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Adamus Exul (nustratia)

Shadowsong(Romania) The Styx Shipping Society(Germany)Necandus Est lRussiay

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Adamus Exu l (Aust ra l ia )Here ' s a qu i ck rundown o f t he i r f i ve - t r ack reco rd ing s imp l yt i t l ed Adamus Exu l : t he 29 -second i n t roduc t i on namedAdes tes I n f i de l i s opens t he ga tes t o Th i s B lackened Sp i r i t( 5 :49 ) t ha t r aces ou t i n a t r a i l o f b l as t i ng b lack me ta ld rumming , c r i sp gu i t a r wo rk and s t rong , g ru f f voca l s (no tt he supe r raspy k i nd ) . He re i s a coo l m idsec t i on , someso l i d me lod ies p resen t t hemse l ves , on t he i r way t oresum ing t he b las t i ng once aga in and add ing a f ew moretwis ts and turn before The Exhuming Truth roars inspec tacu la r f ash ion , t o unde r l i ne t ha t t he re i s morewhence th i s qua l i t y comes . A f t e r two songs , t h i s soundsimpress i ve , w i t h t he i r wonde r fu l and we l l ba lanced de l i ve ryo f b l as t i ng speed and up tempo /m idpaced momen ts . Then e x t s o n g i s c a l l e d C a t h a r s i s ( 5 : 3 9 ) , b u t c a n t h e y k e e p u pthe l eve l t hey have demons t ra ted so f a r? Ca tha rs i s i scons i s ten t w i t h t he o the r songs , be tween speed , dynamics ,and me lod ies rea l i zed by Adamus Exu l . Abyssus AbyssumInvoca t ( 2 :02 ) , a p l odd ing ou t t r oduc t i on ends t h i s a f f a i r .Th i s reco rd ing i s unde r 20 m inu tes and i t p rac t i ca l l y begst o b e p l a y e d a g a i n . A d a m u s E x u l s h o u l d b e f e e l i n g s o m epressu re ! I 'm su re peop le wan t more f r om them now,Mord ( voca l s / l y r i c s ) and A ra lo th ( l ead gu i t a r s ) r espond tosome que r i es , www. myspace ,com/exu l

When d id you reco rd and how a re t he me ta l peop leMe lbou rne , Aus t ra l i a r eac t i nq t o i t ? !AR : The Se l f t i t l ed demo was reco rded and m ixed t h rough

ou t 2008 i n a home s tud io , i t wasn ' t one so l i d p rocessdone i n a spec i f i c t ime . Songs and r i f f s among o the r t h i ngswere re - i nven ted t h roughou t t he p rocess , I wou ld dot h i n g s d i f f e r e n t l y i n h i n d s i g h t . W e h a d o u r d e m o l a u n c h o nF r i day 13 tn 2009 a t t he Eas t B runsw ick c l ub and I f ee l i tw e n t r e a l l y w e l l .

A l t hough Me lbou rne and Aus t ra l i a i n gene ra l no t hav ingthe l a rges t me ta l scene i n t he wo r l d mos t a l r eady had ho ldo f ou r demo and we re aware o f us .

Mo : We have been j us t b l own away by t he response wehave rece i ved bo th f o r t he Demo CD and a t l i veappea rances , Me lbou rne and t he res t o f Aus t ra l i a i sde f i n i t e l y ca t ch ing on t o wha t we a re p roduc ing , and t he rea re de f i n i t e l y f a r l a rge r and da rke r t h i ngs i n s to re f o rA d a m u s E x u l i n t h e c o m i n g m o n t h s .

A re t he re a re l o t o f venues f o r g rass - roo t s b l ack me ta lbands? I s i t d i f f i cu l t t o f i nd good p laces t o reco rd?Mo : We as a band have been fo r t una te enough to f i nd ana ud i ence a t mos t o f t he m i d - s i zed venues ac rossM e l b o u r n e . I n g e n e r a l , m a n y A u s t r a l i a n v e n u e s t a k e i s s u ew i th t he more ex t reme b rands o f Me ta l , B lack Me ta l be ingpa r t i cu la r l y d i f f i cu l t t o book . I t i s r ea l l y dependen t on whoyou book w i t h ( some a r t i s t s a re b lack l i s t ed on t heMe lbou rne c i r cu i t ) and how you se l l t he show, t he re i s a l o tt o be sa id f o r i nsp i r i ng con f i dence i n a booke r , t houghmore o f t en t han no t t h i s has a t endency t o b l ow up i n you rface wi th the B lack Meta l c rowd af ter a few s t i f f dr inks.

I n so f a r as reco rd ing i s i nvo l ved , t he re a re nol im i t a t i ons on whe re you can reco rd , howeve r f i nd ing ap r o d u c e r w h o i s e x p e r i e n c e d i n h a n d l i n g t h e s o u n d s t y p i c a lt o B lack Me ta l i s a de f i n i t e cha l l enge . We were f o r t una te i nwo rk ing w i t h R i cha rd Bu r l e i gh f o r ou r demo CD, who wasmore t han pa t i en t i n eng inee r i ng t he f i na l p roduc t w i t h us ,howeve r we w i l l be ou t sou rc i ng e l sewhere f o r t he f u l l -l e n g t h .

Wha t bands f r om Me lbou rne o r V i c to r i a i n gene ra l youth ink make good and c rea t i ve b lack me ta l?Mo : W i thou t name d ropp ing more t han i s t as te fu l , bandswe have pe r fo rmed a longs ide and have a g rea t dea l o frespec t f o r as mus i c i ans and a r t i s t s i nc l ude Wes te rnAus t ra l i a ' s Wardaemon ic , Me lbou rne ' s own Orde r o f O r i as ,U rg rund , Nek ros Man te ia and New Sou th Wa les bands V ragand E rebus En th roned . The B lack Me ta l scene i n Aus t ra l i ai s s t i l l r e l a t i ve l y sma l l , howeve r t he re i s a l o t t o be sa id f o rqua l i t y ove r quan t i t y . The remo teness o f some reg ions hasp roduced some i nc red ib l e sounds , ene rgy and v i s i on .

Wha t i s t he gu i t a r r e l a t i onsh ip be tween A ra lo th and Ve ign?Ar : I pe rsona l l y w r i t e eve ry th i ng f o r Adamus Exu l as f a r asgu i t a r s a re conce rned . The songs on t he CD a re ones t ha t Ihave had composed fo r a yea r o r so and on l y f i na l l yt h rough Adamus have had t he chance t o p resen t t hem assome th ing i n t he re f i n i shed f o rm . I am pe rsona l l y l ook ingfo rwa rd t o un leash ing some new and f r esh ma te r i a l on t heu p c o m i n g f u l l l e n g t h .

What is the background s to . r ies to the ly r ics o f your songs?Mo : The l y r i c s f o r Adamus Exu l up t o t h i s po in t havep r imar i l y deve loped f r om a sense o f Demon ic escap i sm, i na sense t ha t t r acks such as Th i s B lackened Sp i r i t andCa tha rs i s a re en t i r e l y i r r eve ren t t o re l i g i ous mechan i cs anda re more exp ress ions o f a p red i spos i t i on t o imag in ings o fnew wor l ds bu i l t a round the se l f . The Exhuming T ru thstands as a s ta tement o f abso lu te i r reverence to awor th l ess c rea to r f i gu re , and exp resses a se l f - assum inggodhead . These l y r i c s howeve r a re , as t he mus i c t o wh i chthey a re a f f i xed se t t o a pe r i od i n t ime and bea r l i t t l eresemb lance t o ou r cu r ren t l y r i ca l d i r ec t i ons , wh i ch a re f a rmore i nvo l ved and re l evan t t o us as a band . W i thou tde l v i ng i n to t oo much de ta i l , we a re no t we l l peop le , anda r e d e t e r m i n e d y o u j o i n u s i n d e c l i n e .

Wha t i s bass i s t U rsa r ' s r o l e? Does U rsa r p l ay gu i t a r?Ursa r pe r fo rms a l l l i ve bass du t i es and i s beg inn ing t oassume some c rea t i ve i npu t w i t h t he bass l i nes , and w i l l ber e c o r d i n g o n t h e u p c o m i n g f u l l l e n g t h . O r i g i n a l l y U r s a r i s as i x s t r i n g g u i t a r i s t p l a y i n g i n h i s p e r s o n a l p r o j e c t ' A u g u r ' , ab a n d w e w o u l d h i g h l y r e c o m m e n d .

Mord does vocals . Are there any spec ia l e f fec ts on thevo i ce? Does he do a l l t he vo i ces and can he rep roducethose vo ices in concer t?Mo : The voca l t r acks f o r t he Demo CD a re , t o my bes treco l l ec t i on a l l t r ue and w i t hou t mod i f i ca t i on , save t het yp i ca l l y app l i ed s tud io reve rb i n a modes t measu re , i nsome p laces t he re a re dua l - l aye red t r acks f o r voca l s , bu ton l y t o accen tua te ce r ta i n c l imaxes t o t he mus i c . I amproud to say t ha t we have had no d i f f i cu l t y i n r ep l i ca t i ngthe reco rd ing i n a l i ve env i ronmen t , and wou ld no t no r w i l leve r p roduce a reco rd ing we canno t do j us t i ce a t a l i ves h o w !

