Release date:July 29th, 2011

Label:Pitch Black Records

Hailing from Greece CHAINED AND DESPERATE is a brilliant case of a band returning -after a ten years period far from discography- more mature, more interesting and more solid than ever before.

The extreme metal outfit, formed in 1990 has released up to now six demos (!) and two full lengths.  The second one, which came after eleven years, presents a band at its best despite the too long absence. Having tried many different mutations in musical style, such as Melodic Doom metal, Black metal, influenced greatly by NWOBHM (Try Google their name and you’ll know what I mean) the mighty DEATH, BATHORY, MANILA ROAD, CHAINED AND DESPERATE ended up with the specific unique sound that manages to blend a little bit of all the above making their sound interesting, not only for the black metal followers.

So, the fresh released” Divine Authority Abolishment” captures in a great way all the essence  of the band’s exploration and experimentation of all these ten years , giving a final result quite impressive. The musical styles detected in here? 1. Black metal –of course- expressed hellishly by the astonishing growling vocals as well as  the high pitched guitars; 2.War/Epic Metal coming from the high speed rhythm rotation and epic elements infused here and there although the album( glorious outbreaks, bombastic refrains); Heavy metal as the melodic guitar riffs explain so “maidenly” to our ears.  All of the above mixed with a touch of modern European aesthetics explain what one can discover once spinning the “Divine Authority Abolishment”. The production is very nice, allowing the blending of the styles with no casualties and discounts in style and performing.

For those seeking an old-school Black metal material CHAINED AND DESPERATE have a different suggestion… Worthy release that uplifts the local scene in Greece and at the same time demonstrates the power of the band to go beyond the borders of the country. Beside Rotting Christ, Septic Flesh, Naer Mataron e.t.c , Greece exports CHAIN AND DESPERATE also, drawing the attention of the metal scene…

Links: http://www.chainedanddesperate.com/

Georgia Bootsali