Serpenthrone

This album is freaking amazing. Now I'm not huge in the Blackened Death scene, with the exception of a few including this band (and Behemoth & Zyklon... that's about it). But this band blows all other Blackened Death Metal (with the exception of Behemoth which tools) out of the water.

Firstly, the guitars are amazing. They continual pound a barrage of sound waves at your ears meant to cause neural bleeding. It's insane, and has an almost brutal feel to it. Definitely solidly played, and amazing for head banging.

Drums are awesome and furious. However, they are a bit "standard" as far as the genre goes, not really adding something new to the table. But they definitely add even more life to the band, directly (if not making on itself) the intensity of the music.

Finally, the vocals. Quite different from many black metal or death metal vocals. They remind me of a mix between Zyklon's and late Emperor's with a mix of a few recent Melodic Black Metal bands that I can't pinpoint their name. They're just amazing in the end, conveying a wide degree of vocal patterns and ranges.

Amazing album filled with intensity and extreme noise terror. I'd suggest it to anyone who is a fan of Death Metal or Melodic Black Metal (or Zyklon, as there seems to be parts where there's a bit of Zyklon worship going on, though not to the point where you think "Zyklon Clone").