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Lust - Unholy Trinity

Your Pain Is My Fucking Lust! - 83%

orphy, September 1st, 2008

Here we have a compilation of early Lust material, which includes the first two demos (when the band was a three piece) and the first EP (after Sabazios Diabolus made it a one-man project). For those unfamiliar to Lust, this could either be a great introduction or a complete turn off, as it shows the roots of what Lust would become, but with rougher production.

The first recording presented here is the 1997 demo. The two songs here are what started it all, and you can hear many of the seeds were planted here of what would become the Lust sound. This demo reminds me of the Necrovore demo a lot, but with a bit more black metal influence, and a bit more chaos. Production wise it's pretty much on par with that demo: lo-fi and thick, but you can easily make out the ferocious riffs, the violent drums and the tormented Lust wails. The song "Churchyard Necromancy" is pretty quick paced and full of deadly riffs, where "Autumn Thorns" starts off slower before it kicks into speedy chaos.

After these tracks, the next demo is 1999's "Holocaust Whore Hellslut". This is pretty much in the same vein as the 1997 demo, even with an intro, two tracks, and an outro. The songs here are more mature and it's apparent that between recording sessions each member's skills increased. The production is also a bit more improved, sounding less like Necrovore and a bit more Lust like. The first song, "Iron Warfare" is presented here in an earlier format, which is especially cool if one is familiar with the version on the album "Genesis of a Satanic Race". There's definitely more challenging guitar work presented here, and better defined riffs as well. "Anal Queen of Darkness" follows much of the same description, and proves to be another brutal as fuck song with some complex riffs, and twisted arrangements.

The tracks from the "Apocalyptic Torment" EP are also featured on here, which features only Sabazios Diabolus handling all instruments. The result is different, one can especially hear it in the drum performance. However, seeing as it is a one man recording, Sabazios' playing syncs up together pretty well, and is a good indicator of later material from the band. An early version of "Storming Under Steel" is the first song, and proves to be absolutely vicious. The production seems somewhat messy in comparison to later recordings, but the atmosphere and mood that Lust is known for is certainly present here.

In addition to these three recordings, there are two unreleased tracks on here, one being "Venomous Hatred" which was previously only heard as a live track. The other is "Lightning and the Sun". Both of these songs don't seem out of place at all, and are a welcome bonus especially for fans who've already heard the demos and EP prior to hearing this compilation.

The early days of Lust were certainly brutal as hell and were only a prelude to what the band would later achieve. Compared to the later work, these are more primitive especially production wise, but are a worthy listen.

The beginning... - 85%

Tyrm, October 30th, 2005

...this is a collection of nearly all the Lust demos and splits (except for Live for Violence) up to Apocalyptic Torment (also included on here), and, if you can find it, it isn't a bad place to start for those new to Lust (it's very hard to get, unfortunately. So feel free to contact me at tihisahn on AIM, because I'm willing to share it with the needy in mp3 format).

First we have the first 1997 demo, in which Churchyard Necromancy and Autumn Thorns display how simple the band's songs started out as, and only a taste of what would come later as the songs would become more complicated and intense. The production is the rawest and actually quite heavy, especially in the vocals, which are some of the most aggressive and bestial Sabazios has ever put out, as on here their effect is as if they are threatening to rip through your pitiful speakers. The demo begins and ends with the trademark eerie elements (atmospheric and spoken word) of the intro and outro Lust has been known to compose later in interludes.

Next, there's the first version of Iron Warfare (before it would appear revamped on Genesis of a Satanic Race). While it doesn't quite boast the same intensity of the later version, something about the "lightweight" production and thinness of the instruments and of course the vocals makes it work in its own way. Everything has a greater flow to it than in the "Genesis..." remake, too (the production itself seems to improve with every track on here).

There's more intros/outros ahead, accompanied by a few more tracks, including the nicely titled Anal Queen of Darkness ("...penetrate, masturbate, procreate, indoctrinate!!!"). Then the compilation approaches the band's first full length, Apocalyptic Torment. Oh Horror begins the album with one of the most haunting atmospheres ever provided in a Lust intro/outro/interlude, in which marching drums are played over background screams and howls while Sabazios whispers passages resemblant to what one might find in the satanic bible. Very powerful, effective stuff.

Storming Under Steel begins the first assault on your ears, sounding more audible and heavier than everything else before it. The musicianship seems to improve with every song on this compilation, and on here, you can tell Sabazios is getting better with his instruments. The blastbeats are tighter and the guitar riffs/solos have a greater flow (still kinda sloppy overall, but it still works, almost in the same way as Possessed's Seven Churches).

After the psychotic rambling on the outro (Genocide Bitch) the album closes with an unreleased track entitled Lightning and the Sun. Excellent.

Overall, if you can find this ultra rare gem (like I mentioned earlier, you can buzz me on AIM for a copy) and are interested in hearing the beginnings of Lust like a fanatic (like me), it is surely worth it.