Abruptum was formed in 1990 by It aka Tony Särkkä, who is also in Vondur, was a part of WAR and also the founder of Ophthalamia together with the other founder of Abruptum All aka Jim Berger, who also became a part of WAR on their second record and also is a part of Vondur. All never made it onto the debut album, released by Euronymous's (ex-Mayhem guitarist) record company Deathlike Silence Productions, as he was replaced by Evil aka Morgan Håkonsson, the founder of fellow blackmetalact Marduk in which he is still participating. Evil Obscuritatem Advoco Amplectère Me,  DSP 1993.  Rating Not Rated "This is not music, just pure evil" is how It and Evil describes their own debut. I must agree on this, this is not music! That is also why I never listen to the two tracks on this fifty minutes long debut album. Euronymous put it: "Abruptum is the audial essence of Pure Black Evil". Rumour has that Abruptum cut themselves to produce the screaming on this recording. The darkest cover ever, hehe. I have nothing more to say. Gryn wrote this, and the lack of oppinions and rating are entirely his. De Profundis Mors Vas Cousumet,  Blooddawn Productions 2000.  Rating 50 Three tracks are featured on this 2000 release. The first is the titletrack which can also be found on the amazing compilation A Tribute To Euronymous on Necropolis Records, the best black metal compilation ever. This is the best Abruptum track I have heard. It is awesome and evil and not since the Mysticum CD from 1996, have we heard this kind of satanic malice in this way. After hearing this first track, you probably have your stereo volume turned up, since the end of De Profundis Mors Vas Cousumet is rather low. This will probably have a terminal impact on your loudspeakers since track two starts off with some doomish distorted churchbell ringing that carries on for about 5 seconds. After that it's just 8 minutes of noise, and that is representative for the rest of this EP. Pure noise with no musical structure. Sure Evil has tried to create an evil atmosphere with this noise, and succeeded, but why not make music instead when you can ? One track is not enough for the price of an EP, and the rating of it is heavily influenced by this. Buy the Necropolis compilation instead, if you can get your hands on it. Gryn wrote this review, and the views and rating presented herein are his alone.

Abruptum Discography Abruptum - Hextum Galaem Zelog 1990 DEMO TAPE The Satanist Tunes 1990 DEMO TAPE Evil 1991 DEMO 7" Orchestra Of Dark 1991 DEMO TAPE Obscuritatem Advoco Amplectère Me DSP 1993 LP/CD In Umbra Malitae Ambulabo, In Aeternum In Triumpho Tenebrarum DSP 1994 LP/CD Evil Genius Hellspawn Records 1995 CD Vi Sonas Veris Nigrae Malitiaes Fullmoon Productions 1996 CD De Profundis Mors Vas Cousumet Blooddawn Productions 2000 CD In Ictu Oculi Blooddawn Productions 2001 CD Abruptum Bootlegs Early Evil 199? CD

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