Issue #21 - Fuglymaniacs

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Adamus
Exul (nustratia)
NewoGhaos
(Brazit)
Shadowsong(Romania)
The Styx Shipping Society(Germany)Necandus
Est lRussiay
reviews: Acidosis (Florida, U.S.),Coit (Switzerland),Condemned (Texas,U.S.),Dianthus
(Poland),Maraude (Qu6bec/Canada),Medo (Portugal),Megadeth,Mordenom
(Slovenia),Nocturnal Criptica, Nightcap (Yugoslavia), Orbiter (Serbia),This White
Mountain (Connecticut,U.S.)
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Adamus Exul (Australia)
Here's a quick rundown of their five-track recording simply
titled Adamus Exul: the 29-second introduction named
Adestes Infidelis opens the gates to This Blackened Spirit
(5:49) that races out in a trail of blasting black metal
drumming, crisp guitar work and strong, gruff vocals (not
the super raspy kind). Here is a cool midsection, some
solid melodies present themselves, on their way to
resuming the blasting once again and adding a few more
twists and turn before The Exhuming Truth roars in
spectacular fashion, to underline that there is more
whence this quality comes. After two songs, this sounds
i m p r e s s i v e ,w i t h t h e i r w o n d e r f u l a n d w e l l b a l a n c e d d e l i v e r y
of blasting speed and uptempo/midpaced moments. The
n e x t s o n g i s c a l l e d C a t h a r s i s( 5 : 3 9 ) , b u t c a n t h e y k e e p u p
the level they have demonstrated so far? Catharsis is
c o n s i s t e n tw i t h t h e o t h e r s o n g s , b e t w e e n s p e e d , d y n a m i c s ,
and melodies realized by Adamus Exul. Abyssus Abyssum
Invocat (2:02), a plodding outtroduction ends this affair.
This recording is under 20 minutes and it practically begs
to be played again. Adamus Exul should be feeling some
pressure! I'm sure people want more from them now,
M o r d ( v o c a l s / l y r i c s )a n d A r a l o t h ( l e a d g u i t a r s ) r e s p o n d t o
some queries,www. myspace,com/exul
When did you record and how are the metal people
M e l b o u r n e ,A u s t r a l i a r e a c t i n q t o i t ? !
AR: The Self titled demo was recorded and mixed through
out 2008 in a home studio, it wasn't one solid process
d o n e i n a s p e c i f i ct i m e . S o n g s a n d r i f f s a m o n g o t h e r t h i n g s
were re-invented throughout the process, I would do
t h i n g s d i f f e r e n t l yi n h i n d s i g h t .W e h a d o u r d e m o l a u n c h o n
Friday 13tn 2009 at the East Brunswick club and I feel it
w e n t r e a l l yw e l l .
Although Melbourneand Australia in general not having
the largest metal scene in the world most already had hold
of our demo and were aware of us.
Mo: We have been just blown away by the response we
have received both for the Demo CD and at live
appearances, Melbourne and the rest of Australia is
definitely catching on to what we are producing, and there
are definitely far larger and darker things in store for
Adamus Exul in the coming months.
Are there are lot of venues for grass-roots black metal
b a n d s ? I s i t d i f f i c u l tt o f i n d g o o d p l a c e s t o r e c o r d ?
Mo: We as a band have been fortunate enough to find an
a u d i e n c e a t m o s t o f t h e m i d- s i z e d v e n u e s a c r o s s
M e l b o u r n e .I n g e n e r a l , m a n y A u s t r a l i a n v e n u e s t a k e i s s u e
with the more extreme brands of Metal, Black Metal being
particularlydifficult to book. It is really dependent on who
you book with (some artists are blacklisted on the
Melbournecircuit) and how you sell the show, there is a lot
to be said for inspiring confidence in a booker, though
more often than not this has a tendency to blow up in your
face with the Black Metal crowd after a few stiff drinks.
In so far as recording is involved, there are no
limitations on where you can record, however finding a
p r o d u c e r w h o i s e x p e r i e n c e di n h a n d l i n g t h e s o u n d s t y p i c a l
to Black Metal is a definite challenge.We were fortunate in
working with Richard Burleigh for our demo CD, who was
more than patient in engineering the final product with us,
however we will be outsourcing elsewhere for the fulllength.
What bands from Melbourne or Victoria in general you
think make good and creative black metal?
Mo: Without name dropping more than is tasteful, bands
we have performed alongside and have a great deal of
respect for as musicians and artists include Western
Australia'sWardaemonic, Melbourne'sown Order of Orias,
Urgrund, Nekros Manteia and New South Wales bands Vrag
and Erebus Enthroned. The Black Metal scene in Australia
is still relatively small, however there is a lot to be said for
quality over quantity. The remoteness of some regions has
p r o d u c e d s o m e i n c r e d i b l es o u n d s , e n e r g y a n d v i s i o n .
What is the guitar relationshipbetween Araloth and Veign?
Ar: I personallywrite everything for Adamus Exul as far as
g u i t a r s a r e c o n c e r n e d .T h e s o n g s o n t h e C D a r e o n e s t h a t I
have had composed for a year or so and only finally
through Adamus have had the chance to present them as
something in there finished form. I am personally looking
forward to unleashing some new and fresh material on the
upcomingfull length.
W h a t i s t h e b a c k g r o u n d s t o . r i e st o t h e l y r i c s o f y o u r s o n g s ?
Mo: The lyrics for Adamus Exul up to this point have
primarily developed from a sense of Demonic escapism, in
a sense that tracks such as This Blackened Spirit and
C a t h a r s i sa r e e n t i r e l y i r r e v e r e n t t o r e l i g i o u sm e c h a n i c s a n d
a r e m o r e e x p r e s s i o n s o f a p r e d i s p o s i t i o nt o i m a g i n i n g s o f
new worlds built around the self. The Exhuming Truth
stands as a statement of absolute irreverence to a
worthless creator figure, and expresses a self-assuming
godhead. These lyrics however are, as the music to which
they are affixed set to a period in time and bear little
resemblanceto our current lyrical directions,which are far
more involved and relevant to us as a band. Without
delving into too much detail, we are not well people, and
are determinedyou join us in decline.
What is bassistUrsar's role? Does Ursar play guitar?
Ursar performs all live bass duties and is beginning to
assume some creative input with the bass lines,and will be
r e c o r d i n g o n t h e u p c o m i n g f u l l l e n g t h . O r i g i n a l l yU r s a r i s a
s i x s t r i n g g u i t a r i s t p l a y i n g i n h i s p e r s o n a lp r o j e c t ' A u g u r ' , a
band we would highly recommend.
Mord does vocals. Are there any special effects on the
voice? Does he do all the voices and can he reproduce
those voices in concert?
Mo: The vocal tracks for the Demo CD are, to my best
recollection all true and without modification, save the
typically applied studio reverb in a modest measure, in
some places there are dual-layered tracks for vocals, but
only to accentuate certain climaxes to the music. I am
proud to say that we have had no difficulty in replicating
the recording in a live environment, and would not nor will
ever produce a recording we cannot do justice at a live
show!
Would you like to be a professional touring band? How
determinedwould say you are?!l
Ar: We are all 100% committed to spread the plague of
Adamus Exul to infect everything in reach, anything less
and there would be no point. This is only the very
beginning for us and we are all determined to gain as
much exposure for ourselves as possible.
Mo: Adamus Exul is developing at quite a startling rate,
the success of the self-titled CD and the responsethus far
to live shows and those tracks that we have uploaded has
been quite overwhelming. It is very clear to us that this is
the beginning of something far bigger, the project taking
something of a life of it's own in a sense. We have definite
clear aspirations to tour both Australia and abroad
following the full-length release, and have been developing
new material that is sure to impress. Definitely keep an
eye out - the plagueis spreadingl!!
What are your plans for the rest of 2009 and 2010?
Mo: The remainder of 2009 will see Adamus Exul in the
studio for the most part recording our aforementioned fulllength, which will be due for a tentative release early in
the new year. One thing is for certain, bothJexas and the
rest of the Unites States are not safe from what we are
creating, and it is only a matter of time before the black
winds of far southern Australia bear spores of sicknessand
plague from our shores to your own. You are not safe, noone is safe. You have been warned. THE END.
