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Urna: Iter ad lucem

20/03/09 || Kampfar

If I’d been a global dictator – one with all the firepower in the whole wide world at my disposal – I’d exterminate all Muslims and Christians not willing to piss, shit, vomit and ejaculate all over their mongoloid books of holy crap. The same applies to (orthodox) Jews, fuck all them desert gods, but when it comes to Buddhists, of which few live in deserts, I downright fail to dig up any sort of hate. Fucking hell, not even mild contempt, and that’s because Buddhism is more a guidance to life than it is a religion. Hints and tips, if you like. Or was that Hinduism? Ah, fuck it, Urna is the 31st physical characteristic of Buddha and it both symbolizes and radiates wisdom.

That was an incredibly shitty intro, boys and girls, but you deserve even less. Fuck circa all.

Ahem, Urna is, at least according to last.fm, a black metal ensemble which incorporates elements of funeral doom and ambient, but what I hear is the exact opposite, namely an ambient funeral doom orchestra doing a firm nod towards, yet “only” harboring a distinct feel of, said black metal. In other words, this is not what I’d call metallo nero torvo da una foresta funerea. Not entirely not, but in the end not very close. Anyways, I don’t give a flying fuck, for nowadays I’m brain damaged enough to appreciate even funeral doom, though I must admit it doesn’t happen often as me not making sense. Nonetheless, I have the ability to digest said style, most so when done by Runemagick, true, but also Ahab makes me feel like moving into a coffin. Urna doesn’t, but fuck me in the face with a mace if they don’t show the world that yes, they do have a fucking clue. Unlike you.

Rhymes are kinda lame, and that Busta dude is incredibly so, but I’ve already established that the same doesn’t apply to Urna. However, dear fucking Houston, I do have a problem. See, I’ve listened to this album on an almost daily basis for the last 2 weeks or so and I’m still not entirely sure what to make of it. The reason why I’m so confused follows here: when utterly stoned, tired and in bed, it works all fine, a method I’ve tried twice, but when up and ready, it more or less falls through. I’m not entirely sure if it is right to detract points because of it, but I do so anyway. You know me, I’m the kind of guy that thinks killing a few innocents are entirely OK as long as you get all the vermin while at it.

I’m not so sure that made any sense at all, but it doesn’t matter, because now I’m about to tell you that this album is indeed quite massive. Played loud, it will rumble your surroundings, provided you aren’t the proud owner of some shitty cardboard speakers, that is. Of course it is, and just as obvious is the fact that Urna rumbles and churns the most when the whole orchestra, and not just the ambient part of it participates. 2 doesn’t make an orchestra, but my contacts in Italy has informed me that both members are very schizo, each having like 7 different personalities.

Before I do the summary and fuck off already, I’d like to inform you that the vocals aren’t bad at all, a proper sneer with a venomous edge me likes.

So, not an album I’m about to marry this, but it is good enough to further prove that the Italians are nowadays capable of more than just power metal, prog-rock and opera. And that’s why I hereby declare the extreme metal scene in Ferrari-land to be quite interesting anno 2009.

6,5 out 10.

Information
Released: 2009
Label: ATMF
Website: Urna’s Myspace
Band
RM: vocals
MZ: guitar, bass, effects

Tracklist
01. Iter ad lucem part I
02. Iter ad lucem part II
03. K-TH-R
04. Om
05. Sefira malkuth
06. Outro

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