Veneration - The Core of Revelation (Triumphant Resistance)

VENERATION - The Core of Revelation (Triumphant Resistance) (FALLEN TEMPLE - CD 2022

There’s been a three-month hiatus for Panzerfaust zine, which wasn’t something I even planned. But work, family stuff, holidays and laziness caused a huge delay in writing and publishing anything on this blog. Which I am really sorry for. Well, I will try to dig up as much shit as I can and publish few reviews in the upcoming weeks, but again – we have to be patient. For the start, here’s one album, which has been waiting few months before I even managed to listen to it. But I gave it few spins last week and here is my feedback. 

Veneration is a band hailing from... Indonesia. It is still quite surprising to hear a black metal band from that region of the world, I think. And to be honest, hardly any band from there can interest me. Most of them sound just dull and bad, not worthy to waste your time. Luckily, Veneration are far better than 99% of black metal bands from the far East. And with “The Core of Revelation (Triumphant Resistance)” they definitely took a step forward from the previous EP (“Thy Infernal”). The music sounds more interesting and better, it is pretty well produced, and it just stands out when compared to what usually comes from Asia. 

So, “The Core of Revelation” brings us seven songs of quite raw, relatively traditional black metal. Yes, I really like that old school feel, which Veneration music has, both in the riffage, but also in the melodic lines they provide here and there. When I’ve first listened to this album, I felt like it sounds a bit like some old Ancient Rites albums and on the other hand, the old Greek black metal bands (Varathron and Rotting Christ to name the most obvious) also came to my mind. Saying so, I don’t think there’s much to complain about, Veneration really did record some great songs and their music is quite unique. They bring a lot of dark, atmospheric black metal, but with enough fierce and aggressive style to give the listener a proper kick. You'll find many great riffs and cool ideas on “The Core of Revelation (Triumphant Resistance)”, so it’s really been fun to listen to this album. Sure, it’s nothing extraordinary and it won’t cause much turbulence on the black metal scene. But I think it’s solid, underground record, which fans should check. Contact Fallen Temple for order and don’t hesitate, it’s just cool to hear such a good band from Indonesia. 

Verdict: 70/100