SABBAT - Fetishism [2019 Edition] (12" LP on Black Vinyl)
Japan | Black/Thrash
Detailed Description
2019 re-issue by Iron Pegasus of SABBAT's rare fourth unholy studio album "Fetishism," with new layout. Purest blacking metal, dark and evil from the leaders from the far east!
(Description by C. Conrad) Following the 1993 release of its third album, "Disembody," Japan's Sabbat continued a trend it had established with its first three full-lengths by releasing its fourth album in four consecutive years in 1994. "Fetishism" largely followed in the same vein of thrashy first-wave black metal as its two immediate predecessors, "Evoke" and "Disembody," which would not necessarily be unexpected given the continuing lineup of Gezol (bass/lead vocals), Temis Osmond (guitars/keyboards/backing vocals), and Zorugelion (drums/backing vocals).
"Fetishism" was anything but a carbon copy of the band's previous efforts. The average song length increased by over a minute in comparison to "Disembody," and more substantively, the compositions of certain songs were characterized by increased complexity. The six-minute instrumental track "Sausine" perhaps best exemplifies this trait, as its length, elaborate construction, and varied movements serve to foreshadow the culmination of this compositional development that was to follow on the single-track album, "The Dwelling," approximately two years later. In other words, "Fetishism" was yet another important milestone in Sabbat's evolution.