The Styx Shipping Society (Germany)
"A Grand Opening for a Coming End" is the band's
manifestation to the metal world. The strengths of this
album consistof their songs: solid, easily comprehensible
black metal vocals, memorable uptempo/upbeat strong
rhythms with a big-riff black metal guitar work and a
drummer who does a good job keepingthe beat.
The band has a few central elements that make them
black metal (the vocals, guitar tone/riffs and atmosphere),
but this goes substantially beyond standard, basic black
metal. For example, you can clearly hear the bass guitar.
They change the pace of the songs and that adds variety,
from uptempo parts to cool doom-ish, melancholic or
f u n e r a l - p r o c e s s i o n - l i k ep a r t s . T h i s i s n o t n o n s t o p b l a s t b e a t
black metal, but it is largely uptempo and has a bangyour-head feel that black metal bands generally don't do.
The result is a very enjoyable recording, with good
p ro du c t ion,
filler.
no
and
w ww.m y s pac e.c om / t h e s ty x s hi pp i ng s o c i e ty
C o n g r a t u l a t i o nosn y o u r r e c o r d i n g !I h a v e e n j o y e di t ! W h a t
your
your
recording?!
is
situation
after
S t . P a t r i c k :T h a n k y o u M a u r i c i o .A f t e r o u r r e c o r d i n gw e
s e n t s o m e c o p i e st o d i f f e r e n tm a g a z i n e s .W h a t w e g o t s o
far are some german reviews on earshot,at I
powermetal.de and
Legacy magazine.
in
the
S v e n : W e l l , o u r r e g i o n i s u n f o f t u n a t e l yn o t v e r y i n t o
B l a c k M e t a l ,s o w e h a v e n ' t p l a y e d l i v e y e t . B u t w e ' l l f i n a l l y
p l a y o u r f i r s t g i g i n A u g u s ta n d t h e n e x t o n e i n S e p t e m b e r
t o g e t h e r w i t h C r y p t i c W i n t e r m o o n ,A g a t h o d a i m o n ,A k r e a
a n d s o m e o t h e r b a n d s .W e h o p e w e ' l l g e t t h e c h a n c et o d o
eventsl
these
more
live
shows,
after
PaterP.: We also got a new band member.Martin
R e i n h a r d ta n s w e r e dt o o u r m y s p a c ei n s e r t i o nf o r a s e c o n d
g u i t a r p l a y e ra n d j o i n e d t h e b a n d . H e a l s o p l a y s g u i t a r i n
Tyrant,
Dying
main
his
b an d
Who are the members? Who plays/does what in the band?
S v e n : S t . P a t r i c k , P a t e r P . a n d m y s e l f a r e t h e p er r r l d r e f l t
bandmembers.
Pater P.: The other two guys are Fabian Wenz, who
played guitars on our record and Martin Reinhardt who has
been with us since the beginning of this year. Both of them
p ar t
will
be
of
live
our
&
line
s t u di o
up.
Sven: Our songwriting does Pater P. & L Lyrics are
completely
written
by
St.
Patrick:
ME!
S v e n : A l l o f o u r d e c i s i o n sa r e m a d e b y t h e t h r e e g r o u n d
members.
So
our
current
line
is:
band
uD
Pater P. - drums & songwriting;
St. Patrick- vocals & lyrics;
Sven - string instruments & songwriting;
F a b i a nW e n z - l i v e & s t u d i o g u i t a r ;
guitar
Martin
Reinhard
live
&
studio
Is there an overall lyrical concept for "a qrand opening for
coml
end"?
St. Patrick: No, there isn't. Every lyric on "a grand opening
for a coming end" is self-contained. But the elements you
are naming, apaft from the historical, are distributed
almost equally on each song. It's hard for me to name
general literary influences, because I write my lyrics by
being guided by the atmosphere of a certain book, story,
poem, lyric, movie quote, melody etc. So it's not like "Hey
I like that lyrics, lets write something related!," I always
try to assign and reinterpret certain ideas. But on second
thoughts I would say, my most obvious influence on our
record is actually the bible, or rather certain scriptures,
probably
Other works I
really care for and I'm
s u b c o n s c i o u s l yi n f l u e n c e d b y , a r e N i c k C a v e s , , A n d t h e A s s
Saw the Angel", the great ,,Illuminatus!" by Robert Anton
W i l s o n a n d R o b e r t S h e a o r m o s t o f H . P . L o v e c r a f t sw o r k s .
W h a t i s i n t e r e s t i n g a b o u t t h e m y _ t h o l o q i c a lr i v e r " S t y x " ?
St. Patrick: I think the styx is a very strong symbol for the
unavoidable end and at the same time for a promised,
insecure restart.And with the character of charon there
comes a good portion of irony and some economical
i nterests
aboard,
W h e r e i n o t h e r c u l t u r e s , e s p e c i a l l yt o d a y , i s s a i d , , , o n l y
d e a t h i s f o r f r e e " , t h e a n c i e n tg r e e k w e r e f l i p p e dt h e b i r d
pay.
had
and
to
you
publish
your
lyrics?
Do
St. Patrick: No, because up to now I always write/wrote
my stories/poems for myself... Publishing lyrics, after two
years of ,,TSSS*, still seems to me very unreal.
I think there already is enough unnecessarystupid shit in
the world wide web that I don't have to compete with.
The song "the oreat celebrationof the ego -or the question
whv" is vour comment on the search for "meaning" in life?
St. Patrick: Yes, or at least a try in that direction.
That song was our first musical completely written song
and so it was my first to write lyrics to. In that song I'm
trying to find a common denominator for the ideas of
Huxley and LaVay together with a scripture (Genesis
life
b u dd y
That's
. . . S1 9 ) .
S o un d s
creepy?
What do you mean by song title "the seer" leaving the
b u i l d i n g ? !W h o i s t h e " s e e r " ? W h a t w o u l d b e t h e b u i l d i n g ? !
S t . P a t r i c k :T e l l m e . . . W h o i s , , y o u r s e e r " a n d w h a t w o u l d b e
"your
house"?...
St. Patrick: What wou ld you say guys? Sven?
Sven: Hmmmm, Whenever I got stuck with a song
the seer is my musical inspiration and I'm the house,
P a t er ?
Patrick:
St.
Pater P.: Uuuuuuuuh, I'm the seer and the house......
girlfriend
haha
TanjaI
is
my
St. Patrick: In my opinion ,,the building" stands for
one of the many world religionsand ,,the seer" is the good
soul, the truly mind, every of those philosophys had
bevore they got abused for assuming, maintaining and
enforcing power. As religions still were some kind of
regulator, an omnium gatherum of rules of etiquette...
Sven: Yeah right, I bet you've just invented that!
St. Patrick: Yeah, but i think it sounds greatl Well,
w h a t s h a l l I s a y , I j u s t s e a r c h e df o r a c o o l s o u n d i n g n a m e
for one of our most rockin'songs. Just like the known
saying after concerts back in the 50's or 60's,,The beatles
left the buildingl", The story itself is an abridgment of an
old poem(of me)which deals with the death of a wise
shaman. He dies in the crack of dawn and has to "leave
sad.
to
be
the
building", Without
a
reason
Has there been an increase of Germa bands that use
heathen/paqan imagery to promote racist ideas? Some
b a n d s c l a i m t o b e " n o t o o l i t i c a l "b u t a t t h e s a m e t i m e t h e y
say thev love their "Teutonic heritage" and their "Teutonic
blood and honor" and all that type of languaqe.Isn't that
type of language (blood, honor, pride, fighting, war,
strength, etc.) in that
context right-wing ideas?l
St. Patrick: I don't know if there are more rightwing
orientated bands with the rising of the german pagan
scene because I don't have an overview and I'm not into
pagan metal. But a few years ago, when the scene was
s t i l l m a n a g e a b l e ,I r e a l l y l i k e d t h a t m i x o f f o l k a n d m e t a l l
Sven: It's difficult to say why certain norse symbols and
conventions, which were used in the third empire, have
such an influence on the pagan image and lyrics. You
would have to figure that out by researchingthe particular
band. I think it's wrong to label any band that writes lyrics
in
d irection.
that
Pater P.: Yeah, Manowar uses those kind of words like
ever since! Amon Amarth has a song named ,,Thelast with
pagan blood" and Moonsorrow for example had even an
album called ,,of strengh and honor" and, they aren't
labeled as rightwing bands, as far as I know, You should
judge by sanity and open eyes, because that kind of band
mostly
comes
out
by
theirselvesl
Sven: Apart from that, is the theme ,,rightwing
extremism in heavy metal" NO exclusive german problem,
i t's
i s s u eI
a
world
wide
St. Patrick: I for one can exclude using any of those
vocabulary, because words like,,blood, honor, pride,
fighting, war, strength, etc." are pretty hackneyed in our
g e n r e . T h a t w e , a s b a n d w e l l a s i n d i v i d u a l s ,d o n ' t h a v e n o
b e a r i n g o n r i g h t w i n g i d e al s s h o u l d b e s e l f - e v i de n t .
