Review to Posthum upcoming album "Like Wildfire"

Posthum, Norwegian Black Metal band, are releasing their 4th full-length in two days, through Indie Recordings. Yes, two days, the 12th of April. The album is called Like Wildfire.
This is actually very good. Quite an enjoyable piece.
This is not necessarily a traditional Black Metal album, but hey, these guys know what they are doing.
Like Wildfire is a bit experimental at times, with some ambience bits where you can tell they know how to their experimentations. And this all goes so well with the rest!
It is, anyway, a very powerful, strong, angry release, varied enough. It brings the Black Metal that the most traditional listeners like to listen, but also brings some fresh air, some actually different influence, which shows nothing more and nothing less, than the progression of Posthum as musicians.
Professionalism is all over this record, and the different elements on the songs are very welcome.
So yes, let's all go for it on the 12th of April, not long to wait anymore.

Review to Kull debut album "Exile"

Who are Kull? Kull are a Epic Symphonic Black Metal band from UK. There are four members of Bal-Sagoth in there (which shows, a lot), and the guitarist/composer of Tarkan, who is now vocals in Kull.
Kull are releasing their debut album Exile on the 30th of April, through Black Lion Records.
The album is quite long, has 11 tracks.
There is definitely a dark atmosphere on Exile, but the sound itself is more Epic and Symphonic than properly Black Metal. The voice is the most Black Metal element on it.
There are all those sweet keyboard sounds of our imaginary, that take us into the depths of some obscure journey. Good soundtrack for Elric of Melniboné and others of the sort.
In fact, this was originally planned to be the 7th album of Bal-Sagoth, so you see, if you like Bal-Sagoth, this is great for you. If you are into Epic soundtracks, as well.
If you are into traditional Black Metal, maybe not. However, Lachryma Christi always suggests to everyone to hear the albums for themselves. Because people might still like a certain thing even if it is not very much their cup of tea.
Either way, it is entertaining. And the cover is magnificent.

Review to Kampfar upcoming album "Ofidians Manifest"

Norwegian Black Metal band, Kampfar, are releasing a new album through Indie Recordings, on the 3rd of May. It is called Ofidians Manifest.
And what a great album it is.
Kampfar, with now around 25 years of existence, still has the thing. One of those bands that seems to have the thing forever.
Ofidians Manifest is quite an angry album, but with very emotional and strong melodies as well. There are very inspirational tracks, such as Eremitt.
There are such powerful bits in every and each song, and all songs are so complementing to each other, that when you finish listening to it you want more. Best thing is to listen to it in loop for a while ah!
This album comes from a difficult time, the band went through a health related rough time and almost ended. However that rough time gave origin to this amazing album. And these guys are stronger than ever.
There is a sort of different track, the song Dominans, with the participation of Agnete Kjølsrud. Her voice combined there made a different moment in the album, unique.
And on the last track, Det Sorte, there's the participation of Marianne Maria Moe, in a very introspective moment that will make you think. A lot. About what? Well, listen to it, and let yourself get into this very special moment with your inner self.
And look at that cover!
3rd of May, don't forget.

Playlist for the week!

And today is Monday. Which means, playlist for the week.

Decayed - In the Depths of Hell
Irae - Rites of Unholy Destruction
Empyrium - A Wintersunset...
Summoning - Old Mornings Dawn
Morbid - Year of the Goat
My Enchantment - The Death of Silence
King Diamond - Voodoo
Anaal Nathrakh - Passion
Dark Funeral - Where Shadows Forever Reign
Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse

R.I.P. Per Yngve Ohlin (1991)

PerYngveOhlin, aka Dead (Morbid, Mayhem) died on this day, in 1991.

Photo taken off the internet

Review to Handful of Hate upcoming album Adversus

So Italian Black Metal band Handful of Hate are releasing a new album called Adversus on the 10th of May, through Aural Music.
Handful of Hate have been around for quite some time. So much that they are celebrating 26 years of career and this is their 7th release.
What to say about Adversus? Is so good, it's even easy to be speechless.
Lachryma Christi has reviewed the previous album, To Perdition, and can guarantee that if you liked it, you will absolutely love Adversus.
Handful of Hate are a band who has been very loyal to their style, and they are popular exactly for doing such a traditional, pure, perfect Black Metal.
Adversus has 10 tracks, full of what these men know how to do so well: very aggressive and fast music, with some more melodic and catchy (for lack of a better word) riffs and choruses. Very much their thing, their signature.
Definitely an album not to miss. 10th of May, remember, go get it! It will be available in CD, digital, and limited edition gatefold vinyl.

Review to Hanormale latest album "Reborn in Butterfly"

Italian Industrial Black Metal Hanormale released a new album in last January. Lachryma Christi honestly didn't know this band, until they sent us an email with the album, very recently.
This album is called Reborn in Butterlfy and is as strange as surprising.
The first song is quite a goosebumpy song, as it is as a cover of the main theme of the popular Twin Peaks series, that was around some time in the 80's, and that most of you possibly remember. This series was around the murder of Laura Palmer, in this town called Twin Peaks. For those who don't know, the author of the series is David Lynch.
This is not only a random Industrial Black Metal band. They have very elaborate melodies, where the "noises" match well with the rest of the thing. In fact, it is not noisy at all, but very pleasant to listen to.
Has some spooky ambient sounds as well, which make the whole thing a lot more mysterious.
The voice is something extraordinary, goes from clean to growling in only a bit and the mix is perfect.
(Edit: There are two guys doing the voices. Still, the way they merge their clean and growling voices is amazing!)
There are some clear Doom and Jazz influences as well. It is in fact varied, without being unprofessional nor messy.
Very interesting record. 12 tracks of pure musicality, emotional experiments, instruments that you could never imagine that would go well together, such as piano or sax or even violin, but these guys did it. They put everything together perfectly, as we don't hear very often.

Do a favour to yourselves and listen to it here, as you won't regret:

https://dusktone.bandcamp.com/album/reborn-in-butterfly