Bringing together two French black metal acts, the Les Limbes Porpres/Mexohorr – Les IV Dimensions Cosmogoniques split release from Ossuaire Records is a non-stop blast beat and tremolo guitar assault. Both Fhoi Myore and Wyrms play a similar style of music, familiar to many fans of the genre, but on this split, we are presented with six solid tracks, and the showcasing of two bands that are very adept at what they do within the metal landscape.

Up first is Fhoi Myore, contributing two pieces to the release. The contributions provided here are of a more raw variety, and despite a more atmospheric intro, never let up in intensity. The guitars are piercing, and the drums blast away pretty much the entire time, while the vocals are vitriolic and throat shredding. With these two tracks taking up a little over half of the albums total run-time, these tracks are long for sure, but do have enough tempo changes and musical shifts to keep the interest of the listener. The second of the two works, entitled “Le Prince Des Mers De Sang” features a very memorable riff and some tight drumming that gets in your head and really shines. Despite never letting up on the in-your-face approach, Fhoi Myore have enough diversity in their work to keeps things moving along nicely and give any new listener a great introduction to what they are capable of.

The next four tracks come from Wyrms, another French act that favors an unrelenting style of black metal. The production this time around feels a little cleaner and stronger, but that is by no means a slight against the prior songs. Both sounds work well on this release. Wyrms does have a similar approach to their tracks as Fhoi Myore, but more condensed. The remainder of this split takes up a little less time than the earlier section, but the amount that these songs pack in is quite admirable. There are plenty of riffs to go around, with more varying tempo changes and some great fills from the drumming section. Vocally, we get more of the same higher pitched screams, but perhaps presented with a little less emotion than we heard earlier. Never-the-less, the passion in the music is clearly audible, and the tracks do seem to have a little more of an impact to them.

There really is nothing bad about these two bands and what they have recorded here. The mixing on both parts is wonderfully done, and the song writing between the two show enough similarities and differences to let you know this is not the same act, but two different groups with plenty of their own ideas. While there may not be any negative aspects to this collection overall, I do feel this may not get too many repeats spins after long. It is enjoyable in the moment, but ultimately there are better acts out there. Both Fhoi Myore and Wyrms proudly carry the banner of French black metal, but at the end of the day, this wouldn’t be the “be all, end all” of the scene.