Review by Felix on April 10, 2025.

Bloodmoon Eclipse is another gang that has joined the ranks of Purity Through Fire. Thus, they have chosen the same way as their compatriots from Sad, and honestly speaking, their musical approach is pretty similar as well. In a nutshell, this means aggressive, rapid guitar lines that flow endlessly, rumbling, fast-paced drums that do not care a lot about details or nuances and the voice "surprises" with a throaty one-tone-is-almost-more-than-enough performance. You say all this sounds very generic? It does – because For I Am Your Death is generic as hell. Not only with regard to the musical content, but to the artwork and the album title as well.

There is another parallel to Sad. The line-up of Bloodmoon Eclipse consists only of two persons – and one of them, fanfare, is Ungod, who plays all instruments in Sad. Here he leaves the bass guitar to a sinister dude who calls himself K.C.H., not to be confused with KFC. Anyway, this personal situation explains the similarities, because here as for Sad's "Black Metal Craft", Ungod has written all tracks. And yes, interpret it as you like, one recognizes his signature. So we can moan about his non-flexible narrow-mindedness or we praise his steadfast authenticity. I try not to think too much about such academic alternatives as long as the songs give me a good feeling. Fanfare again, this is what happens here.

The six songs remain a bit faceless, because the uniformity of the general approach does not allow a high degree of individuality. But if we leave the level of the single tracks and look from the overall perspective on For I Am Your Death, it gets pretty clear that the album bundles a big portion of fury, hate and misanthropy. Furthermore, the quite long tracks with an average playtime of more than six minutes aren't primitively arranged. Ungod has integrated many ideas and a high number of different guitar lines in each and very track. This does not mean that they have any progressive facet. Ridiculous thought! But their somewhat nebulous, not easily accessible structure is an important factor to keep things interesting on this debut. It speaks for the artistic aspiration of the mastermind that he did not take the easy way. To produce songs with very catchy or even frequently repeated parts was not his intention. His creativity follows winding paths instead and so the album becomes a cool and welcome challenge for the listener. And to tell the truth, Mr. KCH didn't just hang around idly in the fast food restaurant next door until he was allowed to record the bass. He also contributed the lyrics.

Finally, if a good production requires finesse and technical skill, here it is more a case of brute force. There are no subtleties in the sound, but the album oozes insidiousness and perfidy with every pore and during each and every second. Therefore, my friends of Greek black metal, do not expect a transparent sound experience. The eclipse is not just part of the band's name, the mix is definitely eclipsed as well. With that said, to listen to this work makes sense for people who want to enjoy 38 minutes of diabolic music. I guess there are some of you who belong to this type of listener.

Rating: 7.5 out of 10