Jumalhämärä – Resignaatio (2010)

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Hailing from Finland, today we get one of the weirdest yet thought provoking releases of 2010. Jumalhämärä and their first full-length release in 14 years “Resignaatio”, come baring gifts with their highly deranged and experimental approach to Black Metal. The band combines elements of post-rock/metal, progressive metal, jazz, and Black Metal in a fashion that is not been achieved up until today. This band makes Solefald and such bands look rather straight forward and dull in their approach to music in comparison to what we find in “Resignaatio”.

As an underground band for 14 years, Jumalhämärä is ready to take the stage and what better introductory card than “Resignaatio”. Opening the album with “Ecstasy in Blood – A Ballad”, for the first few minutes you might think that you are in for another raw mind-fucking BM release, but once you start noticing the different distortion, you will hear that there is something weird here… little do you know that after 5 minutes this song will explode into a full-on Post-Rock/Metal piece that will make your head hurt.

Most of the album follows a similar path, the band makes you think that they are going one way, and they switch things on you. This approach makes “Resignaatio” an excellent album to listen to and discover over the course of multiple listens, giving it a high replay value, and a high reward sense every time you notice something new.

Songs like “596” show you the ability that Jumalhämärä has in creating bleak and simple melodies that will haunt you for life, in this song you can appreciate some elements of bands like Svarti Loghin and Lantlôs, only bleaker. The jazzy intro of the album-title track will give you goose bumps and will never prepare you for the onslaught coming.

As an album that is better left for people to experience, we have to say that you will be in for a special treat. “Resignaatio” features 6 songs of quality music that might seem random at first, but it showcases a band comfortable with playing everything and nothing at the same time, while creating haunting songs of brutality and nothingness. Highly recommended for fans of ‘different’ Black Metal music.

Band: Jumalhämärä Album: Resignaatio
Label: Ahdistuksen Aihio Productions

Release: October 18th, 2010

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Genre: Experimental Black Metal

Country: Finland

Rating: 85/100
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