The Ruins Of Beverast – Foul Semen Of A Sheltered Elite (2009)

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The Ruins Of Beverast is a one man project from the drummer of the defunct band Nagelfar. The ‘band’ brings us a very dense sounding and highly enjoyable Black Metal album that features a wide variety of elements that make this release a very different one from the piles of BM albums that are released every month.

“Foul Semen Of A Sheltered Elite” features 10 tracks of sickness that will keep the listeners on the edge of their seats. The music ranges from ambient-like passages to blast-beat sections in a very well arranged manner. It never becomes dull or boring for the whole duration of this journey into darkness.

The overall sound production of the album is designed to give it that gritty and dark feeling to the already very well composed music, something that I fully enjoy in certain BM albums, since they don’t have to sound like they were recorded in a shed behind somebody’s in order to achieve that grittiness.

The keyboard hints here and there greatly add to the overall atmosphere of this album and give it that extra dimension needed for an album of this type to excel. The wide variety of vocal arrangements featured in this album are very solid and provide a nice switch to the harsh vocals, giving that extra level of authenticity to the sound of the music.

Musically the band’s foundation is a pretty solid drum track and the traditional whirlwind guitars as well as some tremolo picked sections that are a must in every decent BM release. The drums sound a bit hissy in some parts but this just adds to the dynamics of the composition of the songs. The album features very long tracks that maintain the intensity of the music for quite a while, and providing some breathers between tracks, is what makes this album a very easy one to digest.

If you are looking for a quality Black Metal release that will not bore you to death and it’s not a carbon copy of many good releases out there, then get “Foul Semen Of A Sheltered Elite” and be prepared to take journey into darkness like few other albums can guide your through.

Band: The Ruins Of Beverast Album: Foul Semen Of A Sheltered Elite
Label: Van Records

Release: September 11th, 2009

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Genre: Black Metal

Country: Germany

Rating: 91100
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