Still, _Neo-Satanic Supremacy_ sounds like the kind of record he could have composed well back in 1999 and revamped at his home studio some months ago. That is not to say the album is weak or uninspired, but rather to imply that it delivers a pretty traditional slab of melodic metal -- the type of sound that made Dimmu Borgir's _Stormblast_, Covenant's _In Times Before the Light_ and indeed Troll's _Drep de Kristne_ classic examples of second wave Norwegian black metal. While Nagash went experimental on 2000's _The Last Predators_ and 2001's _Universal_, _Neo-Satanic Supremacy_ relies firmly on neoclassical keyboards and simple, often fast and aggressive riffing that is the backbone of most tracks. Lyrics are spit out in both English and Norwegian, but even if you're not familiar with any Northern European language, titles such as "Age of Satan" and "At the Gates of Hell" make it very clear: this is a thrashing, diabolically loud yet somehow unsophisticated tribute to the Horned one.

A nice and daresay entertaining listen, _Neo-Satanic Supremacy_ makes a fine job of whirling the listener some ten to fifteen years back in time and even though tracks like "Smertens Rike" and "Mørkets Skoger" deserve a second and even a third spin, it is highly unlikely Troll will end up in anyone's top 10 of the year list.