Aug
4
2011
Angry Metal Guy
Djerv // Djerv
Rating: 4.0/5.0 — Cool as a cucumber
Label: Indie Records
Websites: myspace.com/djervmusic | facebook.com/djervmusic
Release Dates: Out Now Worldwide
So here’s an old record that has been out since June (so I guess it’s not old, but in the world of reviewing that’s a motherfucking eternity). I’ve been meaning to get to it and I just really haven’t had the time or level of mental stability to do it. But now that we’re on a more even keel and the urge to kill is lessening a bit, I’ve been able to come back to this one. And boy am I glad I’ve come back to this one. Because as I said when I reviewed their EP: Djerv is something that is actually truly cool and unique. Continue reading
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6 comments | tags: Agnete Kjølsrud, Alternative Rock, Black Metal, Dimmu Borgir, Djerv, Elastica, Erlend Djerde, Indie Recordings, Metal, Norwegian Metal, Review, Solefald, Stian Kårstad, Taake, The Breeders, Trelldom | posted in 2011, 4.0, Heavy Metal, Indie Recordings, Norwegian Metal, Not Metal, Reviews
Sep
24
2010
Angry Metal Guy
Dimmu Borgir // Abrahadabra
Rating: 3.5 — Massive improvement
Label: Nuclear Blast [EU | US]
Websites: dimmu-borgir.com | myspace.com/dimmuborgir
Release Dates: EU: 24.09.2010 | US: 10.12.2010
It’s that time again! Dimmu Borgir is releasing a new album. It’s been a while, actually, and after having a scruff in the media with former keyboardist Mustis and having the mighty vocalist and for show bassist Simen Hestnæs leave the band (to the joy of Arcturus and Borknagar fans), there was actually a bit of anticipation to see what would happen with this album. I, like many, believed what Mustis said about writing all the music in the band and not getting the credit he deserved—and Abrahadabra proves that I think—but instead of being an indictment of the band, it may have been an idictment of Mustis’ writing.
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12 comments | tags: 2007, 2010, 3.5, Abrahadabra, Agnete Kjølsrud, Arcturus, Death Cult Armageddon, Dimmu Borgir, Djerv, Harry Potter, In Sorte Diabli, Mustis, Nuclear Blast, Old Man's Child, Puritanical Europhric Misanthropia, Review, Simen Hestnæs | posted in 2010, 3.5, Black Metal, Nuclear Blast, Reviews
Aug
9
2010
Angry Metal Guy
Djerv // Headstone EP
Rating: 3.5/5.0 — Highly entertaining and pretty unique
Label: Katapult Music (Indie Distro)
Websites: myspace.com/djervmusic
Release Dates: August 3rd, 2010
I don’t make a real habit of reviewing an EP because EPs aren’t really considered to be a “happening” in the musical sense of the word. They aren’t an event in the traditional sense that an LP is—rarely longer than about 15 or 20 minutes it’s hardly not anything to get too excited about. But Norway’s Djerv, a combination of vocalist Agnete Kjølsrud (Animal Alpha), Erlend Gjerde (Wardruna) and Stian Kårstad of the mighty Trelldom, have created a fascinating fusion of sounds that was something that I didn’t want to pass up. Continue reading
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3 comments | tags: 2010, 3.5, Agnete Kjølsrud, Animal Alpha, Djerv, Erlend Gjerde, Headstone EP, Indie Distro, Indie Recordings, Katapult Music, Morphine, Review, Stian Kårstad, Trelldom, Wardruna | posted in 2010, 3.5, Black Metal, Indie Recordings, Reviews
