Wednesday, May 7, 2014

brand new reviews for 7-5-10

hail!!
finally!! a new blog of reviews is now up for all to read. i must give out a sincere apolgy to all the bands and labels for the longer than expected delay with posting these. first one thing then another but that is hopefully behind me. before i end i want to let all the bands/labels who are currently waiting on their reviews they will hopefully be finished and posted within a month or sooner!!
enjoy and as always thanks to everyone for the continued support!!!
best regards,
patrick and winter torment web-zine
http://www.wintertorment.com

Aldaaron-nous reviendrons immortels cd {paragon records}
aldaaron have been in the black metal underground for a few years now.releasing 1 demo {2007's "des legend et ancients dieus} and one listen to the new cd and you will understand why paragon records picked them up for this release{and hopefully more in the future!} as the music created is simply brillant.8 tracks of early 90's styled fast black metal with alot of memorable and well used atmsphere blended in nicely.the drums are furious and pounding away with so much force and aggression.the guitars are just as fast with intense riffs and blazing speeds.mixed in with the whirlwind of guitar riffs are some great sounding and placed solo's.aldaaron is band that is a must hear for fans of {early} dissection,emperor and even a little immortal can be heard within aldaaron's dark sound.
label contact
www.paragonrecords.org
band contact
http://www.myspace.com/aldaaron


An autmn for crippled children-lost cd {ATMF.rec.}
this is a release i have been listening to alot! since i recieved it.and each time i do i hear something i had missed the previous listen.a.a.f.c.c musically the band seems to be tied within the depressive black metal realm but also a strong death/doom influence espically from bands such as early anathema and my dying bride.an autmn for crippled children are not all dark melodic doom/black metal as their are outburst of raging,fast black metal.this is a band that is not afraid to mix up various genres of metal and they do it well.recomended to fans who enjoy original,dark blackend doom.
label contact
www.atmf.net
band contact
http://www.myspace.com/crippledchildren2009


anima infernalis- walk in the perdition of a lost world tape {depressive illusions}
anima infernalis is the new project/band from gonark {who some might know from his previous band atrocious depression} the most notable difference between atrocious depression and anima infernalis is the musical style/direction. A.depression was more drone with black metal touches.where as anima infernalis is more straight forward old-school black metal. anima infernalis is still very much layered and keeps the listeners attention with both the more straight-forward agressive black metal but also has some very well played acoustic/dark interludes.gonark's vocal style fits perfectly with the new direction. with the cold/raspy shrieks of torture.fans of raw,atmospheric black metal should defintly look for anima infernalis!!
label contact
http://www.myspace.com/depressiveillusions
band contact
http://www.myspace.com/animainfernalis

anima infernalis-depressed with myself tape {depressive illusions}
here is the second release from italy's master of dark,depressing black metal.gonark once again handles all the instruments,vocals{when used} the music this time around on depressed with myself is much more in the realm of dark,depressing black metal with touches of drone metal.the vocals which are not used alot on this release are harsh,bitter shrieks but also some more well used screams of anguish to really give the music the sad and depressive feeling that this music calls for.for the most part gonark relys more on his musical writing ability and has created one of the best depressive black metal releases of 2010!! get this now!!
label contact
http://www.myspace.com/depressiveillusions
band contact
http://www.myspace.com/animainfernalis


bring me the head of orion-courting leviathan cd {blackdrone rec.}
this is a style of music that the listener will either love from the start or despise it with all their heart.and that of course is drone metal.bring me the head of orion try to add their own unique sound/style by using razor-sharp guitar riffs from the realm of sludge,doom metal.another aspect i find interesting is on the four songs on this release no drums or vocals were used on the music creation. as a music lover/listener i can appreciate that bring me the head of orion is trying something different but when it is all said and done the music itself is not that creative or memorable. drone,sludge fans might enjoy bring me the head of orion.but as for me i'm gonna pass.
label contact
www.blackdrone.com
band contact
http://www.myspace.com/bringmetheheadoforion


in death i become-black wings,grey skies cd {scattered to the winds rec}
in death i become are fairly new to the black/death metal scene but with this release i believe will raise a few eyebrows.starting off with an amazing guitar riff/solo.the brutal metal onslaught soon follows.the band doesnt really go for the all-out,over-the top brutality like so many of todays bands.instead they rely more on the mid-paced,old-school sound approach.besides the clear death metal influence i can also hear some thrash and even "traditional" metal riffs combined within the musical onslaught.espically in the 2nd track "wolfskin demons".the guitar duo of grimnir and forest work really well together creating both heavy,and at the same time memorable riffs.the vocals are pure death metal growls with some blackend shrieks mixed within some of the songs.in death i become is recomended to fans of quality,original old-school death/balck/heavy metal.
label contact
http://www.myspace.com/scatteredtothewinds
band contact
http://www.myspace.com/idib


