Sermons of a Sodomite

I hate passionately a handful of groups. I can not help it. Yet when they launch a new manifestation of their lack of talent, I hasten to listen. Masochism? Faith in humanity? No idea. A new opportunity has arisen recently with the EP release of a Finland's band called Anal Blasphemy. This umpteenth mischief is entitled Sermons of a Sodomite (2011), confirming even further the anal fixation of this one-man band.

This slurry «music» belongs to the current (hopefully) marginal Bestial Raw Black Metal. The sound is terrible, the compositions are unsuccessfully plagiarizing those of other groups most inspired and voice is an unbearable growl. In short, so far, I am not an Anal Blasphemy fan. And it is certainly not the new EP that will change my perception. Composed of three songs, it starts with a speech in a language I am not able to identify. It is quickly followed by the title track, which sounds like 1991 sub-Beherit. Again, the sound is literally smothered, as if the studio microphones were caulked. We can distinguish a few riffs; the word "sodomite" is repeated at least fifty times and rhythmic changes every thirty seconds, giving the appearance of an amateur collage. It does not change with the other two pieces, Metamorphosis (instrumental) and Perverse Butterfly, which always recycle the same aesthetic and musical clichés.

After a painful listening of this EP and analyzing the band's career, a question keeps coming back to haunt me. Why a musician - with several years of experience - deliberately chose to publish such abominations, album after album? Should he not seek to improve, refine its interpretation or even just do a decent record? Mystery. If at least we could detect a second degree, or a reflection at work. Unfortunately, we must be content with the lyrical and musical madness of a sphincter obsessed individual. To conclude, the only good thing about this EP is its short duration. Fifteen minutes are indeed not sufficient to cause irreparable damage to the brain. 2/10

Originally written for metalobscur.com