Does the drumming on the cd sound like you heard it in
your
mind
r e c c r di n g ?
before
Pater P.: Like i said we're very proud of the results of the
recording and therefore I'm happy with the sound of my
drums, too! Up to now we have written most of our songs
at jam sessionswhere I drum the patterns from my mind
and S ven starts to pl ay somethi ng to i t, or S ven st ar t s t o
p l a ya n d I s t a r tt o d r u m .
D o y o u h a v e a w a y o f r e m e m b e r i n qo r r e c o r d i n gd r u m
p a t t e r n st h a t y o u t h i n k o f , s o t h a t y o u d o n ' t f o r g e t o r l o s e
ideas?
those
P a t e rP , : I v e r y o f t e n p l a y d r u m s i n m y f r e e t i m e w i t h o u t
a n y g u i t a ro r b a s s .A l o t o f t h i s b e a t sa r e i n m y m i n d b u t I
u s e a l a p t o p w i t h r e c o r d i n gs o f t w a r e a n d a m u l t i t r a c k
down.
write
them
tablature editor where i
S v e n : W e u s e t h a t e d i t o rt o w r i t e , a r r a n g ea n d e n h a n c ea l l
ideas.
and
songs
our
What other events, news, recordinqs,etc. do you have for
for
2010?
2009
an d
second
h al f
of
the
Pater P.: We are looking forward to play some live gigs. At
the moment we are writing new material for a lyrical and
m u s i c a l c o n c e p t a l b u m , w h i c h s h o u l d b e r e c o r d e di n 2 0 1 0 .
S t . P a t r i c k : . . . W h i c hw i l l c o n t i n u e t h e t h e m e o f , , d o w n
the river we go - beyond the blue waves of existence".
Pater P.: ... and we're going to arrange a little concert in
2009.
October
S t . P a t r i c k :W e l l , I t h i n k t h a t ' s a l l d u d e l T h a n k y o u f o r
THE END.
the interviewl
NervoChaos (Brazil)
"Qrurr"t i.r ft"tt" is the name of the album by these
death/thrash stalwarts that focus on hard-hitting, blasting- t h r a s h i n g - p o u n d i n gm e t a l . T h e s e m e t a l m o n g e r s l i k e t o
deliver the type of music that lives up to the album's title
of "Quarrel in Hell."The group goes for the raw and heavy
style of death, as this is growl metal of rapid impact,
pointing in the direction of brutality. This band loves the
m e t a l c l a s s i c sa n d i t ' s e a s y t o u n d e r s t a n d w h y t h e i r b r a n d
of metal is played with an honest sound: the bass and
drums can be heard pretty clearly, working together in the
fast and often blasting structures. The guitar work often
has the heavy tones that go with this genre, but there are
also some thrashy moments throughout. They love
Motorhead a lot and really, they are something like a
Motorhead playing death metal. They also do a cover of
Motorhead.
Metal Bulletin sent them these questions a while
back, but the band could not answer as quickly as they
would have liked, but the interview is still informative.
L i n e - u p : V i n i c i o u s - g u i t a r ;E d u L a n e - d r u m s ; D a n i e l v o c a l s ; F e l i p e - b a s s ;G u i l l e r - g u i t a r ,
Edu, the drummer, answers the questions.
w w w . m y s p a c e .c o m / n e r v o c h a o s
goinq
NervoChaos?l
How
for
are
things
Everything's great over herel I mean, we've just finished
our tour "Age of Quarrel Tour 08", which was our biggest
and most successful tour we did since we've started the
b a n d . W e n o w h a v e a n e w b a s s p l a y e r n a m e d F e l i p e .O u r
last bass player couldn't keep up to the bands demands
and agenda, so we kicked him out and luckly we manage
to find Felipe very fast, We even did 2 shows of our tour
without a bass player! This new line-up live is tighter and
extremely solid, it has been fun and I hope this line-up is
years.
next
solid
now
for
the
You have a song called "Televanqelism." On Brazilian
television, are there a lot of televangelist promoting their
r e l i gi o n
and
asking
for
money?
Fuck yesl Unfortunately, it's not only on TV but on the
radio and on the streets as well. It's a complete brain
wash, mass hypnosis for the weak. Sometimes it gets to
the point that it's fuckin funny, so we decided to write a
song about it and that's how we came up with
"Televangelism".
Your album "Quarrel in Hell" has guest appearances from
people from Krisiun. Incantation, Napalm Death, etc.
Where did you record the album and where did the guests
their
oa rts?
We've recordedthe album in Sao Paulo, Brazil. For our 3rd
CD we wanted to do something special, so we decided to
invite a few friends to do guest appearances. KRISIUN was
rehearsing on the same studio where we were recording,
so I invited Alex and he recorded it over there. With
Barney from NAPALMDEATH and John from INCANTATION,
we found some spot during their band's Brazilian tour to
take them to the studio and record. Now with Caligula
f r o m D A R K F U N E R A La n d W r a t h & S a n g u i n e f r o m A V E R S E
SEFIRA, we sent them the tapes and they recorded their
vocals
in
a
studio
over
their
country.
T h e c d h a s a h i d d e n t r a c k : " I r o n F i s t " b v M o t o r h e a d!
I'm glad to know that you heard the whole CD, Yes, we do
have
some
other
covers
recorded.
Besides the
MOTORHEAD cover, we have a cover by BRUTAL TRUTH
'Turn
'Funeral
Face', by SEPULTURA
Rites', by BRUJERIA
'Consejos
Narco'and
by THE EXPLOITED'Maggie'.
Are you planninq to release a new album in 2009? How
you
in
2008?
much
touring
did
do
Yes, we're planning on releasing a new album in 2009.
We're on the process of writing, composing and recording
the new stuff. We have already recorded 5 tracks for the
up-coming CD, but still working on more tracks. Hopefully
by the middle of this year we can have that new CD
released and hit the road again for another tour. In the
"Age of Quarrel" Tour 0B we played 60 concerts and we
manage to hit Europe, where we went to 10 countries, did
24 shows in 25 days, and South America, where we did
shows in Paraguay and Argentina for the first time and in
Brazil where we did 33 dates. On that tour we had the
pleasure and honor to share the stage with acts such as
POSSESSED,ASESINO, MAYHEM, DIVINE HERESY ANd
bands.
k i l l er
other
many
Y o u f o r m e d i n r e a c t i o nt o t h e t r e n d s i n 1 9 9 6 . D o y o u t h i n k
t h e m e t a l s c e n ei n v o u r c i t v o r c o u n t r y i s b e t t e r n o w t h a n
in 1996? Who writes the music in your band?
I did form the band back in 96. Back then, over here,
p e o p l e wer e int o t he N e w Me ta l s tu ff a l o t a n d Thrash
Metal was almost dead and the new generation of
D e a t h / B l a c kM e t a l w a s r i s i n g . N o w a d a y s t h e s c e n e i s
b i g g e r b u t l e s s u n i t e d t h a n i t w a s b e f o r e .T h e r e a r e t o o
many bands around flooding the scene and too many
clones too. Daniel (vocal) and me write the lyrics and
everybody in the band compose the music. Everyone
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brings some ideas from home and when we get together
for practice, we start jamming and composing the new
songs.
Where do you get ideas to write songs like "Nailed to the
Bed of Worms" or "The Uroe to Feel Pain"? How much do
things happening in Brazilian society affect the lyrics?
