Lachryma Christi: May 2021

Monday, May 31, 2021

Maudiir releases both EPs on limited edition double digipak, with bonus track

One man Black Metal band Maudiir, created by F. had released two EPs, since the beginning of the project: Le Temps Peste and La Part du Diable.

Now, he is releasing both EPs on a limited edition double digipak, featuring a bonus track cover of The Exploited's Sid Vicious Was Innocent.

F. aka Maudiir comments:

“I felt that combining the 2 EPs on one digipak would work well to offer an interesting listening experience, showing the progression of the music and sound between Le Temps Peste and La Part du Diable. Maudiir is very much a DIY family affair, so again my brother handled the visuals and did a beautiful job. It’s a really nice package to get into the world of Maudiir. Plus there is also a special version of The Exploited song “Sid Vicious Was Innocent” that’s going to surprise people.”

You may order the digipack here:

https://maudiir.bandcamp.com

And you may stream the track The Fortunate Few here:

Also, you can listen to the cover of The Exploited's Sid Vicious Was Innocent, here:

Tracklist Le Temps Peste (2020)

1. Product (5:14)

2. Abuse The Used (4:30)

3. Wasteland (5:15)

4. Surge of Fire (4:39)

5. Snakes of Creation (6:43)

Tracklist La Part Du Diable (2021)

1. Fracture (4:50)

2. The Slumber (4:57)

3. The Fortunate Few (4:54)

4. Spirit of Sulfur (4:34)

5. The Crowning Hour (5:07)

Bonus Track: Sid Vicious Was Innocent (The Exploited cover) (3:10)

https://www.instagram.com/maudiirofficial/

Dark Vision revealed the cover artwork and the track list of their upcoming album called "lanos"

Hellenic Black Metal band Dark Vision revealed the cover artwork and the track list of their upcoming album called lanos. The album is set to be released on the 25th of June, through Cult of Parthenope.

Tracklist:

1. Ignis
2. Absurdity in Abyss
3. Cosmic Storm
4. Asylum
5. Defile The Pure
6. Of Unknown Artist
7. Sulfur Vision
8. Deathwish (Christian Death cover)
9. Gruesome Tide
10. Keep

lanosI was mixed and mastered by Andy Classen at Stage One Studios in Germany.

Cover art by Remedy Art Design.

Dark Vision are:

Mark - Vocals & Guitars

Nassos - Guitars & Backing Vocals

Frag - Bass

Giannis K. - Drums & Backing Vocals

Laang 冷 release a new video for the song Dongshang 冻伤

Terror Black Metal band from Taiwan released a video for their song Dongshang 冻伤, from their upcoming album Xinteng 心疼, which will be released on the 21st of July, through Talheim Records.

You can now stream the video here:

Read more in:

https://www.facebook.com/LaangOfficial

Friday, May 21, 2021

Review: Isgherurd Morth's debum album "Hellrduk"

Today, Lachryma Christi brings you a review to the album Hellrduk, which is the first album of the Avantgard Black Metal band Isgherurd Morth.

For those who are not familiar with this band, which I wasn't either before I got their message on Facebook, they are from Siberia, and they have been around since around 2015.

And Hellrduk came out already in March. Sad that only this week Lachryma Christi heard of it!

Well, this was quite a good surprise. I liked it very much.

It is so professional and sober. Very heavy and aggressive. Not the confusing aggressive, but the motivational and powerful aggressive.

Instrumentally, you can tell there is a huge complicity between the musicians, who are actually a trio. Trios are most of the times a good and almost shocking surprise in what comes to Black Metal. How can a trio put up a sound like this? That shall remain a mystery.

What else can we say? We can say it is a very Black Metal album, with Shoegazeish Doom influences. I am saying this in a good way. They really managed to make the best of those styles meet in their songs.

Hellrduk has five tracks, and they are all so fantastic. So intelligent.

I can't find anything that I don't like in it. And I have to add that the guitar solos sometimes are quite surprising. There are bits where they have a very healthy Heavy Metal vibe on them. I like it.

All instruments play an equal importance on the songs. Including the voice. Everything is perfectly balanced.

What a journey!

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Review: Cradle of Filth Live Stream on the 12th of May (still up to the 26th of May)

So yes, Cradle of Filth did a live stream online, their "Dracula Spectacular", through Veeps, which aired on the 12th of May, and it happened from St Mary's Art Centre, in Colchester, UK.

I am aware of the fact that many people don't consider Cradle of Filth Black Metal or whatsoever, but that is a debate for another place.

This show was actually very good, in terms of sound and image quality, to start with. The production is phenomenal. I don't know if they are planning it or not, but they would certainly benefit of making a DVD out of this show.

If you are a fan, you will certainly be very happy about this show. It was their first show since 2019, for obvious reasons, and besides being really great, you can see their enthusiasm in doing it. Also, they presented us their new keyboard player, Anabelle Iratni, who does the female vocals as well.

It started with the Intro of the album Midian, At The Gates of Midian, which was almost unexpected, since this album came out such a long time ago, but it was a good surprise, as this intro has such a vibe and brings such an atmosphere.

The rest of the set list included quite a few songs from Midian as well, and something from here and from there, giving a chance to the other albums to have a song featured on the show too. It was really good that they played old school tracks as well, such as The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh, Malice Through the Looking Glass and The Twisted Nails of Faith.

The stage had a huge screen on the back, which played varied related images and also the videos of some songs, at the same time they were playing them.

And in between songs, there was a fade to almost black and back, very sober.

The show itself had some visual effects on top of the image of them performing, which was quite a cool addition to all of it. Almost forgot to mention that there were a few platforms on the front of the stage, where they would go up at every now and then, and there was also fire along the stage, on the front edge, giving a lot of movement and colour to the show.

Dani's voice was on the right point. There was perfection in there.

All very together, showing the professionalism they always show. I watched it twice and I didn't spot anything negative. Wasn't trying to, but somethings things just come up. Wasn't the case.

Anabelle is a great addition to the band. She gives a whole theatrical vibe to it live, not only for her voice (which is mezzo-soprano) and for her keyboard playing, but also for her posture and for the way she performs. You might actually know her from Devilment.