Throne of Katarsis

In Nomine Dei Nostri Satanus

Sathanas In Gloriam Productions 2008

Throne of Katarsis, one of the best of the recent crop of black metal traditionalist upstarts from Norway, combines with the satanic perversion of Sathanas In Gloriam Productions to bring us a glimpse of one of their cult musical ritual performances, this time at the Sathanas In Gloriam festival in Baroeg Rotterdam.  A gloomy and eerie introductory film sets an ominous tone before the live set begins.  The concert hall is dark and the camera work gives the room the impression of a catacomb.  We as viewers are at a perfect distance to behold this majestic evil summoning.  Four different cameras capture the live work providing multiple angles and the frequent shifting between these alternate views keeps the concert from becoming stagnant.  We are even treated to the occasional view of Vardalv behind his drum kit.  Though the focus is rightly on the commanding and blasphemous antics of Infamroth.  He holds the audience and the DVD viewer in his thrall as his ghastly vocals freezing guitar riffs seer themselves into the minds of the onlookers.  His in sacrilegious invocations in between the songs are an excellent example of how one should approach their obligations as a frontman.  The set list is comprised of four tracks from the debut An Eternal Dark Horizon (Symbols of Winter, Funeral Moonlight, Nattaander, Under Guds Hud) and one from the demo (Skogens Kall). Their icy and atmospheric black metal translates surprisingly well to the live environment.  I wish the guitars were a little louder in the mix but this is a minor issue in the grand scheme of things.  The concert ends as it began, with some infernal fire blowing in true underground heretical fashion.  As a bonus we are treated to a frantic and somewhat confusing trip through Norway and even an all too brief sneak peak of the new album from Throne of Katarsis.  SIG Productions has done a wonderful job with the packaging for the DVD as well and it reminds me somewhat of the packaging Crushing the Holy Trinity comp with its satanic artistic aesthetics.  All around this is a well done and excellently presented visual accompaniment to one of the best modern black metal bands around.  A truly cult work of Satanic art in all aspects.  Obtain and SUBMIT!!!!!! 

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