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DIAMATREGON " Blasphemy for Satan"
From a purely technical perspective, this album is medicore by black metal standard; the drumming is a bit sloppy at times and there are some faults in the playing, but to be honest; it doesn't matter, because this album still manages to rip and shred and tear its way to the top of my list of favourite albums within black metal! It's filled with such intense hatred that one doesn't care about things like the lyrics not being very original, or that they have a few faults on their playing (which really isn't very noticeable), because the sheer aggression and hatred these guys spew out makes me think of some religiously devoted fanatic monsters who butcher down innocent people for Satan. Cheesy description, perhaps, but oh well.. There is also a really cool Misfits cover on this album, by the song Death Comes Ripping, which sounds really awesome as a fast black metal song! Attutude-wise, this band sounds closer to some hardcore punk bands than most fast, brutal black metal, with it's straight-forward, no-bullshit attitude (which a lot of BM bands try on, but fail at musically).
Strongly recommended!
http://wemarchinline.blogspot.com march 2009
DIAMATREGON " Blasphemy for Satan"
Raw black metal from France, second album; a killer release, really well done mix between in your face songs and more atmospheric ones. The musicianship is top-notch, as is the production, really has that nice raw edge. Some parts remind me of cyfaws by Antaeus. Also, there’s a great Misfits cover.
Highly recommended!
by attila the hun http://blackmetalownsyou.blogspot.com december 2008
DIAMATREGON " Blasphemy for Satan"
If this isn't the most violently attacking black metal i have ever heard it has at least smacked me stupid enough to forget what is. I picked this gem up at a second hand store where the story goes; its previous owner was found in a bloody mess beside his speakers, ears melted beyond all recognition...he obviously couldn't handle his metal. This is the second fullength release from French black metallers Diamatregon the first being their 'Satanic Devotion' cd.
Blasphemy for Satan is for the most part black metal and raw as hell and the production is a step up from the previous Satanic cd - not as much feedback this time around but still extremely stripped down. Diam's vokills cut through the blast and overdrive like nails on a chalkboard with full force and conviction. A cover of the Misfits 'Death Comes Ripping' that will tear your skin off was one of the standouts for me as too the grand finale 'The Beast is Dead'.
The latter of the 2 aforementioned tracks is a 20+minute trip through hell, a slow and
torturous epic tale which would fill an entire b-side and give this release a real vintage feeling were it in vinyl format (maybe one day?) With some of the best black metal nowadays coming out of France, this is no exception. Blasphemy For Satan is tough as hell black metal that you can bang your head to, and thats an order not a suggestion!!!
by Paul Campbell from Depth Charge zine November 2003 (Australia)
DIAMATREGON " Blasphemy for Satan"
Her får vi servert nyeste verk fra enda et band som spiller ultragrim blackmetal (BOMBE!)
Disse ligger heldigvis et par hakk over resten av bølingen, og leverer faktisk musikk på et ok høyt nivå. Trommene driver raskt, og gitarlyden kan man knytte opp mot Dark Funerals Diabolis Interium. Riffene er ikke fullt så ekstreme, litt mer standard oldschool, noe som ikke var annet enn fullt forventet. Vokalen river, deler av den er faktisk mikset litt over mot industrien. Hva faen er det med franskmenn og dette elektroskvipet? Jeg blir nesten irritert! Uansett, skivas helhet gir meg en grei tilfredsstillelse, men ikke noe særlig mer enn det.
Konseptet til bandet er det ingenting å si på da. Blasfemi, blasfemi og atter råtten blasfemi!
eternal-terror.com September 2003(Norway)
DIAMATREGON " Blasphemy for Satan"
The always diverse tUMULt label has scored another sonic victory with French black metal band Diamatregon. While BM bands like Cradle of Filth drive the genre toward marketing and merch driven oblivion, the underground still has the potential to generate truly uncompromising extreme music. Diamatregon takes the decidedly lo-fi approach of early bands such as Darkthrone and Burzum, but eschew traditional BM tempos in favor of a dynamically rich collection of speed n' dirge. Over-saturated vocal shrieks pierce the chaos, guitars and percussion churn violently in the mix...
the end result is a collection of songs that sound truly destructive and evil.
