Sunday, March 17, 2024

Uralt--The Harvester Of Winter cd/Digital release{Masters Of Kaos} Posted on 3-17-24

 


Uralt Bosnia's black metal solo project  has unleashed their debut full length.The Harvester Of Winter contains seven full length songs that are more aggressive and faster in their delievery.The guitars range from intense fast passages to a more mid paced range.Both the faster and more mid paced guitars are played with skilled writing ability.The vocals are a mix of grim black metal screams and some gruff growls and screams to give each song it's own identy.The Harvester Of Winter is a great  release of dark old school black metal  at it's  finest not to be missed by those who live for old school black metal.            Masters Of Kaos Prod.                                                                                                                                https://theblackwitch056.wixsite.com/mastersofkaos/shop                                                                          https://mastersofkaos.bandcamp.com/album/uralt-bosnia-the-harvester-of-winter                                      https://www.facebook.com/people/Masters-Of-Kaos-Productions/100083264766354/                              https://www.instagram.com/mastersofkaosrecords/                                                                                      https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ5mrPBaMgDuGn71cyYWpbw                                                                                                          

Vrykolakas--Nocturnal Dominion Of Death cd{Satanath Rec./Iron Blood and DeathCorp.} Posted on 3-17-24

 


Singapore's death metal maniacs return with a brand new release of furious and relentless old school death metal.The guitars are played with a much faster guitar pace  in the new songs.The guitarist does write and perform some well executed guitar passages and writes some memorable solo's entertwined into the songs.The drumming is top notch with some chaotic fast drums that are done with power.The drummer does slow to a more controlled drum pace in a few of the songs to give each song a nice mix.The  vocals are heavy old school death metal growls that are done with powerful growls.Nocturnal Dominion Of Death  is another great release from Singapore's Vrykolakas.                                              Vrykolakas                                                                                                                                                     https://www.facebook.com/vrykobrutaldeath                                                                                               https://www.instagram.com/vrykolakas_sg_1991/                                                                                       Satanath Rec.                                                                                                                                                https://satanath.com/merch.html                                                                                                                  https://satanath.bandcamp.com/album/sat372-vrykolakas-nocturnal-dominion-of-death-2024                 https://www.instagram.com/satanathrecords/                                                                                               IBDC.                                                                                                                                                            https://ironbloodanddeath.bandcamp.com/album/nocturnal-dominion-of-death                                        https://www.facebook.com/ibdc666/                                                                                                           https://www.instagram.com/jaraantoniob/                                                                                                    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOZ52OrPTQPiUGVl3fNnbUQ                                                      Paragon Rec.                                                                                                                                                  https://www.paragonrecords.org/                                                                                                                 https://www.facebook.com/paragonrecordsli/                                                                                              https://www.instagram.com/paragon_records_official/                                                                               



Monday, March 4, 2024

Angmodnes Interview done by Patrick posted on 3-4-24




1.Hello  please  introduce yourself  to  the readers?

Y.S.: Hi, thanks for having us on. We’re a three piece doom metal outfit. M.V. and I used to play in another doom metal band, Apotelesma, which is when an early conception of Angmodnes came to be. Some material written for Apotelesma was rejected, but I wanted to work on the material anyway, which created a natural branch-off. 

2.When did you first discover death and funeral doom metal music and what is it about this genre of music that you love so much?

Y.S.: For me, I think my introduction to doom was Anathema. The first truly funereal doom was probably Worship. But I’ve always gravitated toward music that sounds tragic and sorrowful. Doom metal is just one particular genre of typically sorrowful music. 

F.S.: I’m relatively new to the genre, but was always drawn toward the gloomier music. Only singing ballads  or playing piano pieces that would make people sobb. Even though I do consider myself a cheerful and upbeat person, performing happy music is not my cup of tea :)

M.V.: I discovered doom metal through a friend of mine about fifteen years ago. For me, the combination of music and emotion is very important. I can find that in many genres (even outside of metal), but doom metal stands out in its ability to really immerse someone in sorrow and sadness.


