This isn’t bad at all. Letchworth, England-based black metallers Niroth have put together the three-track “Iconoclasm” demo, a showcase of their “old school” style reminiscent of the original Norwegian groups haunting the scene in the early-to-mid 90s. As most classic black metal should be, “Iconoclasm” is full of truly bone-chilling, darkly atmospheric stuff with gut-wrenching growling and rip-’em-apart riffage, such as in the mouthfull opener “Mysterium Daemoniarchon”. Nothing particularly innovative really, but then again, not bad at all.

Year Released: 2003
Label: Self-Produced
Related Link: Niroth Official Website
Date Reviewed: 2004-01-01
Author: Andreas