陰惨呻

I don't even know where to begin with this review. Maybe I should start off by saying that this is one of the best black metal albums I have ever heard. It's raw, chaotic, distorted, disturbing, dark, and brutal. This is an instant black metal classic. It's obscure in every sense of the word and certainly unique as well. I don't usually give albums a score of 100, but this one deserves it. Let's get right into the review of this amazing album. This is the self-titled album from the one and only Endless Dismal Moan.

The instrumentation is very complex. The guitars are played in many different styles. Styles such as ambience, dissonance, riffs, and chords. A lot of tremolo picking and broken chords can be heard. Keyboards are implemented into this album as well. The keyboards have a very oriental Japanese sound to them. It almost sounds like Japanese folk music at some points, but a lot darker. That folk feeling is especially prevalent in the song "Kitigai." The drums are pretty complex. They sound programmed, which I have no issue with.

The vocals are incredible. They are just the typical screeching we've all heard in black metal, but they sound very unique to me. Chaos 9's voice is very recognizable to me. I find it impressive, because there's very few vocalists in black metal that I would instantly recognize the voice of. The only other black metal vocalists I would recognize right away are Dead and Attila from Mayhem. In interviews, Chaos 9 has stated that his lyrics are about hallucinations and nightmares he has experienced. I'm not able to make out any lyrics, but the vocals definitely give this album a nightmarish atmosphere.

The atmosphere of this album is absolutely insane. The entire time I was listening, it felt like I was in the mind of somebody who lost all will to live. Somebody who had gone insane. The progression throughout the album certainly sets the atmosphere too. At first, the tracks are heavy with dissonant tremolo riffs played at high speeds. Eventually, the tracks get slower in terms of tempo and contain higher amounts of dissonance. The album then begins a series of dark ambient sequences. Then, the previous type of tracks come back. Finally, the album ends with the darkest ambience I have ever heard in my life.

And that was my review for the self-titled album from Endless Dismal Moan. This was an amazing debut. It's a shame that Chaos 9 committed suicide. The day he took his life is the day we lost one of the greatest and most unique black metal musicians in the world. Normally, when I do outros like this, I state the best and worst parts of the album I am reviewing. I literally can't find a single thing wrong with this album. This album is a black metal classic and deserves to be known as such. My favorite track is Kitigai. Thanks for reading my review.