Dark, foreboding album covers can often provide some clues as to what is in store for the listener.   In this case Armath Sargon, has compiled over 70 minutes of atmospheric  goth, doom, and black metal to present the story of wars and associated horrors.  In the liner notes is this statement, “This album is not to glorify war, but to remind of the consequences.”

In one sense, the album provides an opening an opening and closing through a Biblical lens.  Psalm 10 serves as a cry out to God to lift up His hand and come to the rescue of the poor and oppressed while the outro Psalm 24 talks about the Glory of God in procession to Zion (returning).  In general, the album has a dark tone and feel to it, fitting with the subject matter and songs tend to range in length from medium length of five to eight minutes to epically long at fifteen and sixteen minutes.  The droning black metal guitar and fast drums one would expect rule the day here.  Armath hails from Jyväskylä in Finland and the music has that icy feel of Scandinavian black metal along with obvious influences from bands like Antestor. Continue reading »