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Spectral Wound - A Diabolic Thirst



8 | 139 votes |
Release date: 16 April 2021
Style: Black metal

Owners:

43 have it
7 want it


01. Imperial Saison Noire
02. Frigid And Spellbound
03. Soul Destroying Black Debauchery
04. Mausoleal Drift
05. Fair Lucifer, Sad Relic
06. Diabolic Immanence

Additional info
Recorded and mixed by Patrick McDowall in Montreal, QC.
Mastered by Arthur Rizk.

Staff review by
Dream Taster
Rating:
8.5
Intensity. Beauty. Death. Solace.

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published 19.04.2021 | Comments (3)

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17.04.2021 - 16:39
nikarg

The last track, the riffs, the drums...
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17.04.2021 - 23:51
Rating: 8
pandrstudios

It´s hard to pick a favorite but for me it might also be the last track. They have that distinct old school BM sound and succeed in sounding fresh, really rare nowadays.
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18.04.2021 - 00:02
Rating: 7
musclassia

I gave the last song another go to see if I overlooked it when I gave the album a playthrough - I think this is just a case where I'm not going to understand the hype
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24.04.2021 - 23:38
Rating: 9
deswesher

This is a masterpiece, if you want to read another review here you go.https://fullblackreviews.blogspot.com/2021/04/spectral-wound-diabolic-thirst.html
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25.04.2021 - 13:58
gavdann

"Masterpiece" is perhaps overselling it somewhat but it's a very good album.
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06.05.2021 - 13:21
Rufus Valentine
Account deleted
In a saturated genre, this is black metal done right.
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06.05.2021 - 20:25
skeksis25

Bit overrated, but well executed BM album.
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13.05.2021 - 11:25
Rating: 9
koob

Fair Lucifer is fantastic, that riff near the end
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24.05.2021 - 17:22
Rating: 8
tintinb

Very classic black metal sound. I love the album cover.
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22.11.2021 - 21:22
Rating: 9
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
Awesome sound. Good production, good vocals and riffing. The guitar solos add a nice touch. Feels a lot like a less melodic Forterrese.

EDIT: Wow this is really fucking good.
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14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse
I do your mum

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23.11.2021 - 04:45
Rating: 8
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Written by Boxcar Willy on 22.11.2021 at 21:22

Good production...

I love the production. That old school stripped down mechanically cold atmosphere combined with the modern density of properly mixed instrumentation. I think this one will fly under the radar because it doesn't do anything in an exceptional way, but it does a lot of things really well.
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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23.11.2021 - 06:22
Rating: 9
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
Written by Troy Killjoy on 23.11.2021 at 04:45

I love the production. That old school stripped down mechanically cold atmosphere combined with the modern density of properly mixed instrumentation. I think this one will fly under the radar because it doesn't do anything in an exceptional way, but it does a lot of things really well.

Yeah for sure. Not exceptional in any way, but very good in all corners. Similar to Mgla in that aspect. This has better production though.
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14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse
I do your mum

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14.12.2021 - 01:42
Rating: 9
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
This is perhaps my favourite release of the year.
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24.01.2022 - 20:21
Rating: 7
Alex F
Slick Dick Rick
Solid album though I will agree with some above that I don't understand the hype. About on par with the previous album.
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26.01.2022 - 10:43
gavdann

Lucky is thee who had the foresight to buy this cracker on vinyl. It's already worth in excess of £70.
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03.02.2022 - 08:59
Rinbel

Good album overall. Awesome production and atmosphere. I find some of the tracks a bit too weak or not so inspired to keep interest to the fullest. 7.5
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04.12.2022 - 16:47
Rating: 8
Reaper_Redeemer

A groundbreaking release for the year. Surprised it didn't get voted as the best album in its genre. The first three tracks were bombs...
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05.12.2022 - 12:15
gavdann

Written by Reaper_Redeemer on 04.12.2022 at 16:47

Surprised it didn't get voted as the best album in its genre.

That had my vote for BM AOTY.
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05.12.2022 - 15:19
Rating: 9
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
Written by gavdann on 05.12.2022 at 12:15

Written by Reaper_Redeemer on 04.12.2022 at 16:47

Surprised it didn't get voted as the best album in its genre.

That had my vote for BM AOTY.

Mine as well. What a ripper of an album.
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04.12.2023 - 12:40
Rating: 8
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
It's very impressive indeed, and very much reminds me of Sargeist. There's nothing inventive about this, it's just good old-school traditional black metal, raw, sinister, cold, furiously melodic, and hypnotic, which is the whole point and exactly the way it should be done. "Frigid And Spellbound", "Fair Lucifer, Sad Relic", and "Diabolic Immanence" are top quality tracks
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