Tyrant Goatgaldrakona - Horns in the Dark (2013)

   If Sectioned was an important (and of course officially and widely not confirmed) milestone in the tiny Hungarian extreme metal scene, and more specifically a late came determining milestone in the even tinier Hungarian death metal scene by providing a missing link (old school death metal on international quality), then Tyrant Goatgaldrakona's debut was the second milestone.     

   Extremity on this level and quality never could have been heard from Hungarian bands before. Basically no one could tell about their intense, Incantation influenced music that it's the work of a Hungarian band, and this even extends the importance of "Horns in the Dark". Excellent themes, sound and production, a unified album without any poorly working experimenting intentions, not an evident rip-off of the member's favorite band, no Hungarian lyrics, and not even any annoying Dracula accent. This is how it should have been done ladies and gents! Even though the main impression of their music strongly reminds to Incantation, especially at the intense brutal parts, the album doesn't lack simpler, often groovy old school riffs. In general these making the album easier to go into than in case of sudden theme switches or technical solutions. Therefore the album isn't such a big challenge as it might sound like first. However, this rumbling brutality is far from being audience friendly. Raw, heavy and noisy as death metal should be in the early '10s. The combination of the extreme intensity and the groovy parts are balanced and working well together, the album isn't too nerve damaging, but also not losing much from its intensity by the simpler themes. Unsurprisingly, even if "Horns in the Dark" was greatly composed, and couldn't be compared to anything that could have been head in the local scene before, it didn't spark as much attention as it deserved. Strongly recommended for the fans of intense musickness!