Unholy Craft builds in the style of later Darkthrone with the pacing of Mayhem, delivering an enjoyable journey through melody meeting noise and pummeling d-beats and blast beats, which although somewhat fungible manages some unique riffs based in compelling rhythm accented by melody.
Unlike Darkthrone, this band aims more for an earlier style of black metal which does not emphasize continuous motion with shifting melody, but rather employs ordinary rhythm riffs and then layers melody into them before arriving at a final exposition at mid-pace with atmospheric melody and drums.
Perhaps not headed to the canon, this album which reconstitutes a past EP with newer tracks nevertheless provides a Norsk take on pre-Norsk black metal, and delivers a good ambience with enough motion and song structures culmination in revelations to maintain the spirit of this ancient genre.