Comments on: Beherit – Engram https://www.teethofthedivine.com/reviews/beherit-engram/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beherit-engram Extreme Music Critique, Discourse & Discovery! Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:03:08 +0000 hourly 1 By: Cynicgods https://www.teethofthedivine.com/reviews/beherit-engram/#comment-9373 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:03:08 +0000 http://teethofthedivine.com/site/?p=6392#comment-9373 Loved the opening statement. Proud member of Team Satan. Cardholder #3627850. :D

Pretty cool record. Nothing groundbreaking but solid throughout. Dunno why, but these guys always gave me the impression everything they did was tongue-in-cheek.

]]> By: timshel https://www.teethofthedivine.com/reviews/beherit-engram/#comment-9350 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:05:42 +0000 http://teethofthedivine.com/site/?p=6392#comment-9350 Fair points all, Dan. I guess I am guilty of the sentiment in your last remark – – I wanted this album to be more than it is simply because it’s Beherit. After such a long time away, I expected something more exciting and edgy from them. I think “Drawing Down the Moon” did push the envelope, though, more than you give it credit for – – and what about “Electric Doom Synthesis”? Certainly not a classic record, or even a very good one at that, but still genre-bending for its time.

]]> By: Dan https://www.teethofthedivine.com/reviews/beherit-engram/#comment-9321 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:52:18 +0000 http://teethofthedivine.com/site/?p=6392#comment-9321 I think there was little hope that Beherit were going to revitalize anything. Their prior releases are quality but I’ve never found them to be anything other than excellent representations of the genre as a whole rather than something that defined it. From where I’m standing, black metal doesn’t really need any sort of revitalization, especially considering the wealth of bands currently pushing the envelope (Nachtmystium, Cobalt, Deathspell Omega, etc…) As it stands, this feels more like an homage to black metal’s roots with some more modern, atmospheric trappings and better production. The expectations for Beherit are also pretty high, coming from another band this would be getting even more positive buzz I feel.

]]> By: timshel https://www.teethofthedivine.com/reviews/beherit-engram/#comment-9317 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:20:25 +0000 http://teethofthedivine.com/site/?p=6392#comment-9317 I have been waiting for this review to drop on this site, though I expected Grimulfr to handle it. Not a bad review– I tend to agree with most of your points. It’s a good release, but it doesn’t offer anything particularly new. For some reason, I was hoping Beherit would step back into the black metal scene and revitalize it somehow. Not the case here. Oh well.

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