Genre: Black metal
Origin: Poland
Released: 2007
Website: Sauron
Label: Old Temple
Uploaded: 09.04.08

I was very, very confused the first time I listened to this album� It didn�t sound at all like the Sauron I knew, and I also thought it was quite soon to release a new album� And that�s when I realized that it�s two completely different band�s. The Sauron I know are Dutch, but these guys are Polish. I�ve never heard of them before, but apparently they released two demos in the early 90ies, recorded an album that didn�t get released as it was meant, broke up and rose again to release this album.
Most of the time it�s of a rather slow tempo, with the riffs doing the talking. Some fairly intricate and technical riffing, but that get lost in the relatively weak sound. I guess it�s a drummachine, which sound a little too rigid and dead. That�s the case for most drummachine recordings, but this is exceptionally �un-living� with a rigid kickdrum and way too triggered sound. And on top of that the, as I mentioned, relatively weak production overall makes this a release easily forgotten. It really doesn�t do anything to impress me. But, there is a good side to this as the vocals are quite wicked and sound typically old school grim. However that�s really it; nothing else is exciting.
This is a xerox-cover promo, so I haven�t seen the actual release. But from the few pictures I�ve seen of it, it looks really exceptional and cool. But as it is I won�t track it down just for that. The few goldies (like for instance the choir-back ups in the beginning of Hunter) doesn�t make up for the rigid and weak sound. And it sounds a little too boring and unimaginative as well. Nothing compelling or intriguing, just bland�

Tracklist:
01. Intro: Opus cornutum
02. Hornology
03. Holy absurd
04. Ghayat assa'adah
05. Incantation (let me fall)
06. Crawlers
07. Hunter