I think a lot of what's happening in Brazil affects our lyrics
and music as well. Brazil is a greag country but with big
gaps as well. Our society has big differencesbetween the
middle and poor classes and the rich minority. Plus all the
corruption in politics, the crimes explosion, the drugs in
general, prostitution, unemployment, low incomes, religion
fanatism and the corrupted and unreliable police in
general. So I think there are tons of ideas around us to
write extreme music. What frustrate me the most is the
children abuse cases, the ignorance of some people and
l i ar s
general.
tn
Does your music get played on the radio or televisionat all
in Brazil? Is vour music too abrasive for the radio?
On TV not at all, but on the radio yes, only on METAL
shows of course, but we do Qet some airplay. Our music is
not for anyone or everybody, so we'll never be a
mainstream band. We rather stay underground forever,
There is a lot of talk riqht now about the economic crisis
taking place worldwide. Is it getting more and more
expensive to record albums, to buv cds and shirts?
Yes, in Brazil is getting harder and harder with the
worldwide economic crisis. I mean, it was never easy but
in the last 2 or 3 years things were getting much better
and stable over here, with our currency and economy
getting stronger. Nowadays there's a lot of unemployment
and things for the future are unsure. People here barely
have money to eat, imagine to attend 5 or 6 concerts in a
month plus buy some merchandise, And not to forget
about the CD piracy, ilegal downloading, high studios and
m e r c h a n di s e
cost s.
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l i n e o r l e a v e u s y o u r c o m m e n t s .T h a n k s a l o t f o r s u c h a n
interesting interview and for all the support and
opportunity.
THE END.
Shadowsong (Romania)
T h e r e c o r d i n g" O u r P a t h E n l i g h t e n e d("t o t a lt i m e 1 B : 4 3 ) i s
f o u r s o n g s . 1 . T h e G r i e f o f a n O b s c u r eW a l t z " i s a d o o m /
m e l a n c h o l i c / g o t hn u m b e r w i t h s l o w s y n t h / g u i t a r a n d
whisperedvocals that then builds up to strong guitar
*Will
melodiesw
, h i l e e m p h a s i z i n gt h e i d e a o f " o b s c u r e . "2 .
I t E v e r E n d ? "f o l l o w su p w i t h a m u c h m o r e u p t e m p o p a c e
of mel odi c grow l metal that stri ves for a refi ned f eel and
w h i c h t h e y a c h i e v e .3 . " O u r P a t h E n l i g h t e n e d i"s a m u c h
m o r e b l a c k m e t a l - s t y l e , r i f f - o r i e n t e ds o n g , t h o u g h t h e
o v e r a l lf e e l i s i n h a r m o n y w i t h t h e p r e v i o u ss o n g s ,t h a t o f
a refined atmospheric death/black metal, with some
d o o m / g o t ht o n e s . 4 . " I n v i c t u s " i s a n o t h e rs t r o n g e x a m p l e
of this whole mix that the band likes to do: black/death
guitars/vocals with melodic elements. The end result: a
very enjoyable and too short a recording. This band does
not care about crossing the line between black and death
and doom and melody and that's what they do well.
m y s p a c e .c o m / s h a do w s o n g m e t a I
1**.
Dani our former keyboarder back in 2007. I think for a
song to have memorability it has to have.,.the right "juice"
you know? a great vibe, d great atmosphere...and us not
taking on a more raw black metal style we incorporate
melodies and of course keyboards are crucial for a
S h a d o w s o n gc o m p o s i t i o n .
How are you after "Our Path Enlightened"? How have
metal people in Romania received it?
Cerberus: Greetingsl Well..,"Our Path Enlightened" was
our first official release, so naturally we have a good
feeling about it. The people who have received it,
Romanian or not have really enjoyed it so we got some
pretty good feedback.
What role do vou think that keyboards have? For example,
how does keyboardist Alexandra contribute to your songs?
C: As I said keyboards play a crucial role in Shadowsong
and I am sorry to say that Alexandra is no longer part of
the band...she has decided to quit due to personalaffairs,
w e w i s h h e r w e l l . . . C o l i nf r o m t h e b a n d E r a D e c a y i s o u r
new keyboarder. He is a great guy and we are very
confident that he will do a great job. As for the moods of
t h e s o n g s . . . w eg o f o r t h e e p i c f e e l . , , t h e e p i c p o w e r f u l f e e l
a n d y e s w e a r e f a n s o f c l a s s i c a lm u s i c .
How known are vou in Romania and Suceava, your home?
C: We are not known by all (obviously), but where we
have performed...people were pleasantly surprised and
you know how words spread about a band...so this way
quite a lot of people know of us. Back home in Suceava of
course we are very, very, well known.
"The Grief of an Obscure Waltz" talks about you
disappearing into an obscure waltz. Is the waltz a state of
n o n - e x i s t e n c eo r o f m u s i c a l c o n c e n t r a t i o n ?
C : I h a v e t o s a y i t ' s n e i t h e r . , . t h ew a y I s e e i t . . . I s e e l i f e
itself and the entire existence as the obscure waltz. But of
course everyone can see it anyway they please...that is
the purpose of interpretation.
The band was started by you, Cerberus. Do you write the
songs? Do vou write them in collaboration with other
members, like guitarist Eisenroth?
C: Yes, I took the initiative to forming the band back in
2OO7 and shortly after Eisenroth joined. I don't write the
s o n g s / I a m r e s p o n s i b l ef o r t h e d r u m s a n d I a m a l s o t h e
lyricist. My band mates write the basic structure, the idea
of the song and we all contribute to the creation when we
get together...in this way you get everyone's involvement.
What are some of the biqgest obstaclesthat you confront?
Are they economical, a question of mentality, the scene,
buving instruments, places to record, etc.?
C: Well, you know, in every band there are always
disagreements about some things...we are no different,
We've always had problems and the main problem which
we still face is of economical nature...but this problem can
be overcome and I am confident that we will succeed in
doing so.
Are a lot of people unemployed where you live? What kind
of jobs do all of you have? Are you students?
C: I think unemployement is a problem that every state
h a s t o d e a l w i t h . . . n o t j u s t R o m a n i a . . . w ea r e a l l s t u d e n t s s o
none of us work, but I we are thinking of getting part-time
jobs to be able to pay for instruments, rents, recordings
and so forth. ..
Your song "Will it Ever End" is catchy and memorable!
What do you think is necessaryin a Shadowsong sonq to?
C : F i r s t ,t h a n k y o u v e r y m u c h : ) " W i l l i t e v e r e n d ? " w a s o n e
of the first songs we wrote, and it was mostly done by
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You currently seek a label. Have you had any interestvet?
C: Unfortunately we haven't found anything in Europejust
yet...but we are patient about that. We have been
c o n t a c t e d b y a r e c o r d l a b e l i n B r a z i l , V a m p i r i a R e c o r d sa n d
I think we will start collaborating with them for promotion
in Brazil and South America.,,but after we will have
r e l e a s e da f u l l l e n g t h a l b u m .
You have lyrics in English. Do you translate them from
Romanian? Do vou read poetrv? By the wav, do most
R o m a n i a n ss p e a k m o r e t h a n o n e l a n g u a g e ?
C : I w r i t e t h e l y r i c s d i r e c t l y i n E n g l i s h . . . Id o n ' t k n o w w h y
but it is much more easily for me to do so. Most of the
poetry I read are from Romanian artists such as Mihai
Eminescu, George Bacovia, Ion Barbu and so forth, but I
don't use their lyrics to inspire mine,..I read poetry
because I enjoy it but when it comes to lyrics, I have my
own personalview of things. We don't have any songs with
Romanian lyrics and I also don't see us doing it anytime
soon...
Of
c o ur s e
R o m an i an s
s p e ak
more
than
one
l a n g u a g e . . . s c h o o l si s R o m a n i a a r e v e r y s t r i c t w h e n i t
comes to teaching a different language so from the first
grade we learn English, French, German, and later on in
h i g h s c h o o lS p a n i s ho r i t a l i a n . . .
Do you think you will continue,even if without a label?!
C: We are really confident in the fact that we will
eventually find a record label interested in us...but of
course should nothing come up yes we will keep making
music because this is what we enjoy doing, this is what
represents us...and this is what makes us feel free, and we
will continuedoing so.
W h a t o t h e r e v e n t s , n e w s , r e c o r d i n g s ,e t c . d o v o u h a v e ?
