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Merrimack - The Acausal Mass



7.4 | 32 votes |
Release date: 22 June 2012
Style: Black metal

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01. Vestals Of Descending Light
02. Arousing Wombs In Nine Angels Pleroma
03. Gospel Of The Void
04. Beati Estis Cum Maledixirint Vobis
05. Hypophanie
06. Obstetrics Of Devourment
07. Worms In The Divine Intestine
08. Abortion Light
09. Liminal Matter Corruption

Take a drink. Another French black metal band, another great release. Not as wistful as Alcest, not as out there as Deathspell Aus Nord, this is closer to good old raging and dissonant black metal. A release worth looking into.

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22.06.2012 - 15:07
Paz
Nuclear Cowboy
I'm curious about this album.
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28.06.2012 - 01:40
Rating: 8
InnerSelf
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Well this album is rather pleasant, it has that French sound and holds certain similarities to BaN and Reverence but it's more straight forward BM and doesn't wander far from the confines of the genre. highly recommended
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28.06.2012 - 01:56
!J.O.O.E.!
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Written by InnerSelf on 28.06.2012 at 01:40

Well this album is rather pleasant, it has that French sound and holds certain similarities to BaN and Reverence but it's more straight forward BM and doesn't wander far from the confines of the genre. highly recommended

I've been thinking about checking this out, and that just sold it to me

The cover looks like Reverence spliced with BaN



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28.06.2012 - 02:00
Rating: 8
InnerSelf
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Written by Guest on 28.06.2012 at 01:56

I've been thinking about checking this out, and that just sold it to me



I swear to god the acoustic guitar in the outro almost sounds like a lute

Written by Guest on 28.06.2012 at 01:56
The cover looks like Reverence spliced with BaN

Exactly
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28.06.2012 - 02:07
!J.O.O.E.!
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Written by InnerSelf on 28.06.2012 at 02:00

Exactly

Actually it seems the BaN artwork and the Merrimack artwork were done by the same guy: Daniel Valencia of Fenomeno Design.

I'm three tracks into this album and already love it!
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28.06.2012 - 02:12
Rating: 8
InnerSelf
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Written by Guest on 28.06.2012 at 02:07

Actually it seems the BaN artwork and the Merrimack artwork were done by the same guy: Daniel Valencia of Fenomeno Design.

I'm three tracks into this album and already love it!

Awesome dude is awesome.
I was almost sure you'd dig it, I think Troy might like it too.
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28.06.2012 - 02:16
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Written by InnerSelf on 28.06.2012 at 02:12

Awesome dude is awesome.
I was almost sure you'd dig it, I think Troy might like it too.

I think there's a good chance he will 8]
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28.06.2012 - 03:03
Rating: 8
Megadeth88

Am I the only one that hears a little bit of DO on this album? I'm not saying it's a bad thing (it's actually good) I just don't want people to think they're ripping off another great French BM band...
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29.06.2012 - 02:00
Paz
Nuclear Cowboy
Indeed good stuff here, the best thing they ever did.
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29.06.2012 - 08:17
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Not feeling the greatness described by others to be honest. Definitely a serviceable black metal album with a cold atmosphere, but nothing to get overly excited about.

Unless you have a BaN fetish of course.
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29.06.2012 - 13:08
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Written by Troy Killjoy on 29.06.2012 at 08:17

Unless you have a BaN fetish of course.

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29.06.2012 - 13:58
Rating: 8
InnerSelf
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Written by Troy Killjoy on 29.06.2012 at 08:17

Unless you have a BaN fetish of course.

Pretty much
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20.07.2012 - 03:55
Boxcar Willy
yr a kook
Looks like a complete rip-off of BaN, hopefully the music will be too
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14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse
I do your mum

DESTROY DRUM TRIGGERS
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21.09.2013 - 23:15
Rating: 6
mz

Oh, I am overwhelmed by amount of good BM I'm checking lately (mostly because of recommendations on my BM list). This stuff is indeed good and as stated before, it resembles BaN and Reverence. I guess this album was somewhat overlooked (not on MS maybe) because it was released in the same year that reverence pulled out their masterpiece.
One more thing: I never expected to hear Iranian traditional music in a French black metal album (the acoustic outro of Hypophanie). It was definitely a good surprise.
The major weak point of this album is vocals: I prefer shrinks to shouting type extensively used here
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