3.Who were the first bands that caught your attention?Who  are some of the current bands that you have been listening to lately?
Y.S.: Many of my favourite doom bands today are the same ones that I got into when I really started digging into the doom genre. Worship, Doom:VS, Shape of Despair, Hamferð and Ahab immediately spring to mind. Anathema, too, though they moved away from playing doom metal. I am very excited for the new Hamferð record coming out soon. 

F.S.: Hamferð is definitely one of my favorites too! But honestly I also like to listen to artists like Billie Eilish, Dead Can Dance, Wardruna, Joe Hisaishi, Paris Paloma, Sonata Arctica, Belzebubs and First Aid Kit. 

M.V.: I started with bands like AHAB, Doom:VS, YOB, Warning, 40 Watt Sun and Akelei (which are still among my favorite doom metal bands). I have since then discovered bands like Bell Witch (one of my absolute favorites), Ard, Hamferd, KAUAN, Pallbearer, Pantheist and much more. But I still listen to those  bands I discovered years ago a lot. Besides doom metal, I’m a big Neurosis, Wardruna and Townes van Zandt fan, to name a few.


4.Angmodnes  was  started in 2013 when did you and the other members first decide to start this band?Are you satisfied with how things have gone with the band over the years?

Y.S.: back when M.V. and I played in Apotelesma, I wrote a lot of material that the rest of the band felt didn’t fit the stylistic direction for the band. I always thought the material had potential and wanted to keep working on it. Back then, the working title for the new project was Persephone. The material was never fully finished until we started working on it again in 2020. 

F.S.: Angmodnes started out for me like an experiment. I had been singing for myself and family for a while but never truly considered joining a band due to the lovely concept of imposter syndrome. Y.S. asked me if I wanted to try backing vocals for the first album. And so we started recording, trying to keep low pressure. For Rot of the Soul we went in a lot more deliberate and both gents agreed to make me part of the band. 

M.V.: Y.S. asked me to play drums for the aforementioned Persephone project back in 2015. Back then, I didn’t really follow up on that. In 2020 he asked me again, and the material he wrote immediately hit the right spot. 



5.Who would you say are the bands biggest influences?For the readers who have never heard Angmodnes how would you best describe the bands music?

Y.S.: The main inspiration point for The Weight of Eternity and Under Darkened Vaults was Worship’s Dooom album, even though Angmodnes sounds nothing like it. I start out with a somber dirge but my love for more climactic tragedy always seeps through and changes the composition’s direction. In the end I think we have more in common with Shape of Despair or Doom:VS than the aforementioned Worship. 

M.V.: We get compared a lot to Shape of Despair, Anathema (because of the clean vocals of Y.S.), My Dying Bride and Paradise Lost. Personally, I do not agree with the last two and would say that we sound more like AHAB, Doom:VS and Mournful Congregation, combined with the aforementioned bands.


6.Rot Of The Soul is the debut full length how long did it take the band to write the music for the debut release?How long does it usually  take to complete one song?Does the whole band take part in the writing process or does one member usually write everything?

F.S.: For the backing vocals it was an interesting combination of pre-thought out melodies by Y.S. and on the fly improvisation. Getting in the mood and seeing where the sound takes you during recording is a process I very much enjoy. 

Y.S.: After the release of The Weight of Eternity, M.V. and I really rediscovered our love for doom. I had been primarily involved in music closer to black metal for many years but had found myself feeling uninspired until I got back into doom after almost a decade. And doing clean vocals for the first time opened up a new avenue as well. I think Rot of the Soul came together in a very organic way, with ideas flowing together seamlessly. 

M.V.: To put it in percentages, I guess Y.S. is responsible for 85% of the riffs which were used for “Rot of the Soul”. So we can say that he does the most work. Like Y.S. states, our music is created around certain emotions and feelings. For the drums, I typically just record what comes to mind when I listen to the material Y.S. sends me.



7.Where does the band draw inspiration for the lyrics?What are some subjects written about on the debut release?

Y.S.: Well, people refer to The Weight of Eternity as an EP due to its runtime of 36 minutes, but I actually view it as our debut album, personally. Lyrically, both albums deal with the same themes — depression, existential dread, detachment. Rot of the Soul is a little more structured in detailing the gradual descent into ever increasing spiritual malaise. I take a lot of inspiration from Emil Cioran and Mitchel Heisman. 


