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Necrosadist - In the realm of flesh CD
Genre: Black metal
Origin: Cyprus
Released: 2007
Website: Necrosadist
Label: Necroterror Records
Uploaded: 30.04.08

The first CD from Necroterror Records, and it�s the re-release of Necrosadist�s 2005 demo. I remember reading something about it when it was re-released, but I think this is the first time I�ve actually heard them. But the demo�s been re-mixed and re-mastered, and the result (from what I�ve heard from people who�ve actually heard the demo) is a much better release.
The production is very grim and bleak, and the sound�s quite low, which makes it sound very old school. But not in the sucky �we�re so bad-arse old school that all you really hear is distortion�-vein, but rather in just a stark atmosphere. The faster parts of the drumming can sound a bit rigid at times, but it�s nothing overwhelming. And it�s not always that said instrument is utterly tight with the string-work, but still nothing that really bothers. What it does is rather give it sort of a punky feeling to it all, an old school Scandinavian crustcore-element, so to speak. But this is surely black metal we�re speaking of, so don�t you worry. It can come off as rather simplistic, and it sort of is, at least music-wise. But what the atmosphere creates is something out of the ordinary. The harsh screaming is at times backed up by a deep, burly growl, sounding as a cave-monster out on a hunting stroll, and this adds a really dark and brutal edge to the tunes. All while the general aura reeks of old school hatred, the unconventional writing adds yet another element to it. So there�s a lot of diversity, and the demo-feeling that�s still there just makes it rather loveable.
Ageless temporal flesh ooze of doom, and almost old school death at times. So they�ve definitely added tons of different elements, not worried about stepping away from the typical black metal mould. And ending the CD is a 15 minute long ambient track, divided into three parts, full of melancholic piano playing and with a truly haunting atmosphere. A very unconventional release that could just as well have been recorded in a cave, buried deep inside an ancient forest somewhere.

Tracklist:
01. Introduction
02. In the realm of flesh
03. Haunted by unforgiving memories
04. The black necropolis
05. Ageless temporal flesh
06. In the eternal realm
Part I � The essence of flesh
Part II � Shards of mental decay
Part III � The triumph of death