All songs written by Armageddon and Panzergoat '96-'98 except "Dark Siniestral Path", "Infernal Pact" and "Black Metal of Death" by Armageddon. Lyrics on "Dark Siniestral Path" by Jason Mosdell of Godless North.
One of the most anticipated black metal records of the decade– particularly since half the band comprised legendary warriors Thy Infernal, WoA’s debut is guaranteed to be a landmark on both sides of the Atlantic. Dead, yet breathing foul life, Solitary Winter Night is the “perfect” black metal album and destined to be as legendary as both Thy Infernal albums combined, so kneel down already. Like the proverbial phoenix, an old, black soul in a new body rises: Winter of Apokalypse has arrived.
"Headbanging to the last but equally bulldozing in kind, hypnotizing as it is jarring... guaranteed to be among the year's best black metal records" - METAL MANIACS
* Features ex-THY INFERNAL song-writing core, one of the US's most popular black metal bands!
* Features ex-DEMONCY member, cult US Black Metal band.
* Recorded at Mammoth Studios by Noah Cambell (Engorged). * Mastered at Nettlingham Audio (Leviathan, Xasthur, Drawn and Quartered, Sargeist). * April-May tour with Summon through most major West Coast & Central markets. * Recommended for fans of Marduk, Dark Throne and Sargeist.
I know what you are thinking, how could the US possibly contribute anything that could be compared to what comes out of the mother land of Black Metal, Norway. Well, I am happy to say that Winter of Apokalypse has delivered some hard, icy, cold, dark black metal for your ears to absorb. Very similar to the path taken lately by Darkthrone and Satyricon, but at the same time WoA delivers the atmosphere of the good old original black metal of the past.
A seven song CD that runs for a little over 35 minutes, this album is straight forward in its deliverance. Which is actually what I really like about the album and the reason that I can even dare to compare it to albums of Satyricon and Darkthrone. Some tracks are very cold and simple (similar to Transylvanian Hunger material) while others are filled with some very heavy, head-banging riffs. For instance, Black Metal of Death (my personal favorite) has a sweet riff about a minute into it that gets your head banging involuntarily.
Overall, this album is excellent even if they are a US BM band trying to revive something that could only come from the land of the North. I will definitely be looking out for another release soon, and if you are into old and new Darkthrone and Satyricon (as well as BM in general), you will definitely like this.
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