Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Interview with Romuvos done by Patrick On 6-8-16

Hello
Here   is  a  new  interview with the  one-man  folk/metal  inspired  band   Romuvos   from Lithuania/Israel   who  recently  released their  second  cd   "In  Front  Of  Destiny"  through  "No Colours Rec."  so  if you  enjoy  folk  music  then  defintly  give this  band  a  shot  and buy the  new  cd.
Regards
Patrick



Interview  with   Velnias   vocalist  and  instruments  for   Romuvos   done  by   Patrick





1.Hello   Velnias   how  are things  going  with  you  these days?  Please   introduce  yourself  to  the  readers?


Hails brothers and sisters, these days I live in Israel with my family, I was 6 years old when I left Lithuania at times where it was part of the soviet union, my family had to leave and moved to Israel, hehe yeah very different country indeed! Since then I am visiting once in a while, learned a lot from my grandparents and my parents about the Baltic area and till these day I have this longing for my past and what I feel and call home. I use my music to keep this urge alive and close to me, for feeling as much as connected as I can, through the music I can express my feelings and my history and tradition that I grow up on. I am 34 years old, father of my two little twins, married.





2.When  did you  first  become  interested  in  playing  music  what  were the  first  instruments  you  learned  to  play?


At the age of 14, I was sick and it was winter and raining outside, I played my video cassets that I was collecting by recording head bangers ball MTv show of metal and such, “The Forest Whispers My Name” by cradle of filth played, I was so fascinated by the sound of the keyboards and how they played such an important roll by delivering such a great atmosphere to the music. I called all my friends asking for a keyboard, started to play in few bands, mostly black metal bands, made few ambient solo projects and few years ago started the Romuvos project, music that I always wanted to do.





3.Did  you  take  lessons  when  first   learning to  play  the  instruments  or  are  you  self-taught? Are their   any  instruments  that  you  would  like to   learn  to  play  one day  if  yes  what  instruments  would  you  like to   learn?


I am self-taught, it is just the way it went, would love to know how to play many instruments, mainly drums, and many folk instruments like Kankles(Lithuanian plucked string music instrument) and Birbyne it is a kind of flute.






 4.What   gave  you  the   idea  to  start  the  band Romuvos?  How  did you   choose  the  name  for this  band and  does  it  have  a  special  meaning?



Well, first of all it was the folk metal issue that was waiting to burst out of my brain for many years, and finely I got the time to do so, what is better to just use it for my longing to the Baltic area and the pagan traditions and even better is to use the most suited name that can be, Romuva is the Lithuanian and Baltic people pagan traditions before Christianity took over, it is a great wide religious knowledge to obtain and very interesting pagan point of view.  





5.Romuvos    is  getting  ready to  release  the  second  full-length  cd  "In Front  Of  Destiny".How    long did  it take  you  to write the  music  for  this  release?

It took few months to get all the songs written both the music and the lyrics. It was already recorded and ready to release, I have contacted Steffen from No Colours  and told him that I would like re-record it with real drums and get musicians and do it in a better production, so I have contacted few of my friends asking them to join and make Romuvos a full band that can go also for live performance. We have re-recorded almost everything and once it was finished I was way more happy with the result, you can hear the difference between the debut album to this one.





 6.Where  do  you  draw  inspiration   for  the  lyrics  and  what  are  some  topics  you  write  about  of the  new  cd    "In Front  Of  Destiny"? 


This is a concept album, telling the tale of a group of Baltic men going for a quest and travel for far lands and seas, discovering new traditions, new ways of life and knowledge. Their journey reveals many aspects that combine paganism way of life with other point of views, though mainly most of the songs mark the Lithuanian gods and traditions and in some I use old folk songs like “The Return Back Home” which is “Grissim Grissim”, an old campfire folk song.




7.Have  you  ever  made  a  video  for  any  of your  songs?  Are their  any  plans  to  do  one  for  any  songs   off the  new cd?  If  yes which  song  would  you  like to  see  made  into  a  video?

No, I haven’t made any video, we have plans to do so in the future though I cant say when or for which song, haven’t thought about it yet.





8.If  you   had the   opportunity  to  work  with   any  musicians{past  or  present}  who  are  some  you   would  like to  work  with?


Wow what a question! Well, without much thinking! Falkenbach, Summoning, Mortiis, Bathory!! The list can go on ;)





9.Besides    Romuvos   are  you   currently   working  with  any  other  bands  or  projects? If  yes  please  tell  the  readers  about  them?


No, besides Romuvos I don’t have any musical projects, I think that I just wont have the time and dedication for it in the near future, maybe later on in few years, probably more BM style.







10. Velnias   you  live   in   Lithuania    what  is  your   opinion  of  Lithuania's  folk,metal  scene?

So as I have mentioned these days I live in Israel, but I will answer it for both scenes, the Israeli and Lithuanian one.
In Israel the scene is at its prime, many great bands come to play here, you have Fear Factory, Paradise Lost, Sabaton, Mayhem, Marduk, Raphsody and many many more, the crowed is kiking ass, many come to those shows and there are few metal pubs and clubs in Tel Aviv(main city).
There are many talented bands here as well, Pray For Nothing, Desert, Orphaned Land, Ferium, Winter Horde, Eternal Decay. Most of the people here in the metal scene are deep into it and take it very serious.
In Lithuania, I think it is bigger, you have great gigs as well and the Lithuanian bands are very good!
Obtest, Lucifer, Ha Lela, Zpoan Vtenz, Žalvarinis, Peorth. 






