Horde

The band Horde is a one-man Unblack metal band out of Australia. Jayson Sherlock founded the band under the name "Anonymous" in 1994, and released one album; Hellig Usvart, with Nuclear Blast Records. Horde played multiple shows in 2006 around Norway and in 2010 toured Germany and Finland. At the time of Hellig Usvart's release, death threats were sent to Nuclear Blast unsuccessfully to reveal the identity of the designer of the album, though he later revealed himself as Jayson Sherlock. Horde itself as a band received threats from both, black metal musicians and religious groups for being a Christian-themed black metal band.
== Genre ==
Horde has a traditional black metal sound with Christian themes throughout. The recurring themes in Hellig Usvart include the destruction of Satan and triumphs of Christ, along with praise of god throughout. Songs such as "Invert the Inverted Cross" and "Silence the Blasphemous Chanting" are satirical on the black metal movement. The sound is dark, simple, and fast driving with high-pitched shrieking. Keyboards are also used in some songs including "Release and Clothe the Virgin Sacrifice".
== Review ==
Horde has only released one album and was more of a project than a band. That being said, the band recorded one studio album and one live album, and have a sound that while may not be as good as other black metal bands, has a solid, fast, heavy sound that is better than most. All in all 8/10.