Mist of Doom - Revenge of the Ancient Gods


I mean, come on. Look at that album cover. You know exactly what you're getting here. And yes, it shreds. 

Mist of Doom is an absolutely ripping mix between raw black metal and crust. I would compare them to a more hardcore-influenced version of bands like Bütcher, Hellripper, and Bewitcher, with the same kind of driving, raw, blackened attack, but a little less-NWOBHM in the mix and a little more dis-crust going on. If you listen to those bands and wish they sounded more like Wolfbrigade or Martyrdöd, Mist of Doom is your band. 

The songs on Revenge of the Ancient Gods are short, the beats are fast, the vocals are throat-ripping, and the riffs are catchy and anthemic. This is really everything I want in blackened crust, up to and including a furious album closer called "Black Metal Nazis Must Die." It's the kind of quick, brutal listen that makes it hard not to bob your head along as it pummels you. 

The album is free on Bandcamp, and given that I've listened to this three times in a row today, already, you have no reason not to get it yourself if you're into this kind of stuff at all. This just came out and I'm already looking forward to what they do next.

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