This album is a more primal version of their sound and it works very well on most of the tracks. There are still symphonic elements, but to a lesser extent than ever before. What becomes pretty obvious on Phantasmagoria is that the new Limbonic Art sound is way more stripped down and simpler than in the past. Happily, these elements have managed to survive on Phantasmagoria, to one degree or another, despite the shift to one man DIY. Additionally, Limbonic Art was always exceptionally proficient at creating a real atmosphere of evil and ugliness on past albums, which is so crucial to the entire black metal experience. Limbonic Art was always a pretty raw black metal band with very clear classic/symphonic elements, but they never strayed anywhere near the level of Dimmu Borgir or other overly symphonic, polished acts. With unease and hesitation upon all our minds (or at least mine), here we go. Further enhancing my unease was the advance word that the album would again feature a drum machine (a long running negative for this band). Therefore, when I heard that long running Norwegian black metal act Limbonic Art was now essentially reduced to a one man project for co-founder Daemon, I was more than slightly uneasy about the release of this, their seventh album, Phantasmagoria. (After Bathory), many one man bands rose up in the frozen, gloomy black metal basements of the world, some good, many not. I mean, I REALLY loved me some Bathory! That crazy Quorthon and his one man band really tore it up while basically giving birth to the black, folk and viking metal genres all by his lonesome. Label: Nocturnal Art / Candlelight Website: /officiallimbonicart Release Dates: EU: | US: ? Hearing fabulous works of metal like this one makes it hard to pick favorite tracks but I’d say Crypt of Bereavement, A World of Pandemonium, Prophetic Dreams and Astral Projection are stronger.Limbonic Art // Phantasmagoria Rating: 3.0/5.0 - One man and his drum machine. Things can never get monotonous with Limbonic Art. And believe me Phantasmagoria goes further away from any source of light.Īll of the songs are different from the other and each track has its own signature riffing and beats. For those who are not versed with this kind of metal, in simple words Limbonic Art plays music that is dark, fast, epic and has choirs to go with it. Phantasmagoria – as is the new album named, sticks to the genre and has twelve tracks. With negligible or absolutely no glitches in any of their albums, Limbonic Art is one of the major players and have kept symphonic black metal alive. Limbonic Art have always been doing their thing and at the same time their followers welcome their new releases. 2010 has been a strong year for black metal, as the bands that made sure the genre is not looked down upon right from its inception make tomorrow worth living.
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