hails!!!
after a small delay having to deal with too much work,and
being sick for about 2 weeks i FINALLY Have been able to post up some
new reviews.i PROMISE to all bands and labels that have sent me promo's
the 4-5 weeks your REVIEWS WILL BE POSTED ASAP!!. i am finally back on
track so i hope to be able to write and post new reviews within the
next week or two.
also as some of you may or may not know
{depending if u use myspace or not} they have been going through some
changes and some of my emails have not been sent and some ppl. have told
me they sent me emails and i never recieved them. so below is my
outside email. if you are a band or label interested in a GUARANTEED
review and possible interview please get in touch!!! {i am sorry but at
this time i can only accept PHYSICAL promo's cd,cdr and casette
tapes,NO Digital at this time maybe in the future}
finally!!! i
recently found a new social-networking site similar to the old myspace
1.0 with the help of my good friend ed {http://www.doommantia.com } a
new page was made up for W.torment if the site really sticks to their
true vision i think this will be a great place for u/g metal
bands,labels,zines,poets etc,etc. to communicate below is the address if
any of you would like to check it out and join }
friendburst dot.com is the name of the site....
http://www.friendburst.com/wintertorment/
ok
i think this is all of the "updates" for now again my apoligies to all
the bands and labels and good friends/supporters who have waited for
the reviews. enjoy and keep the flames of metal burning bright!!!
patrick and winter torment web-zine
http://www.myspace.com/winter_torment {not sure how much longer i will use this so pls.don't email me on there thanks!!}
outside email........................
fiendformetal@live.com
astel oscora--eridan cd {grailight prod.}{reviewed by patrick}
grailight prod. unleash another masterpiece of atmospheric black metal
upon the unexpecting underground.this time it is moscow's astel oscora
who do a wonderful job of combining the elements of fast,yet atmospheric
black metal with some epic guitars and well-done guitar and drum
structures. astel oscora is a band that will please any and all fans of
well-played atmospheric black metal.defintly worth checking out.
label contact
http://www.myspace.com/grailight
band contact
http://www.myspace.com/asteloscora
Anguished--cold cd {hammer of hate rec.}{reviewed by patrick}
one-man
bands are nothing new in the metal world. but one-woman black metal
bands are something you don't see or hear everyday.well that is not
stopping "possessed demoness"{vocals,instruments} with the help of
session-drummer mental penetrator.demoness has created some amazing dark
raw old-school black metal that has both a nice mixture of early 90's
norse black metal and also some dark touches of today's
suicidal,depressing black metal for a sound that is all her own.the
music never strays to far out of the mid-paced sound or range.and as i
am sure of you are wondering does demoness demonic vocals fit the dark
satanic music created? in a word yes.demoness has some of the best and
most chilling screams and shrieks and are a perfect match for the
music.if you are a fan of cold,dark raw black metal be sure to check out
anguished's debut "cold" as soon as possible.
label contact.
www.hammer-of-hate.com
blackthorn-araneum cd {musica prod.}{reviewed by patrick}
moscow's own blackthorn are an all-female metal band mixing in the
faster more up-beat atmospheric with some elements of progressive and
even death metal into their mix.starting off with a haunting,dark guitar
and whispery female vocal pattern.blackthorn quickly launch into a
faster and epic metal style and approach.the guitars are flawless and
executed nicely never missing a riff or solo.equally the drumming is
just as good.the drummer ranges from mid-tempo to the galloping heavy
metal style of the eighties and has some well-done solo's and drum
patterns of her own.the vocals are mainly sung in a powerful,yet
beautiful soprano style with some deeper death metal growls mixed in
with some of the bands heavier musical moments. fans of
nightwish,{old}lacuna coil or female-fronted metal bands should check
out blackthorn soon.
band contact
http://www.myspace.com/blackthornian
drygva-son of mighty rod cd {grailight prod.}{reviewed by patrick}
drygva come out of belarus and have a different approach to metal than a
few of the ther grailight bands i have heard.drygva play a majestic
form of whirlwind fast black metal, but also have a huge folk music
influence within their music. the music is played fairly fast and the
guitars have a great sound with some amazing riffs and solo's drums are
heavy and fast like metal drums should sound. but the band doesnt forget
their folk roots using various folkish instruments mainly the flute
which mixes in well with the bands more metalic moments.as if the band
did not have enough going on the band also uses some keyboards within
some of the songs.but the keyboards really work well for drygva adding
another layer to the bands already full sound.drygva is a band that has
defintly set the bar even higher for pagan black/folk bands and will
leave all fans of this genre begging for more a masterpiece to say the
least.