Wou ld you l i ke t o be a p ro fess iona l t ou r i ng band? Howd e t e r m i n e d w o u l d s a y y o u a r e ? ! lA r : We a re a l l 100% commi t t ed t o sp read t he p lague o fAdamus Exu l t o i n fec t eve ry th i ng i n r each , any th ing l essand the re wou ld be no po in t . Th i s i s on l y t he ve ryb e g i n n i n g f o r u s a n d w e a r e a l l d e t e r m i n e d t o g a i n a smuch exposu re f o r ou rse l ves as poss ib l e .M o : A d a m u s E x u l i s d e v e l o p i n g a t q u i t e a s t a r t l i n g r a t e ,t he success o f t he se l f - t i t l ed CD and the response t hus f a rt o l i ve shows and t hose t r acks t ha t we have up loaded has

been qu i t e ove rwhe lm ing . I t i s ve ry c l ea r t o us t ha t t h i s i st he beg inn ing o f some th ing f a r b i gge r , t he p ro jec t t ak i ngsome th ing o f a l i f e o f i t ' s own i n a sense . We have de f i n i t ec l ea r asp i ra t i ons t o t ou r bo th Aus t ra l i a and ab roadfo l l ow ing t he f u l l - l eng th re l ease , and have been deve lop ingnew ma te r i a l t ha t i s su re t o imp ress . De f i n i t e l y keep ane y e o u t - t h e p l a g u e i s s p r e a d i n g l ! !

Wha t a re you r p l ans f o r t he res t o f 2009 and 2010?M o : T h e r e m a i n d e r o f 2 0 0 9 w i l l s e e A d a m u s E x u l i n t h es tud io f o r t he mos t pa r t r eco rd ing ou r a fo remen t i oned f u l l -l eng th , wh i ch w i l l be due f o r a t en ta t i ve re l ease ea r l y i nthe new yea r . One th i ng i s f o r ce r t a i n , bo thJexas and t herest o f the Uni tes States are not safe f rom what we arec rea t i ng , and i t i s on l y a ma t te r o f t ime be fo re t he b lackw inds o f f a r sou the rn Aus t ra l i a bea r spo res o f s i ckness andp lague f r om ou r sho res t o you r own . You a re no t sa fe , no -one i s sa fe . You have been wa rned . THE END.

The Styx Shipping Society (Germany)"A Grand Open ing f o r a Coming End" i s t he band ' sman i f es ta t i on t o t he me ta l wo r l d . The s t reng ths o f t h i sa l b u m c o n s i s t o f t h e i r s o n g s : s o l i d , e a s i l y c o m p r e h e n s i b l eb lack me ta l voca l s , memorab le up tempo /upbea t s t r ongrhy thms w i t h a b i g - r i f f b l ack me ta l gu i t a r wo rk and ad r u m m e r w h o d o e s a g o o d j o b k e e p i n g t h e b e a t .

The band has a f ew cen t ra l e l emen ts t ha t make themb lack me ta l ( t he voca l s , gu i t a r t one / r i f f s and a tmosphe re ) ,bu t t h i s goes subs tan t i a l l y beyond s tanda rd , bas i c b l ackme ta l . Fo r examp le , you can c l ea r l y hea r t he bass gu i t a r .They change the pace o f t he songs and t ha t adds va r i e t y ,f r om up tempo pa r t s t o coo l doom- i sh , me lancho l i c o rf une ra l -p rocess ion - l i ke pa r t s . Th i s i s no t nons top b las tbea tb l a c k m e t a l , b u t i t i s l a r g e l y u p t e m p o a n d h a s a b a n g -you r -head fee l t ha t b l ack me ta l bands gene ra l l y don ' t do .The resu l t i s a ve ry en joyab le reco rd ing , w i t h goodprod u ct ion, a n d n o f i l l e r .www. myspace. com/thestyxsh ip p i n g society

Congra tu la t ions on your record ing ! I have en joyed i t ! Whatis your s i tua t ion a f te r your record ing?!St . Pat r i ck : Thank you Maur ic io . A f te r our record ing wesent some cop ies to d i f fe ren t magaz ines . What we go t sofar a re some german rev iews on earshot ,a t Ipowermeta l .de and in the Legacy magaz ine .

Sven: Wel l , our reg ion is un fo f tunate ly no t very in toB lack Meta l , so we haven ' t p layed l i ve ye t . Bu t we ' l l f ina l l yp lay our f i rs t g ig in August and the nex t one in Septembertogether w i th Cryp t ic Win termoon, Agathoda imon, Akreaand some o ther bands . We hope we ' l l ge t the chance to domore l i ve shows, a f te r these events l

P a t e r P . : W e a l s o g o t a n e w b a n d m e m b e r . M a r t i nRe inhard t answered to our myspace inser t ion fo r a secondg u i t a r p l a y e r a n d j o i n e d t h e b a n d . H e a l s o p l a y s g u i t a r i nh i s m a i n ba nd Dying Tyran t ,

Who a re t he members? Who p lays /does wha t i n t he band?Sven : S t . Pa t r i c k , Pa te r P . and myse l f a re t he pe r r r l d re f l tb a n d m e m b e r s .

Pa te r P . : The o the r two guys a re Fab ian Wenz , whop layed gu i t a r s on ou r r eco rd and Mar t i n Re inha rd t who has

been w i t h us s i nce t he beg inn ing o f t h i s yea r . Bo th o f t hemwi l l be pa r t o f ou r l i ve & s tud i o l i ne u p .

Sven : Ou r songwr i t i ng does Pa te r P . & L Ly r i cs a recomp le te l y w r i t t en by

S t . P a t r i c k : M E !S v e n : A l l o f o u r d e c i s i o n s a r e m a d e b y t h e t h r e e g r o u n dm e m b e r s . S o o u r c u r r e n t b a n d l i n e u D i s :Pa te r P . - d rums & songwr i t i ng ;S t . Pa t r i c k - voca l s & l y r i c s ;Sven - s t r i ng i ns t rumen ts & songwr i t i ng ;F a b i a n W e n z - l i v e & s t u d i o g u i t a r ;Mar t i n Re inha rd l i ve & s tud io gu i t a r

I s t he re an ove ra l l l y r i ca l concep t f o r " a q rand open ing f o rc o m l e n d " ?

S t . Pa t r i c k : No , t he re i sn ' t . Eve ry l y r i c on "a g rand open ingfo r a com ing end " i s se l f - con ta ined . Bu t t he e lemen ts youa re nam ing , apa f t f r om the h i s to r i ca l , a re d i s t r i bu teda l m o s t e q u a l l y o n e a c h s o n g . I t ' s h a r d f o r m e t o n a m egene ra l l i t e ra r y i n f l uences , because I w r i t e my l y r i c s bybe ing gu ided by t he a tmosphe re o f a ce r ta i n book , s to r y ,poem, l y r i c , mov ie quo te , me lody e t c . So i t ' s no t l i ke "HeyI l i ke t ha t l y r i c s , l e t s w r i t e some th ing re l a ted ! , " I a lwayst r y t o ass ign and re i n te rp re t ce r t a i n i deas . Bu t on secondthough ts I wou ld say , my mos t obv ious i n f l uence on ou rreco rd i s ac tua l l y t he b ib l e , o r r a the r ce r ta i n sc r i p tu res ,O the r wo rks I r ea l l y ca re f o r and I 'm p robab l ysubconsc ious l y i n f l uenced by , a re N i ck Caves , ,And t he AssSaw the Ange l " , t he g rea t , , I l l um ina tus ! " by Robe r t An tonWi l son and Robe r t Shea o r mos t o f H . P . Lovec ra f t s wo rks .

Wha t i s i n te res t i ng abou t t he my_ tho loq i ca l r i ve r "S t yx "?S t . Pa t r i c k : I t h i nk t he s t yx i s a ve ry s t rong symbo l f o r t heu n a v o i d a b l e e n d a n d a t t h e s a m e t i m e f o r a p r o m i s e d ,i nsecu re res ta r t .And w i t h t he cha rac te r o f cha ron t he recomes a good po r t i on o f i r ony and some economica linterests aboa rd ,Where in o ther cu l tu res , espec ia l l y today , i s sa id , , ,on lydeath is fo r f ree" , the anc ien t g reek were f l ipped the b i rda n d h a d to pay .

Do you pub l i sh you r l y r i c s?S t . Pa t r i c k : No , because up t o now I a lways w r i t e /w ro temy s to r i es /poems fo r myse l f . . . Pub l i sh ing l y r i c s , a f t e r twoyea rs o f , ,TSSS* , s t i l l seems to me ve ry un rea l .I t h i nk t he re a l r eady i s enough unnecessa ry s tup id sh i t i nt he wo r l d w ide web tha t I don ' t have t o compe te w i t h .

The song " t he o rea t ce leb ra t i on o f t he ego -o r t he ques t i on

whv " i s vou r commen t on t he sea rch f o r "mean ing " i n l i f e?S t . Pa t r i c k : Yes , o r a t l eas t a t r y i n t ha t d i r ec t i on .Tha t song was ou r f i r s t mus i ca l comp le te l y w r i t t en songand so i t was my f i r s t t o w r i t e l y r i c s t o . I n t ha t song I 'mt r y i ng t o f i nd a common denomina to r f o r t he i deas o fHux ley and LaVay t oge the r w i t h a sc r i p tu re (Genes i s. . .S 19 ) . Sou nds c reepy? Tha t ' s l i f e bud dy

Wha t do you mean by song t i t l e " t he see r " l eav ing t heb u i l d i n g ? ! W h o i s t h e " s e e r " ? W h a t w o u l d b e t h e b u i l d i n g ? !S t . P a t r i c k : T e l l m e . . . W h o i s , , y o u r s e e r " a n d w h a t w o u l d b e" y o u r h o u s e " ? . . .

