(actually,’Barzel’ lives in Brooklyn. I’ve got the first album, though, and I quite like it. It uses a lot of voice-over samples from gung-ho fifties american zionist docu-dramas. – RB)
topheth prophet is proud to present:
Born to destroy Amalek, the long-awaited second full-length album by BARZEL is released now! 10 tracks of lo-fi power electronics by the masters of Industrial Strength Zionism! ENEMIES OF ZOG BEWARE! BARZEL IS BACK!!!! one mp3 track can be found here. Price : $12 + postage. anyone who will order directly from topheth prophet will receive an additional track on a 3″ cdr.
A Review from Antimoderne Tonträger
Barzel is back again. I have to admit that I really enjoyed this project’s first full-length effort, A Shield of Defense and the Word of the Son of Blood, for two reasons. Firstly, the cold, lo-fi, yet massive and completely inhuman sound of the machines of death which blasted through the speakers. The atmosphere which is created by the music is really tight, it grips you and drenches you, almost to the point of physical pain. Really impressive. Secondly, Barzel’s ideological background is zionist, which is not that common in the more conservative realm of power electronics. Though you don’t necessarily have to agree with the message, it helps to keep a certain level of balance. It is a motivation to think once again about the messages that are offered in this genre and how much of them is meant seriously, or is used as mere shock tactics. Barzel creates a buzz, makes people discuss the message of the project itself, and other projects, and brings some fresh blood to power electronics, which, at least to me, cannot be wrong.
Quite a lengthy introduction, so let’s see what Born to Destroy Amalek has to offer. The first track is nice samples, leading to a great death-industrial-esque track, Lone Wolves Of Zion, a cold, synth-driven power electronics piece, executed the European way, and definitely my favourite track. Up next is some really harsh and piercing distortion inferno, followed by another more quiet and dark track which is based upon some sample work. New Sicarii is a nice combination of synths and distortion, but maybe a little lengthy. Victory is almost pure ambient, very well executed. Up next are two harsher tunes, followed by the dark and quiet We Shall Wash Our Feet in the Blood of the Wicked, which closes the album. So, Born to Destroy Amalek brings ten tracks of very well laid out and executed power electronics, death industrial and ambient genres, packed in a nice four-panel digipack. I guess the greater part of the power electronics crowd will not buy any Barzel stuff, because of the concept. Those who are able to see beyond that will be rewarded with some first class auditory material.
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