The art once popularized by Darkthrone, Profanatica, Masacre and early Mayhem yet lives and not in the over-hyped marketing fjords of Norway but in America of all places. Sorry kiddies for this may neither be Emperor, Dummy Burger or English gothic rock, but instead tracks like Descent to the Abyss, Benevolent Whore, Dethroned for Eternity and Journey Through Visions of War are pure single-minded malicious darkness all grim, all dark, all the time. The music is delivered without any surplus frills and extraneous influence. For those unfamiliar with the art of JI, the American unit pays allegiance to true - and for once you better believe the qualifier - black metal. Hot on the heels of the Heaven In Flames album, solo project Judas Iscariot is back with a MCD that has developed to become even better than its predecessor. JUDAS ISCARIOT - DETHRONED, CONQUERED AND FORGOTTEN - RED STREAM I am disappointed by the presence of keyboards here and there, but for the most part JI is loyal to the true concept of black metal. There are very few frills or fancy moments, as Judas Iscariot plays grim and dark black metal with little instrumental capability, but lots of evil inspiration. Many releases are issued in strictly limited edition formats. The project is noted for its approach to the purest of nihilistic black metal that gained an exalted status on the underground scene. The band which professes allegiance to Nietzsche's philosophically is still engaged in the composition of true, simply raw black metal as delivered by Darkthrone. Judas Iscariot was a black metal solo project created by Andrew 'Akhenaten' Harris. Judas Iscariot, the solo project of one Akhenaten, is back with release number five (I believe) and I am glad to report that nothing, or very little, has changed. JUDAS ISCARIOT - HEAVEN IN FLAMES - RED STREAM
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