Sunday, June 17, 2012

Maskim/Battlestorm/Genocide Music/1999 CD Review


  Maskim  are  a  band  from  Iowa  that  plays  a  very  fast,  raw  and  primitive  form  of  occult  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  1999  album  "Battlestorm"  which  was  released  by  Genocide  Music.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  good  amount  of  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing that  is  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  black  metal  riffs  that  are  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sounding  with  some  thrash  and  classic  influences  being  thrown  into  the  riffing,    while  the  lead  guitars  when  they  are  utilized  are  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sounding  black  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads  with  some  melodic  parts  being  thrown  in  at  times.

  Vocals  are  all  grim  sounding  and  high  pitched  black  metal  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover  Occultism,  War  and  Darkness,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it  capturing  the  black  metal  sound  of  the  era  of  time  perfectly.

  In  my  opinion  Maskim  are  a  very  great  sounding  fast,  raw  and  primitive  sounding  occult  black  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  style,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Smoke  On  The  Horizon"  and  "Desecrated  Ground".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Maskim/6470

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