label
http://www.myspace.com/grailight
band
http://www.myspace.com/drygva
evangelivm--nightside of eden cd {hammer of hate rec.}{reviewed by patrick}
russia's evangelivm have unleashed one of the best black metal debuts
to be heard in sometime.combining the powerful mid-paced drum beats and
some ice-cold raw guitar riffs reminescent of early 90's norse black
metal gods.but don't mistake this as evangelivm being just another
clone band far from it.the duo also mix in some slower atmosphere parts
and destructive satanic viciousness with more in your face brutality.the
vocals are a mix between gruff spoken style vocals and growls.on a side
note evangelivm are the first band outside of finland to EVER be signed
and released through hammer of hate. and one listen to the great
"nightside of eden" and you will understand why.
label contact
www.hammer-of-hate.com
gravewurm-blood of the pentagram cd {hells headbangers rec.}{reviewed by patrick}
gravewurm have been a major force within the deepest realm of the
u.s black metal scene since 1990! considering most bands either disband
after a few years/releases or completly change their style to fit into
the current trend this is something gravewurm and their fans should be
proud of.well on gravewurm's 7th and final release "blood of the
pentagram" the band doesnt disapoint continuing on with the style and
signature sound of muddy production,harsh razor-sharp guitars mid-paced
drumming and demonic gruff,spoken word type of vocals that fit with
gravewurm's dark mid-paced sound.this is band you will either love or
hate as they stick to their guns and create music they like/enjoy and
not what's the trend of the month. fans of {old} goatlord,beherit,even
some varathron influence can be heard will love gravewurm's final assult
on the underground.
label contact
www.hellsheadbangers.com
jumalhamara-resignaatio cd {ahdistuksen aihio prod.}{reviewed by patrick}
this is my first encounter with this finnish band.and i will begin by
saying it is almost impossible to put this band into one specific genre
of music.their are song passages with the more primitive harsh/noisy
black metal but in the next instance the band will go the opposite
directon and have a more controlled,melodic music with well-sung clean
male vocals and some chants. this is a band you will have to decide for
yourself as it is extremly varied in styles and sound. i enjoyed some
songs and some not so much. but i would recomend fans of the newer
generation of expiremental black metal with a wide-variety of influences
might want to give this band a try.
label contact
www.ahdistuksenaihio.com
kommandant-kontakt e.p {planet metal}{reviewed by patrick}
kommandant
are a violent u.s war/black metal force that has flown under the radar
for sometime. but with this new e.p i look for them to take the scene by
storm! starting with a short intro of harsh-noise piercing guitars the
band wastes no time in attacking the listener with a barrage of blasting
drums.ear-shattering guitar chords and some of the sickest,most vile
black metal vocals to be recorded onto a cd!the band is not all noise as
kommandant have moments of eerie uneasiness with slower-mid paced
guitars and drums before attacking the listener with unmerciful
violence and precision.as mentioned the vocals are harsh blackend metal
screams but also seems to have a slight industrial tinge in some areas
and fits perfectly with the bands depraved blackend war metal sound.
fans of black/war metal will want to check this band out asap!!
label contact
http://www.myspace.com/planetmetal
band contact
http://www.myspace.com/kommandantofficial
malhkebre-prostration Mcd {ahdistuksenaihio prod.}{reviewed by patrick}
ahh this is the type of black metal i got into in the first place and
defintly my favorite out of all the black metal sub-genres.
violent,brutal and fast. the french masters malhkebre have made a good
cd showcasing the bands talent to create insane,violent and frenzied
black metal but also adds a touch of class and originality as to not to
fall into oblivion amongst all the other bands playing this style.the
guitars are well-played and even has some memorable solo's and riffs
entertwined with the violent and straight-forward drumming and a
combination of demonic shrieks,and growls all the elements fit
perfectly into malhkehbre's brutal sound and approach to black metal.
fans of straight-forward black metal will want to check this band out
asap.
label contact
www.ahdistuksenaihio.com
maniac butcher-masakr cd {negative existence}{reviewed by patrick}
the deranged psycho's of the legendary maniac butcher return once
again!! after a long 10 yrs. of silence with maskr. well does maskr hold
up to past maniac butcher classics of the past? in a word yes! maskr is
6 songs of pure hate and agrression done only as these czech
hate-mongers can do.raw,whirlwind and scratchy guitars flow over a
pounding barrage of blasting drums.the vocals are pure evil shrieks and
screams of black metal insanity and fit nicely with the bands ugly,raw
sound. long time fans of maniac butcher should not be disapointed at
all. and if you are new to this band and enjoy raw,ugly violent black
metal done the old-school way this is a good way to introduce yourself
to this legendary czech band.
label contact
www.negative-existence.com
band contact
www.maniacbutcher.com
mizantropia-along the lonesome alleys cd {grailight prod.}{reviewed by patrick}
mizantropia are a decent band playing atmospheric straight-forward
black metal.the music iies more in the realm of aggressive and straight
forward black metal genre than most who play this style.with razor-sharp
guitar chords and insane blasting drums.the band is not all cold,harsh
black metal as their are moments of somber,melodic guitar passages and
some chanting.the vocals are sung female-soprano vocals and also some
chanting in some songs.the vocals are sung in the bands native language
and add an extra element of beauty to the bands dark,violent sound. if
you enjoy fast,aggressive black metal with some atmospheric moments then
mizantropia might be a band you will enjoy.
