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Devoured Carcass
Old Funeral are easily one of the most important acts in the development of the Norwegian black metal scene. Beyond the fact that two members of Immortal (Abbath and Demonaz) played with the band, they also had a then 16 year old Varg Vikernes join in on the recording of this very EP. While the band were, in my opinion of course, quite a bit less adventurous than the music Immortal and Burzum went on to create; this EP is easily the highlight of their discography.
The 11 minute recording hosts only 3 cuts.
Haunted, Devoured Carcass, and
Incantation each showcase the band's skills (which at best were mediocre.) The highlight of the EP is without a doubt the title track, propelled by guitar work that is rather creative, at least in contrast to the rest of the band. Who provided the sweet guitar licks? None other than Varg V himself, bitches. That's right, even at 16 years old our main dude was upstaging band mates who had already been playing death metal for years.
With that being said, the EP isn't a stand-out from Varg's career. It's tolerable, but it's overall complacency means it isn't much more than an opportunity to hear members of 2 of Norway's biggest black metal acts do something that isn't black metal.
At best, this EP is
