FAUSTTOPHEL - Sancta Simplicitas
Metal Scrap Records
Remember when I mentioned in a previous review that I'd rather be listening Ukrainian black metal? Coincidence? I think not, true believers. Yes FAUSTTOPHEL are from that great nation but have no problem with showing their love of Scandinavian symphonic black metal. Though I wouldn't call em clones. FAUSTTOPHEL was founded in 1999. That's long before many of you little shits heard of black metal. Don't scoff, it's true and I'm old enough to be your dad. But anyways the band didn't release anything until recently with a debut full length in 2013. Sancta Simplicitas is their sophomore effort and while surface wise it might come off as generic, it's not.
The band takes the Scandinavian model and adds their own homey flair. Starting with the complex musical arrangements that break the monotony. The typical wall of keyboards of the sub-genre are tempered with elegant piano. There's acoustic passages thrown in for good measure as well as folk rooted styling. Was that an accordion I heard? The vocals are a mixed bag of death grunts and guttural ranting. Of course singing in their own language adds to it. All in all a decent release.
Rating 4/5
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