Album Review
Aluk Todolo – “Occult Rock”
Aluk Todolo’s Occult Rock is not going to be for everyone. According to their bio, the band are an instrumental trio that play, “Occult Rock, a methodical exploration of the powers of musical trance.” Got that? Now, when I read that I immediately thought that the sound was going to be old-style black metal a la Darkthrone’s Transylvanian Hunger or even early Darkrthrone. And true enough opening song “Occult Rock I” (all of the songs are called “Occult Rock”, followed by a number) is a trance-inducing black metal song through and through – minus any shrieks of course. Most of the rest of the songs however, sound like heavy metal with the occasional dose of black metal.
Aluk Todolo’s Occult Rock is not going to be for everyone. According to their bio, the band are an instrumental trio that play, “Occult Rock, a methodical exploration of the powers of musical trance.” Got that? Now, when I read that I immediately thought that the sound was going to be old-style black metal a la Darkthrone’s Transylvanian Hunger or even early Darkrthrone. And true enough opening song “Occult Rock I” (all of the songs are called “Occult Rock”, followed by a number) is a trance-inducing black metal song through and through – minus any shrieks of course. Most of the rest of the songs however, sound like heavy metal with the occasional dose of black metal.
The songs are well-played, and like the bio states, hypnotic with a bit of a creepy bent to them at times. Again, this isn’t stuff that is going to appeal to Jo Blow record buyer. As the album is actually two discs total, with only 8 songs between them and a total run time of 85 minutes, this release takes patience! The release’s length alone will make some would-be buyers run to the hills. Those who sit down and listen through though, will be in for an unusual, yet at times almost spiritual experience.
Track Listing:
01. Occult Rock I
02. Occult Rock II
03. Occult Rock III
04. Occult Rock IV
05. Occult Rock V
06. Occult Rock VI
07. Occult Rock VII
08. Occult Rock VIII
Run Time: 85:00
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Check out the song: “Occult Rock I”
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