Satyricon – “Now, Diabolical”
Such a concoction of simple, pounding heavy rock guitar, with basic, mid-paced drumming, led by scowled, frowning, tongue-lashing vocals creates songs repetitive, uncomplicated and effective songs. In all seriousness, this does sound more in line “Enter Sandman” or “Sad but True”, from a darker, angrier angle. This black ‘n’ roll is easy to remember because there is practically no blasting in the album proper and no complexity in the guitar. No solos, just straight ahead riffs. It depends on the particular audience to decide whether the repetitive nature of the music is a problem. The more adamant about older, proper black metal, like The Shadowthrone or Nemesis Divina, will find more difficulties assimilating this, whereas the Volcano consumer should be comfortable.