SARKOM - Exceed In2 Chaos CD

The old-timers of the Norwegian black metal scene Sarkom once again confirmed on their fifth album "Exceed in2 Chaos" that experimentation-wise each their work is a step forward. This time the step is even a quantum leap: the Norwegians implemented in their music the techniques of the modern school of black metal on the same basis as the old school.

With the dominant mid-tempo groove, the album is also characterized by frequent use of blast-beat drumming, and such sections often are reminiscent of Marduk ("Bottofeeders" especially), not of some Norwegian bands at all. On the other hand, Sarkom go to the other extreme as well, almost entering the territory of depressive black metal ("Spectral Prophet in a Demonized Dream", the finale of "Be[lie]ve"). It must be said that such changes in pace camouflage the heterogeneity of the picture successfully.

The sound didn't get any revolutionary changes, although on "Anti-Cosmic Art" it was drier, well, it is not rawer on "Exceed in2 Chaos", but somehow more emotional and certainly more voluminous. Nevertheless, the solos on "Anti-Cosmic Art" sounded denser strangely, they are still more modest on the new album, the most notable of them: there is a solo in "Be[lie]ve" in the spirit of modern Abigor, however, short, while in the latest "Nemesis" the first solo is even quite technical, completely uncharacteristic for the album, and the second one is too long, but this can be counted as a plus.

Summary. "Exceed in2 Chaos" is a very dynamic and impetuous album.