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Nargaroth - Rasluka Part I

Like Rasluka II, but evil - 89%

The_Ghoul, May 10th, 2006

This album is a fitting prelude to the infamous Rasluka II, with a beginning single minded march, morphing into a frustrated, almost separated from reality by force, anger and despondance, as opposed to the pagan spirituality of Rasluka II, which seems naturally derived from this seeming more human, hateful effort, and in stark contrast to the desolate, despondant, depressed, and decrepit spirituality of Geliebte Des Regens.

The album's production, like Rasluka II, is similar to Geliebte Des Regens, but with a more open space in which the tones present themselves. The guitars are more overpowered by the vocals, which are presented in the atmosphere of hatred, as opposed to the more resigned vocals of yore.

The album's namesake is a long, angered evocation of the Trauermarsch (Dream March?) intro. The song creates a detour from the main idea, then returns with vigour. The lead guitar follows the rhythm in a depressed, forced, march. Ideas morph from there, creating a rushed sense of accomplishment and chugging riffs move these ideas around. The evilness and danger evolves into a spiritual anger, rising above the harshness of the flesh, and becomes less toxic and more inviting. Overall, the journey completes itself when the ideas become deviod of the initial evil created by the forced march of the beginning, almost rising above it. Ideas from the second are echoed (Or is it the from the first to the second?) and repeat themselves in more immediate form.

Overall, this EP is great for the listening when one is feeling tired of the boring, the mundane, and the vain attempts to outglitz; this album is a singular effort at a prelude to a spiritual evocation. However, this album lacks the really intense, draining emotion of Geliebte Des Regens, and is more harsh on the ears.