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Sheffield, England |
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Black Metal |
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Page online:
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September 23, 2020
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Last update/review:
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September 23, 2020
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Kull
For all intents and purposes, Kull is the continuation of the great
Bal-Sagoth,
a band that, while technically not disbanded as of this writing,
hasn't recorded since 2006.
Formed in 2012,
Kull consists of four current or former Bal-Sagoth members along
with a new vocalist,
and in 2019 the quintet finally debuted with
Exile.
Comparisons to the past are inevitable and warranted -- it's clear
that Kull wants to continue where Bal-Sagoth left off, and indeed
a lot of
Exile slots comfortably and favorably with past product,
while at the same time broadening and expanding their sound.
The trademark dark, busy, blackened symphonic
arrangements are here (though not
the lengthy song titles) and serve the band well -- this is still
a unique and original band.
Vocally, there is a shift -- at times Tarkan Alp adopts the rapid-fire,
semi-narrative style that Byron Roberts made famous, while at other times
he's a more traditional extreme metal vocalists, with both blackened
shrieks and deathly roars part of his repetoire.
A welcome return to form for these guys.
Discography
Exile
2019
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- Imperial Dawn
- Set Nakt Heh
- Vow of the Exiled
- A Summoning to War
- Hordes Ride
- An Ensign Consigned
- Pax Imperialis
- By Lucifer's Crown
- Of Stone and Tears
- Aeolian Supremacy
- Of Setting Suns and Rising Moon
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Tarkan Alp
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Chris Maudling
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Jonny Maudling
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Alistair MacLatchy
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Paul Jackson
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