Susperia – Predominance – Review

Susperia

Predominance (Nuclear Blast)
by Scott Hefflon

Another black metal supergroup, Susperia combine members of Dimmu Borgir, Old Man’s Child, Satyricon, and more. The point here was to strip it bare of all the pretension of modern black metal, cuz let’s face it, it’s become pretty preposterous.

By utilizing the Abyss Studio team of Peter Tägtgren and Lars Szöke (both of Hypocrisy, natch), Susperia nail a modern sound while rewinding time to rediscover black metal’s thrashier roots, then fast-forwarding to create a new sound with unearthed influences. The result? Extreme metal, seethingly dark and hatred-filled, coldly produced, expertly executed.
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