Aura Noir are the sort of band who, like more recent Darkthrone ramblings, effortlessly span numerous generations within the metal genre. A tad nastier and certainly with extra sneer than Fenriz and co', 'Hades Rise' is a despicable little offering best experienced on black spinning wax. It' certainly one of the best albums to emerge over the last few decades, having that sepulchral metal charm of so many obscure '80s records and yet with the steely glint to mercilessly scythe its way through the competition in the modern day. Oily, leathery and bat-winged this snarls from beginning to end chugging into effect with the rancid title track featuring its twisted riff injections whilst 'Gaping Grave Awaits' plods into the fray with grim aplomb. Featuring Blasphemer from Mayhem and Danny from Autopsy, 'Hades Rise' is a putrid ten-track affair that couldn't get any blacker or squalid if it tried. Effortlessly unkempt this sounds like it's been recorded in 1985, and that's the biggest compliment I can give to this seething pit of filth.
8/10
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