Fauna – The Hunt (Music Review)
By Andrew Duncan • Mar 10th, 2010 • Category: Metal, ReviewsFauna
The Hunt
Aurora Borealis
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
Link: http://www.aurora-b.com/band_pages/ABX038.php
Climb up in the attic and dig around for a while. I’m sure there is that VHS player stashed somewhere in the back. Got it? Good. Now go get you a dirty copy of Faces Of Death and make sure the slow motion option is on when you watch it.
That is what it feels like when listening to The Hunt. At first you get this cinematic ambient brooding going on. But when you least expect it, a death metal onslaught clocks you upside the head and doesn’t stop beating you in the face for what feels like hours. It’s sheer horror to bear, but let’s attribute that horror more towards the car accident syndrome when driving by, you just cannot seem to look away.
The Hunt is this combination of death doom and gloom covered by spurts of ambient electronic soundscapes that sometimes prowl around your eardrums while other times taunting you to see how long it will take for you to crack.
It’s like Type O Negative covered Burzum but would much rather listen to something like Labradford. Quite confusing, but that’s the essential reason that makes you want to listen to Fauna. After a few listens, I still don’t know what lurks around the corner.
Open the door that leads into the dark depths of the unknown and expect some strobe lights to beat you down along the way. They didn’t say it was easy, but nor did bands like Whitehouse or Zoviet France.
Andrew Duncan is a journalist who has migrated to the forces of academia. He has written for various publications including Chord, Heckler, Readyset...Aesthetic, and a vast array of alternative press contributions. When not roaming the streets of Indianapolis, he is either addicted to KXCI, making music, or striving to watch every film listed on IMDB.
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