A killer debut from the Norwegian duo Black Hole Generator, comprised of vocalist/bassist/programmer Bj�rnar Nilsen of Vulture Industries and

and guitarusr Dreggen, also of Deathcon, Aeturnus, and Cult Of Catharsis. Black Karma is a nightmarish flight of supersonic heaviness, an

industrialized, futuristic black metal vision transmitted from some Rene Laloux-style post-apocalyptic otherworld, with six tracks of frozen, ferocious

technical riffing, bizarre atmospheric breaks filled with tinkling piano notes, beautiful classical guitar, strains of cello strings, subtle keyboard

flourishes, crawling sludge marches, bound together by insane elaborate song arrangements and punctuated with unexpected stops and tempo shifts. The death-

infected terrain of a far off world that's illustrated through the booklet's awesome pen-and-ink drawings comes to life in tracks like "The Age Of Anxiety",

where programmed electronic drums release ferocious machinegun blastbeats strafing the grim atmosphere, and majestically monstrous black riffs descend from

smog-choked skies. Nilsen's vocal delivery adds much to the insane, technoid vibe of Black Karma, emitting searing apocalyptic hallucinations

through a litany of sickening choked screams and weird clean chanting vocals. Awesome stuff, almost like Ministry gone black metal, and which takes the

electronically-enhanced post-BM blast violence of bands like Thorns, D�dheimsgard, Aborym, and Anaal Nathrakh, and bends it into a warped new form of

blackened frenzy. Recommended!