Abbath (the man) brings big-ass riffs rooted as much in second wave Norwegian grimness as they are in classic hard rock and ‘80s speed metal, while the rest of the Abbath (the band) ably back him. In retrospect, Abbath (the album) was inevitable, the first breath of a new life for an icon who’s been equal parts worshipped and memed.
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