Ewïg Frost "Rust" CD

I felt that Ewig Frost's debut fullength from 2007 had some potential, but which were unfortunately lost in a crappy production. It was a decent attempt at an old school sound, but one that didn't make it all the way. So I wasn't really sure what to expect from this new one, but I can tell you that I could never have anticipated such a marvellous transformation. The rock influences one could hear on Blue septime winters is even more evident this time around, and the material is damn diverse as well.
What is called just plain and simple Intro is to me more or less an actual song, considering it's two minutes worth of absolutely shredding music with harsh and grim vocals. Don't really know what makes it an intro, except for the fact that it's the first track on the record, and the same goes for Outro, which just happens to be the ending track. But oh well. Alongside Sunken in the sun, Kid of chaos is probably the purest black metal track on here, with a lead guitar producing so terrific melodies it'd make acts like Watain and Craft go to Ewig Frost for inspiration. It is one mean-as-hell song, which halfway in displays some of their experimentalism/progressive vein with a little jazzy flair. It all creates a fantastic atmosphere, both during the more fast paced and slower sections. It's highly unusual for a black metal band to outright call themselves anti-nazi, in fact it feels like more and more bands dazzle with such ideas. But for The anti-nazi track (the title just couldn't be any more explanatory) the Austrians spew forth their own hatred towards the NSBM trend, and incorporates some extremely vivid punk rock into the song. It works really well. Another side of the band is displayed with The pirates of black metal, which has a clear Motörhead vibe to it. And yet again they pull it off.
Sunken in the sun takes us back to a more pure old school black metal sound, but before you know it they add a saxophone (at least I think it's a saxophone, and I'll soon explain why I'm not certain) to the mix, creating an absolutely fantasticly schizophrenic and disturbing atmosphere. It's all delivered in a somewhat rugged production, but still clean enough for it all to be fully audible. If I were to complain about anything in that department it'd have to be that the cymbals are a little too screechy, but I can cope. Vocally it's a harsh and brutally grim scream that just seems to lurk in amongst the instruments. It gives it all a mystic flair; and I just love it all! But what I don't love is the printing, 'cause the booklet and everything is so murky and dark that I can barely read a damn thing. I can just make out the track titles, but the rest is a complete blur. That sucks so much ass, and is also the reason why I can't be 100% certain it's a saxophone and not another horn instrument. But trying to put a seriously annoying print behind me I have to say I'm blown away by this beautifully mystical, atmospheric and schizophrenic output of black metal.

Sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...