C: This summer we are performing at the Rock City Open
Air festival in Romania alongside bands like Immortal,
Agathodaimon, Amon Amarth, Lake of Tears, Unleashed
etc. and if things go the right way we will also begin
recording for the first official full lenght Shadowsong
album...later on I will post information regarding it for
people who are interested...where I will also reveal the
t i t l e o f i t a s w e l l a s a d d i t i o n a li n f o . T H E E N D .
Necandus
Est
( R u s s i )a
against weakness, foolishness and one dementional view,
T h r e e s o n g e x a m p l e so f w h a t t o f i n d o n t h e b l a c k m e t a l w h i c h s o m e p e o p l e v e r y l i k e t o p e r f o r m . A l o t o f i m a g e s
a l b u m T h e L u c i f e r i a Inl l u m i n a t i o na r e : ( 1 ) " E v e n i n gS t a r " : a n d i d e a s w a s b o r n t h r o u g h r e a d i n g M i l t o n ' s a n d B l a k e ' s
i t i s t h e a u r a , t h e s h e e r a t m o s p h e r ec r e a t e d t h r o u g h a n w o r k s - t h e y a r e s o i n s p i r a t i o n a l a s a b i b l e , b u t n o t s o
e n g u l f i n ga n d u n f o l d i n gm u s c u l a rm a i n g u i t a r r h y t h m t h a t b o r i n g . . . h a h a . T h e t i t l e o f t h e s e c o n d t r a c k P a n d e m o n i u m
stands out, There are some nice, tremolo-picking had been taken from Milton's Lost paradise. Pandemonium
m o m e n t s ,t o o , t h a t a d d a h i n t o f m e m o r a b i l i t y T
. he vocals is a place, where all demonic forces were gathered and all
a r e n o t r a s p y ,b u t g u t t u r a l a n d d e e p f o r a l o t o f t h e t i m e , p l a n s o f r e b e l l i o n a n d d e t h r o n e m e n t o f g o d w e r e b o r n . I t i s
and then there are some more agony-screamed-out rough and atmospheric song Sheol is an underworld, the
( 2 ) " R e c o g n i t i o n " a: g a i n , t h a t t h i c k , b u t c o m m o n d e s t i n a t i o n o f b o t h t h e r i g h t e o u s a n d t h e
moments.
s t i l l v e r y m u c h b l a c k m e t a l g u i t a r r i f f i n g s o u n d s p r e t t y u n r i g h t e o u sd e a d .
"Therefore Sheol hath enlarged herself,and opened her
a w e s o m e ,a n d t h a t f a s t p i c k i n g ,t h o s e r e p e a t e d / s i m p l i s t i c
m
o
u
th without measure: and their glory, and their
notes that add some melodyto the main riffingwork out
w e l l . T h i s r i f f i n g h a s a t r e m e n d o u sq u a l i t y o f r i s i n g a n d m u l t i t u d e , a n d t h e i r p o m p , a n d h e t h a t r e j o i c e t h , s h a l l
m e a n d e r i n gT
. h e s p e e da t w h i c h t h i s m u s i c i s p l a y e d i s i n d e s c e n d i n t o i t . A n d t h e m e a n m a n s h a l l b e b r o u g h t d o w n ,
region of all-out blast attack, in case this was not clear and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the
b e f o r e .T o w a r d st h e e n d o f t h e s o n g , t h e r i f f i n gs o u n d sl i k e l o f t y s h a l l b e h u m b l e d " ( I s a i a h , 5 : 1 4 , 1 5 ) - g h o s t s t o r y f o r
i t i s u p w a r d l ys p i r a l i n gi n t o a h i g h e r f o r c e f i e l d w i t h w h i c h c h i l d r e n a n d d e m e n t e d . A n d s o , I s a i a h s a i d , t h a t t h i s i s o u r
lofty destiny. What can I say? Enjoy, have a good time,
i t s e e k st o m e r g e .M i s s i o na c c o m p l i s h e d .
( 3 ) " T h e A b y s so f S h e o l " :w a s t e s n o t i m e i n g e t t i n g t o t h e s i n a n d k e e p u p e r e c t i o n . S e e y o u i n t h e a b y s s o f S h e o l ,
blast attack and those spiraling riffs are working their my friends.
magic. This song is just galloping to the kingdom of
b l a s t i n gb l a c k m e t a l .T h i s i s , i n c o m p a r i s o nw i t h t h e a b o v e W h a t a r e i d e a s o f A p h o o m Z h a h a n d H o r d e o f L e v i a t h a n ?
s o n g s , s h o r t e r , m o r e c o m p a c ta n d g e t s t o t h e p o i n t r i g h t H o r d e o f L e v i a t h a n i s a h y m n o f o u r H e r e s y . T h e W a r s o n g
ov blasphemous legions which will march on the ruins of
q u i c k ;j u s t g e t t i n gt h e j o b d o n e a n d m o v i n g o n .
T h e h e a d h o n c h o , E n s h e m s u t h e r i o nt,o o k s o m e t i m e r e l i g i o n t o t h e d a w n o f T h e B l a c k S u n . A p h o o m Z h a h i s a
song dedicated to the unknown forces of universe,
o u t o f h i s b l a c k m e t a l s c h e d u l ei n E k a t e r i n b u r gR
, u s s i a ,t o
unexplored parts of our minds, Very slow, and very cold
a n s w e r s o m e b l a c k m e t a l q u e s t i o n s .A n d , a s t h e y s a y i n
Pa cke r c ount r y , G r e e n Ba y , Wi s c o n s i n , th e s e sure are s o n g .
up,
Bundle
some
black
metal
answers.
How did you learn to play black metal?
my s pac e.c om / ne c an d u s e s t
I took my guitar and played. Some practice and I started
:y*
teach myself to play black metal, exclusively,
H e l l o .W h e n d i d y o u r e c o r da n d h o w l o n g d i d i t t a k e ?
H e l l o , M a u r i c i o .T h i s i s E n s h e m s u t h e r i o nf r o m N e c a n d u s
Est. The album has been recorded and mixed at our Who was the line-up for the recordingof the album?
yself, nobody took part
r e h e a r s a lg a r a g e / s t u d i oi n D e c e m b e r ' O 8 - J a n u a r y ' 0a9n, d T h a t a l b u m I m a d e a n d r e c'oc rodnecdem
ft
i n t h i s p r o c e s s .I t h i n k , a l l
line-up'will participate
t o o k n e a r l y2 m o n t h sf o r r e c o r d i n ga n d m a s t e r i n g .
in future on the next record, and give all their power,
H o w h a s T h e L u c i f e r i a nI l l u m i n a t i o n b e e n r e c e i v e d i n e n e r g y a n d r a g e t o i t s s o u n d . S t a y s t r o n g , b e h o n e s t l
THE END.
R u s s i a ?H a v e y o u g o t t e n s o m e p u b l i c i t yi n E u r o p e ?
In Eu rope we hav e c o n tra c t w i th N o rw e g i a n Forces of
S a t a n f o r d i s t r i b u t i o na l b u m i n d i g i t a l f o r m a t s o n l y . " T h e REVIEWS
L u c i f e r i a nI l l u m i n a t i o n "h a s n o t b e e n r e l e a s e di n R u s s i a ,
ye t,
Acidosis (Florida): 3-sonq recordinq
dr a s h
M e t a l M o m : T h e s o n g " T h e y L i v e " i s c l a s s i c - i n s p i r et h
w i t h a l i t t l e b i t o f a p u n k a t t i t u d e i n t h e v o c a l s .T h i s i s e a s y
to get into, easy to sing along to and rockspretty good.
The recordi ng i s not too pol i shed a nd has t hat st r eet
t h r a s h f e e l p l a y e dr o u g h a n d e n e r g e t i c a l l y .
M r . B e e r : " H o s t i l eN e g o t i a t i o n si"s t h e k i n d o f s o n g t h a t , a t
t h r a s h / c r o s s o v esrh o w s h a s a l o t o f p e o p l es i n g i n gw i t h t h e
N e c a n d u sE s t w a s f o r m e d i n 2 0 0 3 . W a s t h e r e a l o t o f b l a c k b a n d a n d w h i c h t h e b a n d e n c o u r a g e s ,w h i l e p e o p l e a r e
metalat that time in Ekaterinburg?
t h r o w i n g t h e m s e l v e sf o r d i v i n g a n d j u s t s c r e a m i n ga l o n g .