S t . Pa t r i c k : Wha t wou l d you say g uys? Sven?

S v e n : H m m m m , W h e n e v e r I g o t s t u c k w i t h a s o n gt h e s e e r i s m y m u s i c a l i n s p i r a t i o n a n d I ' m t h e h o u s e ,

S t . Pa t r i c k : Pa te r?P a t e r P . : U u u u u u u u h , I ' m t h e s e e r a n d t h e h o u s e . . . . . .

i s my g i r l f r i end Tan ja I hahaS t . P a t r i c k : I n m y o p i n i o n , , t h e b u i l d i n g " s t a n d s f o r

one o f t he many wo r l d re l i g i ons and , , t he see r " i s t he good

sou l , t he t r u l y m ind , eve ry o f t hose ph i l osophys hadb e v o r e t h e y g o t a b u s e d f o r a s s u m i n g , m a i n t a i n i n g a n den fo rc i ng power . As re l i g i ons s t i l l we re some k ind o fregu la to r , an omn ium ga the rum o f r u l es o f e t i que t t e . . .

Sven : Yeah r i gh t , I be t you ' ve j us t i nven ted t ha t !S t . P a t r i c k : Y e a h , b u t i t h i n k i t s o u n d s g r e a t l W e l l ,

w h a t s h a l l I s a y , I j u s t s e a r c h e d f o r a c o o l s o u n d i n g n a m ef o r o n e o f o u r m o s t r o c k i n ' s o n g s . J u s t l i k e t h e k n o w nsay ing a f t e r conce r t s back i n t he 50 ' s o r 60 ' s , ,The bea t l esle f t t he bu i l d i ng l " , The s to r y i t se l f i s an ab r i dgmen t o f ano ld poem(o f me)wh i ch dea l s w i t h t he dea th o f a w i ses h a m a n . H e d i e s i n t h e c r a c k o f d a w n a n d h a s t o " l e a v et h e b u i l d i n g " , W i t h o u t a r e a s o n t o b e s a d .

Has t he re been an i nc rease o f Ge rma bands tha t usehea then /paqan image ry t o p romo te rac i s t i deas? Someb a n d s c l a i m t o b e " n o t o o l i t i c a l " b u t a t t h e s a m e t i m e t h e ysay t hev l ove t he i r "Teu ton i c he r i t age " and t he i r "Teu ton i cb l o o d a n d h o n o r " a n d a l l t h a t t y p e o f l a n g u a q e . I s n ' t t h a tt y p e o f l a n g u a g e ( b l o o d , h o n o r , p r i d e , f i g h t i n g , w a r ,s t r eng th , e t c . ) i n t ha t con tex t r i gh t -w ing i deas? lS t . Pa t r i c k : I don ' t know i f t he re a re more r i gh tw ingo r i e n t a t e d b a n d s w i t h t h e r i s i n g o f t h e g e r m a n p a g a nscene because I don ' t have an ove rv i ew and I 'm no t i n topagan me ta l . Bu t a f ew yea rs ago , when the scene wass t i l l m a n a g e a b l e , I r e a l l y l i k e d t h a t m i x o f f o l k a n d m e t a l lSven : I t ' s d i f f i cu l t t o say why ce r ta i n no rse symbo ls andconven t i ons , wh i ch we re used i n t he t h i r d emp i re , havesuch an i n f l uence on t he pagan image and l y r i c s . Youwou ld have t o f i gu re t ha t ou t by resea rch ing t he pa r t i cu la rband . I t h i nk i t ' s w rong t o l abe l any band tha t w r i t es l y r i c si n t h a t d i r ec t i on .

Pa te r P . : Yeah , Manowar uses t hose k i nd o f wo rds l i keeve r s i nce ! Amon Amar th has a song named , ,The l as t w i t hpagan b lood " and Moonso r row fo r examp le had even ana lbum ca l l ed , , o f s t r engh and hono r " and , t hey a ren ' tl abe led as r i gh tw ing bands , as f a r as I know , You shou ldjudge by san i t y and open eyes , because t ha t k i nd o f bandmost ly comes ou t by t he i r se l ves l

Sven : Apa r t f r om tha t , i s t he t heme , , r i gh tw ingex t rem ism i n heavy me ta l " NO exc lus i ve ge rman p rob lem,i t 's a wor ld w i d e i ssue I

St . Pa t r i c k : I f o r one can exc lude us ing any o f t hosev o c a b u l a r y , b e c a u s e w o r d s l i k e , , b l o o d , h o n o r , p r i d e ,f i gh t i ng , wa r , s t r eng th , e t c . " a re p re t t y hackneyed i n ou rg e n r e . T h a t w e , a s b a n d w e l l a s i n d i v i d u a l s , d o n ' t h a v e n obea r i ng on r i g h tw ing i dea l s shou l d be se l f - ev id e n t .

Does t he d rumming on t he cd sound l i ke you hea rd i t i nyou r m ind be fo re recc rd i ng?Pa te r P . : L i ke i sa id we ' re ve ry p roud o f t he resu l t s o f t hereco rd ing and t he re fo re I 'm happy w i t h t he sound o f myd rums , t oo ! Up t o now we have w r i t t en mos t o f ou r songsa t j am sess ions whe re I d rum the pa t t e rns f r om my m ind

and Sven starts to play something to i t , or Sven starts top l a y a n d I s t a r t t o d r u m .

Do you have a way o f remember inq or record ing drumpat te rns tha t you th ink o f , so tha t you don ' t fo rge t o r losethose ideas?Pater P , : I very o f ten p lay d rums in my f ree t ime w i thouta n y g u i t a r o r b a s s . A l o t o f t h i s b e a t s a r e i n m y m i n d b u t Iuse a lap top w i th record ing so f tware and a mul t i t racktab la tu re ed i to r where i wr i te them down.S v e n : W e u s e t h a t e d i t o r t o w r i t e , a r r a n g e a n d e n h a n c e a l lo u r s o n g s a n d ideas .

Wha t o the r even ts , news , r eco rd inqs , e t c . do you have f o rt h e s e c o n d h a l f o f 2 0 0 9 a n d f o r 2 0 1 0 ?Pa te r P . : We a re l ook ing f o rwa rd t o p l ay some l i ve g i gs . A tt he momen t we a re w r i t i ng new ma te r i a l f o r a l y r i ca l andm u s i c a l c o n c e p t a l b u m , w h i c h s h o u l d b e r e c o r d e d i n 2 0 1 0 .

S t . Pa t r i c k : . . .Wh ich w i l l con t i nue t he t heme o f , , downthe r i ve r we go - beyond the b lue waves o f ex i s tence " .Pa te r P . : . . . and we ' re go ing t o a r range a l i t t l e conce r t i nO c t o b e r 2 0 0 9 .

S t . P a t r i c k : W e l l , I t h i n k t h a t ' s a l l d u d e l T h a n k y o u f o rt h e i n t e r v i e w l T H E E N D .

NervoChaos (Braz i l )"Q ru r r " t i . r f t " t t " i s t he name o f t he a lbum by t hesedea th / t h rash s ta lwa r t s t ha t f ocus on ha rd -h i t t i ng , b l as t i ng -- t h r a s h i n g - p o u n d i n g m e t a l . T h e s e m e t a l m o n g e r s l i k e t ode l i ve r t he t ype o f mus i c t ha t l i ves up t o t he a lbum 's t i t l eo f " Q u a r r e l i n H e l l . " T h e g r o u p g o e s f o r t h e r a w a n d h e a v ys t y l e o f dea th , as t h i s i s g row l me ta l o f r ap id impac t ,po in t i ng i n t he d i r ec t i on o f b ru ta l i t y . Th i s band l oves t heme ta l c l ass i cs and i t ' s easy t o unde rs tand why t he i r b rando f m e t a l i s p l a y e d w i t h a n h o n e s t s o u n d : t h e b a s s a n dd rums can be hea rd p re t t y c l ea r l y , wo rk ing t oge the r i n t hefast and of ten b last ing s t ructures. The gu i tar work o f tenhas t he heavy t ones t ha t go w i t h t h i s gen re , bu t t he re a rea l so some th rashy momen ts t h roughou t . They l oveMo to rhead a l o t and rea l l y , t hey a re some th ing l i ke aMo to rhead p lay ing dea th me ta l . They a l so do a cove r o fM o t o r h e a d .

Me ta l Bu l l e t i n sen t t hem these ques t i ons a wh i l eback , bu t t he band cou ld no t answer as qu i ck l y as t heywou ld have l i ked , bu t t he i n te r v i ew i s s t i l l i n f o rma t i ve .

