ABSU Third Storm Of Cythraul CD (1997)

By 1997 Absu had traded Sumerian mythology for Celtic and Gaelic lore, and the result is Third Storm of Cythraul, a record that sounds like a war between ancient worlds with a drum kit in the middle of it.

Cythraul is a Welsh concept of primordial chaos and evil, which is on brand for a band who have never once done anything by halves. This album leans harder into the thrash side of their attack, with riffs that owe as much to early Slayer as they do to the second wave, and Proscriptor's drumming continuing to be one of the most violent and technical things happening in the underground at the time. It's an underrated chapter in Absu's catalogue, the kind of record that rewards deep listeners who want their metal with genuine esoteric weight behind it.

CD, 1997. Standard jewel case.

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