Beherit – Engram (2009)

November 10, 2024

It’s hard to shake the disappointment with this one. Beherit returning to their black metal style? Sign me the fuck up! Right? Right!? Unfortunately, Engram not only fails to ignite the spark from the original mystical days of old, but doesn’t really offer anything new in regards to modern black metal either. It fails on both fronts. Throw in a sterile, Watain-ass production, and yeah, this isn’t a winner.

Don’t get me wrong, there are some interesting moments, especially when “Pimeyden Henki” follows “Pagan Moon” in a one-two double shot of strange weirdness, or during the 14 minute closing track. Otherwise, this is fairly bland, disinteresting and even homogenous. Sorry.