12.07.2005 
1.
Vultures
2. Envenom (Laterna Magica)
3. Nebulous
4. Omnivore (Sin Eater)
5. Maelstrom
Emma Karlsson - bass
Nicklas Rudolfsson - vocals/guitar
Daniel Moilanen - drums
Runemagick: "Envenom" runemagick Aftermath Music
Recorded
at magick sound studio/los angered recording 2004. Mixed at Magick Sound
studio 2004.
Released in handnumbered digipack format.
"review by Gianrichy
"Richy" Giamboi ___ 
| Unique atmosphere of apocalypse and endless mourning |
This is the ninth full-length album and the
slowest and doomiest work from the workaholics of Runemagick. From
midtempo death metal the Swedish trio has slowed another step down into
slow motion doom death.
The atmosphere of the five tracks is pretty unique. As Runemagick style
could be in a certain way compared to bands like perhaps Asphyx, this
cd seems to beat even the record of doomiest death band ever hold by the
US-cracks from "Winter" since the early 90s. The sound is very
underground, guitar driven and comes down like a stream of lava burning
everything being in its way. Tracks going from eight minutes till a
quarter of an hour say everything about the difficulties the listener
will mostly have to get into this hard rock. Not easy listening at all.
Even the simplicity and the purity of the song can't help in this
thing.
A little bit of up- or even midtempo would have made thing easier, but in the same time they would have destroyed the unique atmosphere of apocalypse and endless mourning created by "Envenom".
I really don't know if I should like or hate this sound. The spare vocals help me a little bit out of this hypnotic vicious circle, but for the rest, a feeling of "end of days" catches my soul and pulls me down for the more than an hour of the album length. Reminding me of the visions of third world war from the "Terminator 2" movie, every tone is dark and full of melancholy. Not the sweet sadness sometimes encountered in bands like Opeth or Rapture, but the elementar naked desperation of humanity walking towards its downfall is captured in "Envenom". The loving or hating is also a question of mood and ambiance. Hardly someone will find it pleasant listening to "Envenom" while relaxing on a sunny beach. For this type of human beings, "Envenom" will probably be a mostly boring album, suffocating on its only blackness. For the rather depressive type, it could be a mirror to the own soul and feelings and in this way, be more appreciated.
I don't know how the fans react to this not to big but significant change, and I really don' t know, how "Runemagick would be able to play this songs live without causing a mass suicide in the audience. "Envenom" has definitively its magic, but its hard to catch it, really hard.rating: 8/10
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