\u201d either. But the grooves are there and get more in place as \u201cThe Azathoth Cycle\u201d unfolds. The names are mostly culled from H.P. Lovecraft\u00b4s Cthulhu myhology is anyone wonders. \u201cShoggoth\u201d quickens the pace and gets me more on track, the more old school, the merrier. But the odd messiness of a track is still around, I really don\u00b4t care much for \u201cFleash Architect\u201d due to the less retro nature. But apart from the closing misplaced track \u201cLiberation\u201d, which could have been left out entirely, the second half is a barnstormer. \u201cConcerlatus\u201d and \u201cWalking with Shadows\u201d are both at least as good as anything on the debut, and \u201cShapeshifter\u201d follows closely behind. I wish for a more underground feeling next time around, and that they cling on to the 90\u00b4s grooves all the time, as well as keep and define the horror atmosphere they so cannily conceive. But if the next album is more of the first half of this\u2026my interest fades. <\/p>\n
Track List
\nThe Great Epidemic of 1846
\nChildren of Dagon
\nThe Azathoth Cycle
\nShoggoth
\nFlesh Architect
\nIn the Vault
\nConlaceratus
\nWalking with Shadows
\nShapeshifter
\nA Bolt from the Grave
\nLiberation<\/p>\n
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