Title: Blakkheim's Menacing Soundtrack
Review: Anders Nyström is a creative force when it comes to Scandinavian metal. He formed the highly influential Katatonia, but he also came up with plenty of ideas on his own with his one man project Diabolical Masquerade.After 3 great albums -Ravendusk in My Heart,The Phantom LodgeandNightwork- Blakkheim gave us his fourth and final album under that moniker, titled "Death's Design". The album itself was supposed to be the soundtrack to a movie that was never made, but even without the movie ever being produced, "Death's Design" gives us 20 dynamic movements that defy a single genre. While each movement may change direction, it still retains its consistency by being a successful make-believe soundtrack, not unlike Ulver'sPerdition City.While Diabolical Masquerade may be no more, it has surely ended with a powerful swansong that captivates the ears.
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