Arkhamin Kirjasto
Torches Ablaze
The debut full length album from CIRCLE's bassman Jussi Lehtisalo's metal band Arkhamin Kirjasto. "Here's something interesting and definitely different for a change. This is a diverse-sounding record, that combines old-school death metal à la AUTOPSY, NIHILIST and FURBOWL with some IRON MAIDEN-esque melodies, grooviness of the likes of ANGEL WITCH and early BLACK SABBATH. Added for good measure are small doses of psychedelia and progressiveness (à la VOIVOD). So one could say there's a kinda mixed musical package here, which, however, seems to work pretty darn amazingly well. It's definitely a breath of fresh air, pretty much reminding of those times when XYSMA recorded their second album, 'First & Magical', and when the Swedish FURBOWL entered the studio to record 'The Autumn Years' in autumn 1993. A mixed soup like this does surprise its listeners every time when it's meant to come right behind the nearest corner towards you - and that's always something that overall is so great about music, when that surprise factor is involved with it. The guys' groovily rockin' mish-mash of death metal, heavy rock, NWOBHM, and weed-reeking psychedelia, ain't something that can be completely ignored. No, this stuff is meant to haunt and catch you eventually, like it or not". Voicesfromthedarkside.de