nyseius-militiae cd {ATMF.rec}
another fine export from the highly underrated {yet extremely talented french black metal scene} nyseius have released one of 2010's fines black metal releases.the few bands i have heard from ATMF.seems to go more for the depressive or expiremental side of black metal.but nyseius go straight for the kill with militiae with 6 songs of traditional black metal fury.i have unfortunatly not had the chance to listen to nyseius previous releases so i can't compare them with militae.but i can say militae is as close to a black metal masterpiece as you can get.razor-sharp guitar riffs and chords,the drums are a range from mid-paced early 90's black metal to the more furious and fast blast beats.raw demonic shrieks spew out the lyrics and fit perfectly with nyseius dark,sinister sound.an amazing release not to be missed by black metal purists.
label contact,
www.atmf.net


shadowrealm-part of the infinity cd {nurdsturm productions}
serbia's shadowrealm have created one of the most interesting,and well crafted ambient/expiremental releases i've ever had the pleasure of hearing/reviewing.starting things off with a dreary,slow atmospheric piece.part of the infinity is 8 tracks of ambient/experimental metal. mixed within the already dark soundscapes are some expiremental noises,creative writing that mixes well with shadowdreams already dark,dreary.the last few songs off this release remind me alot of the early 80's horror-suspense movie soundtracks.fans of horror movie soundtracks or ambient/expiremental brilliance will not want to pass up shadowrealm's releases.
label contact
www.nurdsturm-productions.de
band contact.
http://www.myspace.com/shadowdream666official

spectre-abyss pro cdr {gravelord productions}
spectre are a new 2 piece out of the ever-growing black metal scene in england."abyss"contains 3 songs of pure black metal similar to the norse gods of the early 90's.the duo also mix in some moments of dark ambience and fit it into the hateful black metal sound nicely to give it a even darker atmosphere and sound.the guitar has the raw,harsh riffs. the guitars are mid-paced range throughout the 3 featured tracks so it will be interesting to hear on future releases if spectre keeps this sound or if they will break away into the more chaotic,raw sound.for a debut release spectre has done a great job with abyss. so i am very eager to hear the new upcoming releases from this young band.
label contact.
http://www.myspace.com/gravelordproductions
band contact.
http://www.myspace.com/spectremusic

svartiloghin-drifting through the void cd {ATMF.rec}
sweden's svartiloghin are not a bad band at all but to be truthful i can not get into this as it has ALOT of influences from indie rock,expirmentl type of music.and i am not a real familar with these genres.the only real "black metal"influence i hear are some screamy/scratchy vocals.fans of newer expiremental black metal might enjoy the band but as for me i'm gonna stick with nyseius and a.a.f.c and pass on svartiloghin.
label contact,
www.atmf.net


towards global holocaust/christ dismembered-upon firmament's of sacrilege and genocide split cd {disease foundry records}
this is a release i have been wanting to hear for awhile now so i was excited as a kid on christmas to recieve this.starting off the dual assult is towards global holocaust probably one of the best kept scecrets in the war,death,black,thrash scene.continuing on with their violent war metal assult that began with bands debut release "...ever onwards".the 4 tracks on this release are more mature in writing and the guitars while still keeping some of the rawness in tact are a bit more thicker to give it a death metal feel and sound in some of the tracks.blaash's drumming is even more brutal and chaotic something i didn't think possible but his drumming style is some of the most insane,chaotic but also extremly talented and well written beats in this style of brutal music.the vocals {which both r.f and blaash share on various songs} are a mix of deeper growls,traditional black metal shrieks and some of the sickest,most depraved screams/shrieks of insanity to be ever be recorded by any band.up next is christ dismemberment this is my first encounter with the band. christ dismemberment has a very thick bass driven sound.remindes me of early mortician,incantation and maybe even hints of the classic deceased-luck of the corpse release.christ dismemberment are not horrible by any means but i am interested to hear future releases to hear if the band grows/expands in song-writing.
band contact
http://www.myspace.com/towardsglobalholocaust