Album Review: Okrütnik - Legion Antychrysta (2020)
Picture Credit: Okrütnik Okrütnik - Legion Antychrysta Release Date: November 02, 2020 Label: Ossuary Records Format: Cassette / CD / Digital Length: 45:51 Genre: Black Metal / Blackened Thrash Metal Origin: Kotlin , Poland There is something special about Black or Blackened Metal from Eastern European and Slavic nations that I cannot put into words. It is this fascinating mix of melancholy, dark harmony and pure cold. The album on hand is another great example for this. The quartet from Kotlin in Poland was formed in 2018 and released their first long-player "Legion Antychrysta" via Ossuary Records in late autumn of 2020. First thing that catches my attention are the song titles and lyrics. Okrütnik spread their nihilistic and blasphemic messages in their mother tongue only. I really love the sound of the Polish language and thus far, I have encountered its great fit to Folk, Rap and Punk Rock. Even though, I do not understand the lyrics, I appreciate the beauty of the Poli...