sobota, 2 kwietnia 2022
Trupi Swąd - Nekromancja (Putrid Cult 2022)
piątek, 18 lutego 2022
Malediction of Agony - Malediction of Agony (Putrid Cult 2022)
piątek, 7 stycznia 2022
The Devil's Sermon - Czarna Jaźń (Putrid Cult 2021)
czwartek, 23 grudnia 2021
Demonic Temple - Through the Stars Into the Abyss (Putrid Cult 2021)
piątek, 6 sierpnia 2021
Destroyers - Dziewięć Kręgów Zła (Putrid Cult 2020/21)
sobota, 20 lutego 2021
Sepulchral Cult - Immurement, Spirits and Graveyard Chants (Putrid Cult 2021)
https://sepulchralcult.bandcamp.com/
wtorek, 16 lutego 2021
Szary Wilk - Wrath (Putrid Cult 2021)
niedziela, 10 stycznia 2021
Upon the Altar - Absid ad Ordine Luminis (Putrid Cult 2021)
https://uponthealtar.bandcamp.com/releases
English translation:
I welcome 2021 with a few words about the debut of black/death metal act Upon the Altar. This is another publishing blow from Putrid Cult. After last year's DeathEpoch album, I didn't expect that a material with such power and impact will appear so soon. We are dealing here with brutal, uncompromising and thoroughly devilish record. There are no experiments here that took place on the DeathEpoch album mentioned above. Here we have a pure cannonade, mixed with atmospheric slowdowns, lasting from the beginning to the very end of the album. What the rhythm section does here is a total destruction! The guitars hoot and murmur, and a demonic vocal hovers over the whole thing. "Absid ad Ordine Luminis" is probably the best album from those rushing ahead and so heavy at the same time that I have ever heard. The balance of heaviness and speed is intricately laid out here, everything works like a clockwork. The right dose of these elements gave an amazing effect, and there is no exaggeration in either direction. Bands playing in this style often tend to bend too much in one direction and the album becomes boring and painfully predictable. This is not the case here and it deserves a huge plus. A really good debut, with a concrete kick-in-the-ass, with the specific idea for themselves and great, thrilling compositions. This is how you can start another record year!
sobota, 12 grudnia 2020
Grimcult - Revelations of Sinister Flame (Putrid Cult 2020)
English translation:
The fact that Morgul has an ability to pick up good bands and projects has been known for a long time. Especially in the area of black metal. Here's another example of that. I must admit that this is another album that positively surprises me this year with its enormous sense of this genre and its roots. The person behind the presented Grimcult is R. Hate well-known from Odour of Death, who takes the nickname Nobody here. On the 25-minute "Revelations of Sinister Flame" he created black metal with a specific reference to the early achievements of our scene (under the sign of Veles, Graveland, old North), but also Finnish and bands like Horna and Satanic Warmaster. In a word, the cult of the past created with taste and awareness, and above all with the ability to recreate that atmosphere and aesthetics. Not everyone can do it and I think that something like this proves the artist's class and devotion to his favorite music. This is always the result of a huge passion in the subject. The material is very atmospheric, with keys, which when used well do a great job. Plus this cover art by Lord. K... Right on point! The icing on the cake is the song "Przymierze", sung in Polish, the text of which is immediately remembered, or at least the most important part of it is. Listen, you will know what I'm talking about. Hopefully R. Hate didn't make a one-shot here and will continue attacking with Grimcult. Meanwhile, invite the Devil into your life and throw "Revelations of Sinister Flame" into your CD players.
niedziela, 11 października 2020
Fadheit - Inhaling The Trauma (Putrid Cult 2020)
W tym roku Putrid Cult wypuszcza same ciekawe lub nawet arcyciekawe materiały, a o debiucie Fadheit warto tu wspomnieć w szczególności. "Inhaling the Trauma" to chyba pierwszy w katalogu Morgula tytuł korespondujący z tzw. depresyjnym samobójczym black metalem (DSBM). Jest to też dzieło relatywnie melodyjne, mimo swego ponurego i niepokojącego klimatu. A jak dobrze wiecie, takich płyt nie ma w katalogu Putrid Cult tak wiele. Cieszy zatem fakt, że i na taki album znalazło się miejsce. "Inhaling the Trauma" to black metal spod znaku takich zespołów jak Martwa Aura, Medico Peste, Mgła, ale w bardziej melodyjnej odsłonie (chociaż nie jestem do końca przekonany, czy to trafne określenie), odsłonie przepełnionej również nostalgią i melancholią. Z jednej strony mamy bardzo mocne teksty o przygnębiającym, refleksyjnym charakterze, zanurzone po uszy w depresyjnej tematyce, a z drugiej chwytliwe riffy i zapadające w pamięć gitarowe pasaże. Ma to również na swój sposób nutę przebojowości, a nawet patosu, z jakim zetknąłem się już przy płytach chociażby Batushki. Jakby tego było mało, są tu też subtelne echa polskiego black metalu sprzed dwóch dekad. Gdzieś tam słychać na przykład Sacrilegium. Jednym słowem - dostaliśmy dzieło kompleksowe, przepełnione masą pomysłów połączonych z niebagatelną atmosferą. Słucham tej płyty z przerwami już od dwóch tygodni i nie mam dość. W swojej niszy jest to jedno z najlepszych wydawnictw tego roku i pretendent do najlepszego debiutu. Gorąco polecam!
