Omnizide - NekroRegime

OMNIZIDE - NekroRegime (CARNAL Records - LP 2016)

With the fall of 2016 Omnizide came back with their second full length "NekroRegime". I knew that after their killer debut "Death Metal Holocaust" (followed by the 10" MLP "Nekromantik") I had to put my hands also on this next record. It was only a matter of time before I do. And I'm very glad that I got it, because it's another awesome piece of music from Omnizide. I know that they're still rather lesser known project. People know Craft, some do also Avsky, but Omnizide? I hardly ever see this album recommended in vinyl collections or where else. Which is a mistake, so here's another my presentation of Omnizide (third by now, one more to go!). 

Well, "NekroRegime" is definitely a fine continuation of "Death Metal Holocaust" and generally this album walks similar musical path. But I think it's much more a pure old school black metal effort, with nothing or very, very little of the death metal influence left, to be honest. "NekroRegime" is pretty much your grim, cold and hateful harsh black metal alike to the best Darkthrone works, as well as Urgehal, Pest, Koldbrann and all that sort of traditional, Scandinavian black metal bands. The atmosphere is yet again a main aspect that I am drawn into. I absolutely love when bands are able to bring this very malicious, eerie, cold deathly aura. This is almost bloodfreezing kind of stuff, especially with these killer commanding screams of Nox, who're such a good vocalist. The music is just as diverse as harsh black metal can only be. So, expect enough fast, aggressive parts that will devastate your area completely. But some slower ("Walls of Flesh"), sometimes even slightly melodic pieces are here as well, like in the fantastic "Deathwomb" - and that's a good opportunity to bang your skull with all your force, as these songs sounds surprisingly memorable and catchy.  

And because Omnizide properly mixed and balanced all these varied styles, the music never really gets boring or repetitive. Damn, they even went a bit further than ever before with "The Devil in Me", which is a near ten minutes long track, with a bit different, much slower song, with almost sorrowful and mesmerizing feel, which reminds me some older Carpathian Forest. This whole song is different from the rest of the album a lot and is actually a nice break from the usual, classic Darkthrone'ish riffage, which Omnizide mostly plays (and which always killer to hear, especially when even Darkthrone is not like Darkthrone anymore). And the production, which is raw yet clean and fuckin powerful at the same time strengthens every sound, so that you literally play this record loud, with no worries that it can sound like a primitive garbage. 

Vinyl includes one bonus track titled "Natus Mortuus", which is an instrumental piece, nothing actually what would enormously enrich the record, but I guess it's always nice to get something extra, even if it's just an instrumental like "Natus Mortuus". 

Standout tracks: "Deathwomb", "Himmelstrasse (330ft)", "Walls of Flesh" 

Verdict: 75/100