SKYMNING — Artifical Supernova

SKYMNING

Artifical Supernova (2002)

Label: Blackend/Plastic Head/CD-Maximum
★★★ 6/10
By Scorpio

Orange cover art, some incomprehensible metal contraption, techno-style nicknames, and a baffling note in the booklet: "We didn't use any keyboards recording this album." Come on, guys, you're not playing true black metal here. Used them or not, they still managed to throw in a couple of industrial inserts along with distorted vocals. Beyond that, it's all drawn-out mid-tempo thrash riffs. The music simply doesn't grab you in any way.