Nargaroth ‎"Orke / Fuck Off Nowadays Black Metal" Box Set 2CD

Disc 2, track 8 is a cover of Motörhead's Orgasmatron. The title is just spelled backwards.

Two Jewelcase CDs in a Slipcase-Box with silver print.

This is Kanwulf’s first attempt to make black metal. I had high expectations, I must say, because I love Nargaroth’s albums such as “Black Metal ist Krieg” and “Raslukka” and “Herbstleyd” and the others. This demo is though one of those pieces that burn themselves in the listener’s head making them unforgettable. A funny thing is that Kanwulf is not that old and this recording is from 1991 which means Kanwulf was about 13 years old or something like that when he recorded this (or so I’ve heard) which I must say it’s a pretty impressive thing, taking in consideration that the material is really good. This demo was re-released later by No Colours Records on tape, so it should not be too difficult to get a hold of. Then I also wonder who the drummer is on “Orke”, since I bet that Kanwulf couldn’t play guitar and drums at the same time and this was not recorded in a studio, but in the rehearsal place with just a regular tape recorder.
The demo is about 53 minutes which is pretty long time for just a demo, but then again, this is no ordinary demo. It starts with an intro called “Barnedöd” which means child death and it’s basically just Kanwulf screaming his lungs out and a little melody box playing a weird kind of song that just makes the ambience weird. Then it follows the song “Det Lys Aldri I Livet Orke” which is the best track on the whole recording. It reminds a lot of such later Nargaroth songs as “Zorn des Lammes III” and “Von Scherbengestalten und Regenspaziergang” and those songs are moody and rather depressing but at the same time incredibly good and they really commit the listener to the recording, it’s indescribable. You have to listen to it to know what I’m saying. May I remind you that the songs are all just guitar and drums (or in some cases just keyboard, I’ll get back to that later on), so do not expect bass and vocals. That is indeed a shame, but that however creates an atmosphere and extends the audible feeling. The rest of the tracks are keeping as well very high quality, with tremendous riffs and melodies. The drums are somehow simple, no double kick on the most of the tracks, however, they do double kick on some parts, which makes the tracks vary pretty much, if you’d thing that jamming on the same riffs for 6-7 minutes is boring (or 14 minutes in the case of “Det Lys…”). Then there are some blastbeats on some parts as well, but overall the drums are keeping it simple and tight. The songs are structured kindda good, starting sometimes with melodies and then ascending a bit the tempo and the rhythm, I don’t know if that is just for the sake of variation, though. Then we have two tracks with just keyboards playing: “Getragen von Valkyren” and “Auf dem Grunde des See's ruhend”. They both have sad melodies which creates great atmosphere and are perfect as a pause from the other tracks, you know, giving the time to reflect on them.
I really wonder if Kanwulf had written lyrics for the songs even though he didn’t sang them on “Orke”. I think it would have showed how he has been evolving as a lyricist through the years. As a musician he is right now doing the same thing he did 13 years ago: great German misanthropic metal. If you like Nargaroth, buy it. If you like black metal or any other metal, buy it. That’s all I can say about it.

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