Leave It to the folks at TIger// to unearth the best ragIng hardcore Norway has to offer. EskatolIsn't an actual FF release, but It fIts In just fIne alongsIde theIr catalogue as a fIne addItIon to 's Iger.tIgernet.no/katalog.html" target="_blank">lIst of offerIngs. However, whereas bands such as the superb OblIteratIon are content to wallow fabulously In old-school, bottom-dweller fIlth, Eskatol mIxes It up to the extreme, tossIng "new school" hardcore-style technIcal runs, bIts of SwedIsh-style melodIc metal leads, HIs Hero Is Gone-style crust and varIous other Influences In wIth theIr rIppIng d-beat attack. Sounds sketchy, but It works because they don't let those flourIshes overpower the 'core. KInda In the same way that Converge pulls It off; those attrIbutes are the appetIzers, not the maIn course. Check out <I>"Blodørn"I>'s openIng cut <I>"Dype spor"I> and I thInk you'll hear what I mean. I actually lIstened to thIs record straIght through twIce In a row when I fIrst got It, that's how much It Impressed me.
Ulver has posted the fIrst taste of theIr upcomIng psychrock trIbute on myspace, a cover of <I>"I had too much to dream last nIght"I> by ElectrIc Prunes: https://www.myspace.com/ulver1
JoInIng them on thIs recordIng are Lars Pedersen of When on drums and Mats Engen from Euroboys on bass. Also note the 2010 European tourdates.