On Sielunvihollinen, F_rgjord take an interesting approach: by harnessing the un-power of horrendous production, they effectively subvert the ambition of their own songs. Guitars sound like dying transistor radios. Drums rattle along, perfectly capturing the ?warmth_ of a concrete rehearsal space. The bass is actually audible (and distorted to hell), but it lacks any semblance of low end. 'sounds like raw black metal!?, you say. But the composition of these songs is at odds with their execution. Persistent threads of epic heavy metal pop up across the album, in both the song structures and the melodic composition. Slow, quasi-doom riffs break up long songs that extend through progression rather than repetition. Melodic guitars that may as well have been recorded inside a trashcan faintly underline otherwise blasting riffs. - www.invisibleoranges.com