https://www.facebook.com/fadheitdsbm/
English translation:
This year Putrid Cult releases only interesting or even extremely interesting materials, and the debut of Fadheit is worth mentioning here in particular. "Inhaling the Trauma" is probably the first title in Morgul's catalogue corresponding to the so-called depressive suicidal black metal (DSBM). It is also a relatively melodic work, despite its gloomy and disturbing atmosphere. And as you well know, there are not so many such albums in the Putrid Cult catalogue. Therefore, it's nice that there is a place for such a recird as well. "Inhaling the Trauma" is black metal in the vein of bands such as Martwa Aura, Medico Peste, Mgła, but in a more melodic version (although I'm not entirely sure if this is an accurate term), version also filled with nostalgia and melancholy. On the one hand, we have very strong lyrics with a depressing, reflective character, fulfilled with this kind of emotions, and on the other hand, catchy riffs and memorable guitar passages. It also has, in its own way, a hint of hitness, and even pathos, both of which I have already encountered on, for example, Batushka's releases. As if that was not enough, there are also subtle echoes of Polish black metal from two decades ago. Somewhere there you can hear Sacrilegium, for example. In a word, we got a comprehensive work, full of ideas combined with a considerable atmosphere. I've been listening to this album on and off for two weeks now and I can't get enough. In its niche, it is one of the best releases of the year and a contender for the best debut. I highly recommend it to you!
poniedziałek, 28 września 2020
DeathEpoch - Abysmal Invocation (Putrid Cult 2020)
https://deathepoch.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/DeathEpoch
English translation:
There has never been such an album, a mixture of genres and styles! At least I don't know a similar record. But let's start from the beginning. DeathEpoch is a joint project of the leader of the Putrid Cult label - Morgul, and Lord K. (Nekkrofukk, Goathorne, Sacrificulus ...). The first is resonsible for the guitar parts (supposedly so many years of break from playing the instrument, but he did great) and bass, while the second sat behind the drums and stood behind the microphone. The gentlemen attempted a very unconventional project combining black/death/war metal cannonade, tarry sound, powerful riffs and vocal blasphemy, wildness with a lot of ambient and electronics. All of this is mixed throughout the whole album. It's a bit as if Mysticum, Archgoat, Beherit, Mz. 412 and, I don't know, Brighter Death Now we all joined together. Admit that the synthesis is very original, bold, but the effect is stunning! An album was created that has the predispositions to achieve not only a cult status, but also to be a groundbreaking record for the underground scene. A bold project that, in my opinion, did not take prisoners. A very extreme album, but addictive, full of complexity and ideas. What can I say, nothing so fresh has appeared in this aesthetic so far. On leaving, it is worth adding that the CD also featured covers of Sodom and Acheron ("Bombenhagel" and "Ave Satanas"), and Vincent Crowley, Mark of the Beast and Kris Stanley as guests. A perfect sum-up of all this mystery of destruction! Grab this album without any hesitation!

sobota, 27 czerwca 2020
Atonement - Genesis of Blasphemy (Putrid Cult 2020)
https://www.putridcult.pl/
https://www.facebook.com/Atonement-Band-Poland-101367137985612/
English translation:
One of the most interesting debuts of this year. Finally, after two years of existence, Atonement releases their first demo. The material has less than thirteen minutes, but it is enough to show what potential lies in this band. We get here dark, very atmospheric, sometimes ritual, sometimes crazy Black/Death Metal with Doom influences. As if Vital Remains, Doombringer and old Samael met in one place. In some aspects Atonement also has something in common with other Polish group, namely Nekkrofukk, although the gentlemen are moving more towards Death Metal in places where Lord K.'s band clearly chooses the Black Metal path. And here there's less raw sound. It's energetic, addictive material that you listen to in one go and that draws you attention immediately. Yes, it has "that thing". There is both oldschool and this necessary breeze of something new, despite the same formula. It hurts me a bit that "Genesis of Blasphemy" appeared only on tape, and only in 70 copies. This demo is asking for a CD issue or least 7-inch vinyl. Personally, I highly recommend Atonement, this is this year's must when it comes to debut stuff (although the band members are not new on the scene).
piątek, 26 czerwca 2020
Old Skull - Death Rattle (Putrid Cult 2020)
https://www.putridcult.pl/
https://www.facebook.com/69oldskull69/
English version:
Old Skull is simply oldschool, death metal of course. Old, referring to the times of tape trading and the classics of the genre, but somehow fresh in its old style. On the "Death Rattle" EP you can find Sweden, there is Great Britain under the sign of Bolt Thrower, and the Netherlands with Asphyx smell. Everything served in a dynamic form. And I also have associations with Cannibal Corpse, but it's more because of the cadaveric cover decorated with gutters as well. It is densely, heavily, but clearly, here you will not hear the dirt of sound, it is not the goal here, despite the underground character of the group and the release itself. These gentlemen are not searching for fame or so, they play their favorite music with passion and don't give a damn about what others think. If someone is interested in pure Death Metal without any unnecessary oddities, then he/she has come to the right address. This is generally one of the forms in which the essence of this style can be presented. "Death Rattle" can easily be described as Death Metal textbook example. Nineteen minutes of bulldozer, which reminds of the best materials in the subject, and by the way the more rocking ones, like the later titles from Entombed or Dismember. I can recommend it with a clear conscience.






