11.Who  are  your  all-time  favorite   Lithuanian   bands  and  artists?Are  their  any  new  bands  you  feel  the  readers  should  watch  out  for?


Žalvarinis, Obtest and Gyvata which is traditional folk band.








 12.Besides the   new  cd   "In Front  Of  Destiny"    do  you   have   any  other  releases  or  merchandise  for the readerds  to  buy  and  if  yes  where can  the readers  buy  it?

First of all, you can buy the album from me, not many copies left though I can sign on it.
Facebook: Romuvos Velnias. E-mail: Romuvos@gmail.com

The Romuvan Dainas LP limited to 200 copies will be out on june. So be aware as well! 
In the future I would like to release Infront Of Destiny T-shirts as well. Will publish on the Romuvos page on FB.





13.When  not   working  on   new  music  or  band  business   what  do  you   like to  do  in your  free time?

I paint, the paintings on both albums are mine, and I paint with oil and acrylic as well, mainly abstract things.
I love sport and work out 1-2 times a week, like to feel my body and feel alive, and I love the sea, and now I will surprise you buy I ride the waves, surfing is a big passion of mine, started when I started to play music at the age 14, I love to just be there in the sea at winter when the dark clouds are above me and rain pours down, out alone   in the waters where no one can reach you, you and mother nature are dancing together, so much patience and so much instincts are involved, it is something that is hard to explain but worth dying for!






14.Thank  you   Velnias   for  taking  the  time  to  fill  this  interview  out.Do you  have  any  final  words  for your  fans?

Stay metal, be proud, don’t judge and never…never be a fucking missioner!!
We all shall sail to our freedom and find our glory shining through the mist and cold vast void called life.
Hails!


                                                                    Band   Contact
                                                      https://www.facebook.com/romuvos/?fref=ts
                                                                     Label  Contact
                                                           http://www.no-colours-records.de/





Friday, June 3, 2016

Grotesque Ceremonium interview done by Patrick on 6-3-16

Hello
Hope  everyone's  weekend  is starting  off  good?  Here  is  a  new  interview  with the  one man  death metal  band  Grotesque Ceremonium   who  discusses  his  debut  cd  "Demonic  Inquisition"  and  the  Turkish  metal  scene  so  check  out the  interview  and  if you  like the   music  be sure to  buy the debut cd  today.
Patrick
fiendformetal@live.com






Interview  with  Batu  C.  vocalist  and  all  instruments  of  Grotesque  Ceremonium    done   by  Patrick






1.Hello     Batu   how   are  things  going  with you  these  days? When  did you  first  get  into  metal  music and  who  were some of the  first  bands you   listened  to?
 
Hi Patrick ,just released the debut album of Grotesque Ceremonium ‘Demonic Inquisition’ and promoting right now this album , things are going well so far.i started listening metal music when i was 11 years old with with def leppard hysteria , iron maiden  - the number of the beast , slayer –south of heaven – metallica master of puppets were the first tapes which i bought at those years and since 28 years i m listening metal music.
 
 
 
2.What  gave  you  the  idea  to  form  Grotesque  Ceremonium     and  how  did  you  choose  the   name  for  the  band?
 
 
i was always a big fan of early 90 s death metal bands , and i love early albums of Incantation and Autopsy much , in 2014 i decided to form a one man Project old school death metal band in purest traditional death metal way and Grotesque Ceremonium borned. As you can see on our album artworks and lyrics the concept of the band about dark satanic rituals , obscure demonic ceremonies under the full moon eclipse , occulticism and mysticism,baphomets demonic army,hooded undead monks and priest and such obscure stuffs , thats why the name Grotesque Ceremonium fits %100 percent with the music i play i think.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.Batu   you  are the  sole  member  of  the  band  when  you  first  started  Grotesque  Ceremonium    did you   plan to  work  alone  or  would you  like  to  add  more  members  soon?
 
 
Yes i m the only member right now but i actually wanted to make this band full live band , and i found drummer and bass player now and we'll start rehearsals with those guys this summer ,i ll see what will  happen , if it works  we will continue as full band if things not Works how i want than it will stay as one man band in the future too.time will show everything.
 
 
 
 
4.If  you   had the  opportunity  to  work  with  any  musicans{past  or  present}   who   are  some  you  would  like to  work  with?
 
 
İf you mean if i have opportunity to work with some international famous names! Than would be cool for sure to work with Incantation John McEntee or from Mighty Autopsy Chris Reifert,also legends like Jeff Hanneman (r.i.p) probably would be amazing like hell.
 
 
 
5.  Grotesque  Ceremonium    is  getting ready to  release  the  debut  cd  "Demonic  Inquisition"  how  long  did  it  take  you  to  write  and record the  songs  for  the debut release?
 
 
İ started to write songs during end of 2014  and end the spring 2015 period , than i started to record them summer 2015 to january  february 2016 ,  ,without any time pressure or stress just to get the best result and sound which was in my mind.
 
