By Teeth of the Divine
http://teethofthedivine.com/site/reviews/al-namrood-atbaa-al-namrood/
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By metal-district.de
http://www.metal-district.de/cdreview.php?ID=4643
....Translation: German » English
Saudi Arabia.... is really only us as Öllieferant and buffer state to Bin Laden's terrorist helpers and other rogue countries. Of course, as well despite all the openness to the West very conservative Islamic or better islamistisches country in the Western Beat music more than suspiciously eyed, in the case of heavy metal even under severe punishment is prohibited.
Drauf shitted in the eastern province seems to have such laws not impressed, how else should a band as AL-NAMROOD otherwise create a rassereines Blackmetalscheibchen record, which is more phonetically into the corner scheppernde tends composition but a lot to offer. Here is unterkühlte Scandinavian grandeur with oriental passion together, here comes the Arab folklore equal footing with hypnotischem Black Metal into effect.
Playfully the men can not accuse Saudis here, because every club is as fit every chord, every note. Two songs are rather long and medium majestically bleak forward, 'Nagoos alkhatar' drischt the band drauflos, as there would be no more morning, but without its accountability to lose. Well, if the boys to take bekäme, it would be no more morning for them. Accordingly, they are devotedly thunder by its four songs. It is always exciting, very strong riffs and melodies, the listener in its spell. The feeling is similar to that of many Eastern European Underground stories from the early 90s, the oriental elements known as MELECHESH of troops, but not in this consequence. AL-NAMROOD are absolutely penetrating. The Geröchele the Shouters is more than serious. As if he is the ultimate hell demon personally, who spread his propaganda.
Especially nice is the instrumentation. Again and again, Arab and percussion instruments from the Arab folklore, for the epic size of the music. Pity that there are only four pieces are to us here on a trip sinist'ren gen ..Red Sea.. delay. To quickly these twenty minutes, and one is with an almost insatiable appetite for more music by AL-NAMROOD behind.
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By schwermetall.ch
http://www.schwermetall.ch/cdkritiken/kritik2637.php
Translation: German » English
Hmm, what did we do? Oriental Black Metal from ....Saudi Arabia..... In the first case respect: in a state with a not exactly known as a tolerant religion to the Black Metal indulge, it is much bolder than the Norwegian kids were when they colour. I imagine how the three musicians in any bunker secretly taken to ensure that no one hears what sounds to be produced. It is likely that the demonstration also have been right there, because with this material impossible estimated there can go into the studio (if there is any sound at all with metal savvy).
Having said is, we apply ourselves to the music of Al Namrood. And can be described as moderately faster gitarrentechnisch not particularly demanding Black Metal. But there was but because of what oriental? True, Al Namrood build their musical roots and its tradition in the form of melodies and instruments into their creations. That can be both percussion and wind instruments.
The melodies are partly as the Western Death Metal fan of Therions 'Lepaca Kliffoth' or 'Theli' knows, in part but the melodies for my sense of harmony not nachvollziebar. That makes it on the one hand, interesting, on the other, but somewhat cumbersome.
About the texts it is not worthwhile to speculate they are held in Arabic, but surely satanisch. Distributors are the demo of ....Canada...., and it is certainly interesting times on MySpace an ear to risk. From the stool will be a reason perhaps not, but as I said initially, it is the thing that counts here and to respect.....