czwartek, 24 lutego 2022
Akathartos - Baptized by Darkness (Under the Sign of Garazel 2021)
piątek, 18 lutego 2022
Malediction of Agony - Malediction of Agony (Putrid Cult 2022)
czwartek, 17 lutego 2022
Black Altar / Vulture Lord - Deathiah Manifesto (Odium Records 2022)
Cztery utwory zaserwowane przez Vulture Lord to: "Dominions of Death" (cover Vulcano!) oraz "Hark! The Hymns of War" nagrane podczas sesji do ostatniej płyty, wcześniejsza, oryginalna wersja jednego z utworów z "Desecration Rite" - "Bloodstained Ritualknives" (nowy tytuł to "Bloodbound Militia") - nagrany już częściowo przez Nefasa, z jego wokalami oraz jeszcze jeden numer premierowy - "Usurper, "Thy Name is Death". Zespół prezentuje tu brzmienia znane już dobrze z nowej płyty oraz estetykę grania, którą słyszeliśmy już na ich poprzednich materiałach. To oldschoolowy black metal okraszony black/thrashowym brudem i chwytliwością. To typowy metalowy wpierdol w ich stylu! Należącą do nich splitu Vulture Lord na dobre przypieczętował swój powrót!
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English translation:
I've been waiting for this premiere! This is another split in the discography of Black Altar, and as I know Shadow he really likes this form of publishing. This time his band has allied with Vulture Lord. The part belonging to Black Altar is a premiere material. I won't say, this band has grown over the years. It was getting better and better in their black metal art in terms of composition and technique, and these two songs - "Scrilegious Congregation" and "Nyx" (I don't count the intros and outros, but they are also powerful - created by Ludo "Evil" Lejeune) are the best proof of that. Despite the sentiment and admiration for the debut album, I can appreciate this musical perfection, being still faithful to this true black metal formula. Especially the song "Nyx" is unique to me. It has a brilliant, slightly melodic leading riff, and the guitar part is spatial in its own way, which harmonizes well with the vocal layer enriched with a slight echo. And the bass has its five minutes in one fragment. Black Altar did this enormous prelude to the slowly upcoming new album, which I am looking forward to. If Shadow, with the newly completed band, especially with Les (Hell-Born, ex Damnation, ex Behemoth) on guitar, will continue to explore the musical regions of this split, it will be a hell of a release.
Four songs served by Vulture Lord are: "Dominions of Death" (cover of Vulcano!) and "Hark! The Hymns of War" recorded during the session for the last album, an earlier, original version of one of the songs from "Desecration Rite" - "Bloodstained Ritualknives" (newly entitled "Bloodbound Militia") - already partially recorded by Nefas, with his vocals, and one more premiere number - "Usurper," Thy Name is Death ". The band presents here the sounds already known from the last album and the aesthetics of playing, which we have already heard from them on their previous materials. It's oldschool black metal with black/thrash dirt and catchiness. It's a typical metal punch in their characteristic style! The Vulture Lord's part of the split has sealed their comeback for good!
poniedziałek, 7 lutego 2022
Imsar - Ciemra Pierad Zołkam (Werewolf Promotion 2022)
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English translation:
The Belarusian Imsar is not a very well-known and recognized band, it rather operates in its niche and only those who know the subject know and listen to it. This year, Werewolf Promotion released the group's third album. What can I say, Imsar can safely be considered one of the best examples of Slavic, pagan black metal and what this style represents in terms of both lyrics and music. Of course, there are also small folk elements here, it could not be missing, but they are only an ornament to the leading intense, typical for black metal, but melodious, guitar parts and a crushing rhythm section. The compositions here also have a bit of epicness and pathos similar to Bathory and Graveland. There are choirs in the background and those characteristic thunder-like drums that were once shown on the album "Hammerhart". You know what' I'm talking about. And in terms of vocals, we have here not only black metal, sinister sounds, but parts sung with a clear voice with a slight hint of melody as well, which in turn reminded me of the Russian Arkona. In summary, there is a lot to listen to and, as I mentioned, you will find here everything that is the best in this genre. It is also worth mentioning the very atmospheric graphic design of the album. Wędrujący Wiatr also uses very similar aesthetics, but there we have accents mainly related to nature, while on "Ciemra Pierad Zołkam" we have elements related to history and mythology, dark accents also appear here. I associate it with the old Russian historical cinema and fairy tales which are screen adaptations of Slavic legends and myths. It harmonizes perfectly with the music of Imsar and adds a lot to the atmosphere of the album. It is worth checking this material. This is only the second or third new release from this year that I am writing about and so far the most interesting.