Profán Mystérium

The debut album of the Magyar black metal act Lidérc, which brought together members of other Hungarian bands (Lepra, Niedergang, Infectus), has a typical black metal production, raw, sandy, dirty, and everything like that. Whether this was done intentionally or under the circumstances, at first such production is not only confusing, but also creates an erroneous impression of "Profán Mystérium".

Fortunately, already in the second song 'Zsarátnok' you can catch a Baroque hint, so you begin to suspect that this is some Hungarian version of French melodic black metal recorded under poor conditions. If the album had distinct and clean productions, Lidérc would have been able to compete with Sühnopfer, although the music here is not so sophisticated and medieval themed.

Nevertheless, as it stands, we can even say that all the material is ruined by sound. The guitars sometimes shock you with their punkiness ('Az Elkárhozottak', 'Caprineus'), well, maybe there is some charm in that, but it would be better without this dirt. What's the point of demonstrating your musicianship with a tapping solo ('Az Elkárhozottak', 'Tövisliget'), if shortly after you use punkish riffs? Well, what this punkiness is great for, as well as the poor production, is to emphasize the decadent atmosphere of "Profán Mysterium".

Decadence also appears through the despair carried by the endless tremolo picking, oh yes, it has enough piercing melodies. Undoubtedly, Lidérc will find their listener, but it is better for them to approach the sound more carefully.

Metalegion # 15