 
 
 
 
 
6.Besides  the  debut  cd  "Demonic  Inquisition"   coming  out  do you  have  any  past  releases  or  merchandise  available   for  the readers? And  if  yes  where  can  the  readers  buy  it?
 
 
İ released 4 song ep in 2014 , it released by American Line Prod(Mexico) as 100 limited pro tapes.You can check our bandcamp web page for future merch and releases.
 
 
 
7.Grotesque  Ceremonium    comes  out  of  Turkey's  death  metal  scene  what   is your  opinion  of  the  scene  in  Turkey?
 
 
We have a growing Scene , it  seems to people who are living in Europe or Usa that  we have very small scene and less number of bands but its wrong , there are lot of bands in my city Ankara and Istanbul into Death Metal  and other styles of extreme music.
 
 
8.Who   are  your  all-time  favorite  bands  from  Turkey? And  are  their  any  new  bands  you  feel  the readers  should  watch  out  for?
 
 
İ dont have any personal favourite band from Turkey , but if you are into Death Metal i recommend you Cenotaph , Decimation , Suicide , Burial Invocation , Drain of Impurity , Thrashfire , Carnophage.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

9.Besides  death  metal  do  you  listen to  any other forms   of  metal  music? And  other  then  metal  do  you  listen  to  any other genres  of  music  and  if  yes  who  are  some  of your  favorite  bands and  artists?
 
 
İ listen a lot of brutal death metal , because my main band brutal death metal band Cenotaph from Turkey since 1994 active and we are working on new album with this band , also doom ,sludge , grindcore,crust every kind of bands i m listening , besides metal i also like celtic and pagan musics , exprerimental musics , doom drone , lately i m listening much Adrian Von Ziegler amazing musician and composer from Switzerland whos is composing celtic fantasy dark medieval musics.
 
 
 
 
 
10.Batu  you  handle  the  vocals  for the band when  did you  first  start  growling and singing? Do  you  do  anything  special  to  keep  your  throat  and  voice  healthy?
 
 
I m growling since 1993 , in cenotaph i m using another style of gutturals and vocals , on my Project bands like Grotesque Ceremonium i use more traditional death metal growls and stuffs.
Before i was running and making breathe exercises at the first early years  just to keep my voice healthy but after all those years of alcohol drinking and smoking i m not doing anything special for my voice now a days, i just try not to drink very cold beers before the gigs and tour with Cenotaph thats all.i think i already found and discovered my voice point and its limits during those metal years.
 
 
 
11.Beside  the  vocals  you  also  handle  the  guitars  when  did  you  first  become  interested  in  playing the  guitars? Are you  self taught  or  did you take  lessons  when  first  starting  out?  Other then  the  vocals  and  guitars  do  you  currently  play  any  other   instruments?
 
 
Actually i started with Bass Guitar at  2000 to 2004 , i was doing bass vocals at Cenotaph , coz we couldnt found suitable bass player at those times , but i hated doing bass vocals because normally i m vocalist and i couldnt gave my full energy on bass playing and doing vocals at the same time , it was %50 %50 performance , so i decided to quit bass playing and do only vocals, i made through those years  , later few years before i bought guitar and started to learn it alone , i didnt took any lessons , i just learned it from my own ,there are a lot of lessons and tuttorials in youtube now a days  , if people really wants to play guitar or other instruments its more easier i think now a days to learn it , than i  started practicing from tabs of my fave bands , i m still  learning guitars , i m doing daily exercises to progress my guitar work.
 
 
 
 
 
 

12.In  your  opinion  what  is  the  best  and  worst  thing   about the  underground  scene today? And  what  does the  term  "underground  metal"  mean  to  you?
 
 
Good thing is there are a lot of bands , and its more easier to reach and discover new bands , but  otherside is  bullshit because ppl just listen few songs from the bands and just jumping on the next band or album , they consume the music very fast and unmerciful now a days , ug scene form me was tape trading times , paper photocopy printed zines and flyers and return my stamps days , i dont how to describe ug now , because in internet you can find anything and any band.
 
 
 
 
13.When  not   working  on  new music  or  band  business   what  do you  enjoy  doing  in your  free  time?
 
 
İ enjoy travelling a lot , going festivals and concerts , nature , watching movies or playing computer games.
 
 
 
 
 
14.Thank  you   Batu   for  taking  the  time  to  fill  this  interview  out do  you   have  any  final  comments  for  the readers?
 
 
Thanks a lot for this  interview and support Grotesque Ceremonium
Pls check out those pages

 
 
 
 
 
 




Monday, May 30, 2016

Interview with The Howling Void done by Patrick on 5-30-16

Regards
Here   is  a  new  interview  with  the  Texas  funeral death/doom  band  "The  Howling  Void"   who  discusses  the  bands  newest release  and the  bands  history  and  future.  If you  are  a  fan  of this  type  of  doom  then  defintly  check  out  his  bandcamp  and  other  sites.
Patrick
fiendformetal@live.com






Interview  with  R.  vocalist  and  all  instruments   for  The  Howling  Void   done  by  Patrick






1.Hello  R.   how  are  things  going  with you  these days? Please  introduce  yourself  to  the  readers?

Things are going alright; neither good nor bad, which is just fine with me. My name is R. and I'm the sole member of The Howling Void. I've been writing and releasing strange music for various projects for about the last sixteen years or so.


