Ninkharsag –
The Essential Salts of Human Dust (2013)
Ulthar
Records
Review by Jude
Felton
There’s a darkness
rising in Liverpool, England, and it comes in the shape of Ulthar Records. This
is a brand new label, and it looks to be one that you should get excited about;
especially if you like your metal evil and your format vinyl. Of course, this
is a statement regarding their upcoming debut releases. One is the 12” vinyl
release of Coltsblood’s Beyond the Lake of Madness, and the other is the one I
review now, which will be released on 7” vinyl.
Ninkharsag
wastes absolutely no time whatsoever blasting out of the gates, with the
ferocious title track of this two song 7” which has a distinct old school feel,
as the drums slowly build in their assault, whilst the guitar work goes
straight for the jugular. This is all accompanied by demonic vocals of K.R.N.
It’s then
straight onto Liber V vel Reguli, which lulls you in with a slightly more
restrained opening few seconds, before it also heads, guns a blazing, straight
into the abyss. The two tracks contained on this release total just less than 7
minutes, but its 7 minutes you should fully embrace, as both songs are quite
terrific.
Tom Dring
handled the recording, mixing and mastering of The Essential Salts of Human
Dust, and has done a fantastic job, as the sound quality is just what the
doctored ordered. It has that raw, energetic feel, yet also a clarity that
allows the two tunes room to breathe.
If you’re
looking for some Black Metal that embraces black magick, warfare and dark
history, whilst delivering the goods in the music department, I suggest you
look no further than Ninkharsag. Be quick though, as there are only going to be
300 copies of this single released. Well, 299 once you take mine out of the
equation! Black Metal in the UK continues to go from strength to strength, and
this single only whets the appetite for a full length album.
Tracklist:
1. The Essential Salts of Human Dust
2. Liber V vel Reguli
The Essential Salts of Human Dust is released by Ulthar Records in September, and will be available here.
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