As reported from sputnikmusic.com, 'Domine Non Es Dignus'-or, in English, 'Lord, You are not Worthy'-serves as quite an interesting title to the second album by vile black metallers Anaal Nathrakh. Then again, what else would you expect from a band that, quite plainly on their first album 'The Codex Necro', never really have let up on the virulent venom and passionate yet brutal aggression coarsing through the band's ambitious veins? .'The Codex Necro' merely introduced these most blasphemous and unholy of sinful sounds, which were very much supported by some extremely convincing sound samples of such horrific (in some critics' eyes, certainly) films as 'Event Horizon' and 'The Final Conflict'. If 'The Codex Necro' is the parent that birthed the band's voyages into slightly more popular territory, 'Domine Non es Dignus' is surely the successful child that, still to this day, has reigned victoriously albeit terrifyingly supreme.
As an extreme metal fan, it is very hard to find anything here that the band do weakly, but there are certainly little things that can frustrate anybody. 'The Oblivion Gene', whilst its presence on the album is that of a vitally important one, features a slight use of vocals found within a Hardcore or Metalcore band, where it seems every member of the band are shouting the lyrics rather than screaming them chaotically. Then there is the most obvious of them all, the fact that every single blastbeat and riff sounds virtually the same in the first half of the album, which is thankfully changed around slightly in the second half of the album, wherein the band take several steps out of their comforts zones, and show the world they are not as simply as one perceives them to be.
It is interesting how fortunately famous Anaal Nathrakh have become in the Extreme Metal underground scene of late, particularly since their victorious approach to try something largely new on 'In the Constellation of the Black Widow' and 'Passion'. 'Domine...' does not change the band's perceptions and beliefs, but certainly makes them known amongst an unexpecting crowd.
Tracklist
- I Wish I Could Vomit Blood on You... People
- The Oblivion Gene
- Do Not Speak
- Procreation of the Wrecthed
- To Err is Human. To Dream - Futile
- Revaluation of All Values
- The Final Destruction of Dignity
- Swallow the World
- This Cannot be the End
- Rage, Rage against the Dying of Light
If you like it, please buy it on their official website/merchandise.
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