Demonecromancy - Fallen From the Brightest Throne (Review)

Demonecromancy - Fallen From the Brightest Throne
Demonecromancy - Fallen From the Brightest Throne
"Fallen From the Brightest Throne" is Demonecromancy's first full-length album, and definitely their best release to date.

The production fits Demonecromancy's evil music extremely well, with the mix not sounding too clean, but showcasing a somewhat rawer and "colder" sound without trafficking into excess "low-fi" worship like so many Darkthrone clones and war metal bands end up doing (looking at you, Nargaroth).

The music is also very different from their older material (the early demos mainly), being more atmospheric and "melodic", whereas their earlier songs were more straightforward and often more concise.

Somewhat fittingly, "Fallen From the Brightest Throne" is also Demonecromancy's last full-on black metal release, as the following efforts of the band would further explore melodic black/death metal territory.

Generally speaking, "Fallen From the Brightest Throne" is an extremely solid melodic black metal release that exudes a strong Phantom influence - the name of both the band and album come from a Phantom track and its lyrics, respectively - and seems to, in a way, create the outlines of the melodic blackened death metal sound as we know it today.



The songs on "Fallen From the Brightest Throne" are very diverse and all of them follow a progressive trend quite different from early Norwegian black metal... That's why this album is so unique and revolutionary - it's different, fresh, and never gets boring or monotonous.

Beside the obvious Phantom influences, we can also detect some Burzum in the way the riffs are shaped and arranged, as well as some Vermin (particularly from Verminlust) in the use of more dissonant intervals to create tension before offering a counterpoint to the main theme.

"Fallen From the Brightest Throne" is a masterpiece of melodic black metal, much better than the overrated Dissection, the meek Satyricon and Dimmu Borgir who aren't even black metal to begin with.

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