A c t u a l l y , I d o n ' t r e m e m b e r . M a y b e , t h e r e w e r e s o m e I t ' s o o d l e so f f u n , S o r t o f v i o l e n t .T h i s s o u n d sl i k e a b a n d
t o t a l l y u n d e r g r o u n db l a c k m e t a l b a n d s , R e a c t i o n . . . T r u s t starti ng to fi nd thei r sound, ki nd of that rowdy st r eet
me , l i fe in Rus s iais ex tre e m a n d v e ry i n s p i ra ti o n ali tsel f'
m e t a l / p u n kv i b e . N o t t o o s h a b b y ,i n d e e d .M o r ep l e a s e !
M r . M e t a l e n g l i s c h e rJ u n i o r : E v e n t h o u g h ' s t h i s b a n d
W h a t i s t h e c o n n e c t i o nb e t w e e n t h e s o n g s P a n d e m o n i u m m u s i c ' s i s t p e r f e k t f o r d r u n k e n i n g m o s h i n g f o r o n e
a n d The A by s sof S he o l ?
S a t u r d a y n i g h t ' s p h y s i k a le x e r k i s e r e g i m e n t ,u n d i t ' s n o t
T h e m a i n t h e m e o f t h i s a l b u m i s r e b e l l i o na g a i n s ta n y k i n d t e k n i k a l ,b u t i t ' s v e r y s c r e a mu n d s h o u t t h r a s h / h a r d c o r ei t,
o f r e l i g i o u sb u l l s h i t .E v e r y s o n g i s a r e f l e c t i o no f m y r a g e i s s o m e k i n d o f f u n f o r d e n i m ' s j a c k e t p e o p l et h a t w e a r s
Is i t d i ff ic ultt o f ind pla c e sto re c o rd a n d to p l a y l i v e ?
So , ye s , t her e is a lot o f tro u b l e s w i th s tu d i o s ,w h i ch coul d
su g g e sts at is f ac t or yf a c i l i ti e sto m a k e a g o o d re c o rd.S ame
t h i n g w i t h t h e v e n u e s ,i t ' s v e r y h a r d t o s o u n d g o o d , b u t w e
a l w a y sd o a l l w h a t w e c a n .
p a t c h e si n t h e h o n o r s o f D R I a n d a l s o m a n y t h r a s h l i k e
h u g e S ac r ed Reic h b a c k p a tc h e s , fo r T e s ta ment und
C r y p t i cS l a u g h t e r ' sh o n o r ,t o o . C r o s s o v e tr h r a s h w i l l n o t b e
died for these of
peoplell Und you's, too!l
w w w .m y s p a c ec. o m / a c i do s i s
Coit
(Switzerland):
Between
the
Lines
(Escudero R.)
Metal Granma: Coit call themselves a "grind and roll"
band. What the music actually sounds like is just
obnoxiously loud, screamed-out, somewhat dissonant,just
very noisy punk/hardcore with grind/metal tones.
OK, those vocals. How is this guy still alive, after the
constant screaming like this?l It's not really growling and
stuff, but more like a guy screaming his lungs out.
A lot of that guitar sounds close to that music called
stuff like noisecore/postmetal, where it's not riffing or
"rocking," but making somewhat disjointed, anti-harmony
sounds that are annoying to many and genius to many, or
annoying to a person in a bad mood and genius to the
same person in a bad mood later on that same day.
At the same time, a good chunk of the guitar work does
have a "musical" quality, in the sense that the notes do
seem to go with each other and try to build a "harmony" of
structure/ as opposed to trying to confuse and alienate the
listener. The blasting, grind moments work well, and it's
headbangingstuff, a lot more in the metal genre.
To suffi Up, Coit has in mind that idea of "rocking', you
or "rocking" with you, as the famous saying goes in
Switzerland (only in the mountalns, though; in the cities,
things are much more controversial) [What are you talking
about, Grandma?!-editorl. Coit also has the goal of
c o m p l i c a t i n g y o u r l i s t e n i n g e x p e r i e n c ej u s t a l i t t l e h e r e a n d
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Condem ned
Rottin g
(Texas) :
Contorted
and
Mr. Optimist: This band keeps it low, gore, guttural and
grinding, Songs like "The Birth of Maggots" and
"Decomposed before My Eyes" show a horror-movie
o b s e s s i o n , w i t h i n c o m p r e h e n s i b l e ,g u r g l e v o c a l s a n d l o t s o f
blasting and major chugga-chugga guitar work. yikes
t i m e s t h r e e l Y i k e sa g a i n !
Ms. No Patience: If you think a dog barking sounds like
music and you like gore lyrics.
Metal Mom: This is alright, actually, blasting gore metal,
but they have some good moments. It's not garbage like
M s . N o P a t i e n c es a y s !
M s . N o P a t i e n c e :W h a t ? ! I f t h i s i s n o t g a r b a g e , t h e n i t l i v e s
very close to the dumpsterl
Mr. Nice: Well, I like it and this is alright. It has good
moments of brutal stuff and that's alright. Keep rocking.
Keep it brutal and low. Blasting is good and fantasy lyrics
of horror are alright, too.
Mr. Mosher: When I am very drunk and I want to run
around with my friends and push them around and xnock
them down until i fall over with puke all over my face, I
will listen to this band because their music is rike vomit to
my throat and that's what fun is.
M s . L o g i c a l :C h e c k t h e m o u t f o r y o u r s e l fa t m y s p a c ea n d
s e e w h a t y o u t h i n k . D o n ' t l e t t h e s e k n o w - i t - a l l sc o n f u s e
y o u . w w w .m y s p a c e . c o m / c o n d e m n e d h o u s t o n
Dianthus (Poland\: Dianthus
P r o d u c t i o n / s o u n d :T h e q u a l i t y o f t h e r e c o r d i n g i s s o l i d ; n o t
too clicky, which gives the recording an upfront, punchy
feel, The guitars, drums and vocals are easy to hear and
discern. For sure, the vibe is a plus for the recording. it's
certainly not garage quality, but it has power and it's not
diluted by a fancy studio sound.
Style: Often the guitars are death metal brutality,
sort of mosh-friendly and chunky, even some chuggachugga, but certainly not to the point of overdoing it. But
there are thrashy moments that weave in and out,
combining with the more death-ish riffs. At times, this
sound achieves technical brutality tendencies,but this is a
not an overriding component. The solos are not melodic,
but are not just speed fests, either. Some of these solos do
enliven the songs. They are adequate, not flashy.
The vocals are often super guttural where nothing
i s i n t e l l i g i b l ei n t h a t g r o w l i n g , t h e n t h e y s w i t c h t o a s l i g h t l y
less guttural method which is more comprehensible,sort
of. They pretty much keep it brutal.
The drums prefer a general speed of uptempo and
fast, but do not focus on total blasting all the time. This is
why the songs have a groovy feel, maybe. Of course,
double-bass drumming is a mode of operation employed
throughout.
Songs: The songs are made to get you to bang
your head or move in some way. This is definitely the
area, the songs, the band will need to concentrate on.
Right now, they get by on muscle and energy, seemingly
in no short supply: it's pummel, pummel, pummel and
growl music. www.myspace.com/dianthusmetal
Maraude (Ou6bec 'anada'l: Court Pr6saqe
Ms. Coffee Fanatic: Maraude is one to take a second look
at. It is black metal, but, wait, wait, wait, wait, just a
minute, Mr. I Don't Like Black Metal, because Maraude is
black metal with feeling, as in, a midpaced (NOT blasting
stuff) metal where the band has to have interestingguitar
work and hooks in order to get by, since they are not using
a total speed attack. They are not relying on their energy,
but their songwriting. I mean, you can actually hear the
bass guitar very clearly in this thingl Whoah, there, bass
guitarl! Hellol The "melodies." Well, it's not ear candy, of
course, but it's semi-melodic or more like, cold, twisted,
d i s s o n a n t" s e m i - m e l o d i c , "b u t i t ' s c o o l , t h o u g h i t ' s g o t a b i t
of atmosphere, a bit of doom-ish and folk-ish guitar stuff.
It's black metal to break the stereotypes about fast,
generic black metal that some people complain about,
becausethey say that....