label contact
http://www.myspace.com/grailight
band contact
http://www.myspace.com/mizantropia
Neron kaiser-magnum incendium cd {grailight prod.}{reviewed by patrick}
neron
kaiser hails from the mighty russian-underground scene. i was lucky
enough to recieve this dark masterpiece in the promo pace from grailight
prod.i use the word lucky because neron kaiser have released one of the
best black metal releases of 2010!! neron kaiser seem to focus more on
the brutal,straight-forward black metal sound and approach the band has
some dark atmosphere entertwined within their musical sound.the band as
mentioned are more brutal,violent sounding then some of grailight other
bands i have heard but each member is a master musician and can play
their instrument with both class and brutality {not an easy task} the
band also uses a keyboardist but to be honest the keyboards actually
help add another layer of darkness to the bands sound. neron kaiser is
probably my favorite band that i have heard from grailight prod. if you
enjoy brutal,dark black metal with some class then defintly find this
release now!!
label contact
http://www.myspace.com/grailight
band contact
www.neron-kaiser.com
ruthless order-awakend witness of nascence cd {grailight prod.}{reviewed by patrick}
well i knew it was bout to happen with all labels {no matter which
metal/music genre it may be} has one or two bands that really don't
stand out that good. and grailight's comes in the form of ruthless order
the band tries to mix in old-school heavy metal and some touches of
newer death metal.musically the band is ok and does a decent job of
trying to combine the metal genres together. the vocals on the other
hand need alot of work!! some death growls,and a clean metal vocalist
doing a god-awful attempt at king diamond mixed with rob halford {2 of
the GREATEST vocals ever} and those 2 vocalist are near impossible to
copy and make it sound good. overall i would say pass on ruthless order
and check out some of grailight prod. many other great bands.
label contact,
http://www.myspace.com/grailight
torsense--world of harmony,without you cd {grailight prod.}{reviewed by patrick}
i believe with more quality releases like this one from russia's
torsense grailight prod.has the potential to be a great and lasting
label within the atmospheric black metal underground scene.where as
label mates neron kaiser were more straight-forward and punishing in
their approach.torsense is has a more complex,epic and atmospheric
approach to their craft.starting off with a faster more upbeat approach
the band quickly settles into a more melodic sound.but torsense while
still heavily into the atmospheric metal are not afraid to stray off
into the more aggressive and somewhat brutal land of metal.the bands
two-biggest gems are the use of keyboards {yes i know this is probably
the most over-used instrument in black metal nowadays} which are played
with complex and brillance and only add another layer to torsense's
amazing sound.and the second are the amazing female,sopranao vocalist
which matches the ever-changing tempo of the music and adds a nice
change to the more gruff,male vocals.
http://www.myspace.com/grailight
valoton--beastificate cd {hammer of hate rec.}{reviewed by patrick}
finland's
valoton unlea some of the most barbaric and satanic black metal to be
heard. the other bands/promo's i have heard from h.o.h have their dark
and satanic side but valoton wastes no time in unleashing ferocious
black metal blast beats, and razor-sharp guitar riffs that will cut the
listener right to the bone.the vocals are just as brutal with demonic
shrieks and screams but their are also a few times when the band uses
clean vocal patterns.the production is a perfect match while not using
the over-produced or polished sound of so many of todays
bands{personally i feel this destroys black metal's essence and true
darkend sound} but not using the lo-fi raw for the sake of being raw
either.fans of the more violent straight-forward black metal will not
want to miss valoton's newest release.
label contact
www.hammer-of-hate.com
vitsaus-sielunmessu cd {hammer of hate rec.}{reviewed by patrick}
vitsaus are a two-man band from the depths of the finnish black metal
underground.the band plays straight-forward early 90's norse style black
metal.the music is ok but to be truthful the band is not really
breaking any new ground and with so many bands out in the scene playing
this style i am not sure vitsaus will ever get noticed outside of the
hammer of hate circle.this is a band that only appeal to the black metal
purist of the underground.
www.hammer-of-hate.com
weapon-from the devils tomb cd {the ajna offensive}{reviewed by patrick}
canada's weapon are back with their second release of blackend death
metal.the band does a good job of mixing in early morbid angel style
guitars with some melodic and acoustic parts {without compromising their
dark brutal sound} the band also strikes with some thicker,heavier
guitar riffs and a fierce pounding drums to add the death metal element
into the bands dark sound only adding to weapon's sick,dark sound of
blackend death metal.this is a great release and well worth anyone and
everyones attention who enjoys dark,brutal blackend death metal weapon
won't disapoint!
label contact
http://www.theajnaoffensive.com
band contact
www.weaponchakra.com
