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Hunters Moon: The Serpent's Lust Black Metal Hell's Headbangers August 28th, 2009
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Review
The Serpent's Lust is the debut release by the Black Metal act Hunters Moon. This six track EP is a very nostalgic one, clearly taking a heady music influence from the band Bathory, the only exception being that this is moreso about demons, lyrically, then it is of Vikings and other such related topics. But, how good is the band's material, considering it consists of one intro track, and even a cover song, leaving only four originals to make an impact on the listener. Well, right off the bat the introductory track "Deadly Paradise" really doesn't do much at all for the release, just being a guitar with some haunting keyboards that are probably used to try to set the mood for the release, but sadly doesn't. Had the song flowed into the next track, "A Light in the Abyss", then it might have worked in the band's favor, but instead just fades out and leaves a brief period of silence before the next track kicks in. But, really, that's the only downfall to this EP. Aside that first track, the band's original material is actually really good. The songs are solid, working at a mid-tempo, sometimes getting a little faster then that, and incorporate a lot of the old-school Black Metal sound with riffs that give off the feeling that you would be going to war, or into some sort of fight at least, with a veryu suiting epic feel to them. The best representation of this would have to be the title track "The Serpent's Lust" which will have you banging your head right away, as well as searching for a lighter to strike as if in memory of fallen warriors. The only track that doesn't keep this feel would be the Angel Witch cover "Baphomet". While this is an excellent cover in the band's own style of music, and the guitar solo is just as impressive as the original, the problem is that the song conflicts with the overall sound of the album and would have best been tacked onto the end of the album and considered a "bonus track", or scrapped all together for a future release that would require such a track to be placed on it. Even though the song itself kind of interrupts the flow of the release, the somewhat raw recording quality still makes the song sound as good as the others, making this an enjoyable track regardless. If the material presented on The Serpents Lust is any indication of the future efforts by Hunters Moon, then this is obviously a band to keep an eye on. This EP is well constructed and filled with exceptional music that is epic in atmosphere, without going over the top musically like many acts who claim to be epic. With the exception of an introduction track that doesn't do much for the release, and an out of place cover song, The Serpent's Lust is still an amazing EP effort that any Black Metal fan will greatly appreciate.
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