Finnish black metal. Few things could ever sound so sinister, and Uncelestial is out to continue this trend. It is no surprise to me, as this is the continuation of the great and overlooked Uncreation's Dawn who released such wonderful atrocities as Lightning Hammer Falls and the monolithic horror of Death's Tyranny. Here on the first EP under their new namesake, the band offers a visage of twisted black metal, but not afraid to incorporate hideous death growls or an occasional doom riff.A haunting and desolate piano piece serves as intro to the barbaric "Werewolf Winter", which enters the fray with sliding guitars and rampant basslines below Diabolik's hoarse vocals that fill the atmosphere like an unchained titan running amok in the caverns of Hell. "Raging Hordes" is exactly as it sounds, the loosed legion of the underworld about to steamroll you in a typhoon of twisted blades. The breakdown here is disgusting, channeling some slower Slayer but undercut with agonizingly beautiful melody. "Accursed Ram" titillates like a virgin's bloodied breast, steam rising from the fresh and lovely wound into the unrelenting winter evening air. The title track ends off the EP with a powerful, slower drive beneath some jangling guitars, like the torn flesh awnings of the Abyss wavering in hellish winds.
Uncelestial has lost none of the charm of its former incarnation, and if this 4 track EP is any indicator they are poised to release their most venomous concoctions yet. Grim, lethal, and true.
Verdict: Win [8/10]
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