2.When  did you  first  get the  idea  to  form The Howling  Void  and  how  did you  decide  on  the  band  name?

The idea to blend dark and crawling funeral doom with ethereal choir and string synths probably originated when I first heard Emperor's "In the Nightside Eclipse" a long time ago. I was moved very profoundly by the orchestration of that album and at that point I knew that I wanted to blend darkness and light in the same way, so to speak. The name of the band can refer to many things, but it refers primarily to the pre-natal and post-mortal darkness that lies on either side of our brief, fleeting lives.



3.The  Howling  Void    is  getting ready to  release  the band's  fifth  cd  "The  Triumph Of  Ruin"  How  long  did  it take  you to  write  and record the  songs  on the  new  cd?


 I was actually quite fortunate to be struck by a kind of surge of inspiration when I wrote "The Triumph of Ruin", and I think the entire process from writing to recording took about a month. Past albums have taken significantly longer, usually due to recurring bouts of writers' block. Before the inspiration hit for this album, in fact, I had spent several months trying and failing to come up with new ideas for the project, but suddenly the inspiration hit and I scrambled madly to get it all written down.




4.Which  usually  comes  first the  music  or the  lyrics.  And  what  are  some   subjects  you  explore   on "The  Triumph Of  Ruin"?


The music always comes first, but the music itself is always inspired by imagery, either mental or visual. I usually envision landscapes of one sort or another, and then try to write music that "takes me there". The lyrical subjects on this latest album all revolve around the idea of cycles and eternal return. The title of the album is actually loaded with a few meanings that relate to this. Namely, the triumph of ruin is the fact that everything dies and everything is temporary, no matter how vital it may be right now. However, ruin and death are not absolute endings but rather the catalyst for new life and new beginnings. Thus, the "triumph" of ruin is actually kind of ironic, because ruin doesn't really win out: it only leads to more life. But if you dislike life, well, there really isn't any good news there.


5.This  is   The  Howling  Void's  fifth  release  how  do  you  feel  the   music  has  evolved  over the years?

Personally I think that every album has a very different sound, but I know most people think all of my albums sound the same. The greatest evolution of my sound started with the "Runa" EP where I tossed the growls and started working themes from traditional Celtic/Germanic folk music into the compositions. I feel like "The Triumph of Ruin" represents the sound that this project has always been evolving towards.


6.Besides  the  new  release   "The  Triumph Of  Ruin"   do you  currently  have  any  of the  past  releases  or  any other  merchandise  available  for the  readers? And  if  yes  where can the readers  buy  it?

All of my releases are available digitally on my bandcamp site (http://thehowlingvoid.bandcamp.com) but physical copies are available from the labels and from various distros around the world. For the latest album I would recommend going straight to Avantgarde Music and ordering the digipak from them. The artwork came out beautifully.




7.Have  you  ever  had  the  interest  to  make  a  video  for  any  of your  songs?  If you  could  do  a  video  of one  of the  new songs  which  song  would  you   like to  see  made  into  a  video?

I don't have a lot of interest in making videos, but that's mainly because I haven't spent much time thinking about it. I suppose that a video could possibly create a more memorable or moving experience for a certain song, but I would need someone who is more visually oriented than I am to make all of that happen. I just write music; I sometimes struggle to explain or express myself verbally or visually, so I do it all through music. I think that "Where Once A River Flowed" could possibly benefit from such an arrangement.



8.Have   you  ever thought  of  adding   more   members to   The  Howling  Void  or  do  you   prefer  to  work  alone?

I always prefer to work alone due to my generally reclusive nature. I wouldn't mind playing live at some point, in which case I have several musicians lined up to become the live version of The Howling Void. Sadly, though, the opportunity just hasn't presented itself yet.


9.If you   had the   opportunity  to  work  with  any  musicians{past  or  present}  who  would  you   like  to  work  with?

That's a difficult question to answer because there are so many possible answers. I'd rather not name living musicians because they would probably be embarrassed to be mentioned in the same sentence as a nobody like me, but as for the dead? Giacinto Scelsi. I would love to have been able to watch him compose.



10.Besides   The  Howling  Void   are  you  currently  working  with  any  other  bands?


Yes, I'm constantly writing music for several different projects at once. Lately I've been writing material for Pneuma Hagion, which is an ominous black/death metal project of mine which recently released a demo cassette on Nuclear War Now! Productions. In addition, I have kept busy lately writing new stuff for a few other projects such as Serpentine Tunnels and Intestinal Disgorge.


11.     R.   you   handle   the  vocals  for the  band  when  did you   first  become  interested  in  singing?  Do  you  do  anything  special  to   keep  your  throat  and voice  healthy?

I've never considered myself to be a singer, but I recently fell in love with the sound of gregorian chants and, really, any chant-oriented music. I wanted to try and capture the hypnotic atmosphere created by those types of vocals and add it to the sound of The Howling Void. I don't do anything to keep my voice and throat healthy, which is a shame because over the past twenty years or so I have done lots of damage to my voice (it goes out quickly when I scream and growl these days). The strain on my voice is probably a contributing factor to why I've tried to rely more heavily on singing/chanting than screaming.


12.You  also   handle  all the  instruments  when  did you  first  start  playing  music?  What  were the  first  instruments  you   learned  to  play?