8.Besides the upcoming Rot Of The Soul   release are the bands previous releases still availible for the readers to purchase? Besides physical releases does the band have any other merchandise currently available? If yes what is availible and where can the readers purchase it?

M.V.: We still have some copies of “The Weight of Eternity” available. This is our EP, which was released in September 2022 as a limited edition digipack cd. Besides that, we also have a t-shirt with a black and white design of the album cover of “Rot of the Soul”. All our merchandise can be bought on our Bandcamp page, https://angmodnes.bandcamp.com. 


9.Has  Angmodnes  ever played live or do you prefer working in the studio? If you have performed live what have been some of the bands most memorable shows?

M.V.: We have never played live, and at the moment we are not planning to play live shows in the near future. 



10.Are their any shows planned in support of the new release?If yes where will the band be playing?

M.V.: Like stated above, we have no desire to play live, so we will not be playing shows to support the release of our full length.



11.Besides working in  Angmodnes do any of the members currently work with other bands or solo projects? If yes please tell the readers a little about them?

M.V.: Both Y.S. and I are involved in several studio projects. My “main” side project is Koudvuur, which is traditional Nordic folk. We released a single in December 2023 called “Dunkar Nar Lieht”. Songs in this project are improvisation based.

Y.S.: I enjoy working on Koudvuur. It being the brain child of M.V. and not metal is an interesting change of dynamics. Wilds Forlorn has been my solo project for a long time, but sometimes I’ll be inspired to write something in a different style and a new project is born. Aside from the many solo ventures, I also play live guitar for Sterveling. 


12.When you  need to take a break from working on new music or band business what do you enjoy doing in your free time?

F.S.: In my not-band-time I do a lot of illustration and art related work. Drawing, painting, linocuts, sewing projects. Other than that I like to play the dungeon master in D&D games and enjoy the occasional video game (I’m looking at you, Baldur’s Gate 3). 

M.V.: I try to work out a few times a week. Besides that, I like collecting vinyl records, listening to music, playing video games and participating in the D&D games where F.S. is the dungeon master.

Y.S.: Now that Rot of the Soul is out, my way of taking a break from doing such a big intensive project is to start working on something simpler. Music production is what I’m most passionate about in my free time. But I too enjoy geeky medieval fantasy things. 


13.Angmodnes comes out of The Netherlands  funeral doom metal scene what is your opinion of the scene in The Netherlands?

M.V.: The metal scene in the Netherlands mainly revolves around black metal, death metal and several core related genres. There are some excellent doom metal bands here in the Netherlands, but the amount of bands in the “slower genres” in the Netherlands is quite low. 


14.Who are your all-time favorite bands coming out of the Netherlands?Are their any new bands you could recomend to the readers?

M.V.: Doom metal wise, I would really recommend Officium Triste, Akelei, Eaters of the Soil and Façade. Besides that, we have some really good local bands like Terzij de Horde and Wesenwille.

Y.S.: Locus Amoenus’ latest work also hits the spot. And Wrang is a proper class act. 


15.Thank you for taking the time to fill this  interview out do you have any final comments for the readers?

M.V.: Thank you for this interview, and hopefully everyone will enjoy our album.

Y.S.: Thanks again.                                                                                                                                        Angmodnes                                                                                                                                                    https://angmodnes.bandcamp.com/album/rot-of-the-soul                                                                           https://www.facebook.com/angmodnes/                                                                                                       https://www.instagram.com/angmodnes/                                                                                                      Meuse  Music Rec.                                                                                                                                        https://www.meusemusicrecords.eu/                                                                                                           https://meusemusicrecords.bandcamp.com/                                                                                                 https://www.facebook.com/meusemusicrecords/                                                                                         https://www.instagram.com/meusemusicrecords/                                                                                         Tragedy Prod.
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Sunday, February 25, 2024

Angmodnes--Rot Of The Soul cd{Meuse Music Rec./Tragedy Prod.} Posted on 2-25-24

 


