Capricornus – Alone Against All (2004)

June 6, 2024

This is an incredible piece of black metal. Capricornus is an enigmatic and controversial figure in the black metal world. His drumming in Graveland is questionable but undeniable unique and influential. The project Thor’s Hammer is well, not the best IMO. He shines in this project, though. I guess all the pieces just aligned; the songwriting, the riffs and the production. The drums sound a bit strange (did these triggers come cheap secondhand after Nick Barker finished Cruelty & The Beast?) but if anything it just adds to the atmosphere.

This is an angry album, and the stock photo on the cover sums up the whole thing quite nicely, to be honest. Capricornus’ personal and political alignments will no doubt put some people off but this is genuinely great black metal music.