What Nashville is to country music fans, Norway is to metal fans. Because what's in the Norwegian tap water, that this country, despite its relatively small population, still manages to shit one brutal metal band after another? Okkultokrati consists of four young guys, who also know the proverb 'The first blow is worth a thaler'. The overwhelming opening track No Ouroboros is a dirty chunk of metal,
… built around a rare filthy riff that is fired at the unsuspecting listener at high speed. The half hour that follows can best be described as a wild hell tour, which takes you past crude primeval metal (think of Venom), primitive black metal (think of Darkthrone) and sometimes even a shred of hard rock (think of Turbonegro). The production sounds nice and lo-fi. Just wait how long this quartet can stay underground. (PdK)more
