domenica 19 maggio 2013

IN THE FROST – IN THE FROST


The project In the Frost was born in 2011 in Poznań by two friends. Their music expresses a strong sense of melancholy and anger; strongly influenced by bands like Darkthrone or Katatonia, their black metal is able to budge from the classical hardness and coldness managing to touch more melodic parts and light atmospheres. The aid of a melancholic guitar as a backdrop to a more distorted guitar manages to give an interesting Blackgaze touch to the songs, although sometimes the second guitar may be slightly out of time; the drums often vary pace, from a classic Black succeeds to turn into Depressive parties, to finish off a rough scream singing on a base that fits perfectly to it. Good record, I'm looking forward a new one.

RATING: 7/10
-SADIK- (-Mara-)


sabato 11 maggio 2013

APOLOKIA - KATHAARIAN VORTEX


I have loved this album since the first listening. A great disco. Last and recent release of the Italian band active since 1994. Advice: listen to it over and over again, so it will well penetrate in your ears. Heavy and violent, naughty riffs with a dirty sound, almost at the level of the famous Fallen Angel of Doom, or any of the first Darkthrone album; It is inspired by the Norwegian tradition and it is due to the "raw black" sounds of 90s that becomes even more interesting. In my opinion it could be a mainstay album of underground Black Metal. Great shot for My Kingdom Music, I confirm the judgment of others feedback found in other web sites: masterpiece.

RATING: 10/10
-Dom- (-Mara-)


martedì 7 maggio 2013

FROSTAGRATH - A JOURNEY OF INFINITE SORROW


Here I am to review the latest work of FrostAgrath, Egyptian DSBM project carried out by Lord Mist. The title of the Full Lenght expresses the soul of the composition: A Journey To Infinite Sorrow. The disc begins with the title track, you are immediately struck by the excellent composition of the piano, overused in DSBM but still effective and acid guitars immerse you in harrowing atmospheres. Here we are at the second track: The Passage To Helplessness; here the particular setting of FrostAgrath voice is heard strongly: remote voices full of suffering that serve as the underlying theme of the entire piece. And now the third track, an interlude of about two minutes, resting your ears but not your mind, dark, it certainly will please Ambient and Neofolk lovers. The fourth song, In Cor Silva is my favorite of all: a great piano intro, heartbreaking vocal, guitars more defined than the previous tracks, and you can finally hear the drums...A small pearl. Buried Among Bloodsheded A Shrine, the fifth song of the disc, makes you feel even further drumheads and increases the speed of the guitars, a style that differs a little from the rest of the album, very linear as DSBM wants. Last Track, A Solitary Death In The Lost Pathway: a note of aggression is present in this passage, dark despair that relates perfectly to thunderstorm frame offered by intro and outro. A good job, not innovative, but is there a more static genre than DSBM? Well done, but with only one point: the low-fi is fine, it creates a great atmosphere, but be careful not to become chaotic and undefined ... And especially not to create too many headaches!

RATING: 6/10
-EXCIDIUM- (-Mara-)