A week has passed since the Mayan black metal prophecies of Xibalba, and today I have more ancient mythology-themed metal for you. This time of the Greek kind, courtesy of Norway's Nekromantheon.
Hailing from Kolbotn, Norway (home of the mighty), Nekromantheon play thrash exactly like it's supposed to be: short, sharp and to the fucking point. There's nothing really exciting about a seven-minute thrash track, is there? Not for me there isn't anyways. You may know these guys from their death metal band Obliteration, who are signed to Tyrant Syndicate. They abandoned their original theme of Norse mythology and black metal in favor of Greek mythology-themed thrash metal, which, according to band member Christian "Kick" Holm, "Is just as interesting and twice as brutal, ha ha." Indeed. Holm continues: "We’re hoping to entertain the intellectual crowd as well as the beer-drinking, old-school thrashers around." So far they've only managed one EP, 2007's "We're Rotting," and a split with Japan's Abigial on 2008's "Speed 'n' Spikes Vol. III." Both fucking OWN, so fingers crossed for the long-player.
By the way, if any of you missed the Pentagram show in London this week then let me reiterate: you missed out. Hugely.
Nekromantheon - "Towards Nihility"
i wish my hometown meant "home of the mighty." it's named after a sailor. how exciting!
Posted by: uly | 24/07/2009 at 15:51
for me there's not much exciting about a short thrash song either but it's definitely better than an "epic."
Posted by: rob | 24/07/2009 at 16:22
his voice is comical. i really can't get past his voice. come to think of it, the music itself is pretty bland too.
Posted by: reconsidering_my_musical_tastes | 29/07/2009 at 05:06
The singer on both releases is out, now the guitarist and the bassist do the vocals.
The idea behind the short songs is that we don't wanna get you tired of the same fucking riffs over and over again, but leave you wanting more instead. Sorry to hear it didn't work.
Posted by: Kick | 31/08/2009 at 14:48
i agree with your views from here.
Posted by: Nike Shox | 21/04/2011 at 13:24
I have so many fond memories in the 90 s of drnviig around the Virginia countryside stoned and listening to Clutch. Truly underrated legends of modern day hard rock. You have Nickelback, 3 Doors Down, and what radio stations don't have the cajones to play real rock. Clutch.
Posted by: Martin | 04/05/2012 at 17:53