Asinhell – Impii Hora
Metal Blade Records
8,0/10,0
Brief:
For more than 20 years, vocalist/guitarist Michael Poulsen has been spearheading Danish rock and roll machine Volbeat, releasing eight full-lengths, selling millions of albums, and filling stadiums worldwide. Before fronting Volbeat, however, Poulsen formed death metal band Dominus, which recorded four fast, brutal albums in the mid ‘90s. When Poulsen was putting together songs for Volbeat’s 2021 album, Servant of the Mind, he wrote a bunch of death metal riffs and saved them on his hard drive. Then, when he was done with the Volbeat record, he reopened the rusty gates to Armageddon and started putting together songs for his new death metal band Asinhell, whose debut album Impii Hora (Latin for Ungodly Hour), is a tribute to Poulsen’s favorite old-school groups.
While Poulsen sings in Volbeat and sang for Dominus, he didn’t want to front Asinhell. So, in March 2022, he called his old friend, ex-Morgoth singer Marc Grewe (Insidious Disease) and invited him to join the party. After considering drummer friends from established bands, Poulsen asked Morten Toft Hansen from Danish group Raunchy to join.
Since Poulsen had worked with Hansen in Volbeat, he asked the producer if he would work on Asinhell, and eventually asked him to play bass on the record. Poulsen reached out to The Arcane Order’s Flemming C. Lund, an old death metal acquaintance, to play leads on the album. While Impii Hora is sonically crisp, tight, and immaculately constructed, Asinhell burned through the songs at Hansen’s studio with the same urgency they had during rehearsal. The intense pace brought back the excitement Poulsen felt decades earlier working with Dominus.
Asinhell went from being a mere idea to recording the piledriving full-length Impii Hora in about a year. Poulsen asked Volbeat’s management to help find a home for Asinhell and was thrilled when they mentioned that Metal Blade founder Brian Slagel would love the band. As soon as he heard Impii Hora, Slagel made Asinhell a top priority.
Tracklist:
- Fall of the Loyal Warrior
- Inner Sancticide
- Island of Dead Men
- Trophies
- The Ultimate Sin
- Wolfpack Laws
- Desert of Doom
- Pyromantic Scryer
- Impii Hora
- Føj for Helvede
Main Focus Tracks:
- Fall of the Loyal Warrior
- Inner Sancticide
- Island of Dead Men
- The Ultimate Sin
- Pyromantic Scryer
Other Recommended Tracks:
- Trophies
- Wolfpack Laws
- Desert of Doom
- Impii Hora
Line-Up:
Michael Poulsen – Guitar
Marc Grewe – Vocals
Morten Toft Hansen – Drums
Comments:
Impii Hora is not just another death metal release, because although it is marked by most of the codes that this musical trend imposes, it develops numerous and brilliant ideas. Asinhell brings out the heavy artillery for his new album!
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Selected Discography:
Impii Hora – 2023
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