French Antaeus are possibly the most aggressive, grinding &
enraged band I know these days. This statement may seem rather
superficial for those not acquainted with the bands' sound or
attitude, but wait until you dig into their turbulent methods of
spreading pestilence and unconditional death; In fact, I am in a
position to declare this is the way of delivering violent musik,
these are the ways of traditional & ugly Black Metal, to
recapture ancient feelings and cast them deep into the empty
spheres of vagueness. Antaeus not only produce fast Black Metal
acts of mayhem and cacophony through their albums (such was the
case of their debut "Cut Your Flesh and Worship Satan"), but can
also represent (or even incarnate) all this primary fury in their
live sets; Note: they are now touring with Deicide What definitely
deserves to be mentioned here, is that Antaeus does not simply
consist of blast beats, sick vocalisation and fast riffs. No, not
at all, their credit is the lunatic manner of giving away dementia
and yet keeping the effective musik going without falling into
musikal abysses. I could firmly say that front-man & vocalist
MkM and his road-kill crew have just made history with "De
Principii Evangelikum". This is an album with legs and foot to
climb to the highest levels of Black Metal worship, just take track
4, "Wormz On Dan VI" as an example; fast dynamic riffs lead this
track back & forth, good old trembling technique and an
ambience which truly twists and turns your ears. Their ferocious
power is mesmerising and the sudden bursts (or gasps) embody the
listener fully in a state of dizziness. If you're a Black Metal
freak then "De Principii Evangelikum" is the state-of-the-art of
audio violence. This record is a flame burning of rage &
Antaeus have just arise from the dirty ground to spit blood and
curse the heavens like no-one has ever done before. Enough said,
ride the tide or be squashed like a worm!
Abyss Magazine @ Nuno M.