Ms. Picky: OK, OK, we get it, slow down, Ms. Coffee
Fanatic. Actually, slow down, like this band you like so
much, The band is quite creative and have a style that
sounds pretty different, while still within the black metal
genre. But to be honest, I did have to hear this some 9
times before it made sense to me. Not until I had to review
i t , d i d i t s t a r t r e a l l y g e l l i n g . P r e s s u r em o t i v a t e s .
Metal Grandma: Well, I don't know, then, I find that I like
metal that requires repeated listens. It's more like an
adventure. If you want to understand something the very
first time you listen to it, then there's always thrash, I
guess.
Ms. Picky: No, wait, I wasn't putting it down. I like this
album a lot, actually and it's definitely a keeper.
Metal Grandma: Oh, no, no, dear, I did get your point. It's
just that, you know, let's Sdy, some black metal is all
speed, but those bands would not know what to do if they
slowed down. This band right here sounds confident: they
can play uptempo and midpaced and let all their guitar
w o r k a n d s o n g s a n d v o c a l s , e t c . a n d j u s t l _ e tt h e i r s o n g s
travel out in the open air, with nothing to hide. It's like no
d i s g u i s e s ,j u s t s o l i d , s o l i d s o n g s . I l i k e i t f o r s u r e !
w w w . m y s p a c e .c o m / m a r a u d e
Medo (Portuqal): Fantamasis
M e d o p l a y sr a w b l a c km e t a l o f h o r r o r , W h a t i t m e a n s i s t h e
sound of cavern black metal aesthetics:lo-fi sound of
s h r i e k - v o c a l sa n d a d d e d s o u n d s o f t h i n g s a s s o c i a t e dw i t h
t h e n i g h t / h o r r o r / f e a re, t c . F i r s tt h e m u s i c : w a i t , " l o - f i " w a s
a l r e a d y m e n t i o n e d ,s o , t h e n , n e c r o i s t h e n a m e o f t h e
g a m e .A n d a f i n e g a m e i t i s . P l a yo n , M e d o !B a t t e ru p !
What are the soundsof horror? Dogs barking in the
n i g h t , c h a n t i n g ,s o u n d s o f g h o s t s ( e e r i e , h i g h , b e e p - l i k e
s o u n d s ,e t c . ) , w h i s p e r i n gi n a v o i c e - i n - t h e - d a r k i n d o f a
w d y , e t c . T h e s es o u n d sa s s u m e y o u k n o w h o r r o r m o v i e s
a n d s t u f f . I f y o u d o n ' t , t h e n , i t ' s p r o b a b l yj u s t a n n o y i n g
e x t r a s o u n d st o g o w i t h n e c r o b l a c k m e t a l . A l t h o u g h ,i t i s
done in moderation,this is still black metal, not a
s o u n d t r a c kt o a m o v i e .
T h e " p r o d u c t i o n "i s s u c h t h a t y o u h a v e t o t u r n u p t h e
m u s i ca b i t i n o r d e r t o h e a r i t a t t h e n o r m a l l e v e lf o r a b i g s t u d i o b a n d l i k e K r e a t o r .T h i s i s , o v e r a l l , a n i n t e r e s t i n g
p r o p o s i t i o n ,a s a m u s i c a l c o n c e p t , T h e q u a l i t y o f t h e
r e c o r d i n gi s a c c e p t a b l e ,b u t i t n e e d s a b i t m o r e p o w e r ,
n e e d s t o b e l o u d e r ,s o m e t h i n gt h a t h o p e f u l l yc a n h a p p e n
i n t h e f u t u r e , I n t h e m e a n t i m e ,c h e c k i t o u t f o r y o u r s e l f .I t
i s e n j o y able, f or s ur e.w w w .my s p a c ec, o m /m e do fan tasmasi s
Mordenom (Slovenia): Aqnvs Dei
Their identity residesin that their songs are aimed at
m a k i n g , m e m o r a b l e( a b i t m e l o d i c ,t o o ) , m o d e r n q u a l i t y
d e a t h / b l a c k ,I n o t h e r s w o r d s , t h i s i s u p t e m p o / b l a s t i n g ,
g r o w l m e t a l ; i n t e n s i t y ,e n e r g y , e t c . T h e s o u n d q u a l i t y i s
c l e a r , a n d t h e b a n d i s u p f r o n t w i t h t h e i r s o u n d .T h e g u i t a r
work shows dedication and attention, including the
f a s t / m e l o d i cs o l o i n ga n d j u s t t h e g e n e r a lv i b e i s d e f i n i t e l y
that of a band that is serious: it is easy to hear the
a t t e n t i o na n d h a r d w o r k t h a t g o e s i n t o m a k i n g m e t a l t h a t
r e l i e sn o t o n s p e e do r i n t e n s i t y ,b u t o n m e m o r a b l es o n g s .
" E a r t h l yV a n i t y a n d D i v i n e S a l v a t i o n , " P u r i f i c a t i o n
o f E a r t h ' sP e c c a d i l l oa"n d " B l e s s i n go f t h e C u r s e " k e e p t h e
e n e rg y / blas t ingupf r o n t, w h i l e " T o w a rd s th e Iro n Gates of
A e o n " p u s h t h e b a n d ' s a b i l i t i e st o n e w h e i g h t s a n d c o m e
up with somethingmore ambitious, more melodic and
l o n g e r ( 1 1 m i n u t e s ) .T h e r e a r e o t h e r g o o d s o n g s , t h o s e
a-ok!
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Nocturnal Criptica: The Crypt of the Skull
Niqhtcap LYuqoslavia): Riieka Jd Kmiza
M s . N o P a t i e n c e :D o n ' t w a s t e y o u r t i m e w i t h a n y o f t h e s e
t w o b a n d s .T h i s i s v e r y l o w q u a l i t y ,p o o r , p o o r b l a c km e t a l .
I t s o u n d sl i k e r e c o r d e di n a g a r a g ew i t h o n e m i c r o p h o n ea,
d r u m m a c h i n e ,a g u i t a r a n d l o t s o f h i s s / s n a k ev o c a l s ,
M r . O p t i m i s t :( B e e r i n h a n d ) T h i s i s h o m e m a d e ,b a s e m e n t like black metal made by one person in each case. It's
drummachined-speed
and that super fuzzy black metal
g u i t a rt o n e d r i v e st h e b o y s a n d g i r l sj u s t m a d f o r c r a z y . I f
y o u d e m a n d p r o f e s s i o n apl r o d u c t i o n s, t a y a w a y f r o m t h e s e
t w o b a n d s . P l u s ,t h e y h a t e y o u , a n y w a y . I f y o u l i k e s i c k ,
h o m e m a d eb l a c k m e t a l , t h i s m i g h t j u s t h a v e a s p i k e d b a t
w a i t i n gf o r y o u t o s t e p t o t h e p l a t e , C o m e a n d g e t i t . D o n ' t
f o r g e t y o u r l e a t h e rp a n t s .
M s . P o s i t i v eA t t i t u d e :W e l l , I l i k e d i t !
M s . N o P a t i e n c e :W h a t ? ! Y o u l i k e d t h i s b l a c k m e t a l w i t h
some tw i sted keyboard/ambi entstuff?!
Ms. P osi ti ve A tti tude: It' s necro poor qual i ty, t r ue, but
w h a t s h o u l dI s a y i f I e n j o y e di t a n d d e f i n i t e l yd o n ' t h a t e i t
and I think it's kind of fun.
M s . N o P a t i e n c e :O K , b u t W o u l d y o u a c t u a l l yp a y m o n e y
for it?!
M s . P o s i t i v eA t t i t u d e : T h i s w o u l d n o t b e a s h i g h o n m y
p r i o r i t yl i s t a s t h e m o s t r e c e n t o r u p c o m i n gD e s t r o y e r6 6 6 ,
Extreme Noise Terror, Borknagar, Immoftal, UDO,
O r p h a n e dL a n d , I m p i e t y , K r e a t o r ,M i s e r yI n d e x , O b i t u a r y ,
A b s u o r w h e n e v e r B o l t T h r o w e r o r D e a t h s p e lO
l mega or
W a t a i n o r M o r b i dA n g e l p u t o u t a n e w o n e , i f t h a t ' s w h a t
y o u m e a n ! !I s t h a t w h a t y o u m e a n ,m i a m i g aF r e u n d i n ? !
M s . N o P a t i e n c eT: h a t ' sw h a t I m e a n !