Rot Of The Soul  is the debut full length from Angmodnes who come out of The Netherland's funeral doom scene.The debut contains five songs of that are filled with Dread and aguish.The guitars are done with crushing slow and heavy passages.The guitarist does incorporate some atmospheric parts entertwined within the music for an extra layer to the bands sound.The vocals are death metal growls that are done with powerful vocals that are delievered with despair.Their are some very well sung clean vocal passages that are equally as good.Rot Of The Soul  is a masterpiece of bleak and sorrow filled  funeral doom metal.                                                                                                                                       Angmodnes                                                                                                                                                   https://angmodnes.bandcamp.com/album/rot-of-the-soul                                                                            https://www.facebook.com/angmodnes/                                                                                                      https://www.instagram.com/angmodnes/                                                                                                     Meuse Music Rec.                                                                                                                                        https://www.meusemusicrecords.eu/                                                                                                           https://meusemusicrecords.bandcamp.com/album/angmodnes-rot-of-the-soul-mmr043                            https://www.facebook.com/meusemusicrecords/                                                                                        https://www.instagram.com/meusemusicrecords/                                                                                       Tragedy Prod.                                                                                                                                                https://www.tragedyproductions.com/                                                                                                         https://tragedyproductions.bandcamp.com/                                                                                                 https://www.facebook.com/tragedyproductions                                                                                           https://www.instagram.com/tragedyproductions/                                                                                         

Saturday, February 24, 2024

Vanwa Interview conducted by Jay Posted on 2-25-24

 




Hi this is Jay reporting from Bogota, Colombia

Today I’m lucky enough to ne talking to Morquendi, the genius behind the new German band, Vanwa..

Guten abend! It’s a real pleasure to be talking with you, danke


1- Tell us about Vanwa, when/where/why was the band formed?

1. The band was formed 2 years ago whenI had written the first two songs, „oh dark son of night“and „the depth of the misty woods“. I decided to put them out on a record and therefore I formed the band as a solo project.


2- Run us through your stunning debut album, undeniably one of the best debut albums in many years…

2. The first track of the album starts with a long synth intro which I originally want to put out as a separate song. I tried some different versions and decided that it really connect with the first song. The song starts slow but becomes a more and more aggressive, demonic but atmospheric song.

The second song is a very straight song and is for me personally made in one session and goes from one simple riff idea. It is the first song I have written for Vanwa.

Fortress of the cold east became more aggressive than I thought in the first plays. Very Windir inspired and an homage to Elizabeth Bathory in the lyrics and the song from Tomentor. I’m just a to big fan, haha. I tried that you could hear a cold castle somewhere in the nowhere of the east.

Through forest and mountains would be my personal homage to Quorthon and Bathory.

I was more into first wave blackmetal and particularly the more Nordic and folk stuff. I think you can hear it.

Scarborough fair was an idea i had for a long time and i decided to make my own version of this beautiful melody which always keeps the spirit of nature for me. You can see it as a Bonus track.


3- What are the inspirations behind the lyrics?

3. I mentioned some things before. Oh dark son of night would be some demonic worship, like a arising antichrist. All my lyrics have always fantasy with in it.

The depth of the misty woods will follow with more depressive lyrics, like trapped in your own mind as an endless whirl of thoughts.

Through forest and mountains tells a story of a questing knight on a quest for becoming a brave hero. Futher on his road he will understand that it’s not the path he really wants to go on and finally he finds the place where he belongs. The beautiful nature without any stuff that can bothering him.


4- What were your musical influences growing up and what do you listen to now?

4. I grew up with some classy heavy metal. Metallica and the The Number of the beast. I was only 6 years old but for many years i just listened to them! It starts with 14 when I searched  for more and more music. It took me some years to get to my music interests of today. My biggest influences are Windir, Dissection and Bathory. The songwriting, the melodies and atmosphere of Windir is just incredible! Nodtveids performance and riffs had a big impact on me! And Bathory is just Bathory.


5- What was the process recording the album? The tracks are all very well-orchestrated and well written, where was it recorded? Who did the production?

5. I wrote and recorded the songs within two years and on my own. The drums are programmed because my drums skills were not good enough. So, it is a solo project where I did all on my own.

6- What are your plans for the future?? I understand you’re planning to play some live shows with Vanwa at some point? That would certainly be a powerful force on the live stage…

6. Yeah, my plan is to play live. There is not a show announced right now but I’m getting some live musicians together. And of course, the vinyl and cd release will be great! 


