Genet Records
Release : 2008

Tracklist :
Through the Maze (intro)
Ecce Homo
Layers of Impiety
Exhortation
Paradox
Renewal (Deconstruction. Reconstruction.)

Psalm is a Belgian extreme group which has released « Manifest ». The style of the group is a mix of black and death metal. The tracks are cold but well done. Mastema’s vocals are well at place with black/death parts but also clear vocals, much varied, sometimes screaming, other times more guttural, also other times in a Dimmu Borgir style… without being exceptional, the tracks are well done, well put.
The album has the benefit of a good production with a clean sound. The intro « Through The Maze » is well done, rather atmospheric, rather dark with lyrics in German but we enter really into the subject with « Ecce Homo », with its heavy and powerful riffs. The guitars are heavy and powerful and the changing in rhythmic are very often and well put. The rhythmic section is powerful, at least the drums, but I find that the bass guitar is not sufficiently present except in « Paradox » because there it is alone at certain moments!!! … Track that I find excellent, very certainly the best one of this mini album, at least for me.
They are musicians who control their instruments and are showing a certain technique.
«Psalm » is a group to be discovered and « Manifest » lets shows good future for the group.
Reviewed and translated by Béa.

Line up :
Mastema (chant) (vocals)
Algol (guitare) (guitars)
Baron (guitare) (guitars)
Corvus (basse) (bass)
Baal (batterie/percussion) (drums/percussion)

http://www.psalm-music.com/
http://www.myspace.com/psalm