My first instrument was the drum kit, which I picked up in elementary school. I took a few lessons and enrolled in the percussion section of my middle school band, but that is the extent of my formal training. Also in middle school I picked up my brother's guitar and taught myself to play it. I did the same with the bass and the piano later on. I'm pretty much an autodidact when it comes to music, which has both advantages and disadvantages.



13.Are  their   any  instruments  you  would  like to   learn  to  play  someday?

Too many to name. I'd love to learn to play all instruments if I could.



14.When  not  writing  new  music  or  working  on  band  business  what  do  you  enjoy  doing  in  your  free  time?



 I spend the majority of my time working and writing music. So, if I'm not at work or writing music, you can usually find me reading a book. I'm very reclusive and have had very little contact with the outside world in recent years, so reading is usually what I do to pass the time.



15.Thank  you     R.    for  taking  the  time  to  fill  this  interview  out.  Do  you   have   any  final  words  for the  readers?

Thank you for the interview; I'm always honored to be considered. I would also like to thank the readers for taking the time to read this interview, and if they are interested in my music I would encourage them to visit my bandcamp page. I hope that they find something meaningful in my compositions.



                                                        Band    Contact
                                                   http://thehowlingvoid.bandcamp.com/
                                                    https://www.facebook.com/TheHowlingVoid/
                                                           Label  Contact
                                                      http://www.avantgardemusic.com/
 

New reviews posted on 5-30-16 done by Patrick

Here   is   a   new  blog  of  reviews  for  your  reading  pleasure  this  time  around  we  a  death/doom  a  pagan  black/folk band  and a few  blackend death  metal  bands.Hopefully  you  will  find  something to your   liking  here   and help the  bands  and  labels  out  and  buy  some  merchandise  today.  More  reviews  and  interviews   will  be  coming  soon  so  keep  watching  the  web-zine  for  more   updates  as they  come  in.
  Also  for those   who  do  not  know  I  was  kicked  off  of  Facebook{No  reason  given} but  if you  are  interested  feel  free to  follow  me  on  these sites
https://plus.google.com/110515263288050247357/posts?hl=en
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BUT  if you  are  interested  in  a review  and  possible  interview  then  email   me  first at  the  Email  below.
Regards
Patrick
fiendformetal@live.com







Animus  Mortis--Testimonia   12'MLP {Godz Ov  War}
Animus  Mortis  comes  out  of  Chile's  thriving  metal  scene with  their  new  12 inch Testimonia.Featuring  seven  well  written  and  played  songs that  are  in  the  black metal  style  with  some  very  well instruments  and  patterns.This  is  not  the  usual  over the top  speed filled black metal  their  are some  fast  parts  but   also  entertwined with  some  well done  mid-paced  styles.
                                                                             Label   Contact
                                                                   http://godzovwar.com/
                                                        https://godzovwarproductions.bandcamp.com/
 
 
 
 
 
Immensity--The   Isolation   Splendour   cd  {Hypnotic  Dirge  Rec.}
 Coming  out  of  the  Greek  death,doom  scene  is   Immensity who   play  a  very  epic  and  majestic  style  of death/doom metal.The  guitars  are  played  with  some  heavy  guitars  that range  from  slow  to  semi  faster  mid-paced  style. The  drumming  is  played in the same  style  going from   mid-tempo  drum  patterns  to  a  more slower  tempo  but  the  drummer  does  a  good  job  of  creating  some well  played  drum  patterns.  The  vocals   are  done  with  a  mix  of    really  well  sung clean  vocal  patterns   but  the  vocalist  does  a  great  job  with  heavy  death  metal  growls  that really  fit the  bands  musical  style.
                                                                             Label    Contact
                                                          http://www.hypnoticdirgerecords.com/
                                                         https://hypnoticdirgerecords.bandcamp.com/
 
 
 
 
Neoheresy--Potop   cd   {Elegy   Rec.} 
Neoheresy  is  the  creation  of   one individual  that  goes  by  F. and this  is  a  review  of his  newest  release  Potop. The  music on  Potop is  a  mix  of  pagan black  metal  mixed with  some  very well  written  and  performed  atmospheric and folk  interludes.The  guitars go  from  fast  black metal  sections to  a  more  controlled   mid paced  style and sound.The drumming  is  done  with  a  mix  of  extremely  fast drums to  a  more  mid tempo  style.Neoheresy   play  a  very  original  and  great  style  of  black  metal  that  features some  very  well done  folkish  and  atmospheric  sections.
                                                                         Label   Contact
                                                                    http://www.elegyrecords.org/
 
 
 
 
 
 
Serpent  Spells--Mantras Within  Ascending  Fire  Mcd  {Godz  Ov  War}
 Starting  off  with  a  very  well  written  and  performed  intro  the  band   wastes   little time  in  going  straight  for the  kill.Featuring  four  songs  that  are  filled  with  blackend death  metal  at  it's  finest  and  most  vicious. The drumming  is  done  with  extremely fast drum  patterns.The  vocals  are  a  grim  growlwith  some  scratchy vocal  patterns.If  you  are  a  fanatic  of  extremely vicious and  barbaric  blackend  death  metal  then  be  sure  to  pick  up  a  copy  of  Serpent  Spells   new  Mcd today
                                                                                      Label   Contact
                                                                             http://godzovwar.com/
                                                                  https://godzovwarproductions.bandcamp.com/
 