If the multi-layered, overprocessed black metal of the day has got you down (and the T-shirts... the more outrageous and tasteless, the better the sales, I guess)
Diamatregon may be the thing for you.
A freshing blast furnace of lo-fi hatred in the face of the watered-down and sold out.
by Chris Barnes for www.hellridemusic.com September 2003 (USA)
DIAMATREGON " Blasphemy for Satan"
Un cd a tirarura limitata rappresenta la dimensione che in questi ultimi anni si è ritagliato il Black Metal più genuino, ritornato ormai di fatto ad uno status underground lontano dalle fanfare della visibilità di massa che ha inevitabilmente consumato e distrutto gruppi come Darkthrone, Immortal, Satyricon, chi sciolto, chi ormai parodia di se stesso. “Blasphemy for Satan” è invece una di quelle release che restano orgogliosamente insensibili al logorio dei tempi e inseguono ancora quel feeling marcescente, sinistro dei neri abissi.
La presentazione del cd evoca atmosfere nere e rosso sangue e la scelta è presto giustificata dalla thrasheggiante song d’apertura, assolutamente degna di anni non certo recenti. Il gusto retrò della band è accentuato da una produzione volutamente secca nella batteria, per nulla effettata e relativamente poco armonizzata con le chitarre, queste da parte loro macinano riffs talvolta di accompagnamento altre di tetra evasione, come nella grandissima terza song “Mystic Death”, portatrice di tempi meno sostenuti e sospesi come una gelida brezza. Nelle parti tirate è certe volte palese un orientamento quasi volutamente e coscientemente caotico, ma non sono per nulla fine a se stessi e ben si integrano alle prevalenti parti invece padroneggiate. La follia è unita alla riflessività e non posso dire che sia un bene, perché non ci si limita troppo bruscamente ai due vasi troppo spesso non comunicanti dei gruppi Black Metal odierni, che sembrano dividersi tra la violenza di stampo Marduk, Tsjuder, Antaeus e la oscurita dai tratti spesso melanconici di altre note realtà. Gruppo vivamente consigliato!
Giudizio finale: 83
by www.blackmetalonline.com September 2003 (USA)
DIAMATREGON " Blasphemy for Satan"
And to end all this claptrap with bazooka-blown punctuation, we've got Diamatregon's
arse-ripping 'Blasphemy For Satan' (tUMULt/DMG). While France has been
long known for the grimmest'n'most-regressive of black-fucking-metals, Diamatregon are indicative of a new trend among their countrymen - I believe James called it 'brutal BM' -
where the general gnarliness'n'trashiness of said older contingent now gets a
lethal nod toward Australia's 'war metal' movement, which a similar new breed of
Swedish BM (Bestial Mockery, Watain, Malign) also nods toward.
Or, simply a matter of being violently atmospheric vs. atmospherically violent -
there's dynamics there, trust me. When you can be mentioned among the ranks of
AntaeuS, Arkhon Infaustus, Deathspell Omega, Merrimack, Temple of Baal, Garwall, and Aosoth, you know you can SHRED souls and heads. Ripped, I tell ya', just fucking RIPPED.
note : 9/10.
by nathan t. birk for Terrorizer July 2003 (GB)
DIAMATREGON " Blasphemy for Satan"
Diamatregon est un des ces groupes dont on entend peu parler mais qui oeuvre dans l'ombre pour sortir de l'anonymat sans pour autant y laisser son âme… Le groupe nous livre là un album de pur black metal, à la frontière entre le true black et le brutal black. Le son est d'ailleurs plus que convenable et apporte une certaine puissance à la musique de Diamatregon. Souvent brutale, mélodique quand il le faut, voir presque atmosphérique par moment, la musique du groupe est gorgée de haine, sombre et froide comme il se doit. Sans être foncièrement originale et transcendante, elle sait faire vibrer l'auditeur car elle sent bon l'authenticité, la sincérité : Diamatregon joue avec ses tripes et çà s'entend ! Le seul petit reproche vient à mon sens de la voix assez étrange, certes torturée à souhait, mais qui manque de puissance, de force émotionnelle peut être… Elle atténue pour moi ce qui fait la force de la musique, ce qui est un peu dommage : peut être qu'une voix à la Nocturno Culto correspondrait mieux au style du groupe… Il reste que le côté occulte voir mystique du groupe saura envoûter l'auditeur pour ne le libérer qu'au bout des 40 minutes de l'album. Dynamique, l'album est loin d'être ennuyeux et s'écoute donc sans effort et avec un certain plaisir ! Un groupe à suivre de très près en somme, et à qui il ne manque pas grand chose pour percer… Son honnêteté lui permettra sûrement d'aller loin !
