Firth Of Damnation "Carpe Diem" CD

This USBM horde will surprise you with it's similarities to cult German Black Metal band Mjölnir and Sweden's Parnassus. Dissident and obscure Black Metal that will take you to another time. Originally released in 2008 by CANDARIAN DEMON PRODUCTIONS.

Aside from evil irreverence seemingly derived from rebellious type a personality. That is what I enjoy about a one man band is the individualism. With music created and performed at a professional level, fans get an ethereal taste of the musician's personality and philosophy channeled through dexterous compositions. Essentially, what makes the music compelling is that it is nearly a propagandist output transmitted from the artist to the listener. This is why Wrest and Dusk from the bands like Leviathan and Harvest are able to keep fans subdued sublimely with their work. Not far behind is Nvathron of the band Firth of Damnation.
One drawback of a one man band is the use of computer drums. Firth of Damnation manages to program the drums adroitly enough that they sound mostly human. The drums carry the lead quite effectively with a trudging double bass surge, providing the music with wraith like vibrations. Nice distortion off the soaring and ascending guitar creates a sinister disposition. Some riffs are downright rocking but in a non pussy method. This gives each track extra power. Other riffing, like the main riff in "No Fate but What We Make" is quite melodious. This will render the music multidimensional between tuneful and almost blissful riffing meshing with sinful keyboards and an evil voice.
Effectual non-symphonic lurid keyboards add a death like feel to 'Carpe Diem'. They seem to float in and disappear despite being constantly in the mix. In this way, they provide the music with a sense of dramatic disquiet like an eerie vulture constantly hovering above it's quarry. The vocals are cryptic rasps that seem to glower through clenched teeth. The distortion in the throat gives them a natural sense of vitality thereby lending emotive reactions to the music which reflect the lyrics.
'Carpe Diem' is almost like hearing a musical box. The reason is that the third, sixth, and ninth tracks are ambient motifs with the twelfth song finishing in outro. In this sense, each song on the album seems to be a chapter. The infusion of haunting ambient passages keeps the music tensely aerial, but they may have been more effective to the subduing listeners had they segued more subtly between songs at a slightly shorter duration. The result would have been more at an interlude than a chapter. Still, the ambient tracks mostly provide 'Carpe Diem' with an inescapable sense of tantalizing demonism that is captivating to hear especially when interspersed between the black metal cuts. Nvathron has created a great album in 'Carpe Diem'. The music is grippingly horrid with enough darkness between ambient tracks and traditional black metal songs to keep listeners enthralled. Firth of Damnation does not fit into the grim, cold, bleak, "I am sad enough to kill myself" niches popular in the current black metal scene. This fact makes the music more refreshing to hear for the reason it has a roots feel that gets into your body like a mind controlling parasite. As time progresses, it will be interesting to hear what Nvathron achieves with Firth of Damnation. In the meantime, listeners can get a relevant taste of his musical art with 'Carpe Diem'.

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