 
 

Friday, May 20, 2016

Humanitas Error EST. interview done by Patrick on 5-2016

Hails!
Here  is  a  new  interview  with  the  German  black  metal  band   Humanitas  Error  EST.  Who  talk  about  the   new release  "Human  Pathomorphism"   and  the  bands  past  and  future.
Regards
Patrick
fiendformetal@live.com







Interview  with  Humanitas  Error  Est.   done  by   Patrick




1. Hails! When did you get the idea to form Humanitas Error Est? How did you all decide on the name of the band?

S Caedes: Hailz to you, Patrick! Well, the idea already raised up in middle of 2012, but it was hard, just impossible, to find the right musicians, who share the same point of views and who want to walk the same way with you: straight forward. I've such a hatred against humanity and all these religions. I'm disgusted by people who are just weak, who are not able to take responsibility for their life. Who are always just complaining about bullshit, who are destroying our nature. And I felt more and more the very need to express myself, all my aggression in music. Gradually I had the idea to have a male-vocalist on my side, to have more vocal variations. In July 2013 Ahephaïm and me finally get in contact with Ghoul. We meet up to talk about, what the band should be about, and it was quickly clear, that with him we found our second vocalist.


Ahephaïm: After that, it was the typical search/fight to find the further right musicians, every band knows. But we wanted also to be sure that everyone of them fits with the ideas behind the band as for the music. We needed more than one year to have this actual line-up. 





2. What is the current line-up of the band? For the readers who have never heard  Humanitas Error Est, how would you best describe it?

S Caedes: Well, we have me and Ghoul on the vocals, Ahephaïm on the drums. We have two guitarists, Tsar and Void114 – and our bassist Rogan. 


Ahephaïm: For me, Humanitas Error Est is just the sum of our brutal energies staged in music, spontaneously. We don’t need to think too much about, it just flows out and give the result you can hear on “Human Pathomorphism”.


Ghoul: Straight and aggressive Black Metal, that's what we stand for. But we also want to look beyond our own noses, we don't want to sound monotonous. All of us have different influences and we try to combine it the best way.


3. Humanitas Error Est released the debut album "Human Pathomorphism" through Satanath Rec, Abstruse Eerie Radiance and Black Plague Rec. How did you all come in contact with these labels?


Ahephaim: During our mini tour in Belgium in July 2015 we met the guys from the band Zardens who asked us if we already have an album,and  a label, … As the album was not ready at this moment, we also didn’t had any label and he advice me to contact Satanath Records. The interest for Humanitas Error Est was more than obvious and he even talked about it with partner labels who were also interested to take part in this release. Our interest was to cover Asia through Satanath Records in Russia, America with Black Plague and The True Plague in USA and Europe through the Belgian label Abstruse Eerie Radiance. 




4. How long did it take to write the music for the debut release? Does the whole band take part in the writing process or does one member write everything?


Ahephaim: Basicaly, I wrote the songs with Tsar, working together with his riffs and my rhythm ideas, establishing structures. After that, the two singers can work on their text and their vocal lines. Nothing really special I guess. The songs were quickly written as I told you we made it quite  spontaneous to keep it as wild and honest as possible but I couldn’t tell you exactly a number of months.






5. Who usually takes care of the lyrics for the songs? What are some topics the band writes about?

S Caedes: Ghoul and myself. Our crucial point is the human being itself. Our common denominator is hate, aggression against mankind and the experiences we made in our life. We both are individual characters, but we share our point of view about humanity and religions. And this is the main topic in our lyrics. Ghoul is writing often more between the lines, more subtile. I prefer the brutish, the rude way. Using also a lot of sadistic content in my lyrics – that's just the way how I am. We write about the stupidity of believing in gods, about the weakness of people out there, taking responsibility for their life, about the sadism which is lurking in everyone of us, the evil within. But also some sexual content like necrophilia and other perverted, deviant stuff.


Ghoul: We share the lyrics. When the structure of a song is ready, most of the time we directly feel, who of us will write the lyrics for this song. We never had problems with this. It's a good team-work. And for the topics… let's say it like this: humanity is an all destroying species which is gorging till death. Humans don't care about the destruction of mother earth. Humanity is just a virus, nothing more, nothing less. And just because weak people are praying to god, doesn't mean, that they're better humans. Everyone is his own god. Some of us understand, most of us don't.



6. Besides the debut cd "Human Pathomorphism" does the band have any other merchandise available for the fans? If yes where can the readers buy it from?


S Caedes: For the moment we have Shirts and Tanks with simply our logo and the chaos star on the back. But in a few weeks we will have new designs available (Shirts, Zipper, Hoodies, Girlies and Tanks – also in different colors). We made a cooperation with Phil Robinson (Níðhöggr Studio). As I really like his work and I'm in contact with him for a longer time, I asked my band mates, if they are interested that he creates a special design for us – they were, so we just made it. And the result is just awesome! All is ready to be printed now. Soon as our new merch is available, we will announce it on our website and Facebook. If you want to order, just drop us a line by mail or Facebook.




7. Does Humanitas Error Est get to play live very often or do you prefer to work in the studio? What have been some of your most memorable shows to date?