7- What is your opinion of the post-pandemic Black Metal scene, and how do you see it developing over the next 5 or 10 years?

7. So, the pandemic was bad for the live situation in Germany. We lost some locations. But now its really much the same than before the pandemic. The Blackmetal and heavy metal shows are the most visited underground metal genres in Germany, and I think it will be like that or even better in the future.

8- If you could play or record with any musician live or dead, who would it be and why?

8. It obviously will be one of the guys that I mentioned as inspiration. I guess Valfar would be my choice. That would be an honour.


9- What is your local scene like there in Germany? Recommend some new bands for our readers to explore…

9. There are so many bands in Germany. I would recommend Zwielicht and a band called Myrkgrav from Norway I kept enjoying a lot. Not new bands but I explore them last year.


10- What are your top 5 albums of all time?

10. 1. Ride the Lightning

2. Number of the Beast

3. Axioma Ethica Odini

4. Arntor

5. Opus Eponymous


11- Do you have any side projects apart from Vanwa? Tell us about them…

11. I have a Melodic Deathmetal project, and it called “The Dark Believing”. I am right now recording a new full-length album.


12- What advice would you give to any up and coming musicians looking to follow in your footsteps?

12. The advice would be to put your stuff out and don’t waste your time. A songwriting advice would be to filter your ideas until your proud or completely fine with any simple or little idea.Nower days it’s so easy to create music and record it but I have the feeling that it has a complicity of quantity instead of quality.


13. Thank you for checking out, Vanwa and Master of Kaos Records!

Metal Hails from Germany!

Vielen Dank Morquendi..

Hails


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Sunday, February 18, 2024

Ornamentos Del Miedo--Escapando A Traves De La Tierra cd{Meuse Music Rec./Tragedy Prod.} Posted on 2-18-24

 


Ornamentos Del Miedo  is a solo  project coming out of  Spain's death doom metal scene.Escapando A Traves De La Tierra  is the  newest full length featuring  six tracks of sorrow filled death,doom metal.The guitars are done with some extremly well composed and performed slow to mid paced passages.Each song is done with a dreary atmosphere and dreadful feeling.The vocals are low death metal growls that create another layer to the somber musicial journey on the newest release.Ornamentos Del Miedo has created a great release of heavy,atmospheric death,doom and all fans of this genre should check this band out today.                                                                                                                  Ornamentos Del Miedo                                                                                                                              https://www.facebook.com/people/Ornamentos-del-Miedo/100063637597252/                                        Meuse Music Rec.                                                                                                                                      https://www.meusemusicrecords.eu/                                                                                                            https://meusemusicrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ornamentos-del-miedo-escapando-atraves-de-la- tierra-mmr044                                                                                                                                                https://www.facebook.com/meusemusicrecords/                                                                                          https://www.instagram.com/meusemusicrecords/                                                                                        Tragedy Prod.                                                                                                                                                https://tragedyproductions.bandcamp.com/album/escapando-a-trav-s-de-la-tierra                                      https://www.facebook.com/tragedyproductions                                                                                            https://www.instagram.com/tragedyproductions/                                                                                                                                               

Uralt--WinterFlame EP cd,digital{Masters Of Kaos Prod.} Posted on 2-18-24

 


Uralt is a solo band coming out of Bosnia's black metal scene.WinterFlame is the debut EP.featuring a intro and outro and two full songs.The two songs are very well composed and performed.Mixing in both a cold atmosphere and relentless and aggressive fast black metal approach.Both the guitars and drums are played with skillful writing ability.The  vocals are traditional grim black metal screams.          Uralt has crafted a memorable debut EP. and if this  is your kind of black metal the debut full length should be out later this year so keep an eye out for that one.                                                                        Masters Of Kaos  Prod.                                                                                                                                  https://theblackwitch056.wixsite.com/mastersofkaos/shop                                                                          https://mastersofkaos.bandcamp.com/album/uralt-bosnia-herzegovina-winterflame-ep                              https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083264766354                                                                    https://www.instagram.com/mastersofkaosrecords/                                                                                      https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ5mrPBaMgDuGn71cyYWpbw