Watain - Lawless Darkness (2010)^{Release ID: 5698}

Some pretty generic black metal that lacks the sophistication & technical prowess of the top tier  bands. The vocals are pretty decent in the style of Satyricon. The production is very nice too. There are some good sections of powerful black metal that unfortunately don't hold out for a full track. The simple, boring old school thrash/punk riffs show their heads just when you think you're getting into it. The lead guitars are very average & don't suit the bands sound at all. See the outro of "Waters Of Ain" for a prime example as it sounds like the end of an Eric Clapton track. Bonus track Chains Of Death is especially poor & should not have been included.