Anyway, what you get is a gritty blackened thrash song, not dissimilar to what Slayer was doing around the same time. Gezol's vocals (whose moods must be dictated by Swedish weather patterns, because you never know what you're going to get) are distinctly gruffer and lower in pitch than usual. They're not really up to his usual standard, and I do miss those deranged kamikaze yelps. However, the riffs are classic thrash at its finest, albeit with a slightly flat production.

On the B-side, the boys remind us once again that you can't have too many Bathory tributes, as they pay homage to Sweden's finest son with yet another rendition of "Sacrifice". It's not a bad one, but does anyone still care? The sound quality is again quite poor, although unlike the original it at least has an audible bassline.

Although _Svart Eld_ is a fairly enjoyable little taster, it's far from the band's best work, and is completely inessential for all but the most rabid of vinyl junkies.