BELEF - Infection Purification

BELEF
Infection Purification
Candlelight Records - 2005
7/10




Belef viciously rip through some true black chaos here that rivals the intensity of Immortal in the process of unleashing a rabid, wounded wolverine assault upon the black metal listener.

It seems impossible that a band could create tempos that are much faster than this, but Belef wisely add in the occasional breakdown to emphasize the lightning paced blasting, which severs to make their aural assault that much more deadly. ‘Brutal Destruction’ slays with a savage forcefulness that simply cannot be ignored, nor taken lightly.

The group utilizes high end, treble shocks of guitar flurries, voraciously precise snare blasting and distorted bass guitar pummeling to create a sound as striking as any black metal band going. ‘Man Slayer’ is a simply crushing cacophony of dissonant harmonic warfare that screams a decidedly disparaging hatred.

The wholly evil fury that emanates from the lungs and throat of vocalist Morrdred is laced with a venomous, striking tone. The production on ‘Infection Purification’ is geared toward those who can appreciate this type of music in its purest form, staying true to the foundations of this extreme art form’s fundamental components. Technically, this album is a maze of licks that will make your head spin; the onslaught comes so quickly on tunes like ‘Corpse’, that you’ll never know what hit you.

The art which graces this Imperial effort is both shocking and fully representative of the group’s unholy occult image. Certainly an uncensored version of this cold slab of audio destruction will NOT be making an appearance at your local Wal-Mart anytime soon.

In crafting ‘Infection Purification’, Belef have most assuredly proven that they are one of the most highly extreme dark forces lurking in the realm of black metal.


ERIN FOX © 2005 - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED