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Archive for March, 2012

Naglfar – Téras

Haste makes waste and too many cooks spoil the brooth. Both are well known proverbs and both could have been in the heads of the Swedisch melodic black metal band Naglfar. The – by this time shrivelled down to a – trio took five whole years to release their latest record but was the waiting …

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Panychida – Woodland Journey [EP]

Moon, Forest, Blinding Snow was the last full length record of Panychida and its pagan black metal songs with this little folk influence could totally convince. One year after this success, the Czech decided to release an EP called Woodland Journey. Offering twelve songs, only three of them are new, but that’s no big deal. Why? Read …

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Nyx – Satis (Demo)

I’ve spoken about the problematic of cover artworks, as you often can draw your conclusions on the sound. Of course some records are surprisingly good/bad, even if you thought different considering the cover artwork. What conclusion might one draw regarding the cover of Satis which basically says “Hey, let’s stand in that water!”? Can this demo …

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Drudkh – Eternal Turn Of The Wheel

Drudkh had the courage to change their style quite a bit with their  last output A Handful Of Stars. They decided to mix their style with a huge portion of this post-black/shoegaze metal stuff, disregarding their roots and that this could put the fans noses out of joint. It is clear, that if you would paint …

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Mondstille – Seelenwund

“I have dreamt… Felt like a tree, strong at full power. [...] Then I saw tiny, weaker trees. Firs which adhere to the soil of an abyss. [...] Sometimes, I feel like them… (loosely translated text of the intro)”. This could be self-reflexive thoughts of the band concerning their musical career. At least, it would sketch …

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Sagas – A Cold Journey on the Icy Fields [Demo]

Today’s article is going to be a little short, since I just want to present the titled project. Sagas come from Chile and are playing a mixture of epic black, viking and folk metal, whereas the focus lays on the last named. A Cold Journey On The Icy Fields is their first demo which just …

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