Carcharoth pour www.horde-noire.ht.st Mai 2003 (France)
DIAMATREGON " Blasphemy for Satan"
Diamatregon pratique un black très classique, ou les parties brutales côtoient des instant plus mélodiques, voire atmosphériques (précision inutile: ça reste toujours très cru!). La production est assez désagréable; les aigus saturent trop vite à mon goût et la voix est franchement mal produite, ce qui donne des cris rauques et mal maîtrisés manquant dramatiquement de puissance qui donnent plus envie d'achever le vocaliste que de se lacérer les veines... Tout ceci serait tout à fait supportable et bénin si les compos étaient à la hauteur, mais malheureusement, malgré un style assez plaisant et techniquement conforme (c'est-à-dire relativement peu exigeant), l'auditeur n'est que difficilement captivé par des morceaux somme toute très communs et qui manquent dramatiquement de feeling... Vous l'avez compris, voilà un disque qui ne m'emballe pas franchement, malgré tout de même une seconde partie d'album largement supérieure aux premiers titres, notamment grace aux très bonnes Vatican Annihilation et Tormentor, qui, si elles ne feront sans doute pas l'unanimité, peuvent au moins se targuer d'avoir retenu mon attention... Quant à la dernière piste, qui fait tout de même plus de 15 minutes, elle a le mérite d'instaurer l'ombre d'un climat un peu malsain, malgré quelques longueurs... Je regrette juste l'utilisation de ces samples au milieu du morceau, le genre ne s'y prête à mon avis pas du tout, mais peu importe. Quoiqu'il en soit, voilà un album à réserver aux inconditionnels du genre, tout à fait dispensable pour les autres. 5/10
Brutal Zone web zine Avril 2003 (France)
DIAMATREGON " Blasphemy for Satan"
Raw and uncompromising black metal. Shouty and screamy vocals swearing the blasphemy curses. The music is haunted and goes from fast to mid tempo. Sawing guitars without leads and the hammering comes form the drums. I couldn't find some new elements but enjoyed the time listening to the songs. 7 Own songs and one cover form the Misfits.
www.brutalism.com april 2003 (Holland)
DIAMATREGON " Blasphemy for Satan"
Un titre bien évocateur et peut-être provocateur de cet album, quand on voitla tournure que prend la scène Black Française avec une tendance à latrendisation… Diamatregon, avec ce deuxième album, conforte son esprit BlackOld-School en nous proposant un "Blasphemy of Satan" dans une veine trèsTrue, où l'agressivité se joue de la mélodie… Incorporant quelques samplesingénieux, les morceaux, bien que s'embrigadant dans un style restrictif,s'avèrent pour autant intéressants et plaisants. Car la musique desGrenoblois répond parfaitement aux clichés du style avec quelques riffslourds et lents, d'autres très rapides avec des envolées de lead, ou encorequelques arpèges Burzumesques. Nous noterons un effort au niveau des vocauxavec des voix variées et inspirées. Ce "Blasphemy of Satan" pourrait bienplacer Diamatregon au devant de la scène Française aux côtés de Nehêmah etautres Antaeus…
Note : 7 / 10
Gérald MILANI pour www.lesacteursdelombre.com avril 2003 (France)
DIAMATREGON " Blasphemy for Satan"
Diamatregon, qui officiait jusqu’alors en tant que one-man-band, s’est vu s’enrichir en 1999 de deux nouveaux membres pour enregistrer son premier full-length, The Satanic Devotion, avant de s’atteler à la réalisation de son successeur, Blasphemy for Satan, sorti en 2002.
A l’image de l’entame de cet album, Diamatregon distille un black metal cru à la technique sommaire et vecteur d’une violence quasi incontrôlée. Ainsi les refrains hystériques de Blasphemy for Satan ou de Tormentor marquent la volonté du groupe de propager une musique brutale qui se met au service d’une idéologie satanique sans détour comme en témoignent certains titres de cet opus tels Blasphemy for Satan ou Vaticannihilation. La production, relativement claire, permet de bien discerner les différents instruments tout en demeurant underground dans l’esprit, le son ultra saturé de l’ensemble convenant de toute façon mieux au style pratiqué par le combo grenoblois. Simple voire primaire par moments, le black metal de Diamatregon se définit avant tout comme un condensé de haine brute et même si les compositions manquent encore de personnalité, les changements de rythme et les quelques interventions mélodiques qui ponctuent les titres évitent à l’ennui de s’installer. En outre, le groupe propose quelques plages d’accalmie, telles les premières minutes de Mystic Death, pour emprunter alors une voie plus tortueuse développant une ambiance malsaine et occulte. Les quinze minutes douloureuses du morceau final en attestent…
Darkmag.net extreme metal webzine http://www.darkmag.net/ avril 2003 (France)
DIAMATREGON " Blasphemy for Satan"
2nd album of French black metal band, who began as one-man band but now full-memnber band. Mainly, they use ultra fast part with intense blast, raw tremelo riffs, and hysteric screaming voice. Sometimes they add middle with the hope of melodies, silent interlude, and so on... Sound production is very raw but all instruments are celarly heard.
Anyway, very intense black metal.
Weird truth productions and distribution http://weirdtruth.jp/ april 2003 (Japan)
DIAMATREGON " Blasphemy for Satan"
The latest in super sinister, overly vicious, and beyond-evil black metal from French body stompers DIAMATREGON. Eight tracks of out-of-control thrash, unleashed with ultimate distortion, occasional breakdowns and dirges, and an uncanny knack for pouring acidic melodies into their deep wound riffs. Includes a twenty-minute extended doom epic--complete with fucked up samples, found sounds and super-complex arrangements--as well as a speaker-shredding cover of the Misfit's "Death Comes Ripping."
Midheaven distro http://www.midheaven.com/ february 2003 (USA)
DIAMATREGON " Blasphemy for Satan"
Not an SF band, but they're on an SF label. Diamatregon is noisy, garage-born Black Metal from France. If you aren't used to the genre yet, their stuff will probably give you a headache.
http://www.fatalexception.org/
DIAMATREGON " Blasphemy for Satan"
Diamatregon are a French black metal band who specialise in violently thrashing, ultra chaotic, on-the-verge-of-losing-control, over-saturated, super distorted and noisy, TRUE black metal. Fast and furious with the occasional midtempo breakdown and a once-in-a-while doomy dirge. But they also happen to have an amazing way with melodies, as 1000 mile an hour blasts can get pretty tedious, pretty quickly. So even though the songs sometimes sound like a black metal band being hurled down a stairway (a good thing, mind you) the songs stick in your head more than you would think possible. And the occasional midtempos, full of fuzzed out guitars and simple relentless drumming, definitely bring to mind the mighty Burzum. A thick, hyperspeed and hellish brew of harsh, inhuman howls, amp melting, overdriven guitars, thrashing drums with a lo-fi, but remarkably heavy production. They even cover the Misfits' Death Comes Ripping, turning it into a 90 second blast of sinister, speaker shredding, head banging, church burning high end brutality.
Blasphemy For Satan is eight metal thrashing mad tracks clocking in at 45 minutes.
Twenty of those minutes just happen to make up the crushing final track, an extended doom epic, equal parts, moody post rock, Sabbathy dirge, and all out noise assault, complete with bizarre samples, found sounds, and super complex arrangements, and as reminiscent of old AMREP bands as it is Norwegian black metal.
Diamatregon actually sent their cd to Andee/tUMULt because they were huge fans of the label as well as Circle and Acid Mothers Temple and lots of decidedly non metal music, and were really wanting to release their record on a not-specifically-metal label, which seems to work well with tUMUlt's good-music-is-good-music mantra and their mission to expose non-metalheads to metal, and metalheads to non-metal!
But whether you're a metalhead or not, Diamatregon spew forth some amazingly heavy, undeniably catchy, and totally intense blackened sounds.
Aquarius records shop in San Francisco http://aquariusrecords.org december 2002 (USA)
DIAMATREGON " Blasphemy for Satan"
See above, but even better! I can't believe how fucking awesome this band is..they seem to have come from nowhere. The vocals are like a trip to hell itself! Great musick too. Killer melodic yet aggressive cold black metal riffs! They even do a cover of "Death Comes Ripping" by MISFITS! Even an audio sample of an interview from a DANZIG video where Glenn talkes about "if you believe in god then you believe in satan!" Limited to 500 hand numbered copies.
Jersey Devil distribution December 2002 (USA)
DIAMATREGON " Blasphemy for Satan"
In Finish:
Ranskalainen Diamatregon oli Blasphemy for Satan -levyineen itselleni täysin uusi tuttavuus. Mitään erikoista ei tosiaankaan ole tarjolla, mitä nyt levyn tietty kaoottinen yksinkertainen charmi on mieltä hekumoivaa. Tosin valitettavasti kyse on vain harvoista hetkistä, ja satunnaisesti ajaudutaan jopa Sadistik Exekutionmaiseen sekopäisyyteen. Bändi tarjoaa omasta mielestään kaameaa ja hirveää meteliä, mikä ei välttämättä ole kovinkaan kaukana totuudesta. Vaikutteet pohjautuvat vanhan liiton paukutukseen, mutta ongelmana on, että levy tuntuu olevan vain 45-minuuttinen sekoitus irtonaisia riffejä. The Misfitsin Death Comes Ripping on hieman yllättävä cover-veisu, joka kylläkin sopii bändin tyyliin mainiosti. Blasphemy for Satan on nauhoitettu runsas vuosi sitten Hellfuck-studiolla, eivätkä soundit kovin herkkua olekaan; pellit paukkuvat ja kitarat sähisevät. Jos vielä yksityiskohtiin mennään, kansien voisi mainita olevan harvinaisen rumat. Lopullinen kuva Diamatregonista on melko mitäänsanomaton.
Traduis en francais par http://www.tranexp.com
Français Diamatregon oli Blasphème pour Centaine levyineen moi-même - employée diametrically nouvelle fangled connaissance. Aught specializing pas de réellement ole disponible , se que maintenant pâtisserie compris chaotique unique attrait c'est souvenir hekumoivaa. Quoique par malheur kyse c'est simplement rarement un moment , et par hasard ajaudutaan vraiment Sadique Exekutionmaiseen sekopäisyyteen. Orchestre tarjoaa omasta mielestään mystérieux et tombé rixe , se que pas de nécessairement ole kovinkaan au loin totuudesta. Sembler pohjautuvat long - établi tabernacle paukutukseen , unique énigme c'est , thanksggiving pâtisserie savourer olevan simplement 45- procès-verbal se mélanger facile racaille. Les Inadaptée Mort Vient Transmettre c'est légèrement surprenant kate - chanson , quoi yea concert orchestre styliste raffiné. Blasphème pour Centaine c'est smack rougir l'année il y a Hellfuck - studio , pas valide extrêmement élégant olekaan ; lin slamming et guitare sähisevät. Si en outre spécial s'inscrire à , parcourir s'attendrir mentionner olevan exceptionnelle laid. Ultime portrait Diamatregonista c'est raisonnablement dénué de sens.
