Monday, July 5, 2021

Diocletian - Doom Cult (2009)

   Even though war metal is definitley not a style that offers many possibilities, Diocletian's debut gave a new obscure shade to this style of black/death musickness.
   Their massive brutal approach was quite effective and suspects a longer musical past. If there's a really good recipe for the most suitable sound of the intense, merciless hammering of war metal, they certainly own it. "Doom Cult" doesn't sound like a noisy demo, but it's also quite far from clear sound. Yet it's not too atmospheric and doesn't soften the effectiveness of the themes. The cold, unfriendly netherworldic touch is definitely strong, but the fast, brutal themes are like desiring continously to rip the listeners face off. The simple but catchy and fast themes turning into atmospheric noise, than to a chaotic brutal mass. Slow downs are frequently scheduled, and sometimes they're more extended to create an intense down-pulling effect. All of these seem well composed to fit together and giving a very exaggerated impression that's quite obscure and intense the same time. The themes sounding well tried, and changing enough often to not become monotonous. The number of black/death bands increased from the late '00s, but similar masterpieces are not easy to find. Diocletian just set the standards quite high by their show up. 

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