Metal Hammer/Subterranea Magazine Review

By: Alastair Riddell
May 2013

VON - Dark Gods: Seven Billion Slaves Album Review

USBM primitivist resurrect themselves in filth. If ever there was a band to divide the black metal scene, it was VON. The brute force primitivism of the Californians’ Satanic Blood demo made even Hellhammer seem complex and was an anachronism in 1992’s world of technical thrash and death metal. However, the ready-to-explode second wave of black metal bands embraced them - Watain are named after a VON song. 2010’s reunion show was, by all accounts, a disaster yet, undeterred, VON are back with their first album proper - last year’s Satanic Blood being a rehash of the original demo. Rather than retreading their original simplistic punky style, Dark Gods: Seven Billion Slaves is a far murkier affair. “They Have Come" sets the pace, and it’s mostly a brooding crawl. Think Celtic Frost’s Monotheist, while Dead Congregation and Grave Miasma summon their occult death metal demons. Although that’s not to say that VON can’t still thrash out - "DevilWhore" provides a fix of full throttle 80’s death. A far better album than you might have expected.

7/10

(Source: metalhammer.co.uk Metal Hamer Magazine #243)

VON - Dark Gods: Seven Billion Slaves (Open Edition) (Digital Album)

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Cat/Sku#: VR D0009 Artist: VON Title: Dark Gods: Seven Billion Slaves (Open Edition) (Digital Album) Volume: Dark Gods Vol.I Audio Format: Digital Publisher/Distributor: Von Records (USA) Digital Release Date: 2013 Read more
Cat/Sku#: VR D0009

Artist: VON
Title: Dark Gods: Seven Billion Slaves (Open Edition) (Digital Album)
Volume: Dark Gods Vol.I
Audio Format: Digital
Publisher/Distributor: Von Records (USA)
Digital Release Date: 2013
Illustration: VENIEN

Track-Listing:
01. They Have Come
02. Ancient Flesh of The Dark Gods Feat. D & C (Coffinworm)
03. Hands of Black Death
04. Dark Gods
05. MONSTER!
06. RawRot
07. DevilWhore
08. iAmInHuMan
09. Black Eyes

Recoding Lineup:
Jason Ventura (VENIEN) (vocals | bass)
Jon Gonzalez (Lord Giblete) (guitar)
Charlie Fell (drums)
Special Guests: vocals by D (Coffinworm) & guitar solo by C (Coffinworm)
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    They Have Come (Digital Edition) 3:23
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    Ancient Flesh of The Dark Gods Feat. D & C (Coffinworm) (Digital Edition) 10:09
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    Hands of Black Death (Digital Edition) 6:14
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    Dark Gods (Digital Edition) 2:59
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    MONSTER! (Digital Edition) 5:32
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    RawRot (Digital Edition) 7:40
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    DevilWhore (Digital Edition) 6:02
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    iAmInHuman (Digital Edition) 6:03
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    Black Eyes (Digital Edition) 6:07
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