Album: Värähtelijä
Year: 2016
Rating: 80/100
Finnish quintet Oranssi Pazuzu sound like they would be a fascinating listen on paper at least. Their sound incorporates elements of psychedelic rock, krautrock, progressive metal and black metal. Think along similar lines to the likes of Altar of Plagues, Blut Aus Nord, Sigh, Wolves in the Throne Room and Gnaw Their Tongues, and you're really not far away at all. Their fourth full length effort, "Värähtelijä", is just the sort of challenging listen you might expect from a band with such similar comparison points as the aforementioned.
It's immediately obvious that this dark, brooding album is not for the faint of hear as soon as opening track "Saturaatio" hits the listener for the first time. Right from the off, a flurry of buzzsaw guitars, hammering drums, ominous swirling synthesizers and layers upon layers of guttural vocals attacks the listener without hesitation. This is par for the course throughout the album; the title track is a slow burning, eight minute monolith based around a simplistic guitar riff that becomes more ominous as the track slowly builds up and peaks, while "Hypnotisoitu Viharukous" fires into life with a cacophony of dirty, noisy distorted guitars, indecipherable vocals and jackhammer drums.
Oranssi Pazuzu are definitely not a band for everyone to rush out and enjoy. Nor would you hear them on mainstream radio any time soon. But buried somewhere in the hideous cacophony that they make, there is a beauty to the evil noise they create, even if it takes longer than usual to try and find it. One to absorb without any distractions at hand should you wish to truly "get" it.
Track list:
- Saturaatio
- Lahja
- Värähtelija
- Hypnotisoitu Viharukous
- Vasemman Käden Hierarkia
- Havuluu
- Valveavaruus
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