St. Petersburg’s Edoma already milled their way through the auditory canals of a few insiders with their debut “Immemorial Existence” in the summer of.
The basic ingredients of “Immemorial Existence” are quickly explained, because here a good load of old-school Death Metal is mixed with a nihilistic, cold portion of Black Metal. Sometimes you can hear a riff similar to Bolt Thrower, then something reminds you of Watain in their earlier phase and over all hangs, sometimes more, sometimes less dominant, this MGLA-like, ominous blackness. Also the vocals are more in the spectrum of these Polish Black Metallers. Exemplary for the stylistic breadth are songs like the opener “Herald of Death”, “Northern Heart”, which stands out because of the melancholic riffs and the clear vocals in places, or “Depletion of Faith”, which is a pure Black Metal projectile. The songwriting seems to be very relaxed and clear to the point, without being dull at all. The whole album is interesting and entertaining and the 45 minutes fly by.
It is a fact that genre purists like to grumble when a band deviates from known paths and deliberately puts itself between the chairs. With Edoma, however, this plan has succeeded so well that even many of these purists will probably enjoy “Immemorial Existence”, at least if they give the album a chance and a few listens. For this, 8 points with a clear tendency upwards.
Edoma should be kept in mind. (HaCeBo)
