Vitsaus ‎"Iäti Vihassa Ja Kunniassa" 2CD

Comes with a 16-page booklet with Finnish lyrics.

CD1: "Ajan ja ihmisen haudoilla" 2004 Demo.
CD2: Tracks 1-5 "Pappisviha" 2004 Demo, tracks 6-9 "Halveksuen ja häpäisten" 2003 Demo.

The double-CD Iäti Vihassa ja Kunniassa contains the three demos of Vitsaus, a duo hailing from Kouvola, Finland. In spite of all the talk about global warming, my prediction is that the poor folks of Kouvola will feel fairly cold as long as Vitsaus keeps playing their extremely cold, raw black metal. The instruments used by the band are limited to guitars, bass, drums and the wrathful, high-pitched shrieks of the vocalist Inho - the music of Vitsaus is completely lacking inappropriately cheerful keyboard melodies, ridiculous samples no doubt ripped from randomly selected German lederhosen porn flicks and, in fact, all the usual annoyances of "true underground black metal" records.
Since this is a collection of the band's demos, the sound varies a great deal, with the latest demo Ajan ja Ihmisen Haudoilla featuring the most refined sound and Pappisviha sounding slightly more raw than a bag of bloody chainsaws in need of repair. The lyrics also evolve from the blatantly anti-christian declarations of the earlier demos to the more subtle and impressively poetic, but still clearly anti-christian creations of the Ajan ja Ihmisen Haudoilla demo. All of the lyrics are written in Finnish, and I pity anyone who doesn't understand Finnish, because Iäti Vihassa ja Kunniassa features simply the most impressive black metal lyrics I've ever had the opportunity to read. Unfortunately, most sane humans are never going to be able to discern as much as a word of the furious vocals of Inho, but that's what the booklet is for. Inho sounds absolutely horrifying, as if in mortal agony, but enjoying his torment in some strange fit of defiant madness. His vocals are somewhat similar to those of Høst (Taake, Ragnarok), with a touch of Varg Vikernes thrown in to create a colder and rawer tone. Unlike Varg, Inho is not simply screaming over the music, however, but following its raw melody with artistic precision. I found it a very pleasant surprise that there's not as much as a hint of death metal influences in the vocals, as Inho keeps shrieking in hate, instead of using the deep, low death metal growl often appearing at least momentarily in black metal, most likely only for the sake of variation.
The sound is cold and raw, but there is a great amount of guitar-controlled melody to the music, so don't be surprised if you find yourself whistling the tune of some of the songs. The speed of the songs varies from slow to fairly fast, but never abrubtly during the same song. Overall, I would recommend this to any friend of true black metal. Some of the most impressive tracks on the CDs are Ajan ja Ihmisen Haudoilla III, Muisto Pyhyyden Löyhkästä and the title track Iäti Vihassa ja Kunniassa. I can't say I would be be surprised if this release came to be considered a classic, one day.

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