M s . P o s i t i v eA t t i t u d e : T h a t ' s a f a l s e a r g u m e n t lY o u ' r eo n l y
d e m o n s t r a t i n gt h a t I d o n ' t h a v e t h e m o n e y t o b u y a l l t h e
albums I want! So, you're showing I'm broke. OK. So
what?
M s , N o P a t i e n c e :N o , n o , t h a t ' s n o t w h a t I ' m s a y i n g , I ' r f i
s a y i n gt h a t . . .
M s . P o s i t i v eA t t i t u d e : G i r l , y o u k n o w w h a t , I ' m g o n n a s t o p
y o u r i g h t t h e r e . B e c a u s e y, o u ' r ej u s t s i l l y w i t h y o u r " m e t a l
police" mentality, like you are an "authority"on metal.
A i n ' t n o b o d y a n " a u t h o r i t y "o n m e t a l ! I t ' s j u s t a n o p i n i o n .
(gets up to go) Ah, forgetit, I'm taking off. This
c o n v e r s a t i o ni s s t u p i d . C ' m o n , M r . O p t i m i s t ,l e t ' s g o . W e
gotta j et.
M r . O p t i m i s t :( W i t h a n o t h e rb e e r i n h a n d ) O k , w a i t , l e t m e
f i n i s hm y b e e r .
M s . N o P a t i e n c e :( s t i l l s i t t i n g d o w n ) F i n e . W h a t e v e r .S e e
y' al l next w eek at the V omi tfest show ?
M s . P o s i t i v eA t t i t u d ea n d M r . O p t i m i s t :O K !
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l riptica.-editor]
I N o w e b s i t ef o u n d f o r N o c t u r n a C
Orbiter (Serbia): Near Death Experience
(Salute Rec.)
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m e l o d i c ,l i k e t h i s b a n d , s o u n d sv e r y s t r a n g e '
H ow ever, i t' s not strange, they j ust pl ay classic- st yled
heavy metal , w i th mel odi c ri ffs, a l i ttl e bi t of speed her e
a n d t h e r e , s o m e m e l a n c h o l i c / s p a c e yg u i t a r m o m e n t s ,
midtempo and uptempo metal. I have ended up likingthis
quite a bit and it's certainly different from the rest of the
s t u f f i n t h i s a l l - gr o w l i n g- b l a s t i n g- a I l - t h e - t i m e z i n e .
Ms. Grumpy: The vocals are not "air raid siren" wailing,
but more like midrange singing, but real singing, though.
This is not thrash shout-talk vocals. The vocalist carries
the notes appropriately for this sound of old heavy metal
with a bit of 70s and New Wave of British Heavy Metal
spirit, kind of sing-along metal, but kind of gritty, not real
b i g - s t u d i o p o l i s h e d ,f a n c y d a n d y s t u d i o s t u f f .
M r . L a c o n i c : T r a d i t i o n a l h e a v y m e t a l . G o o d! " B l u e s y " i n
places; it works, though. Don't panic.
Mr. Beer: This is not really moshing metal music, but
rocks, and a little libation goes well with this (goes well
with me, anyway).
I M P O R T A N TN O T E : O n m y s p a c e t h i s b a n d ' s f i r s t s o n g s a r e
not from this album, but are aggressive thrash with
guttural, growled vocals and it sounds like a totally
different band, On myspace they are labeled "thrash," too,
but this album is not that. It's not until the 5th song,
"Second Coming" (in this album), that the melodic heavy
m e t a l b e g i n s .T h e s o n g , " B o o k o f S h a d o w s " i s a l s o m e l o d i c
heavy metal. The rest of the myspace songs are more like
thrash with some death metal influences.
EDITOR: So this band has undergone (is undergoing?)a
major transition from thrash/death towards classic-styled
heavy metal? The traditional heavy metal seems to be the
current direction,accordingto their biography.
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recording seems to be instrumental (l); (2) the musician
behind This White Mountain, fldmely Kevin Narowski,
states that, on the matter of origins, primarily these are
the music sources: Agalloch Iwho have a song named This
White Mountain on Which You Will Diel, Alcest, Drudkh,
Opeth, Wolves in the Throne Room. FYL
This other recording This White Moutain Demo,
naturally, partakes in the elemental foundationsunderlying
the other recording commented above. The first song is a
soft number, followed by the track The Lost and it is a
much more openly black metal song, with black metal
vocals. This particular track shows the aggressive black
metal blasting speed of which the music is capable. Not
surprisingly, the 7:41" time length is not all occupied with
frenzied speed, as the calmer moments are present, too.
The last track, The Eternal Woe (10:43), also has black
metal vocals and it is a meandering exploration of the
previously described different moods of This White
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I t ' s w e l l p e r f o r m e d , w i t h g o o d p r o d u c t i o n ,e t c . I t j u s t
sounds kind of boring, though. The vocals are kind of
a n n o y i n g ,k i n d o f w h i n y , v e r y n a s a l ,l i k e J a n i c ef r o m t h e t v
s h o w F r i e n d s ,o r t h a t w o m a n w h o u s e d t o b e T h e N a n n y
o n t v . T h e r i f f s s o u n d t h r a s h - c h u n k y ,b u t d o n ' t h a v e
e n e r g y , t h e y ' r e n o t n a s t y , v i c i o u s ,a n g r y o r t w i s t e d , j u s t
kind of blah, like white rice.Yuk. Kind of like a boring
thrash versionof that boring band Dream Theater (The
g u i t a r s o l o s a r e e n j o y a b l e ,t h o u g h , a n d t h a t ' s a p o s i t i v e
aspect). For example,the songs This Day We Fight or
H e a d c r us herar e ok , b u t, w h e re i s th e fi re fre n z y ? I w ant
f i r e ! l F I R E I II t ' s n o t h e r e . R e a l l y ,a s f o r t h e r e s t , I d o n ' t
e v e n . . . a hn,e v e rm i n d .
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This White Mountain: This White Mountain
This White Mountain: This White Mountain
demo
The recording "This White Mountain" exhibits structures
emphasizing interplay of harmony and conflict, often
accentuated through the utilizationof spacious, softer long
moments, which, in turn, collapse and enter into
occasionally,and at times, substantially, more energetic
times, The sound affiliation is akin to, as previously
m e n t i o n e d , s p a c i o u s ,e v e n w a n d e r i n g m o o d s , u n d e r l i n i n g
a certain degree of origins from black metal, of the
forest/mountain/folk variety. Two items of note: (1)
included herein are lyrics, nevertheless this whole
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(from atwww.theadversarllorq)
Uoustgn concerts
Sept. 26: Vomitfest
Imprecation, Blaspherian, Warmaster, Golgotha,
Flesh Eater
Sept. 27: Destroyer 666, HOD, Nodens, Morbus 666
S e p t . 2 B : I n s e c t W a r f a r e I s o u r c e : H o u s t o n P r e s sc a l e n d a r ]
Oct. 1: Satyricon, Toxic Holocaust,others
O c t . 9 : D e i c i d e ,J u n g l e R o t , D e s o l a t i o n ,U n c l e a n s e d
Oct. 17: KPFTMetal Radio Sustainer Show:
Infernal Butchery, Demoniac Vengeance,Brutally
Mutilated, Severance, Ninth Kingdom
Oct. 17: Texas Metal Meltdown Tour:
Helstar, Circle II Circle, Ronnie Munroe
Oct. 31: HallowScream Fest:
Prophecy, Insidious
Decrepancy, Torsectomy,
Brutally Mutilated, The Nephilim Terror, Infernal
Butchery, Sculpting Atrocity, Injurious Physical
Violence
Nov. 7: Destroying Texas Fest 5:
The Chasm, Obeisance,Nodens, more
N o v . 1 1 : M u n i c i p a lW a s t e , G o a t w h o r e
Nov. 13: Ensiferum, Hypocrisy, Ex Deo, Black Guard
Nov. 13: Evil Incarnate, others
Nov. 19: Cannibal Corpse, Hate Eternal, others
Dec. 7: Monster of Death Tour
Vader, Decrepit Birth, others
Feb. 10: Those Whom the Gods Detest Tour
N i l e , I m m o l a t i o n , K r i s i u n ,D r e a m i n g D e a d , o t h e r s
Septembe2
r 4,2009
D o n a t i o n sa r e a p p r e c i a t e!d!
t h e o u t c a s t z in e @i u n o , c o m