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By: Islander
February 8th, 2013

VON - Dark Gods: Seven Billion Slaves Album Review

Shades of Black: VON

I first wrote about this band’s resurgence last October, and for newcomers, I’ll crib from what I wrote then: Von are a satanic black metal band from California who’ve been around since the early 90′s (they disbanded in 1992 but re-formed in 2010). Some people argue that they were the first American black metal band. They apparently achieved cult status after Varg Vikernes wore a VON t-shirt in court, and their songs have been covered either in recordings or live by the likes of Dark Funeral, Enthroned, Krieg, Taake, and Watain. And speaking of Watain, that band took their name from a track originally recorded by VON on their 1992 demo Satanic Blood

VON have finished recording a new album named Dark Gods: Seven Billion Slaves, which is set for release on March 22. The album apparently will be the first part of a trilogy, and two of its tracks are now streaming. One of the songs — “Ancient Flesh of the Dark Gods” — features appearances by Carl Byers and Dave Britts of Indiana’s Coffinworm. The second track is named “MONSTER!”. At the outset, the first of those tracks has a droning, doom-laden quality. It lumbers, the drums pounding in a funereal dirge, the guitars vibrating maliciously and radiating waves of penetrating sickness. VENIEN’s vocals are cavernous and unearthly. Eventually, the tempo accelerates and the drums begin blasting while the guitars continue spitting out virulent infection at an increasingly frenetic rate. The whole thing is thick with an air of palpable evil.“MONSTER!” begins as a more straight-ahead blaster, though it also includes passages of grisly, crawling doom. The guitars are again positively rancid, the drums skull-cleaving, and the vocals horrific. This is uncompromisingly malignant music. Of course, I found it quite appealing.

(Source: nocleansinging.com)

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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  1. 1
    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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