By: Anders

Posted: Aug 23, 2005

The Danish hell-horde of Exekrator is once again back. This time not with an official release though. The band is on the look for a drummer and a label to call home. That is why they have recorded 4 new tracks, with a drum-machine, to show off their material and in that way attract a new drummer, and with some luck a label.

Blackened heavy metal as always, the band has their niche and develops inside that. The songs are pretty catchy and not as chaotic as it has been heard before from the band. The main riffs are good and catches on fairly quick. There are a good solo or 2, but the riffs impresses more than them. The vocals are as always the distinct scream, an excessive King Diamond like scream, which makes the bones shiver. The vocals seems quite awkward the first couple of times one listens to Exekrator, but as soon as they settles, they bring a lot to the atmosphere and the experience.

The band has matured quite a bit since the last release, the 7" "Superstitionis Malificiae". The threads in the songs are always present and the band tries new ideas and they works. Especially the vocal work is good. The vocals on the track 'Eternity Below', where the main vocal is clean and raw, and just below that the usual scream. That exact duet creates a hell of an effect and brings a perfect eerie atmosphere into the living rooms.

This is a pretty good promo that Exekrator has made, and it will for sure bring some attention towards the band. Well deserved attention that is, the band has been around for a while, and hasn't delivered any bad material yet. Dark blackened heavy metal, with good guitar work and an extreme and great vocal. It all sounds appealing to me, and I'm quite picky.

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