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H o w a r e t h i n g s g o i n q f o r N e r v o C h a o s ? lEve ry th i ng ' s g rea t ove r he re l I mean , we ' ve j us t f i n i shedou r t ou r "Age o f Qua r re l Tou r 08 " , wh i ch was ou r b i gges tand mos t success fu l t ou r we d id s i nce we ' ve s ta r t ed t heb a n d . W e n o w h a v e a n e w b a s s p l a y e r n a m e d F e l i p e . O u rl a s t b a s s p l a y e r c o u l d n ' t k e e p u p t o t h e b a n d s d e m a n d sand agenda , so we k i cked h im ou t and l uck l y we manageto f i nd Fe l i pe ve ry f as t , We even d id 2 shows o f ou r t ou rw i t h o u t a b a s s p l a y e r ! T h i s n e w l i n e - u p l i v e i s t i g h t e r a n de x t r e m e l y s o l i d , i t h a s b e e n f u n a n d I h o p e t h i s l i n e - u p i ss o l i d now for the nex t yea rs .

You have a song ca l l ed "Te levanqe l i sm . " On B raz i l i ante lev i s i on , a re t he re a l o t o f t e l evange l i s t p romo t i ng t he i rr e l i g i on a nd ask ing f o r money?Fuck yes l Un fo r t una te l y , i t ' s no t on l y on TV bu t on t herad io and on t he s t ree t s as we l l . I t ' s a comp le te b ra inwash , mass hypnos i s f o r t he weak . Some t imes i t ge t s t othe po in t t ha t i t ' s f uck in f unny , so we dec ided t o w r i t e asong abou t i t and t ha t ' s how we came up w i t h"Te levange l i sm" .

You r a l bum "Qua r re l i n He l l " has gues t appea rances f r ompeop le f r om K r i s i un . I ncan ta t i on , Napa lm Dea th , e t c .Where d id you reco rd t he a lbum and whe re d id t he gues t s

t h e i r oa rts?We 've reco rded t he a lbum in Sao Pau lo , B raz i l . Fo r ou r 3 rdCD we wan ted t o do some th ing spec ia l , so we dec ided t oi nv i t e a f ew f r i ends t o do gues t appea rances . KR IS IUN wasrehea rs ing on t he same s tud io whe re we we re reco rd ing ,so I i nv i t ed A lex and he reco rded i t ove r t he re . W i thBarney f rom NAPALM DEATH and John f rom INCANTATION,we found some spo t du r i ng t he i r band ' s B raz i l i an t ou r t otake t hem to t he s tud io and reco rd . Now w i t h Ca l i gu laf rom DARK FUNERAL and Wra th & Sangu ine f r om AVERSESEFIRA, we sen t t hem the t apes and t hey reco rded t he i rvoca l s i n a s tud io ove r t he i r coun t r y .

The cd has a h idden t r ack : " I r on F i s t " bv Mo to rhead !I 'm g lad t o know tha t you hea rd t he who le CD, Yes , we dohave some other covers recorded. Bes ides theMOTORHEAD cover , we have a cover by BRUTAL TRUTH'Tu rn Face ' , by SEPULTURA 'Fune ra l R i t es ' , by BRUJERIA' C o n s e j o s N a r c o ' a n d b y T H E E X P L O I T E D ' M a g g i e ' .

A re you p lann inq t o re l ease a new a lbum in 2009? Howm u c h t o u r i n g d i d y o u d o i n 2 0 0 8 ?Yes , we ' re p l ann ing on re l eas ing a new a lbum in 2009 .We ' re on t he p rocess o f w r i t i ng , compos ing and reco rd ingthe new stu f f . We have a l ready recorded 5 t racks for theup -com ing CD, bu t s t i l l wo rk i ng on more t r acks . Hope fu l l yby t he m idd le o f t h i s yea r we can have t ha t new CDre leased and h i t t he road aga in f o r ano the r t ou r . I n t he"Age o f Qua r re l " Tou r 0B we p layed 60 conce r t s and wemanage to h i t Eu rope , whe re we wen t t o 10 coun t r i es , d i d24 shows i n 25 days , and Sou th Amer i ca , whe re we d idshows i n Pa raguay and A rgen t i na f o r t he f i r s t t ime and i nBraz i l where we d id 33 dates. On that tour we had thep leasu re and hono r t o sha re t he s tage w i t h ac t s such asPOSSESSED, ASESINO, MAYHEM, D IV INE HERESY ANdm a n y o the r k i l l e r b a n d s .

You fo rmed in reac t ion to the t rends in 1996. Do you th inkthe meta l scene in vour c i tv o r count ry i s be t te r now thanin 1996? Who wr i tes the mus ic in your band?I d id fo rm the band back in 96 . Back then, over here ,people were into the New Metal stuf f a lot and ThrashMeta l was a lmost dead and the new genera t ion o fDeath /B lack Meta l was r i s ing . Nowadays the scene isb igger bu t less un i ted than i t was be fore . There are toomany bands around f lood ing the scene and too manyc lones too . Dan ie l (voca l ) and me wr i te the ly r i cs andeverybody in the band compose the mus ic . Everyone5

b r i ngs some i deas f r om home and when we ge t t oge the rfo r p rac t i ce , we s ta r t j amming and compos ing t he news o n g s .

Where do you ge t i deas t o w r i t e songs l i ke "Na i l ed t o t heBed o f Worms" o r "The U roe t o Fee l Pa in "? How much doth ings happen ing i n B raz i l i an soc ie t y a f f ec t t he l y r i c s?I t h i nk a l o t o f wha t ' s happen ing i n B raz i l a f f ec t s ou r l y r i c sand mus i c as we l l . B raz i l i s a g reag coun t r y bu t w i t h b i ggaps as we l l . Ou r soc ie t y has b ig d i f f e rences be tween them idd le and poo r c l asses and t he r i ch m ino r i t y . P lus a l l t heco r rup t i on i n po l i t i c s , t he c r imes exp los ion , t he d rugs i ngene ra l , p ros t i t u t i on , unemp loymen t , l ow i ncomes , r e l i g i onfana t i sm and the co r rup ted and un re l i ab le po l i ce i ngene ra l . So I t h i nk t he re a re t ons o f i deas a round us t owr i te ext reme music . What f rus t ra te me the most is thech i l d ren abuse cases , t he i gno rance o f some peop le andl ia rs t n g e n e r a l .

Does you r mus i c ge t p l ayed on t he rad io o r t e l ev i s i on a t a l li n B raz i l ? I s vou r mus i c t oo ab ras i ve f o r t he rad io?On TV no t a t a l l , bu t on t he rad io yes , on l y on METALshows o f cou rse , bu t we do Qe t some a i rp l ay . Ou r mus i c i sno t f o r anyone o r eve rybody , so we ' l l neve r be ama ins t ream band . We ra the r s tay unde rg round fo reve r ,

The re i s a l o t o f t a l k r i qh t now abou t t he economic c r i s i st ak ing p lace wo r l dw ide . I s i t ge t t i ng more and moreexpens i ve t o reco rd a lbums , t o buv cds and sh i r t s?Yes , i n B raz i l i s ge t t i ng ha rde r and ha rde r w i t h t hewor l dw ide economic c r i s i s . I mean , i t was neve r easy bu ti n t he l as t 2 o r 3 yea rs t h i ngs we re ge t t i ng much be t t e rand s tab le ove r he re , w i t h ou r cu r rency and economyge t t i ng s t ronge r . Nowadays t he re ' s a l o t o f unemp loymen tand t h i ngs f o r t he f u tu re a re unsu re . Peop le he re ba re l yhave money t o ea t , imag ine t o a t t end 5 o r 6 conce r t s i n amon th p lus buy some merchand i se , And no t t o f o rge tabou t t he CD p i racy , i l ega l down load ing , h i gh s tud ios andmerchand i se

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thouq hts?Wel l , v is i t ou r o f f i c ia I webs i te a twww.myspace.com/nervochaos fo r the band 's news, mp3s,v ideos , photos , tour da tes and don ' t fo rge t to d rop us al ine or leave us your comments . Thanks a lo t fo r such anin te res t ing in te rv iew and fo r a l l the suppor t andoppor tun i ty .

Shadowsong (Romania)T h e r e c o r d i n g " O u r P a t h E n l i g h t e n e d " ( t o t a l t i m e 1 B : 4 3 ) i sfour songs . 1 . The Gr ie f o f an Obscure Wal tz " i s a doom/melancho l ic /go th number w i th s low syn th /gu i ta r andwhispered voca ls tha t then bu i lds up to s t rong gu i ta rmelod ies , wh i le emphas iz ing the idea o f "obscure . " 2 . *Wi l l

I t Ever End?" fo l lows up w i th a much more up tempo paceof melodic growl metal that str ives for a ref ined feel andwhich they ach ieve . 3 . "Our Path En l igh tened" i s a muchmore b lack meta l -s ty le , r i f f -o r ien ted song, though theovera l l fee l i s in harmony w i th the prev ious songs , tha t o fa re f ined a tmospher ic death /b lack meta l , w i th somedoom/goth tones . 4 . " Inv ic tus" i s another s t rong example

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o f t h i s who le m ix t ha t t he band l i kes t o do : b l ack /dea thgu i t a r s / voca l s w i t h me lod i c e l emen ts . The end resu l t : ave ry en joyab le and t oo sho r t a reco rd ing . Th i s band doesno t ca re abou t c ross ing t he l i ne be tween b lack and dea thand doom and me lody and t ha t ' s wha t t hey do we l l .

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How a re you a f t e r "Ou r Pa th En l i gh tened"? How haveme ta l peop le i n Roman ia rece i ved i t ?C e r b e r u s : G r e e t i n g s l W e l l . . , " O u r P a t h E n l i g h t e n e d " w a sou r f i r s t o f f i c i a l r e l ease , so na tu ra l l y we have a goodfee l i ng abou t i t . The peop le who have rece i ved i t ,Roman ian o r no t have rea l l y en joyed i t so we go t somepret ty good feedback.

