Emerging from the Dutch underground with their own darkened voice are Ossaert. Offerdier is their first Ep after two full-lengths that further pursue the anonymous duo’s wraith and the liberation of the soul.
‘’ de lichtkrans en de waan’’ ( the halo and the delusion) is a true beast of black metal that takes origins in the second wave of the nineties blackened fury and distorts it no into a malevolent creation of utter vitriol in the orthodoxy that threatens the potential of man. There are moments of clean singing, and it is 7.
53 minutes of blasphemy that is restlessly tormented and driven by purpose and, without doubt, their best piece of work to date.
The EP is broken up with Ritueel I and Ritueel II, two dark, ominous instrumental pieces that take their formation in Dungeon synth origins yet are original in their own textures and foreboding atmosphere and further proof that the band is without creative limits. Closer ‘’ Het Geschenk en het Bestaan (The gift and existence) is more traditional Ossaert, which is furious riffing, driving rhythms piercing wails and music that delights in the turmoil, offers the fruit of truth and revels in liberation.
Offerdier is an all too brief continuation of Ossaert’s intense ruthless music that is utterly uncompromising and mayhem in destroying indoctrinated institutions.
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Release Year: 2023
Label: Argento
Category: Album
Country: Netherlands
Reviewed by Sparky
