I don't hear Colombian black metal every day, but a few of the bands have made their mark (Inquisition, for example) and garnered international notice. Old Betrayer is a more recent band, having released only one demo before this, but they have a fun sound.Clamors of the Infernal Beast is an EP with four tracks of occult black metal mired in a heavily thrash influence. The material has a lot more in common with the roots black metal (Venom, Mercyful Fate, Bathory) than the pure, grim sounds of Northern Europe. Still, it has a pretty raw jamroom vibe to its production which places it in the 90s nostalgic zone. The title track is fast and raw and mean. "The Force of Cruelty Madness" is a slower slice which picks up near the middle. "Liberación" weaves some crisp, mid paced thrash into grim melodic black metal. "Forged by the Hate of Vengeance" is another thrasher with vocalist 'Black Horde's snarling tongue at its finest on the EP.
Old Betrayer isn't going to impress a lot of people, but if you long for the simpler days of black metal when things were honest, occult and pure evil, and big budget production is not your cup of tea, then I think you'll have fun with this. The band delivers solid spite, with a truly grimy thrash influence (most of the members double in a thrash band called Beer Attack).
Verdict: Win [7/10]
http://www.myspace.com/oldbetrayer
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