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VULTURE LORD / BLACK ALTAR split - 'Deathiah Manifesto' - Reviewed by OccultBlackMetalZine ! check it out here at this link: https://occultblackmetalzine.blogspot.com/2022/01/black-altarvulture-lorddeathiah.html

This  is  a  review  of  a  split  album  between  Poland's  Black  Altar  and  Norway's  Vulture  Lord  called  "Deathiah  Manifesto"  which  will  be  released  on  January  15th  by  Odium  Records  and  we  will  start  off  the  review  with  Black  Altar  who  returns  with  their  satanic  style  of  black  metal.

 Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  a  very  apocalyptic  sounding  intro  which  also  adds  in  a  small  amount  of  synths  and  spoken  word  parts  before  going  into  a  heavier  direction.  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast  beats  can  be  heard  which  also  gives  the  songs  more  of  a r aw  feeling.

  Melodies  are  also  added  into  some  of  the  guitar  riffing  along  with  the  songs  also  adding  in  a  decent  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.  Vocals  are  mostly  grim  sounding  black  metal  screams  as  well  as  the  solos  and  leads  also  being  done  in  a  very  melodic  style.  The  production  sounds  very  raw  and  heavy  while  the  lyrics  cover  Satanism,  Misanthropy,  Darkness  and  Evil  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Black  Altar  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  satanic  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK "Sacrilegious  Congregation".

  Next  up  is  Vulture  Lord  who  return  with  their  old  school  mixture  of  black,  death  and  thrash  metal.

  Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  a  very  fast  and  aggressive  thrash  metal  sound  along  with  a  great  amount  of  blast b eats.  Vocals  are  mostly  high  pitched  black  metal  screams  while  the  tremolo  picking  and  gives  the  songs  more  of  a  raw  feeling  and  the  music  is  heavily  rooted  in  the  80's  to  90's  era.

  Throughout  their  side  of  the  recording  you  can  also  hear  a  decent  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.  When guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  also  done  in  a  very  old  school  style  as  well  as  some  death  metal  growls  also  being  added  into  certain  sections  of  the  songs  and  synth  can  also  be  heard  on  their  closing  track.  The  production  sounds  very  raw  and  heavy  while  the  lyrics  cover  Satanism,  Anti  Christianity,  Blasphemy,  Death  and  hatred  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Vulture  Lord  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  old  school  black  metal  with  elements  of  death  and  thrash  metal,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  split.  RFECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Dominoes  Of  Death".

  In  conclusion  I  feel  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  split  and  i  would  recommend  it  to  all  fans  of  old  school  and  satanic  black  metal.  8  oout of  10. - OccultBlackMetalZine

Release Date: January 15, 2022

FFO: Carpathian Forest, Marduk, KRIEGSGOTT 

Location: London, Norway 

ODIUM RECORDS presents the first single of BLACK ALTAR from the split with Norwegian black/thrash masters VULTURE LORD - “ Deathiah Manifesto ”. 
The song is called “ Sacrilegious Congregation ”! 

Check out the video!

The split will be released in January as 11 panels Digi pack in the shape of inverted cross and as regular black and die-hard version in March. Split contains 8 songs, including intros done by Ludo “Evil” Lejeune. One song from Vulture Lord is still with the vocals recorded by Nefas.
 Musicians of Vader, Mork and Enshadowed has taken part in Black Altar part of the split. Cover art was done by Jenglot Hitam.

Odium Records are proud to announce a new split release from two of the supreme forces in black metal, Vulture Lord and Black Altar , entitled Deathiah Manifesto . Featuring eight songs, including intros created by Ludo 'Evil' Lejeune , the album will be released on vinyl and Digi-pack CD this October . One of the Vulture Lord tracks features vocals recorded by the dearly departed Trondr Nefas , who left this world in 2012, while the Black Altar tracks feature performances from musicians known for their work with Vader , Mork and Enshadowed . The stunning cover artwork has been created by Jenglot Hitam ( Abigail, Impiety, Sabbat etc.) and the whole package is an unmissable expression of infernal hate!

Vulture Lord 's stunning comeback album, Desecration Rite is also still available from Odium Records at:
www.odiumrex.com/webshop
www.odiumrecords.bandcamp.com

Follow the bands at these links:

https://www.facebook.com/blackaltar/

https://www.facebook.com/deathcibel/

https://www.label.odiumrecords.com/

https://www.facebook.com/OdiumRex/