Holy Satan, I wouldn't want to wrestle with Mona Beck, the vocalist of Illnath! She sounds as if she eats a grown man a day. I can see from the website of Danish Illnath that Mona isn't part of the band anymore and has been replaced by a youug lady called Marika - I hope for the band that the new vixen is as powerful as her predecessor.
'4 Shades of Me' is a powerful album, and much of the reason for this is Mona's black/death bellowing. But of course she doesn't make up the whole picture. This is hard as bones, highly accentuated, tight blackened thrash metal. Simple, crude, yet with a melodic solo and a melodic riff (try It's On Me for a sudden overload of melody) here and there to prove that Illnath is not just about crushing your face.
If you like music which places itself in the interface between thrash/black and death, you might want to check out this one. It's got a bit of everything and a secure handling of writing songs which in more than one case manage to stick to your brain for while. Definitely an approved effort!
