ILLNATH: Cast into fields of evil pleasure CD. RARE Japanese import. Better than Cradle Of Filth Check AUDIO.

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Japanese import World Chaos Production + press release.

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1 Zetite 4:06
2 Behind The Mirrors 4:23
3 Cast Into Fields Of Evil Pleasure 5:07
4 Temporary Borders 5:04
5 The Creators Biggest Pride 4:37
6 Gloomy Gathering 1:42
7 Bring Down The Witching Hour 4:29
8 By The Hands Of Violent Winter 5:40
9 Frozen Constellations 4:36

I have always been an avid fan of symphonic Black Metal so after hearing about this band, Illnath, and how similar they are to English juggernauts Cradle Of Filth, I ordered a copy of “”Cast Into Fields Of Evil Pleasure”” to see what all the hype was about on the internet Metal forums. Illnath is based in Denmark and have not only somewhat perpetrated Cradle’s sound but sometimes end up surpassing it instead of plagiarizing for easy success.

Like many bands before them, Illnath have taken a liking to an extensive use of keyboards. What separates them from the others is their odd choice of chord progressions. They go back and forth between minor and major keys instead of sticking to one relative but the change doesn’t interrupt the flow of the tracks or seem out of place. The guitarist, Peter Falk, tackles all of the guitar duties here, dueling and scaling off of his own riffs frequently, hardly ever playing the same thing as the other guitar. When there is a twin guitar attack it is usually during a passage in which the keyboards are the dominant melody. Thankfully, they have not let their symphonic element outshine the rest of the band. Though it is a large part of the overall mix the other instruments fit nicely within its confines. The production is solid and you can hear the small nuances thrown in with the various arrangements. The drummer on “”Cast Into Fields Of Evil Pleasure””, Rasmus Jakobsen, is a delight but his playing can be repetitive at times, almost as if he’s afraid to go the extra step to push his performance over the edge. On the song “”Temporary Borders””, female vocals are incorporated into the track which can help further the notion of a similarity between them and Cradle Of Filth.

Their vocalist sounds almost identical to Dani Filth with his high pitched squeals and growls but I would have to say that his voice sounds less strained and more fluid when it comes to the delivery. This is another aspect I found to be somewhat disappointing but his vocals are dead on with every song, and unlike Filth, he will let the music take hold of you once in awhile instead of screaming at you until the end of the song or whenever he gets the chance. Narrenschiff also has a few spoken parts on the album but they aren’t anything special or do much for the songs they show up in.

Musically, this is a different kind of Black Metal. Solos have never been a necessary part of the genre but Falk seems to think the opposite. The guitar solos are grandiose and are usually in a major scale which add a light to the darkness, so to speak. These little bursts of extreme melody bear a resemblance to 80s Hair Metal solos. If you think this sounds strange, well, of course it does, you would be right. It is strange. But it’s also different and completely unexpected which is what makes Illnath special.

“”Cast Into Fields Of Evil Pleasure”” is a good album and worth checking out. Illnath is going in the right direction.

Highlights: By The Hands Of Violent Winter (check out the dueling keyboards and guitars towards the end of the song), Zetite, Bring Down The Witching Hour

 

Cast Into Fields Of Evil Pleasure is the first full-length album by the Danish black metal band Illnath. It was released on June 23, 2003 by Japanese label World Chaos Production.
There was some controversy prior to its release because the title and the lyrics of the first track (“”Zetite””) are based on material from the roleplaying setting Vampire: The Masquerade. In the words of Bjørn Holter:
This song was at the brink of causing us trouble with a company in Atlanta, whose name I shall not mention. It is based, I guess some of you already know, on the roleplaying game Vampire: The Masquerade. I was quite fascinated by the song Death Becomes All from the “”Angelic Voices Calling”” MCD, and by this I spent my chance to make another song, in which the narrator describes how neatly he can tear off your head and shove it up your ass. I like these kind of songs.
The Setites are a vampire clan from VTM.”

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