genre : avant-garde/psychedelic black metal
similar bands : Klabautamann, Angst Skvadron, Burzum, Odem Arcarum, Pink Floyd (Syd Barrett era)
origin : Finland
strong spot : 100% original
origin : Finland
strong spot : 100% original
weak spot : only for advanced listeners (beginners should stay away!)
There is a bunch of metal bands that attempt a psychedelic approach to black metal. I've listened tons of them but unfortunately, the majority is really crap. Finnish Oranssi Pazuzu are an exception. Imagine Pink Floyd's legendary live at Pompeii performed by skilled black metal musicians and you've got the picture. Everything in ''Muukalainen Puhuu'' serves a purpose and everything sounds different than normal BM bands. First of all, the drums and the bass play unconventional rhythmic parts. Then, the synths and the guitars use a variety of abstract space sounds and don't hesitate to improvise. The production is as raw as it gets (imagine a BM version of the production of ''The piper at the Gates of Dawn'') and serves as the perfect canvas for the surrealistic spirit of Oranssi Pazuzu. Bands like this stretch the barriers of black metal and give a new meaning to the term '' post-modern black metal''.
9 out of 10 goatheads
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