Polish act Lugburz were formed in 1996, and after some demonstrational recordings, they released a first full length studio album in 2006, called Triumph Of The Antichrist. There has been a split too in mean time (with fellow countrymen Meghorash, a one-man project by Northrend) and a break for many years. But now, finally, Lugburz return with a second full length, Pure Misanthropy Of Death, which was actually recorded in early spring 2011. The line-up, for your information, on this specific recording is: founding member / guitarist / music composer Tanatos, bass player / lyricist / vocalist Berith, drummer Mantus, and guitar player Belzagor.
Pure Misanthropy Of Death has a total running time of thirty eight minutes and it comes with splendid artwork, I think. But that, of course, is not the most important issue right now, so let’s skip this bull’s faeces. It’s the music(k) that counts. And this, well, is pretty sweet.
As a matter of fact, Lugburz do not bring anything at all that renews. And once again: so what? As long as the final result, the overall quality, can satisfy me (maybe it will satisfy your sick brain too, but that’s not of my concern), I am a ‘happy’ human being. After listening to this record three times in mean time, I am still enjoying… Lugburz bring a traditional form of technical, mainly fast and rhythmic Black Metal with a fantastic sound quality. There are hints of the Polish scene, of course, but the ones from Sweden and Finland, the Baltic countries and Germany might be a reference as well. Most pieces, as mentioned, are pretty fast (and then I mean everything in between up-tempo and truly blasting), but the tempo changes a lot, not in between the songs, yet within (most) tracks too. Despite the very traditional approach (this time not of the so-called Nordic current), the technical execution sounds timeless (not progressive, however, like in ‘Progressive’; got it?). And you know, those who like their meat still bleeding, er, I mean, those who do appreciate the so-called Blaspheme Death Metal genre will surely adore this material too. So, no matter if you’re into Dark Funeral, Belphegor, Morbid Angel, Gorgoroth or Vesania, I do know you will beg to enjoy these tunes of sonic terror.