Toni http://www.infernomag.net/ December 2002 (Fin)
DIAMATREGON - "The satanic devotion" & "Blasphemy for satan":
Encore un groupe qui a démarré en tant que one-man-band. Il a été fondé en 1997 par Diamargareton (non, non il n'y a pas d'erreur) qui au bout de quelques temps a commencé à s'ennuyer à hurler tout seul dans sa cave. Il a donc recruté d'autres primates afin de moins s'ennuyer. En septembre 1999, ils ont enregistré "The satanic devotion", leur premier véritable album. Une oeuvre de pur true primitive black metal. Pas si true que ça en fait puisqu'on ne verse pas ici dans le DARKTHRONE à outrance mais dans une vision plus personelle et pas inintéréssante du black metal. Le son, studio 24 pistes oblige, est pas trop dégueu malgré les tonnes de larcen qui constellent certains morceaux. Au niveau des lyrics, je ne sais pas trop, ils ne sont pas dispo sur leur site mais avec "Satan" dans à peu près tous les titres des morceaux on peut se faire une petite idée. En septembre 2001, DIAMATREGON a mis en boîte son second album "Blasphemy for Satan" qui évolue toujours dans un style black metal brut et direct mais qui montre une évolution très intéréssante par rapport à son prédécesseur. Les premiers titres montrent une accélération des tempos mais dès "Mystic death" le troisième morceau, on retourne à des tempos plus lents semblables à ceux que l'on pouvait trouver sur le premier album. On trouve également des passages mélodiques covaincant qui prouvent que ces gars là savent faire autre chose que bourriner. La reprise, apparemment indispensable sur tout bon album qui se respecte est également présente par le "Death comes ripping" des MISFITS. Ca fait bien longtemps qu'un album de black primitif n'avait pas suscité chez moi autre chose qu'un baillement. "Blasphemy for Satan" a réussi à m'intérésser pendant les 45 minutes qu'il dure ce qui n'est pas une mince affaire.
Note : The satanic devotion: 14/20 - Blasphemy for Satan: 16/20
Sheb 09/09/2002 www.v-solutions.net (France)
DIAMATREGON " Blasphemy for Satan"
This album from French black metal band Diamatregon is quite impressive. If I understand correctly, this is the band's second album recording, and contains eight tracks that span 45 minutes. The label on the disk reads "Diamatregon II - Blasphemy for Satan" which prompts us to wonder if the first Diamatregon burned down, or something. It shouldn't surprise us, considering how hot the infernal flames of Hell burn within this band.
The songs on Blasphemy for Satan tend to be fast on the first few tracks. The band manages to make them stand out from one another fairly well with some use of melody. Later on in the disk, more slowed down, evil passages are explored with success.
The jury is still out on whether Diamatregon is playing their songs under control, or if the band members just set their internal switches to "evil" and are going off. Where this may be many bands' downfall, the controlled messiness of Diamatregon really works in the band's favor. Very much adding to this impression is how the vocals are delivered with utterly reckless abandon. You can tell the band doesn't give a fuck: they've got the evil lumps of coal where a heart should be in the right place and are belting out tune after tune of mad, wonderful black metal.
As far as black metal goes, the sound quality on Blasphemy for Satan is at least as good as a lot of albums from bands that have been signed. Diamatregon is on the verge of releasing something completely fantastic.
Roberto www.maelstromdescent.com (USA)
DIAMATREGON " Blasphemy for Satan"
Just what the Black Metal scene needs, another band with chaotic and rather sloppy musicianship. DIAMATREGON hail out of France and play extremely raw/primitive Black Metal. "Neanderthal Black Metal" is a term I heard at one point when someone was discussing these guys and is a perfect term I would say. At times throughout the disc the musicianship gets a bit tighter, with more melodic parts which shows that they CAN actually play when they want to. The vocals get two thumbs down, they make me cringe once they set in and can´t stand them. They´ve got a MISFITS cover on here called "Death Comes Ripping" so if you ever wanted to hear a Black Metal version of that song here you go. If rawness is your thing visit their website: http://www.loginsatan.org/dmg
Cheryl www.metalgospel.com (Germany)
DIAMATREGON " Blasphemy for Satan"
