![]() ![]() Blood Torrent incorporates a hodgepodge of other influences, navigated by guitarists Erebos #14, Rahl, and H.A.V.O.C., whose stage name seems expressly designed to balloon my word count. It resembles first-wave black metal but doesn’t thrash as hard. Many listens later, Void Universe is still an enigma. ![]() Blood Torrent’s sophomore release Void Universe comes after a ten-year gap and aims to do just that. We get lots of promos that cite early-90s second-wave bands as influences, but it’s rarer that albums purport to revive their mid-80s ancestors. German first-wave black metal enthusiasts Blood Torrent agree. ![]() But there’s a special place in my heart for bands that foreshadowed the development of extreme metal while keeping one foot firmly planted in their thrash or NWOBHM roots, like Sodom, Venom, and Slayer. I wish I’d been around to witness classics like True Blue Somewhere in Time, Madonna Peace Sells, and Like a Virgin Scream Bloody Gore in the flesh. ![]()
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