Megrendíthetetlenség

Good news for all of you who think that the album title is too complicated: the music does not have any complex structures. Hunok from Hungary prefer simple patterns. Fans of Graveland will probably like the album, although the approach of Hunok does not achieve the same level of heroism, drama and combativeness. Nevertheless, the dominance of mid-tempo and almost primitive melodies reminds me of the endless hymns of Rob Darken. By contrast, the work of Varg Vikernes has not left any traces. His classic mid-tempo pieces such as "Dunkelheit" appear much more robust.

Bad news for all of you who think that this could a new milestone: Hunok's full-length suffers from some flaws. The main problem is that the album does not have a strong fundament. The production is rather thin, the melodies are okay but not very exciting and "Megrendíthetetlenség" has two songs which do not offer any metallic details. Only keyboards shape the intro and the outro. Come on guys, who needs more than four minutes keyboard sounds at the beginning of an album? Sample a short explosion, if you want to start with an intro, and that's enough. However, Hunok know no mercy, but after this vapid first piece, the band decides to show its true face. Their regular songs have a coherent flow and avoid unsuitable breaks. One does not need to be a mathematics professor to pen this kind of songs. Yet this was never a prerequisite to write great metal anthems.

"Hadúr", the first track after the intro, is characterised by three elements. The echoing hoarse voice, the sedate guitar lines and the fanfare-like sounds of the keyboards which appear like trumpet blasts. This detail indicates that Hunok might be influenced by their compatriots Sear Bliss. This is a pretty good song, but a higher degree of power would have been nice. I thought I would buy a black metal album, but I miss the uncompromising will for devastation. This lack of vandalism characterises the overall impression, because the further tunes follow the direction of the opener. Admittedly, in particular the fifth track accelerates the tempo, but all in all, the six tracks between the dreadfully boring keyboard pieces do not significantly vary. Don't get me wrong, this is not a derogatory judgement. The songs are solidly designed and do not fall below a specified level. This much is clear, the musicians are no amateurs. They just forgot to give their tunes an individual touch.

Especially the rather slow-moving tracks of the full-length seem to be the soundtrack for a long caravan of infantry soldiers who try to pass a ridge. These guys do not moan, they do not laugh, they just march uniformly under a grey sky. It may well happen that their final day comes very quickly. The reaper is already in wait, just have a look at the ominous artwork. Too bad that this picture is the most impressive detail of an album which has a certain flair without being strong enough to infect me with its sound. Thus, once again good news for all of you who think that the album title is too complicated: you will not miss an essential masterpiece if you do not put this effort from Hungary on your shopping list.