Ylem (album)
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2009 |
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CD |
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Black metal |
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11 |
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70:16 |
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V. Santura |
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Ylem is the sixth album by the German black metal band Dark Fortress . It was released in Europe in January 2010 and in the United States in February . With the title, the band refers to the term Ylem for the original state of matter or an original substance.
Emergence
The album was recorded in the Woodshed Studios of Dark Fortress guitarist V. Santura.
Style and content
In contrast to the previous album Eidolon , Ylem is not a concept album, although the songs all take up the same topic, namely death . As the World Keels Over is inspired by a ritual by Aleister Crowley . The bonus track Sycamore Trees is a cover version of the theme song of the crime series Twin Peaks , which was written by Angelo Badalamenti .
reception
The reviews for the album were very mixed.
Robert Müller from Metal Hammer magazine gave the album four out of seven points. In the magazine's “Soundcheck”, however, it reached eighth place. The rock-hard magazine awarded eight out of ten points and described Ylem as "first class". In Legacy magazine, the album achieved the highest number of points and second soundcheck place. Jonathan Barkan praised the good production of the album, even if he thinks the bass is hard to hear. Dave Schalk, on the other hand, describes the production as "crystal clear" and the songwriting as "varied". He hears "progressive moments" on the album. Erik Thomas sees the album simply as a copy of existing material from other bands. He finds the album too inconsistent overall.
Track list
- Ylem - 6:33
- As the World Keels Over - 6:36
- Osiris - 7:36
- Silence - 4:27
- Evenfall - 5:36
- Redivider - 7:08
- Satan Bled - 4:35
- Hirundineans - 4:56
- Nemesis - 6:35
- The Valley - 8:02
- Wraith - 8:16
- Sycamore Trees (Bonus Title) - 4:02
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vieweg's History of Astronomy (accessed March 13, 2010)
- ↑ Review on allschools.de (accessed on March 13, 2010)
- ↑ Blabbermouth: DARK FORTRESS: 'Ylem' Track Listing Available - Nov. 27, 2009 ( Memento of February 1, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) (Retrieved March 12, 2010)
- ↑ Ylem ( Memento from March 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) at EMP (accessed on March 13, 2010)
- ↑ Captain Chaos: DARK FORTRESS: Free from subsidies and scandals .
- ↑ metalkingdom.net: Dark Fortress - Ylem (accessed March 13, 2010)
- ↑ Robert Müller: Dark Fortress YLEM Review ( Memento from February 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (Retrieved March 13, 2010)
- ↑ a b centurymedia.com: Dark Fortress: new video clip online; new album out; on tour in February 2010! (Accessed March 13, 2010)
- ↑ Jonathan Barkan: Album Review: The Latest From DARK FORTRESS, 'Ylem' (accessed March 13, 2010)
- ^ Dave Schalk: Review of Ylem by Dark Fortress (accessed March 13, 2010)
- ↑ Erik Thomas: Review of Dark Fortress - Ylem ( Memento March 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (Retrieved March 13, 2010)