How known a re vou i n Roman ia and Suceava , you r home?C: We a re no t known by a l l ( obv ious l y ) , bu t whe re wehave pe r fo rmed . . . peop le we re p leasan t l y su rp r i sed andy o u k n o w h o w w o r d s s p r e a d a b o u t a b a n d . . . s o t h i s w a yqu i t e a l o t o f peop le know o f us . Back home i n Suceava o fcourse we are very , very , wel l known.

"The Gr i e f o f an Obscu re Wa l t z " t a l ks abou t youd i sappea r i ng i n to an obscu re wa l t z . I s t he wa l t z a s ta te o fnon -ex i s tence o r o f mus i ca l concen t ra t i on?C : I h a v e t o s a y i t ' s n e i t h e r . , . t h e w a y I s e e i t . . . I s e e l i f ei t se l f and t he en t i r e ex i s tence as t he obscu re wa l t z . Bu t o fcou rse eve ryone can see i t anyway t hey p lease . . . t ha t i st he pu rpose o f i n te rp re ta t i on .

The band was s ta r t ed by you , Ce rbe rus . Do you w r i t e t hesongs? Do vou w r i t e t hem in co l l abo ra t i on w i t h o the rmembers , l i ke gu i t a r i s t E i sen ro th?C : Yes , I t ook t he i n i t i a t i ve t o f o rm ing t he band back i n2OO7 and sho r t l y a f t e r E i sen ro th j o i ned . I don ' t w r i t e t hesongs / I am respons ib l e f o r t he d rums and I am a l so t helyr ic is t . My band mates wr i te the bas ic s t ructure, the ideao f t he song and we a l l con t r i bu te t o t he c rea t i on when wege t t oge the r . . . i n t h i s way you ge t eve ryone ' s i nvo l vemen t .

Wha t a re some o f t he b iqges t obs tac les t ha t you con f ron t?Are t hey economica l , a ques t i on o f men ta l i t y , t he scene ,buv ing i ns t rumen ts , p l aces t o reco rd , e t c .?C : We l l , you know, i n eve ry band the re a re a lwaysd i sag reemen ts abou t some th i ngs . . .we a re no d i f f e ren t ,W e ' v e a l w a y s h a d p r o b l e m s a n d t h e m a i n p r o b l e m w h i c hwe s t i l l f ace i s o f economica l na tu re . . . bu t t h i s p rob lem canbe ove rcome and I am con f i den t t ha t we w i l l succeed i nd o i n g s o .

A re a l o t o f peop le unemp loyed whe re you l i ve? Wha t k i ndo f j obs do a l l o f you have? A re you s tuden ts?C : I t h i nk unemp loyemen t i s a p rob lem tha t eve ry s ta teh a s t o d e a l w i t h . . . n o t j u s t R o m a n i a . . . w e a r e a l l s t u d e n t s s onone o f us wo rk , bu t I we a re t h i nk ing o f ge t t i ng pa r t - t imejobs t o be ab le t o pay f o r i ns t rumen ts , r en t s , r eco rd ingsa nd so for th . . .

You r song "W i l l i t Eve r End " i s ca t chy and memorab le !Wha t do you t h i nk i s necessa ry i n a Shadowsong sonq to?C : F i r s t , t h a n k y o u v e r y m u c h : ) " W i l l i t e v e r e n d ? " w a s o n eof the f i rs t songs we wrote, and i t was most ly done by6

Dan i ou r f o rmer keyboa rde r back i n 2007 . I t h i nk f o r asong to have memorab i l i t y i t has t o have . , . t he r i gh t " j u i ce "you know? a g rea t v i be , d g rea t a tmosphe re . . . and us no tt ak ing on a more raw b lack me ta l s t y l e we i nco rpo ra teme lod ies and o f cou rse keyboa rds a re c ruc ia l f o r aS h a d o w s o n g c o m p o s i t i o n .

Wha t r o l e do vou t h i nk t ha t keyboa rds have? Fo r examp le ,how does keyboa rd i s t A lexand ra con t r i bu te t o you r songs?C: As I sa id keyboa rds p lay a c ruc ia l r o l e i n Shadowsong

and I am so r r y t o say t ha t A lexand ra i s no l onge r pa r t o ft he band . . . she has dec ided t o qu i t due t o pe rsona l a f f a i r s ,w e w i s h h e r w e l l . . . C o l i n f r o m t h e b a n d E r a D e c a y i s o u rnew keyboa rde r . He i s a g rea t guy and we a re ve rycon f i den t t ha t he w i l l do a g rea t j ob . As f o r t he moods o ft h e s o n g s . . . w e g o f o r t h e e p i c f e e l . , , t h e e p i c p o w e r f u l f e e land yes we a re f ans o f c l ass i ca l mus i c .

You cu r ren t l y seek a l abe l . Have you had any i n te res t ve t?C : Un fo r t una te l y we haven ' t f ound any th ing i n Eu rope j us t

ye t . . . bu t we a re pa t i en t abou t t ha t . We have beencon tac ted by a reco rd l abe l i n B raz i l , Vamp i r i a Reco rds andI t h i nk we w i l l s t a r t co l l abo ra t i ng w i t h t hem fo r p romo t i oni n B r a z i l a n d S o u t h A m e r i c a . , , b u t a f t e r w e w i l l h a v er e l e a s e d a f u l l l e n g t h a l b u m .

You have l y r i c s i n Eng l i sh . Do you t r ans la te t hem f romRoman ian? Do vou read poe t r v? By t he wav , do mos tR o m a n i a n s s p e a k m o r e t h a n o n e l a n g u a g e ?C : I w r i t e t h e l y r i c s d i r e c t l y i n E n g l i s h . . . I d o n ' t k n o w w h ybu t i t i s much more eas i l y f o r me to do so . Mos t o f t hepoe t r y I r ead a re f r om Roman ian a r t i s t s such as M iha iEm inescu , Geo rge Bacov ia , I on Ba rbu and so f o r t h , bu t Idon ' t use t he i r l y r i c s t o i nsp i re m ine , . . I r ead poe t r ybecause I en joy i t bu t when i t comes to l y r i c s , I have myown pe rsona l v i ew o f t h i ngs . We don ' t have any songs w i t hRoman ian l y r i c s and I a l so don ' t see us do ing i t any t imes o o n . . .

O f cou r se Roma n i a ns spea k more t ha n onel a n g u a g e . . . s c h o o l s i s R o m a n i a a r e v e r y s t r i c t w h e n i tcomes to t each ing a d i f f e ren t l anguage so f r om the f i r s tg rade we l ea rn Eng l i sh , F rench , Ge rman , and l a te r on i nh i g h s c h o o l S p a n i s h o r i t a l i a n . . .

D o y o u t h i n k y o u w i l l c o n t i n u e , e v e n i f w i t h o u t a l a b e l ? !C : We a re rea l l y con f i den t i n t he f ac t t ha t we w i l leven tua l l y f i nd a reco rd l abe l i n te res ted i n us . . . bu t o fcou rse shou ld no th ing come up yes we w i l l keep mak ingmus i c because t h i s i s wha t we en joy do ing , t h i s i s wha trep resen ts us . . . and t h i s i s wha t makes us f ee l f r ee , and wew i l l c o n t i n u e d o i n g s o .

Wha t o the r even ts , news , r eco rd ings , e t c . do vou have?C: Th i s summer we a re pe r fo rm ing a t t he Rock C i t y OpenA i r f es t i va l i n Roman ia a longs ide bands l i ke Immor ta l ,Aga thoda imon , Amon Amar th , Lake o f Tea rs , Un leashede tc . and i f t h i ngs go t he r i gh t way we w i l l a l so beg inreco rd ing f o r t he f i r s t o f f i c i a l f u l l l engh t Shadowsonga l b u m . . . l a t e r o n I w i l l p o s t i n f o r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g i t f o rpeop le who a re i n te res ted . . .whe re I w i l l a l so revea l t het i t l e o f i t a s w e l l a s a d d i t i o n a l i n f o . T H E E N D .

Necandus Est ( Russ ia )Three song examples o f what to f ind on the b lack meta la l b u m T h e L u c i f e r i a n I l l u m i n a t i o n a r e : ( 1 ) " E v e n i n g S t a r " :i t i s the aura , the sheer a tmosphere c rea ted th rough ane n g u l f i n g a n d u n f o l d i n g m u s c u l a r m a i n g u i t a r r h y t h m t h a ts tands ou t , There are some n ice , t remolo-p ick ingmoments , too , tha t add a h in t o f memorab i l i t y . The voca lsare no t raspy , bu t gu t tu ra l and deep fo r a lo t o f the t ime,and then there are some more agony-screamed-outm o m e n t s . ( 2 ) " R e c o g n i t i o n " : a g a i n , t h a t t h i c k , b u ts t i l l very much b lack meta l gu i ta r r i f f ing sounds pre t tyawesome, and tha t fas t p ick ing , those repeated /s imp l is t i cno tes tha t add some melody to the main r i f f ing work ou twe l l . Th is r i f f ing has a t remendous qua l i t y o f r i s ing andmeander ing . The speed a t wh ich th is mus ic i s p layed is inreg ion o f a l l -ou t b las t a t tack , in case th is was no t c learbe fore . Towards the end o f the song, the r i f f ing sounds l i kei t i s upward ly sp i ra l ing in to a h igher fo rce f ie ld w i th wh ichi t seeks to merge. Miss ion accompl ished.(3 ) "The Abyss o f Sheo l " : was tes no t ime in ge t t ing to theb las t a t tack and those sp i ra l ing r i f f s a re work ing the i rmag ic . Th is song is jus t ga l lop ing to the k ingdom o fb las t ing b lack meta l . Th is i s , in compar ison w i th the abovesongs, shor te r , more compact and ge ts to the po in t r igh tqu ick ; jus t ge t t ing the job done and mov ing on .

