Emancer "Invisible" CD

With "Invisible", Norway's Emancer have created an incredibly unique and fullfilling album. Everything about this album is impressive, from the stunning level of variation in the music and vocals, to the flawless production. This band surely is the archtype for progressive black metal.
Emancer consists of the duo of Mithrin and Gorbag, with the help of a few session musicians. Mithrin is obviously the genius behind this band, as he plays all of the instruments(except lead vocals), Writes all the music and lyrics, and even programs the drum machine. However, Gorbag is not without his contributions.
The vocals on this album consist mainly of tortured, black metal screams, which to me sound like a cross between Maniac(Mayhem) and Satyr(Satyricon). Gorbag's screams are counter balanced by the majestic clean singing of session vocalist Helstein. Together, these two vocalists create a unique team, giving the music added dimension. There are even spoken word vocals courtesy of Mithrin.
The music is as varied as black metal could be, evoking many different feelings in the listener. Songs easily switch between scathing black metal riffage, to mellow passages, and then back again. The guitars on this album are phenominal, as there is not a single dull or meaningless riff anywhere to be found. Session guitarist P.C. Grov also contributes some excellent solos to a few tracks. There are even some cool bass lines to be found. Keyboards also have much impact on the music, due to the frequent interplay with the guitars. There are even ambient keyboard sections to be found on this album. As for the drums, as I said earlier they are provided by a machine, but are programmed quite well, utilizing many diferent beats and also providing plenty of excellent fills.
This album is nearly perfect in my opinion. I've never heard a more varied and unique black metal album. This should please any fan of black metal, as well as fans of progressive metal.

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