Pest "Black Oath / Morbid Revelations" vinyl 7"EP

Two completely evil black metal tracks on one very cool 7". This Swedish band plays black metal of the most diabolical variety, as it totally should be.

Pest-Black Oath C/W Morbid Revelations EP 7'' Single Black Vinyl on Agonia Records AREP 023 2013 Limited Edition 450 copies (500 copies 50 copies bone white vinyl) Printed inner sleeve included

Swedish black metal outfit PEST has inked a record deal with Agonia Records. Band's fourth full-length album, entitled "The Crowning Horror", is tentatively slated for June 2013 release.The album will be preceded by an EP featuring two new tracks, which will be released this April. It will be available on a 7" vinyl and titled "Black Oath c/w Morbid Revelations". More news will follow shortly. The band commented: "After years of silence a new wave of black death will finally strike the world. The plague is upon us. Bring the darkness!!!"

What on earth has happened to Pest? Is the band still ashamed of their last, lackluster album from 2013? That would be no mistake, but active repentance in the form of a new work, which would represent a return to the proven style and old strength, would be much better. Because that the band actually holds many, if not all trumps in the hand, they proved just before the low blow "The Crowning Horror" in the form of this 7". It presents two tracks and clocks in after eight minutes. No opulent release…
…but especially “Black Oath” (pressed on the "Upper Side" of the record) leaves its mark. Its pretty minimalistic opening guitar creates an eerie mood in a matter of seconds and gloomy, almost psyhpathic tones during the instrumental part reinforce this atmosphere effectively. The mid-tempo number tends in terms of style, but not in terms of quality to the feeble album from 2013. Everything works here. It’s not the most gruesome song the black metal movement has ever spawned, but it spreads the vibes of the genre.
On the vinyl's "Lower Side" appears “Morbid Revelations”. It is recorded with an additional guitar player and attacks in a more hectic way. The nervous guitar lines are less catchy than those of “Black Oath”, but the song is also cleverly structured. The instrumentalists create many different parts, while the vocals convey a raw, slightly boozy note. Finally, the production shines with the tried and tested mix of filth, directness and vigour.
The release is well designed. The artwork fits the music, the lyrics are printed on the inner sleeve and holding black vinyl in my hands always feels good. People who like some dirty blackness with trace elements of traditional metal can go hunting for this gem. It's the last highlight of the group's discography up to now.

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