The head honcho, Enshemsuther ion , took some t imeout o f h is b lack meta l schedu le in Ekater inburg , Russ ia , toanswer some b lack meta l ques t ions . And, as they say inPacker country, Green Bay, Wisconsin, these sure aresome b lack meta l answers . Bund le up ,

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He l lo . When d id you record and how long d id i t take?Hel lo , Maur ic io . Th is i s Enshemsuther ion f rom NecandusEst . The a lbum has been recorded and mixed a t ourrehearsa l garage/s tud io in December 'O8-January '09 , andtook near ly 2 months fo r record ing and master ing .

How has The Luc i fe r ian I l lumina t ion been rece ived inRuss ia? Have you go t ten some pub l ic i t y in Europe?In Europe we have contract wi th Norwegian Forces ofSatan fo r d is t r ibu t ion a lbum in d ig i ta l fo rmats on ly . "TheLuc i fe r ian I l lumina t ion" has no t been re leased in Russ ia ,yet ,

Is i t d i f f icul t to f ind places to record and to play l ive?So, yes, there is a lot of t roubles wi th studios, which couldsuggest sat isfactory faci l i t ies to make a good record. Sameth ing w i th the venues, i t ' s very hard to sound good, bu t wea lways do a l l what we can.

Necandus Es t was fo rmed in 2003. Was there a lo t o f b lackmeta l a t tha t t ime in Ekater inburg?Actua l l y , I don ' t remember . Maybe, there were someto ta l l y underground b lack meta l bands , React ion . . .T rus tme, l i fe in Russia is extreem and very inspirat ional i tsel f '

What i s the connect ion be tween the songs Pandemoniumand The Abyss of Sheol?T h e m a i n t h e m e o f t h i s a l b u m i s r e b e l l i o n a g a i n s t a n y k i n dof re l ig ious bu l l sh i t . Every song is a re f lec t ion o f my rage

aga ins t weakness , f oo l i shness and one demen t i ona l v i ew ,wh i ch some peop le ve ry l i ke t o pe r fo rm . A l o t o f imagesand i deas was bo rn t h rough read ing M i l t on ' s and B lake ' swo rks - they a re so i nsp i ra t i ona l as a b i b l e , bu t no t sob o r i n g . . . h a h a . T h e t i t l e o f t h e s e c o n d t r a c k P a n d e m o n i u mhad been taken f r om M i l t on ' s Los t pa rad i se . Pandemon iumis a p l ace , whe re a l l demon ic f o r ces we re ga the red and a l lp l ans o f r ebe l l i on and de th ronemen t o f god we re bo rn . I t i srough and a tmosphe r i c song Sheo l i s an unde rwor l d , t hecommon des t i na t i on o f bo th t he r i gh teous and t heu n r i g h t e o u s d e a d .

"The re fo re Sheo l ha th en la rged he rse l f , and opened he rmou th w i t hou t measu re : and t he i r g l o r y , and t he i rmu l t i t ude , and t he i r pomp , and he t ha t r e j o i ce th , sha l ldescend i n to i t . And t he mean man sha l l be b rough t down ,a n d t h e m i g h t y m a n s h a l l b e h u m b l e d , a n d t h e e y e s o f t h el o f t y s h a l l b e h u m b l e d " ( I s a i a h , 5 : 1 4 , 1 5 ) - g h o s t s t o r y f o rc h i l d r e n a n d d e m e n t e d . A n d s o , I s a i a h s a i d , t h a t t h i s i s o u rl o f t y des t i ny . Wha t can I say? En joy , have a good t ime ,s i n and keep up e rec t i on . See you i n t he abyss o f Sheo l ,my f r i ends .

Wha t a re i deas o f Aphoom Zhah and Ho rde o f Lev ia than?Horde o f Lev ia than i s a hymn o f ou r He resy . The War songov b lasphemous l eg ions wh i ch w i l l ma rch on t he ru i ns o fr e l i g i o n t o t h e d a w n o f T h e B l a c k S u n . A p h o o m Z h a h i s asong ded i ca ted t o t he unknown fo r ces o f un i ve rse ,unexp lo red pa r t s o f ou r m inds , Ve ry s l ow , and ve ry co lds o n g .

How d id you l ea rn t o p l ay b lack me ta l?I t ook my gu i t a r and p layed . Some p rac t i ce and I s t a r t edteach myse l f t o p l ay b l ack me ta l , exc lus i ve l y ,

Who was t he l i ne -up f o r t he reco rd ing o f t he a lbum?Tha t a l bum I made and reco rded myse l f , nobody t ook pa r ti n t h i s p r o c e s s . I t h i n k , a l l ' c o n c e f t l i n e - u p ' w i l l p a r t i c i p a t ein f u tu re on t he nex t r eco rd , and g i ve a l l t he i r power ,ene rgy and rage t o i t s sound . S tay s t rong , be hones t lT H E E N D .

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Acidos is (F lor ida) : 3-sonq record inqMeta l Mom: The song "They L ive" i s c lass ic - insp i red th rashwi th a l i t t le b i t o f a punk a t t i tude in the voca ls . Th is i s easyto ge t in to , easy to s ing a long to and rocks pre t ty good.The record ing is not too pol ished a nd has that streetth rash fee l p layed rough and energet ica l l y .Mr . Beer : "Hos t i le Negot ia t ions" i s the k ind o f song tha t , a tth rash /c rossover shows has a lo t o f peop le s ing ing w i th theband and wh ich the band encourages , wh i le peop le a reth rowing themse lves fo r d iv ing and jus t sc reaming a long.I t ' s ood les o f fun , Sor t o f v io len t . Th is sounds l i ke a bandstart ing to f ind their sound, k ind of that rowdy streetmeta l /punk v ibe . Not too shabby, indeed. More p lease!Mr . Meta leng l i scher Jun io r : Even though 's th is bandmus ic 's i s t per fek t fo r d runken ing mosh ing fo r oneSaturday n igh t ' s phys ika l exerk ise reg iment , und i t ' s no ttekn ika l , bu t i t ' s very sc ream und shout th rash /hardcore , i ti s some k ind o f fun fo r den im 's jacke t peop le tha t wears

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Coit (Switzer land): Between the Lines(Escude ro R . )Me ta l G ranma : Co i t ca l l t hemse l ves a "g r i nd and ro l l "b a n d . W h a t t h e m u s i c a c t u a l l y s o u n d s l i k e i s j u s tobnox ious l y l oud , sc reamed-ou t , somewha t d i ssonan t , j us tve ry no i sy punk /ha rdco re w i t h g r i nd /me ta l t ones .

OK, t hose voca l s . How i s t h i s guy s t i l l a l i ve , a f t e r t hecons tan t sc ream ing l i ke t h i s? l I t ' s no t r ea l l y g row l i ng ands tu f f , bu t more l i ke a guy sc ream ing h i s l ungs ou t .

A l o t o f t ha t gu i t a r sounds c l ose t o t ha t mus i c ca l l edstu f f l i ke no isecore/postmeta l , where i t ' s not r i f f ing or" rock ing , " bu t mak ing somewha t d i s j o i n ted , an t i - ha rmonysounds t ha t a re annoy ing t o many and gen ius t o many , o rannoy ing t o a pe rson i n a bad mood and gen ius t o t hesame pe rson i n a bad mood l a te r on t ha t same day .

A t t he same t ime , a good chunk o f t he gu i t a r wo rk doeshave a "mus i ca l " qua l i t y , i n t he sense t ha t t he no tes doseem to go w i t h each o the r and t r y t o bu i l d a "ha rmony " o fs t ruc tu re / as opposed to t r y i ng t o con fuse and a l i ena te t hel i s t ene r . The b las t i ng , g r i nd momen ts wo rk we l l , and i t ' sheadbang ing s tu f f , a l o t mo re i n t he me ta l gen re .

