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Artist: GLAUKOM
SYNOD / THE PROCESSUS
Album: Split CD
Year: 2006
Allrighty, we have another split CD to review! This time
there are two French one-man projects to be found on it.
Glaukom Synod is already quite known for me after a few
reviews and an interview. It’s the solo project of a guy
named Gabriel, and he is not afraid to experiment with
all kinds of metal and industrial in one chaotic mix.
The preverious demos all had a positive review on our
webpage, so I was expecting some more cool stuff here.
The Processus is yet unknown to me. According to the
info on this CD and the MySpace page, Al Slumber (the
guy who gave birth to this solo project) makes some sick
kind of industrial black metal. Since even the new Last
Days Of Humanity CD isn’t sick enough for me, I was
already looking forward to meet this band!
Glaukom Synod has the honour to kick off on this split.
And, Gabriel does what we already expected and where his
talents lay. All kinds of crazy beats are drilled into
your ears, and damn sure that I enjoy this torturing! A
song like ‘Ill syncop pleonasm (Caustic)’ is more metal
based and influenced, while ‘Subterranean nutgrabber’
even has a little punky sound here and there! Talking
about punky sounds, ‘Angels (Circumcision)’, which is
quite an easy listening song, seems to have some
T.Raumschmiere influences here and there too, but of
course way sicker. These ten tracks are gone before you
can even notice it, and I am still bouncing here on my
chair. Sick and excellent, and to me it seems like this
stuff is sounding better on every new release! Glaukom
Synod is a definite must for people who think noise is a
bit too extreme, while The Berzerker is not yet extreme
enough! Vote Glaukom Synod side: 85 / 100.
Now, lets go to the unknown part of this split. The
Processus has also given birth to ten tracks for this
split CD. And the description of sick industrial black
metal seemed really fitting! ‘Fleshchaos’ for example
brings you vampiric keys with an insane drum machine and
hysteric grim vocals. ‘Vein’ is more mechanized and
noise based, but the chaos is still there! ‘Dear Lungs’
could maybe better be called ‘Dear Ears’, since the
beats on this one (like a hiddeous heartbeat) are pumped
through your ears like a carcrash! This side of the
split turned out to be surprisingly good for me. I am
wondering if this will ever turn into a live project in
the future, because I am sure it will end in mass
genocide! Vote The Processus side: 85 / 100.
In the end, this split brought me no surprises on one
side, and lots of surprises on the other side. If you
feel like you are strong enough to dig this stuff, I can
highly recommend this to you! And be fast, because this
is only available in a limited size! Write Gabriel of
Glaukom Synod if you want this one:
scumflesh@wanadoo.fr.
Vote: 85 / 100
Review by: Gerardo |
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01. Angels
(Circumcision)
02. Mental dissection of
a prostitute
03. Promulgator
04. Ill syncop pleonasm
(Caustic)
05. Subterranean
nutgrabber
06. Mis-organic
teraplasm revitalizer
07. Primate agony
08. Pestiferous
monodrama in hammering
transcendance
09. Defenestrate me
(Better late than never)
10. Exthroat asanguina
11. Fleshchaos
12. Visceres
13. Destroy the body
14. Organic rot
15. I am not
16. Dear lungs
17. Quhltur
18. The non breath
19. Vein
20. The substance
Track 1-10: Glaukom
Synod
Track 11-20: The
Processus |
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