S Caedes: Ha, easy thing: live! We all just love being on stage, unleash our hatred! This is exactly what we want to do.  Memorable shows… I can name our gig in Switzerland, the Night Of Blasphemy -  this was just an amazing moment. The audience was a 100% with us, and when you get such a feedback, you really know it's better being on stage then in studio! And also the In Flammen Festival – really great feeling to be part of this known festival, specially under the aspect that we only published one demo-song at this time. But you know, every gig is important. Even if it's in a little location, we're there to unleash hell on stage, and that's exactly what we're doing. No matter if we play in front of 500 or 50 people!


Ghoul: My favorites till now were Club From Hell (Erfurt/Germany) and also the Night Of Blasphemy in Olten, Switzerland. The audience was damned great, we really felt that they were there to enjoy a Black Metal gig. It was an amazing atmosphere.


Ahephaim: Live is where Humanitas Error Est makes sense. You can arrange a lot of stuff in studio, but you can’t lie in front of an audience and we like to show that we really mean what you can hear on “Human Pathomorphism” but in an even more brutal and raw way. I join my colleagues about their choice of the best live experience with Humanitas Error Est at this day.





8. Are there any upcoming shows or small tours the readers should watch out for? Where are some places the band will be playing?


S Caedes: Yeah, we have some great gigs planned. Two of my favorites, which I'm really looking forward to, are on the one hand the Radiant Art Festival in Belgium, on the 9th July 2016 and on the other hand the Autumn Souls Of Sofia Festival in Bulgaria, on the 14th October 2016. In Belgium, Ahephaim and myself will play also with Lebenssucht, our second band. Being on stage two times will be a hard thing, but also a very great experience. Besides this we both also will expose some art (photographies) of us, so we are able to express our emotions in two different ways, what is  absolutely amazing.


Ahephaim: To watch out all our gigs, fans can just have a look on our website or at the tour-section on our facebook-bandsite. Soon we will announce some more gigs for 2016 as for 2017.



9. Humanitas Error Est recently made a video for the song Raping Religions. How long did it take the band to make this video?


S Caedes: Oh, not that long. For „Raping Religions“ we just used some live-material from our gig we had in March 2015 in Erfurt, Club From Hell. Our guitarist Tsar was editing the video… I guess he finalized it within few days.



10. Besides Raping Religions are there plans to make any new videos of the debut? If you could is  there a song you would like seen made into a video?


Ahephaim: Indeed, I’m working on the edition of an official video for the song “Pain Feeder”. It took a bit more time than expected due to my other activities but it should be released in the next weeks if all goes well.




11. Humanitas Error Est comes out of the German black metal scene. What is your opinion of Germany's black metal scene?


Ahephaim: Germany is the metal country by excellence, with all its festivals, labels, … so the scene is very developed. The mainstream scene as the underground one. In the black metal scene you find a lot of great stuff like also pretty shitty releases. When I’m interested into a musical genre, the origin of the band is just an information amongst other and I guess it’s not that important. Only to understand some of their ideas, concepts maybe. Concerning gigs and lifestyle in the German black metal scene, it’s like a big family with sometimes little fights between some members of this family but in general it’s quiet a comfortable scene. The biggest problem is with politics mixed in the music. A lot of press people, labels, and also band members are really concentrated into checking if this band or this band has links with Nazi ideas, … instead of first put a hear on the music. As a Belgian guy living in Germany since only few years, I found this quiet shocking how this subject is leading into fights and problems, even for bands like us, who have nothing to do with political ideas.





12. Who are your all-time favorite German bands? Are there any new German bands you feel the readers should watch out for soon?

S Caedes: Honestly I give a fuck about, if a band is German or not, I'm only interested in the music, if the music can kick my mind. But ok… to name some... one of my first Black metal Cd's I bought was from Dunkelgrafen, which I also still like to listen today. Bands who were influencing me a lot are Anti and ColdWorld. And in addition I'm a big fan of Endstille, already for years.

Ahephaïm: There are a lot of great German bands; The Ruins Of Beverast, Endstille, Farsot, … but to be honest I’m hearing bands from all around the world and actually very few from Germany. It’s not a question of choice, more the hazard of discoveries.



13. Besides working with Humanitas Error Est are any of the members currently working with other bands or projects?

S Caedes: Except Tsar, we all have bands beside Humanitas Error Est. I'm doing the vocals in Lebenssucht, which is more depressive Black Metal. But it's not a “how I can kill myself best way – thing”, since I'm not interested to kill myself. But yeah, I'm very into depressive art, it's a very personal thing, you know. The music and lyrics are much more intimate, the aura of the band is very morbid – what we will also show on stage.  Actually we are working on our first album and have already few gigs fixed for this year. First time we will be on stage on the 9th July in Belgium and
few more gigs will be announced soon. In addition to my two main-bands, I did some guest vocals in Withering Night (Black Metal, United States) and I will also do some guest vocals for Absolutus (Black Metal, Belgium). Void114 is member of the band Coma., from Austria, a very experimental band, very sick music. Can't really put it in words, you just need to listen to. I like it a lot.


Ahephaïm: I’m also drumming into many bands beside Humanitas Error Est. First I have my solo project Arnwald which is something more ambient, industrial with some kind of black metal spirit. My other bands are spread into many genres: Grausame Töchter (electro/punk), Rogash (death metal), Lebenssucht (black metal), Die Wanderratten (medieval alternative), … plus many other projects under construction. 


