News: Genune releases song "Eastern European Discontent" from upcoming album

Black Metal band from Romania Genune just released a video for the song Eastern European Discontent, from the upcoming album Inert & Unerring. 

The album is scheduled to be released on the 25th of April, through Loud Rage Music.

You can listen to the song and watch the video here. It was premiered by No Clean Singing:

You may pre-order the album here:

https://loudragemusic.bandcamp.com/album/genune-inert-unerring

Here's what the band had to say about the new album: 

"Inert & Unerring contains tracks that are compositionally more akin to one another, but it otherwise follows the same stylistic choices seen in our previous album. Without going into detail, its theme revolves around identity and the past, exploring the notion of heritage through different lenses. Inert & Unerring is not a concept album, as the lyrics don’t have any plot or characters to follow along, they’re instead composed of images and perceptions put into words, to allow for personal interpretation. The title is taken from a novel written by Arthur Koestler, that is relevant to the subject matter of this album."

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https://www.facebook.com/genunebm
https://linktr.ee/loudragemusic

News: Messier 16 release new track "Iota", from debut album

Extreme Metal band Messier 16, from Oslo, released a song called Iota, from their upcoming album with the same title.

The album is set to be released on the 28th of May.

Photo credit: Ólafur Kiljan Ólafsson Jonas comments on the single: “Personally, this track means a lot to me, as it was written in the middle of the album’s writing process, a time I find the creative flow runs the quickest and most violently - hence it represents the very moments the track itself describes. At the same time, the lyrical narrative is the breaking point and an emotional summit of the album’s journey.” Tracklist: 1. Scriabin: 12 Etudes, Op. 8, No. 11 in B-Flat Minor 2. Singular 3. Omicron 4. Sigma 5. Equinox 6. Bore 7. iota 8. Haze 9. Lotus 10. Zenith 11. Zeta 12. Rho You can listen to the track Iota here: Read more in: https://www.facebook.com/Messier16Official

News: Jordfäst just released the single "Hädanförd" from their upcoming album

Swedish Black Metal duo Jordfäst just released the single Hädanförd, from their upcoming album called Hädanefter, which is scheduled to be released on the 7th of May.

You may listen to it here:

https://orcd.co/hadanford

In a recent interview with Bardo Methodology, E commented:

‘The arrangements vary from extremely simple, almost non-existent, to complex and theatrical: almost like a soundtrack. I prefer telling dark, cold, and tragic tales since they pose the challenge of not only being brutal and extreme, but also delving deeper into certain emotional dimensions I’d be unable to find without the lyrical themes we explore.’

Tracklist:

1. Buren av loppor

2. Hädanförd

You may watch a teaser for the album here:

Read more in:

https://www.facebook.com/jordfastband/

https://nordvis.com/en/jordfast-a-41

News: Auðn and Sólstafir nominated for Icelandic Music Awards 2021

Icelandic bands Auðn and Sólstafir were nominated for Icelandic Music Awards 2021.

The last record of Auðn, Vökudraumsins fangi, and the album Endless Twilight of Codependent Love of Sólstafir were both nominated for album of the year.

Also, the song Eldborg of Auðn was nominated for Rock song of the year.

You can listen to the song here:

The winners will be announced on the 14th of April.

For more information, please go to the official website here.

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https://www.season-of-mist.com/

Review: Farawisa's debut album "Darraðarljóð"

So today Lachryma Christi was pleasantly surprised with an email from Naturmacht Productions with the debut album of Farawisa for review.

For those who don't know, Farawisa formed in 2017 in Vienna. They will be releasing their debut album called Darraðarljóð on the 2nd of May.

Oh man, this is so good. 

They seem to be very loyal to the Scandinavian old times, since they only sing in Old Norse, and their name Farawisa is also derived from Proto Norse, and it means "the one with dangerous knowledge", meaning a master of Runes and of their magic. 

However, their concept is based on Norse mythology and Old Icelandic literature.

So what can you expect from such a masterpiece? Yes, it really is a masterpiece.

Well, you can expect Black Metal music as a basic ingredient, but then there are a lot more ingredients added, which create a fantastic result, such as keyboards that add a great atmosphere, as well as very dragged and angry guttural voices combined with clean majestic voices, and which are quite powerful and respectful indeed. Then there are some raw cold riffs. And when appropriate, there are also some acoustic guitars. The rhythms are sublime.  They really didn't leave anything out, it's terrific, formidable.

It is like it takes you to a different world. A magical and mighty ancient world of ice and beautiful landscapes.

It is so bloody good, difficult to describe in words, really.

They made a song available, Darraðarljóð, which is the track 6 of the album.

My favourite track of the whole album is track 1, Baldrs Draumar. So, when you have a chance, listen to the whole album. You might even have a different favourite. The whole album is brilliant.

Well, you can stream Darraðarljóð here:

Review: Åskog's upcoming debut album "Varþnaþer"

Black Metal band from Sweden Åskog, are releasing their debut album Varþnaþer, on the 12th of May, on CD via Grind to Death Records, and digitally via Leviaphonic Records. A vinyl and cassette release by Corrupted Flesh Records might come out around the same date but could be delayed by a few weeks.
For those who don't know, Åskog released a demo last year, called Varg.
So, what can you expect?
It is very furious, very fast, very full of rage. Touches the traditional lines of the old Black Metal, reminding, at times, Marduk and other great bands of the sort.
Varþnaþer has 8 tracks, all full of fury and anger. Everything falls well and into the right place.
You can tell the musicians are extremely talented and professional. It is not just a Black Metal album, it has a lot of quality. It is indeed a very good album. So good that I am going to listen to it all over again just now.
Although the sound isn't totally original, it brings that fresh air feel that we all need sometimes.
As I said before, 2021 is already being great year, regarding Black Metal music, and Varþnaþer will certianly be on the top 10 list.

News: Discarded Self

In the end of January, Lachryma Christi shared with you that Discarded Self had released a song from new self-titled album of the band, scheduled to be released on the 30th of April, through Sarcophagus Recordings.

So now, they just released another song, Dead Upon the Dead, and you can liste to it here:

https://discardedself.bandcamp.com/track/dance-upon-the-dead

This song is notoriously more sludge/doom with less Black Metal influences than the previous song Orbitoclast . However, if you listen to the voice, it is right there.

Jarret Beach, the perso Hoen behind the one-man-band that is Discarded Self has this to say about the song Dance Upon the Dead:

“I’ve been watching a lot of serial killer movies for I don’t know, the last 25 years haha. I used those types of films for the inspiration of this song. This song was written coming from the perspective of a husband or father of a victim of a serial killer. It is clearly a revenge song, and describes the hate and rage that would be felt by the families of the victims. It’s a disgusting dive into that reality, and ends in a way that quenches the thirst of pure revenge.”

Pre-orders through the band's Bandcamp page are available now, with other pre-orders opening soon through iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Napster, Deezer, Tik Tok and Tidal

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https://www.facebook.com/discardedself
https://www.instagram.com/sludge_worshipper/