Revelation (The 7th Seal)

Lord Belial belongs to that category of bands that can hold one's interest, without being otherwise noteworthy. A generally fair offering of melodic black/death metal, with nothing amazing to speak of.

You have your requisite blast beats, throaty screams, melancholy riffage back to back with more aggressive death tinged riffage, and some anti-Christian, occult type lyrics.

The band might remind some of Old Man's Child here. Barred chords that seem to go for a "eerie" feel, but often end up being dangerously close to just cheesy. Though on the flip side, there are moments where the melodic black metal parts strike me as rather majestic, and even Viking-esque.

Ultimately, I'm afraid this band may be just another face in the crowd. A fairly good offering, but I can't really see anything remarkable. You'd have to be partial to this melancholy, not-so-cult style of black metal for it to be worth your while.