Deathkin - Kohti Kotiani Kaaosta (EN)

After a demo (2010) and an EP (2011), the in 2009 founded band Deathkin releases a conceptual album. Actually, the album was already as good as finished in 2016, as I have read, but the artwork has probably taken a while. But well, it is not about reading here (for me at least ...), but it's about dark, heavy, raging and ... conventional Black Metal with some Death Metal bonds.

Since this is a concept album that 'preaches'' about an eternal crusade beyond all borders' '(quote of the leaflet), more than half of the Black Metal releases would have to be concept albums, since the theme is not so unique. Ok, but so be it. I cannot be sure about the content of the lyrics, because I cannot speak Finnish and here they are singing without exception in the mother tounge of the band.

Regarding the music there is the traditional black metal with screeching and rattling vocals. The guitars shred their way through all registers of the genre. From typically nasty cold scrubbed to partly interspersed disharmonic riffs. Sometimes fast, sometimes dark and partly epic melodies. Blast beats, slow-paced and slightly faster drum work ... everything that the Black Metal all-listener can not hear anymore and likes because it's too common.

No exciting arrangements, no outbursting ideas that could add a special touch to a band in this overrun genre. Even the production is nice, because it's good, but nothing outstanding and this is a really important criteria.

Conclusion:
Alright, it's just another Black Metal album, which you hear one time and then put in into the shelf to the others.

Rating: 5/10

Recommendation: Everything but also nothing