TRELLDOM - Til Minne CDHistory has shown that those who are the most hated and vilafied turn out to be genuises, be it in art, politics or music. I'm positive that Gaahl, vocalist for GORGOTH and TRELLDOM will be vindicated in some way as a messiah to his art. Respect this man or hate his fuckin guts, either way you will recognize him as the most important figure in Extreme Music of the present day. When Gaahl speaks there is consequence to the unfortunate and mastery to those who understand and join.
Which brings us to this CD, "Til Minne", which is the third full length by TRELLDOM and their first release since 1998. I'll call this one as absolute perfection as if the listener is transported back in time to the unholy days of Black Metal prominance. That should be no surprise since Gaahl founded TELLDOM way back in 1992. On here we are not reminded of total past qualities but it's all pushed forth to the modern degree thanks to guitarist Valgard, who keeps a foot planted firmly in both eras of Black Metal. Still this release will wake up those who need a flaming torch thrust into their face. Gaahl switches from intense screaming, like on the opener and title track. Ah but at the end he chants over a guitar riff that will literally freeze your bones. In between all of that we have songs of pure Blackened Evil which rarely can be fabricated.
Once again I'm pissed off that I did not get this until the beginning of this year and it was a 2007 release. I'm not about to do a should've been list. But I hope I won't have to wait another decade for another TRELLDOM release.
Regain Records
http://www.regainrecords.com
http://www.trelldom.no
VBS.tv has posted all five episodes of a series on Norwegian black metal, featuring interviews with Gaahl, online. You can view the documentary here:
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