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Elimi - Summoned from ashes CD
Genre: Black metal
Origin: Sweden
Released: 2008
Website: Elimi
Label: Death Dealers Association
Uploaded: 09.07.08

The cover art reminds me of a lot of �cut & paste� demos and fanzines, typically crustcore ones. But while there�s a tiny hint of hardcorepunk in the opening track, Summoned from ashes is all about black metal.
The guitar leads can sometimes mislead you and sound a bit melodic, but as soon as Garm�s harsh screaming sets in the atmosphere switches to spiteful. It is music-wise very mature. They don�t reinvent the wheel, but it does step a bit outside of the usual mould. As I mentioned the guitar leads can sound a bit melodic, but the overall atmosphere is extremely hateful. There is a certain warmth to the tunes, making them easy to take to heart. The riffing draws you in and combined with the hammering drumming you�re eager for a good headbang. And while some of the tracks uses the same recipe for success, Det meningsl�sa changes it all as it�s an eleven minute long, slow chant where Garm is let loose to really induce paranoia upon the listener. Most of the other tracks is about five minutes long and can chill you to the bone with the slow parts, or aggravate you with the blasting.
I�m definitely impressed with Maturz�s songwriting, as he manages to capture the raw feeling of Zavorash, combining it with the agony of Shining and the pure aggression of general old school. And as I said there is a warmth to the tunes, yet it�s still very bleak and cold. Difficult to explain, but he�s done it. The musicianship is great and all instruments work well together for the creation of the atmosphere; definitely helped along by the production. Lyrically it�s a bit questionable at times, as it can feel very juvenile, while K�nslan seems like a very honest bit about the feelings brought on by self-mutilation/destruction. Overall it�s a really great debut album that is certain to spin many times in my home.

Tracklist:
01. End of existence
02. Skral
03. K�nslan
04. Devoted to the strong
05. Det meningsl�sa
06. F�rg�raren, f�rslavaren
07. Raped
08. March into oblivion