APOCRYPHAL – Dissolution Of God

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7.0

• Bands:
  APOCRYPHAL
• Duration: 00:46:42
• Available from: 10/18/2024
• Label:

• Drakkar Productions

After a few years from the previous “Tales Of Galilea”, Apocryphal make a comeback, a black metal band from Verona that had left an impression on us for the themes linked to the Old Testament and in particular to the whole part of the apocryphal texts. It seems that our band wants to continue on the same conceptual path and, even if we don't have the lyrics of this new “Dissolution Of God” in hand, it is quite easy to understand – even just from the titles – how there is continuity with the past.
Musically, we find ours improved from many points of view, starting from the beautiful artwork by Sheila Franco, an artist who is making her way in this period with several noteworthy plates, starting from the covers of the new Selvans and the deathsters Eternal Tragedy. In addition to the visual impact, the quality of the production of the new album also allows Apocryphal to show off their writing skills, given that they do everything they can to create an album that is as thoughtful as possible, even if obviously pigeonholed into the dictates of the most classic.
If the opener “God Of The Water” and “The Snake Has Spoken” move into the territories of tight black metal, but with a hint of melody, and can recall Marduk, Setherial, Dark Funeral and Dissection, the subsequent tracks seek all the ways to stand out, and in many cases they succeed, making themselves remembered for the clean voices of “Raab”, the intricate but not too much structure of “Kill The Dreamer”, the sinister atmosphere that introduces the title track and the enthralling and particularly melodic “Nothing Better Than Build The Temple Of Our God”.
Overall, after repeated listening, it is undeniable that Apocryphal have written and arranged their songs with attention, giving them as much personality as possible, a factor that considerably extends the life of “Dissolution Of God” in all areas: guitars, rhythmic structures and somehow also the voice, thanks to some neat grafting.
Despite being a decidedly “genre” album, which does not possess any element of originality of its own, the mixture of ideas is more than pleasant, also helped by a clear and not particularly modern and bombastic production. Therefore “Dissolution Of God” manages to break away from the category of generic black metal album: now all it needs is a little promotion and maybe a little luck to get something more. As far as we're concerned, good work, now we hope to be able to see them live with a bit of continuity, as has happened in the past.