Blooddawn

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HELLFURNACE REVIEW OF FUNERAL (FOR A DESPISED ICON) Blooddawn – Funeral (For A Despised Icon)

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Written by: Waffen

Thisis brutal, chaotic Black Metal from the UK. Worth checking out for fansof Marduk and Anaal Nathrakh. Fast and angry, like a nuclear blastripping through everything with a Balrog on vocals. Six tracks, one isa cover of Panzer Division Marduk. If you need to annihilate somethingget this slapped on at maximum volume, sit back and watch.Checkout Hellfurnace site at www.hellfurnace.com

UK LEGIONS OF BLACK METAL REVIEW FOR FUNERAL (FOR A DESPISED ICON) CD Review of the Funeral (For A Despised Icon) CD from The UK Legions Of Black Metal site;

Blooddawn - Funeral (For a despised Icon) 2009

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Blooddawn'snew cd of anti-religious hatred sees the cd open with a six minuteominous pulsating ambient bass rumble & is composed by Gnosis ofProxenus. All of this adds up to one dark as fuck beginning. Track two'Salvation' takes us back into more familiar realms, with a viciousMayhem style attack blast with a gloriously sickening undercurrent ofsqueals, scraps & feedback. The song continues to thunder throughwith the distorted vocals sounding like a crack addled barbarian, whichby the end builds to a filthy mess repeating "through the power ofsalvation thy kingdom come". The next three tracks see Donn ofTeutoburg Forest taking up the vocal reigns to much darker effect. Thethree tracks blast along at a ferocious pace spilling hatefulness &brutality out of your speakers like a pacific tsunami. The last trackis a cover of  Marduk's 'Panzer Division Marduk',It's pretty much a like for like cover but a perfect way to end the cd.Blooddawn are the UK's answer to Mayhem/Marduk extremity & if BDcould some how get a real drummer (not that the programmed drums areperticualy bad) then I think it could go on to give the aforementionedbands a run for their blackened cash.

THE EVIL INQUISITION Below is a review of Funeral (For A Despised Icon) from The Evil Inquisition (www.myspace.com/theevilinquisition);

BLOODDAWN - 'Funeral For A Despised Icon'

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FeaturingDonn of Teutoburg Forest, this two piece Black Metal band from theUnited Kingdom are called Blooddawn and they have released their debutfull length release entitled 'Funeral For A Despised Icon'. Over thecourse of six tracks Blooddawn let rip on a furious tide of almostoverwhelming Black Metal but not before an eerie introduction thatsounds like a constant strong breeze whistling over bleak darkenedmoors. Brutal is the word that will instantly spring to mind thoughonce the music kicks in with raucous and simply electrifying blastbeats, cruel and menacing riff-age and blackened sadistic vocals. Hereis a band who totally believe in one hundred per cent full on, fullthrottle Black Metal played at very loud levels, causing majoraggravation and giving off seriously unsettling vibes. There may not bea lot in the way of variety but what they lack there they make up forwith a blistering tirade of malice and hatred. To top it all off youeven have a cover of Marduk's 'Panzer Division' so what more could atrue Black Metal fan need? Blooddawn may be a little rough around theedges but there is a lot here to feel evil over. [7]

HIEROPHANT NOX REVIEW OF FUNERAL (FOR A DESPISED ICON) Checkout the Hierophant Nox website (www.hierophant-nox.com) website forloads of Black Metal reviews and news. Here is their review of Funeral(For A Despised Icon) currently on the site;Formedin 2005, Blooddawn, which has largely been the solo project of onePaul, is representative of all that’s good in the UK black metal sceneright now; a determined work ethic, a real and inspiring disregard fortrend, a proactive approach to creating and producing new material anda downright rotten, abrasive nastiness that has no qualms about tearingear-drums and quailing weak hearts. "Funeral for a Despised Icon"marks the project’s third outing if we include 2008’s excellent spliteffort, and is the first to feature the inimitable Donn (of TeutoburgForest fame) on vocal duties.Normally,an instrumental opener lulls the listener into a false sense of calmbefore the storm proper is unleashed, but in the case of the titletrack here I would say you can tell just vicious the rest of thematerial is going to be from the unsettling nature of its grim ambienceand half-hidden effects. "Salvation"beginswith a thin and twisted lead which bleeds malevolence before burstinginto a noisy onslaught, with screaming, chaotic guitars overlaying themain riff and giving everything a manic and worrying quality. The paceis infectious, and while the vaguely black’n’roll rhythms offer a wayin, the intonating vocal style at the end (courtesy of Paul) insuresthat fear and disgust rather than easy listening are the order of theday."Redeemer" sees Donn take to the microphone, with his poised, harsh, rasping style adding poise and even more spite. This track and "Messiah" again have a rolling, evil rhythm to them, with the swirling layers of unhinged leads again disturbing the mind’s quiet. "Sanctity"shapes up a little differently, with an even faster and more furiousbeginning, but a number of surprising progressions and developmentsthat stand outside the usual genre structuring, and add real interest.A cover of "Panzer Division Marduk"brings proceedings to a close; while the Swedes’ wall of sound issomething Blooddawn are still to develop, I doubt Mortuus and co.themselves could fail to be impressed by the sheer bile and nastinessof this version."Funeral for a Despised Icon"succeeds in taking classic elements and bundling them together withinvigorating hate. Blooddawn clearly admire the assault and battery ofthe likes of Marduk, but they’ve got a fine ear for black metal’sprimitive roots as well, along with a grasp of the more groovingpermutations and extreme distortions of the genre. Good things mustfollow.