
There’s a good chance that when you do download Sahil ‘The Demonstealer’ Makhija’s (Demonic Resurrection, Reptilian Death) solo album, you might just want to laugh at the kvlt album nomenclature. But believe you me, “…And Chaos Will Reign…” is probably the strongest answer that The Demonstealer could give the doubters and critics of the Indian metal scene.
Coloured with all the shades of black metal, coupled with some gifted keyboard work and inspired guitar playing on a couple of tracks, the album – available for free download on a variety of websites – is worth every penny, or in this case, every megabyte of your internet bandwidth.
The album opens with ‘There is A Calm Before Every Storm’, a track that is the perfect foil for the rest of the album to be wrapped in. The Demonstealer sings, and does it well, some respite from his well known screeching and growling ability. After the calm is over, begins the onslaught that leaves you wind blown and shaken, for good measure. The next track is ‘Whirlwinds of Devastation’, and if this track is anything to go by, then WMDs are a thing of the past. Sure to knock you off your feet, the song is definitely the gem of the album, and would be an ensemble piece on any death metal compilation. Great technical guitar play and keyboard work follows on ‘Seething Pain That Leaves No Scars’ and ‘The Empty Wasteland of Despair’.
The Demonstealer shows off his most advanced guitar work on ‘Elegy for the Grieving One’, another one of the slower tracks that helps you get back to your chair, before the last track ‘In Desolation A Prayer’ leaves you in awe of the sheer range that the Demonic Resurrection frontman has. Horns up to the man.
If Nathan Explosion was to hear this album, he would sum it up in just one, weighty word – brutal.
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thanks for the review!
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