Satanic Warmaster – Carelian Satanist Madness (2005)

November 1, 2023

For all its edgy rubbing up against of controversial subjects (“My Dreams Of 8” much?), Satanic Warmaster is mostly a solid and very well executed black metal project. Some albums are better than others, but Carelian Satanist Madness (sounds like another one of those triple-barrel Dimmu Borgir albums doesn’t it haha) is probably my personal favourite in regards to a distillation of Satanic Warmaster’s perfect sound. Ignore the cringe song titles, just turn off the lights and listen to the whole thing in the dark. It has the perfect blend of that second wave sound with the uniqueness of the Finnish scene.