Friday, February 26, 2021

News: Abbath

Abbath are in studio recording their third full-length.

The band is currently residing in the Dub Studio in Kristiansand, Norway with producer Endre Kirkesola.

The album should be released some time later this year.






In case you're not aware, the previous album of Abbath was called Outstrider, and was released through Season of Mist on the 5th of July 2019.

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News: Vreid

Black 'n Roll band from Norway Vreid are releasing a new album called Wild North West through Season of Mist, on the 30th of April.

It is a concept album, that developed alongisde a full movie.

You can watch the video for the self-titled song here:







All the information about the album is here:




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News: Fuath

One-man band (Andy Marshall) Fuath from UK, is releasing a new album called II through Season of Mist, on the 19th of March 2021.

In the meantime Fuath just released the song Into the Forest of Shadows from the album, and you may watch the video here:




You may also pre-order II here:



Recording studio: Fortriu Studios
Producer / sound engineer: Andy Marshall
Mixing: The Amplogia Studio, Vitold Buznaev
Mastering: Turan Studio, Tim Turan
 
Recording line-up: all songs composed and performed by Andy Marshall
Session drums by Carlos Vivas



(Artwork: Luciana Nedelea Artworks)


Tracklist

1. Prophecies (09:28)
2. The Pyre (06:51)
3. Into the Forest of Shadows (06:23)
4. Essence (09:26)
5. Endless Winter (09:23)


News: The Noctambulant

The Noctambulant are releasing a new EP on the 5th of March. It is a self-released album, and it is called Hellrazor. 

You may find a review for it here: 


The Noctambulant recently released a video for the song Hellrazor, through No Clean Singing.

Frontman E. Helvete commented “For me personally, this rebrand and music video was very personal. The video was shot on our family property, of which I”m the 4th generation to live here. I spent so many years trying to fit into the Scandanavian/European motif, that it started to feel disingenuous. So after our last album, The Cold and Formless Deep, the band and I decided to look at what makes us unique in the Black Metal landscape, and that is our origin. From the swamps and bayous of the south, we found a love of extreme metal tempered with our own brand and influences.”






You may watch the video here:



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News: Decline of the I

French post Black Metal band Decline of the I are releasing a new album on the 26th of March, called Johannes, through Agonia Records.

They recently revealed a music video, for the single A Veil Of Splendid Lies. you may watch it here:








(LP Cover artwork: Dehn Sora)


Tracklist:

1. A Selfish Star
2. The Veil of Splendid Lies
3. Act of Faith
4. Tethering the Transient
5. Diev Vide

Drums  were recorded at Hybreed Studios (Temple Of Baal, Ritualization, Merrimack) while rest of the instruments were recorded at a private, home-studio. The album was mixed at Drudenhaus (Alcest, Aluk Todolo, Drastus). Dehn Sora (Deathspell Omega, Blus aus Nord) crafted the cover artwork. David Fitt (Perturbator, Alcest) shot new band photos.

Johannes will be available on the following formats:

- Digipak CD
- Digibook CD
- Black LP
- Color in color LP
- Splatter LP
- T-shirt
- Digital







Line-up: 

AK - guitars, keyboards, vocal
SI - vocals
AD - bass
SK - drums


You can pre-order the album here:



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Monday, February 22, 2021

News: Pandemise release video for the song "Awaken The Beast"

Pandemise contacted me last night over Facebook.

So this is a Danish project, which formed over the 2020 lockdown, and just released their first video, for the song Awaken the Beast.

Pandemise features members of the bands HateSphere, Rex Satanachia, Temple of Baphomet, Defacing God, Impalers, Archangel, Psyfreak, (ex)Wasted.

They play a Black Thrash Metal with very notorious old school Death Metal influences. Good stuff.

You can watch the video here:






Friday, February 19, 2021

Review: Escumergamënt's Debut album ".​.​.​ni degu fazentz escumergamënt e mesorga​.​.​."

Today Lachryma Christi brings you a review for a rather different and surprisingly good album. It is called .​.​.​ni degu fazentz escumergamënt e mesorga​.​.​., it is scheduled to be released on the 26th of March, and the band is called Escumergamënt. 
They are from Sweden, and feature members of the Swedish Black Metal scene. However, they prefer to keep a low profile, so there is nothing that could interfere on the interpretation you make of the album. 
They also signed a deal with Avantgarde Music on the 15th of February. Good acquisition, I must say. This album is too good. 
For the name and title of the album, they used a language that used to be used in medieval times, but that is kind of disappearing: Occitan.
There are six tracks in the album. All of them very intense. 
.​.​.​ni degu fazentz escumergamënt e mesorga​.​.​. was recorded in three days, in a wooden chapel.
Do you know when you are lost for words? That is it that is happening right here. I'm flabbergasted. Hope you will be too.
So this album not just a random or regular Black Metal album. It is raw at bits, it is very "cold", very groovy; very Black Metalish and at the same time, very different from all I have heard.
The voice is fantastic, perfect even, I would say. And it fits perfectly the almost experimental music. There is a lot of melody in there, and there is a lot of feel. Anyone can tell that they really were feeling what they were playing at the time.
If feels and sounds genuine. It is original. It gets you almost into a trance from where you don't want to come out. Gives you a comfortable feeling, really. Takes you into an introspective journey. 
There are angry riffs, angry drums, no space for cheesy or catchy melodies, but still sticks to your brain somehow. 
Beautiful, exceptional, profound.
And look at that cover!
Well, I suggest that you do yourselves a favour, and listen to it when it comes out. 26th of March sounds far away, but it is right around the corner.
2021 is is already being great, in what comes to Black Metal releases!