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Odium - The Sad Realm of the Stars

A Sadly Overlooked Band - 80%

antipath, February 6th, 2005

This band has no reputation what so ever. No one that I know seems to have heard of them. Actually two people have, but only because it had members of Myrkskog. This is very different from Myrkskog in that it is pure black metal as opposed to a blackened death metal. "The Sad Realm of the Stars" is a perfect title for this record. It reminds me a lot of looking up at the stars on some lonely cold night. Its not a space themed record like a lot of black metal bands like to do these days. The songs are very lonely and sad sounding. They really do remind me of just being alone and remembering some great loss. The guitars are aggressive and fast most of the time, but still have that sorrowful vibe. There are prominently featured keyboards the help to build the mood of the record. The keys dont detract from the guitar riffs, which are very black metal in thier style. The vocals are fairly typical but dont get boring. For some reason this sounds Swedish at times, not quite Norwegian, although it is indeed, and all Nowegian cast. Fans of stuff like Sorhin, Dark Fortress, and Emperor (sort of a simpler Nightside Eclipse sound) should really dig this. Overall this record isnt perfect, but it is very enjoyable and worth having.