Aus den französischen Landen kommen momentan weit weniger Bands, die textbezogen rein satanisch agieren. S.V.E.S.T. darf hier als gutes Beispiel herhalten. Auch die vorliegenden Diamatregon dürfen zu den Gruppen gezählt werden, die trotz geringem Bekanntheitsgrad im Halb-Untergrund für Staubaufwirbelungen sorgten - nimmt man diverse Reviews der Kollegschaft aus Frankreich zur Hand. Das allgegenwärtige Lob machte mich neugierig und ich schaffte mir kurzerhand deren aktuelles Studiowerk "Blasphemy For Satan" an. Anfangs kann ich mich noch der Meinung der anderen Schreiberlinge anschließen: Nettes BM-Inferno mit einer gewissen Thrash-Note, demzufolge kein dick auftragender Keyboard-Teppich oder eine störend fette Produktion. Zudem sind die Songs durchaus variantenreich gestaltet, allerdings - und das ist jetzt das große Problem - klingt dieses Repertoire schon reichlich zusammengeklaut: High-Speed-Attacken, Schleppendes ("Mystic Death", welches eher nach höchst depressiven Einmannprojekten wie Wigrid klingt) und eine sehr anstrengende Collage an zuvor verworfenen Ideen, namentlich "The Beast Is Dead", bilden das Gerüst dieser Veröffentlichung. Während jedoch wenigstens das sechseinhalbminütige "Mystic Death" beweist, dass diese Horde, wenn sie will, wirklich gut sein kann, bewegt sie sich ansonsten auf dem schmalen Grat zwischen Bedeutungslosigkeit und Eigenständigkeit: Mal schaffen es Bandkopf Diamargareton und seine Mannen wirklich ausgezeichnete Melodien durch die PA zu jagen, mal überbrücken sie die Zeit zwischen diesen genialen Arrangements mit öden, x-mal verwendeten Füllerriffs. Somit begeistert bis auf das vorher erwähnte Lied kein einziges vollends. Den Gipfel der Unverschämtheit erreichen Diamatregon jedoch mit ihrem letzten, knapp siebzehnminütigen Beitrag. Man nehme an die neun, zehn Passagen, verbinde diese durch Film-Samples, schalte den Mixer ein und fertig ist eine der zusammenhanglosesten Semikompositionen, welche mir je untergekommen ist. Das, was hier rauskam, scheint nichts weiter als ein gelungener Versuch, das Album auf eine wahrscheinlich vorgegebene Spielzeit zu stretchen. Dennoch: Das betreffende Trio ist keineswegs ein hoffnungsloser Fall, ab und an zeigt es anhand diverser Glanztaten, dass da mehr drin gewesen wäre. Man sollte jedoch in Zukunft tunlichst vermeiden, einst verworfene Parts wieder zu verwenden oder sinnloses Beiwerk in die Stücke einzubauen. Wenn also dazugelernt wird, schaut beim nächsten Opus garantiert was Besseres raus!
english trasnlation :
Currently, there are a lot less bands coming from France that base their lyrics on purely satanic concepts. S.V.E.S.T. may serve as a good example here. Diamatregon can also be counted to those bands that managed to cause a stir in the semi-underground, despite being relatively unknown - at least if you look at some of the French reviews. All this praising made me curious, and so I decided to get my hands on "Blasphemy For Satan", their current release.
And well, I can actually agree with the opinion of the other reviewers in the beginning: A nice BM-inferno with a certain Thrash note to it, therefore no keyboards or annoyingly well produced sound. Additionally, the songs are quite divers, but - and this is the whole problem - it all sounds pretty ripped off. High-speed-attacks, sluggish arrangements ("Mystic Death", which sounds more like highly depressive one-man-bands such as Wigrid) and an exhausting collage of previously castaway ideas, namely "The Beast Is Dead" - those are the ingredients which this release is based upon. While the six minutes and a half-long "Mystic Death" proves that this horde can be really good (at least if they want to), they otherwise move on a thin line between insignificance and autonomy. On one hand, front man Diamargareton and his men manage to create absolutely excellent melodies, on the other, the time between these is filled with boring, worn-out riffs. Consequently, none of the songs but "Mystic Death" is fully convincing. The pinnacle of brazenness is the last track on this release, though. Being seven minutes in length, it is composed of nothing else than about nine or ten passages connected through film samples and then shot through the mixer. What you get is one of the most incoherent semi-compositions I have ever heard. If nothing else, a successful try to stretch this album to a most likely predetermined playing time.
Nevertheless, Diamatregon are not a lost cause, as from time to time, they show that they are capable of (a lot) more. What they should avoid in the future is using once abandoned parts or adding pointless attachments to the songs. If they heed this advice, their next effort can only be an improvement.
Amicus 6/10 15.06.2005 www.myrrthronth.de (Germany)