Ghoul: And me, I'm doing the vocals in Goatfuck, a Black/Trash metal band from Leipzig. We restructured the band into more black than trash, also gave the band a new name (before it was Slaughtered Existence) and working hard on our first EP with me as vocalist. We already had our first gig and there will follow some more this year. One of the upcoming gigs will be in London. Quiet exciting thing. Besides this, we are currently searching for a label.



14. Thank you for taking the time to fill out this interview. Do you have any final words for the readers?

S Caedes: Thank you for your interest and the support of Humanitas Error Est.

Ghoul: Never stop to follow yourself! Cheerz!

                                                                       Band   Contacts
                                                            https://www.facebook.com/humanitaserrorest/
                                                              http://www.humanitaserrorest.com/
                                                                          Label   Contacts
                                                               http://www.blackplaguerecords.com/
                                                                         http://satanath.com/
                                                             

Sunday, May 15, 2016

New reviews posted on 5-15-16

Here  is  a  new  blog  of  reviews  for your  reading   pleasure mainly black metal and  death metal  this  time  around.More  reviews  and  Interviews   will  be   posted  soon  so  keep  watching  the site  for  updates.
Regards
Patrick
fiendformetal@live.com



Enoid--Exile  Aux   Confines  Des   Tourments  cd   {Satanath Rec./Black   Plague  Rec.}
Switzerland's  Enoid  return  with  the  seventh  release to   date   combing raw,hateful  black  metal  with  some  very  well  written  and  played  instruments.The  main  man  behind  Enoid  is  Bornyhake  who  handles the  vocals  and  all  instruments.The  guitars  are  played  with  a lot  of  skill  and  played  at  different  ranges  going from  a  mid  tempo  to  a  more  faster  black  metal  guitar  tone.The  drumming  is  done  in the  same  vein  going from  a  mid tempo  drum  range to  a  all out  violent speed with  blast  beats  and the drums  are  done with  a lot  of  skill  and  played  very  well either  mid tempo or  at the faster  range.The  vocals  are  grim black metal  screams  mixed with  some  gruff  talking  type  of  vocals  used in  a few  songs.This  is  my  first  encounter  with  Enoid  so  I  can't  comment  if this  is a big jump from  past releases  or  not  but  if you  enjoy  furious  black metal  then  defintly  buy this  cd  as  soon  as  it  is  released.
                                                                        Label   Contact
                                                                    http://satanath.com/
                                                                  http://www.blackplaguerecords.com/
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goholor--In   Saeculis   Obscuris  Mcd   {Symbol   Of  Domination}
 Slovakia's  death/black  metal  band  Goholor have  released  a  great  Mcd   of  heavy  death  metal  and  some  black  metal   entertwined  within the  music.The  guitars  are  played  with  some  very  well  written  and  performed  structures  and  patterns going from  a fast and  heavy  death  metal  guitars to  a  more  mid  paced  range.The  vocals  are  a  nice  mix  of  death  metal  growls  mixed with  some  blackend  screams and  shrieks.If you  are  a  fan  of  well  performed   chaotic and heavy  death,black  metal  then  be  sure to  pick  up  a  copy  of   In   Saeculis   Obscuris  today.
                                                             Label   Contact
                                                              http://satanath.com/sodp
                                                           http://symbolofdomination.bandcamp.com/
 
 
 
 
Grimness--A Decade Of Disgust  cd  {Goatmancer   Rec.}
A Decade Of Disgust  is  the  re-release  of  Grimness IncreaseHumanity Disgust  which  was  originally  released back  in  2004 Also  included   is  the  bands  2002  E.P  Dogma .The  music  is  played  with  a lot  of  power  and  fast  paced  songs  that  are really  good  and stand the test  of time.  If you  are  a  fan  of this  band  or  enjoy  fast  early  nineties  style  black metal  then  defintly  do yourself  a  favor  and  pick  up  a  copy  of  Grimness  A Decade Of Disgust  cd  today.
                                                                Label   Contact
                                          https://www.facebook.com/TheGoatmancer/
 
 
 
 
 

Morbus666--Ignis Divine Imperium  cd  {Moribund  Rec.}
Texas  has   unleashed  another  killer  band  this  time  it  is the  black  metal  legion   Morbus666  and  their  newest  cd  Ignis Divine Imperium.Featuring  eight  songs  of  black metal  with  touches  of death  metal  in  a few songs.The  guitars  are  played  at  high  speeds  with  a lot  of  aggressive  and  violent  patterns.But  it  is  not  all  chaotic  speeds  and  patterns  as their  are  very  well played  and executed   mid  paced  guitar  sections.The  drumming  is  done  in  the  same  way  as the guitars  with  violent and  fast  drumming  sections but  the drummer does  slow  to  a   more  mid paced  range  in  a  few songs  that  is  played  very  well.The  vocals  are  gruff  death  metal  growls   and  some  black metal  screams  .If you  enjoy  the  early  years   of  black metal  with touches  of death  metal mixed in  then  be  sure  to  give   Morbus666   a  chance  and  buy the  new cd.
                                                         Label   Contact
                                            http://www.moribundcult.com/
                                          https://soundcloud.com/moribundrecords