Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Amsvartnir


Rot In Hell has been in constant rotation since releasing the excellent "As Pearls Before Swine" full-length (Which you can read over at Halifax Collect). One of their more recent releases was a split with fellow UK band Wayfarer, courtesy of Carry The Weight (CTW) Records. Each band contributed one track and just like RIH earlier material, they don't disappoint.

"Amsvartnir" starts off slowly before growing into a savage assault. I won't bore you with more references to Integrity or Ringworm. As much as those two bands may have influenced Rot In Hell, this is a fresh, bloodthirsty monster. Easily one of their better tracks (Not like they have a bad one). "Father you've had your glory. Now I'm taking mine!"

Wayfarer's "Faithless And Accursed" isn't as raw as "Amvartnir" but just as metallic. This was the first time hearing the band and it certainly was impressive. They have an LP available that I highly recommend and there's a new EP in the works - CTW has more info on both).

The packaging is really gnarly. Housed in a thick cardboard sleeve with artwork by Glyn, the first hundred copies came on white vinyl with a little booklet and other extras. The record release version came with a rune stone I've heard, but those were sold out very quickly.

Rot In Hell always has a knack for fucking interest releases, both musically and aesthetically. As cool and involved as the Wayfarer split was, it has nothing on the lathe 7" that was housed in a fucking ski mask. Even with the alternate versions of "Hallways Of The Always", there is a level of attention and detail paid that few bands can match.

Nothing but death for you all!

1 comments:

Halifax Collect said...

Interesting tidbit here, but in the late 90's and early 00's there was a quite active band in Iceland called Ámsvartnir. I'm curious why the band chose this name, what it represents for them and how it fits their over-all "art"....

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