To su f f i Up , Co i t has i n m ind t ha t i dea o f " r ock ing ' , youo r " rock ing " w i t h you , as t he f amous say ing goes i nSw i t ze r l and (on l y i n t he moun ta lns , t hough ; i n t he c i t i es ,t h i ngs a re much more con t rove rs i a l ) [Wha t a re you t a l k i nga b o u t , G r a n d m a ? ! - e d i t o r l . C o i t a l s o h a s t h e g o a l o fcomp l i ca t i ng you r l i s t en ing expe r i ence j us t a l i t t l e he re andthe re by t h row ing i n some no i sy e l emen ts .www. myspace . com/co i tmus i c

Condem ned (Texas) : Contorted andRottin gMr . Op t im i s t : Th i s band keeps i t l ow , go re , gu t t u ra l andg r i n d i n g , S o n g s l i k e " T h e B i r t h o f M a g g o t s " a n d"Decomposed be fo re My Eyes " show a ho r ro r -mov ieobsess ion , w i t h i ncomprehens ib l e , gu rg le voca l s and l o t s o fb l as t i ng and ma jo r chugga -chugga gu i t a r wo rk . y i kest i m e s t h r e e l Y i k e s a g a i n !Ms . No Pa t i ence : I f you t h i nk a dog ba rk i ng sounds l i kemus i c and you l i ke go re l y r i c s .Me ta l Mom: Th i s i s a l r i gh t , ac tua l l y , b l as t i ng go re me ta l ,bu t t hey have some good momen ts . I t ' s no t ga rbage l i keMs . No Pa t i ence says !Ms . No Pa t i ence : Wha t? ! I f t h i s i s no t ga rbage , t hen i t l i vesvery c lose to the dumpster lM r . N i c e : W e l l , I l i k e i t a n d t h i s i s a l r i g h t . I t h a s g o o dmomen ts o f b ru ta l s t u f f and t ha t ' s a l r i gh t . Keep rock ing .Keep i t b ru ta l and l ow . B las t i ng i s good and f an tasy l y r i c so f ho r ro r a re a l r i gh t , t oo .Mr . Moshe r : When I am ve ry d runk and I wan t t o runa round w i t h my f r i ends and push t hem a round and xnockthem down un t i l i f a l l ove r w i t h puke a l l ove r my face , Iw i l l l i s t en t o t h i s band because t he i r mus i c i s r i ke vom i t t omy th roa t and t ha t ' s wha t f un i s .

Ms. Log ica l : Check them out fo r yourse l f a t myspace andsee what you th ink . Don ' t le t these know- i t -a l l s con fuseyou. www. myspace.com/condemnedhouston

Dian thus (Po land \ : D ian thusProduc t i on / sound : The qua l i t y o f t he reco rd ing i s so l i d ; no tt oo c l i c ky , wh i ch g i ves t he reco rd ing an up f ron t , punchyfee l , The gu i t a r s , d rums and voca l s a re easy t o hea r andd i sce rn . Fo r su re , t he v i be i s a p l us f o r t he reco rd ing . i t ' sce r ta i n l y no t ga rage qua l i t y , bu t i t has power and i t ' s no td i l u ted by a f ancy s tud io sound .

S ty l e : O f ten t he gu i t a r s a re dea th me ta l b ru ta l i t y ,so r t o f mosh - f r i end l y and chunky , even some chugga -chugga , bu t ce r t a i n l y no t t o t he po in t o f ove rdo ing i t . Bu tt he re a re t h rashy momen ts t ha t weave i n and ou t ,comb in ing w i t h t he more dea th - i sh r i f f s . A t t imes , t h i ssound ach ieves t echn i ca l b ru ta l i t y t endenc ies , bu t t h i s i s ano t an ove r r i d i ng componen t . The so los a re no t me lod i c ,bu t a re no t j us t speed fes t s , e i t he r . Some o f t hese so los doen l i ven t he songs . They a re adequa te , no t f l ashy .

The voca l s a re o f t en supe r gu t t u ra l whe re no th ingi s i n t e l l i g i b l e i n t h a t g r o w l i n g , t h e n t h e y s w i t c h t o a s l i g h t l yl ess gu t t u ra l me thod wh i ch i s more comprehens ib l e , so r to f . They p re t t y much keep i t b ru ta l .

The d rums p re fe r a gene ra l speed o f up tempo andfas t , bu t do no t f ocus on t o ta l b l as t i ng a l l t he t ime . Th i s i swhy t he songs have a g roovy f ee l , maybe . O f cou rse ,doub le -bass d rumming i s a mode o f ope ra t i on emp loyedt h r o u g h o u t .

Songs : The songs a re made to ge t you t o bangyou r head o r move i n some way . Th i s i s de f i n i t e l y t hea rea , t he songs , t he band w i l l need t o concen t ra te on .R igh t now , t hey ge t by on musc le and ene rgy , seem ing l yi n n o s h o r t s u p p l y : i t ' s p u m m e l , p u m m e l , p u m m e l a n dg row l mus i c . www.myspace . com/d ian thusme ta l

Maraude (Ou6bec 'anada ' l : Cour t Pr6saqeMs. Co f fee Fana t i c : Ma raude i s one t o t ake a second l ooka t . I t i s b l ack me ta l , bu t , wa i t , wa i t , wa i t , wa i t , j us t am inu te , Mr . I Don ' t L i ke B lack Me ta l , because Maraude i sb l a c k m e t a l w i t h f e e l i n g , a s i n , a m i d p a c e d ( N O T b l a s t i n gs tu f f ) me ta l whe re t he band has t o have i n te res t i ng gu i t a rwo rk and hooks i n o rde r t o ge t by , s i nce t hey a re no t us inga t o ta l speed a t t ack . They a re no t r e l y i ng on t he i r ene rgy ,bu t t he i r songwr i t i ng . I mean , you can ac tua l l y hea r t hebass gu i t a r ve ry c l ea r l y i n t h i s t h i ng l Whoah , t he re , bassg u i t a r l ! H e l l o l T h e " m e l o d i e s . " W e l l , i t ' s n o t e a r c a n d y , o fcou rse , bu t i t ' s sem i -me lod i c o r more l i ke , co ld , tw i s ted ,d i s s o n a n t " s e m i - m e l o d i c , " b u t i t ' s c o o l , t h o u g h i t ' s g o t a b i to f a tmosphe re , a b i t o f doom- i sh and f o l k - i sh gu i t a r s tu f f .I t ' s b lack meta l to break the s tereotypes about fas t ,gene r i c b l ack me ta l t ha t some peop le comp la in abou t ,because t hey say t ha t . . . .Ms . P i cky : OK , OK , we ge t i t , s l ow down , Ms . Co f feeFana t i c . Ac tua l l y , s l ow down , l i ke t h i s band you l i ke somuch , The band i s qu i t e c rea t i ve and have a s t y l e t ha tsounds p re t t y d i f f e ren t , wh i l e s t i l l w i t h i n t he b lack me ta lgen re . Bu t t o be hones t , I d i d have t o hea r t h i s some 9t imes be fo re i t made sense t o me . No t un t i l I had t o rev iewi t , d i d i t s t a r t r ea l l y ge l l i ng . P ressu re mo t i va tes .

M e t a l G r a n d m a : W e l l , I d o n ' t k n o w , t h e n , I f i n d t h a t I l i k eme ta l t ha t r equ i res repea ted l i s t ens . I t ' s more l i ke anadven tu re . I f you wan t t o unde rs tand some th ing t he ve ryf i rs t t ime you l is ten to i t , then there 's a lways thrash, Ig u e s s .Ms . P i cky : No , wa i t , I wasn ' t pu t t i ng i t down . I l i ke t h i sa lbum a l o t , ac tua l l y and i t ' s de f i n i t e l y a keepe r .Me ta l G randma : Oh , no , no , dea r , I d i d ge t you r po in t . I t ' sj us t t ha t , you know, l e t ' s Sdy , some b lack me ta l i s a l lspeed , bu t t hose bands wou ld no t know wha t t o do i f t heys lowed down . Th i s band r i gh t he re sounds con f i den t : t heyc a n p l a y u p t e m p o a n d m i d p a c e d a n d l e t a l l t h e i r g u i t a rwo rk and songs and voca l s , e t c . and j us t l _e t t he i r songst rave l ou t i n t he open a i r , w i t h no th ing t o h i de . I t ' s l i ke nod i sgu i ses , j us t so l i d , so l i d songs . I l i ke i t f o r su re !www. myspace. com/ma rau de

Medo (Por tuqa l ) : FantamasisMedo p lays raw b lack meta l o f hor ro r , What i t means is thesound o f cavern b lack meta l aes the t ics : lo - f i sound o fshr iek-voca ls and added sounds o f th ings assoc ia ted w i ththe n igh t /hor ro r / fear , e tc . F i rs t the mus ic : wa i t , " lo - f i " wasa l ready ment ioned, so , then, necro is the name o f theg a m e . A n d a f i n e g a m e i t i s . P l a y o n , M e d o ! B a t t e r u p !

What a re the sounds o f hor ro r? Dogs bark ing in then igh t , chant ing , sounds o f ghos ts (eer ie , h igh , beep- l i kesounds, e tc . ) , wh isper ing in a vo ice- in - the-dark k ind o f awdy, e tc . These sounds assume you know hor ror mov iesand s tu f f . I f you don ' t , then , i t ' s p robab ly jus t annoy ingex t ra sounds to go w i th necro b lack meta l . A l though, i t i sdone in modera t ion , th is i s s t i l l b lack meta l , no t asoundt rack to a mov ie .

The "produc t ion" i s such tha t you have to tu rn up themus ic a b i t in o rder to hear i t a t the normal leve l fo r a b ig -s tud io band l i ke Kreator . Th is i s , overa l l , an in te res t ingpropos i t ion , as a mus ica l concept , The qua l i t y o f therecord ing is acceptab le , bu t i t needs a b i t more power ,needs to be louder , someth ing tha t hopefu l l y can happenin the fu tu re , In the meant ime, check i t ou t fo r yourse l f . I tis enjoya ble, for su re.www. myspace, com/med ofa ntasm asis

Mordenom (S loven ia) : Aqnvs DeiThe i r iden t i t y res ides in tha t the i r songs are a imed a tm a k i n g , m e m o r a b l e ( a b i t m e l o d i c , t o o ) , m o d e r n q u a l i t ydeath /b lack , In o thers words , th is i s up tempo/b las t ing ,growl meta l ; in tens i ty , energy , e tc . The sound qua l i t y i sc lear , and the band is up f ron t w i th the i r sound. The gu i ta rwork shows ded ica t ion and a t ten t ion , inc lud ing thefas t /me lod ic so lo ing and jus t the genera l v ibe is de f in i te lytha t o f a band tha t i s ser ious : i t i s easy to hear theat ten t ion and hard work tha t goes in to mak ing meta l tha tre l ies no t on speed or in tens i ty , bu t on memorab le songs .

