Сарке: "Нашу музыку вдохновляют великие рок-группы 70-х, спид-метал 80-х и блэк-метал 90-х. Прибавьте к этому креативность самих участников группы, и вы получите чистую мрачную рок-музыку, которая звучит чисто, сыро и честно".

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Sarke are a Norwegian band comprised of (former)
members from Darkthrone, Susperia, Spiral
Architect, Borknagar and Satyricon. An impressive
list of bands, so the "supergroup" tag is very
much valid here. Oldarhian is the band's second
album and the first to feature the current
incarnation of Sarke. Let's see what the new
record has to offer.

Just like on the previous album the music on
Oldarhian is firmly rooted in rather primitive
black metal from the early nineties, spiced up
with influences from seventies rock music and
eighties thrash and death metal. Sarke is all
about metal played the old school way with a
definitive capital O. The song material is as
basic and straightforward as they come. It works
really well though, especially on Condemned,
Pessimist and Flay The Wolf. The latter song has
this nifty rock and roll groove to it.

Doom metal is another source of inspiration on
Pilgrim Of The Occult, Captured and Burning Of The
Monoliths. The occasional guitar solo and a couple
of subtle touches on the keyboard give Oldarhian
some much needed depth. Paradigm Lost and The
Stranger Brew are two other surprisingly catchy
black and roll tunes. The rasped vocals by
Nocturno Culto give the album a nice dirty edge.

The bare bones production mirrors the primitive
character of Oldarhian. Moreover it enhances the
old school feel and character of this record.

Oldarhian is in all its simplicity quite a solid
effort. Don't expect any faint hints of technique
or progressiveness. It's simply metal as basic and
primitive as it comes, but therefore not less
enjoyable.