"Ear th ly Van i ty and D iv ine Sa lva t ion , " "Pur i f i ca t ionof Ear th 's Peccad i l lo " and "B less ing o f the Curse" keep theenergy/blast ing upfront, whi le "Towards the Iron Gates ofAeon" push the band 's ab i l i t ies to new he igh ts and comeup w i th someth ing more ambi t ious , more melod ic andlonger (11 minu tes) . There are o ther good songs , thosea re j us t exam p les . Mordenom is a -ok !www. myspace. com/morde nom

Nocturnal Cr ipt ica: The Crypt of the Skul lNiqhtcap LYuqoslavia): Ri ieka Jd KmizaMs. No Pat ience: Don ' t was te your t ime w i th any o f thesetwo bands. Th is i s very low qua l i t y , poor , poor b lack meta l .I t sounds l i ke recorded in a garage w i th one mic rophone, adrum mach ine , a gu i ta r and lo ts o f h iss /snake voca ls ,Mr . Opt im is t : (Beer in hand) Th is i s homemade, basement -l i ke b lack meta l made by one person in each case. I t ' sd rummach ined-speed and tha t super fuzzy b lack meta lg u i t a r t o n e d r i v e s t h e b o y s a n d g i r l s j u s t m a d f o r c r a z y . I fyou demand pro fess iona l p roduc t ion , s tay away f rom thesetwo bands. P lus , they ha te you, anyway. I f you l i ke s ick ,homemade b lack meta l , th is migh t jus t have a sp iked ba twa i t ing fo r you to s tep to the p la te , Come and ge t i t . Don ' tfo rge t your lea ther pants .Ms. Pos i t i ve A t t i tude : Wel l , I l i ked i t !Ms. No Pat ience: What? ! You l i ked th is b lack meta l w i thsome twisted keyboard/ambient stuf f?!Ms. Posi t ive Att i tude : I t 's necro poor qua l i ty , t rue, butwhat shou ld I say i f I en joyed i t and de f in i te ly don ' t ha te i tand I th ink i t ' s k ind o f fun .Ms. No Pat ience: OK, bu t Wou ld you ac tua l l y pay moneyfor i t? !Ms. Pos i t i ve A t t i tude : Th is wou ld no t be as h igh on mypr io r i t y l i s t as the most recent o r upcoming Dest royer 666,Ex t reme No ise Ter ror , Borknagar , Immof ta l , UDO,Orphaned Land, Imp ie ty , Krea tor , M isery Index , Ob i tuary ,Absu or whenever Bo l t Thrower o r Deathspe l l Omega orWata in o r Morb id Ange l pu t ou t a new one, i f tha t ' s whaty o u m e a n ! ! I s t h a t w h a t y o u m e a n , m i a m i g a F r e u n d i n ? !Ms. No Pat ience: That ' s what I mean!Ms. Pos i t i ve A t t i tude : That ' s a fa lse argument l You ' re on lydemonst ra t ing tha t I don ' t have the money to buy a l l thea lbums I want ! So, you ' re showing I 'm broke. OK. Sowhat?Ms, No Pat ience: No, no , tha t ' s no t what I 'm say ing , I ' r f isay ing tha t . . .Ms. Pos i t i ve A t t i tude : G i r l , you know what , I 'm gonna s topyou r igh t there . Because, you ' re jus t s i l l y w i th your "meta lpo l i ce" menta l i t y , l i ke you are an "au thor i ty " on meta l .A in ' t nobody an "au thor i ty " on meta l ! I t ' s jus t an op in ion .( g e t s u p t o g o ) A h , f o r g e t i t , I ' m t a k i n g o f f . T h i sconversa t ion is s tup id . C 'mon, Mr . Opt im is t , le t ' s go . Wegotta jet .Mr . Opt im is t : (Wi th another beer in hand) Ok, wa i t , le t mef in ish my beer .Ms. No Pat ience: (s t i l l s i t t ing down) F ine . Whatever . Seey'al l next week at the Vomit fest show?Ms. Pos i t i ve A t t i tude and Mr . Opt im is t : OK!www, myspace. com/N ig h tca p themadma nINo webs i te found fo r Noc turna l Cr ip t i ca . -ed i to r ]

Orbiter (Serbia): Near Death Experience(Sa lu te Rec. )Ms. Pos i t i ve A t t i tude : Th is a lbum took a few l i s tens tounders tand because-wi th a l l the b las t ingblack/death/ thrash stuf f in th is z ine-anything remotelymelod ic , l i ke th is band, sounds very s t range 'However, i t 's not strange, they just p lay c lassic-sty ledheavy metal , wi th melodic r i f fs, a l i t t le bi t of speed hereand there , some melancho l ic /spacey gu i ta r moments ,

m i d t e m p o a n d u p t e m p o m e t a l . I h a v e e n d e d u p l i k i n g t h i squ i te a b i t and i t ' s cer ta in ly d i f ferent f rom the rest o f thes tu f f i n t h i s a l l - g r ow l i ng -b l as t i ng -a I l - t he - t im e z i ne .M s . G r u m p y : T h e v o c a l s a r e n o t " a i r r a i d s i r e n " w a i l i n g ,b u t m o r e l i k e m i d r a n g e s i n g i n g , b u t r e a l s i n g i n g , t h o u g h .Th i s i s no t t h rash shou t - t a l k voca l s . The voca l i s t ca r r i esthe no tes app rop r i a te l y f o r t h i s sound o f o l d heavy me ta lw i t h a b i t o f 70s and New Wave o f B r i t i sh Heavy Me ta lsp i r i t , k i nd o f s i ng -a long me ta l , bu t k i nd o f g r i t t y , no t r ea lb i g - s tud io po l i shed , f ancy dandy s tud io s tu f f .M r . Lacon i c : T rad i t i ona l heavy me ta l . Good ! "B luesy " i np laces ; i t wo rks , t hough . Don ' t pan i c .Mr . Bee r : Th i s i s no t r ea l l y mosh ing me ta l mus i c , bu trocks , and a l i t t l e l i ba t i on goes we l l w i t h t h i s ( goes we l lw i t h me , anyway ) .IMPORTANT NOTE: On myspace t h i s band ' s f i r s t songs a reno t f r om th i s a l bum, bu t a re agg ress i ve t h rash w i t hgu t t u ra l , g row led voca l s and i t sounds l i ke a t o ta l l yd i f f e ren t band , On myspace t hey a re l abe led " t h rash , " t oo ,bu t t h i s a l bum i s no t t ha t . I t ' s no t un t i l t he 5 th song ," S e c o n d C o m i n g " ( i n t h i s a l b u m ) , t h a t t h e m e l o d i c h e a v ym e t a l b e g i n s . T h e s o n g , " B o o k o f S h a d o w s " i s a l s o m e l o d i cheavy me ta l . The res t o f t he myspace songs a re more l i keth rash w i t h some dea th me ta l i n f l uences .E D I T O R : S o t h i s b a n d h a s u n d e r g o n e ( i s u n d e r g o i n g ? ) amajor t rans i t ion f rom thrash/death towards c lass ic-s ty ledheavy me ta l? The t r ad i t i ona l heavy me ta l seems to be t hecu r ren t d i r ec t i on , acco rd ing t o t he i r b i og raphy .www. myspace . com/o rb i t e rba ndwww. myspa ce. com/sa I u te reco rdsof f ic ia I

M e q a d e t h : E n d q a m eM e t a l M o m : T h i s b a n d d o e s o k w i t h t h e i r a l b u m E n d g a m e .I t ' s we l l per fo rmed, w i th good produc t ion , e tc . I t jus tsounds k ind o f bor ing , though. The voca ls a re k ind o fannoy ing , k ind o f wh iny , very nasa l , l i ke Jan ice f rom the tvshow Fr iends , o r tha t woman who used to be The Nannyon tv . The r i f f s sound th rash-chunky , bu t don ' t haveenergy , they ' re no t nas ty , v ic ious , angry o r tw is ted , jus tk i n d o f b l a h , l i k e w h i t e r i c e . Y u k . K i n d o f l i k e a b o r i n gthrash vers ion o f tha t bor ing band Dream Theater (Thegu i ta r so los a re en joyab le , though, and tha t ' s a pos i t i veaspec t ) . For example , the songs Th is Day We F igh t o rHeadcrusher are ok, but, where is the f i re f renzy? I wantf i re ! l F IREI I I t ' s no t here . Rea l ly , as fo r the res t , I don ' te v e n . . . a h , n e v e r m i n d .[What? l I s tha t how th is rev iew ends? l -ed i to r l

This Whi te Mounta in : Th is Whi te Mounta inThis Whi te Mounta in : Th is Whi te Mounta indemoThe reco rd ing "Th i s Wh i te Moun ta in " exh ib i t s s t r uc tu resemphas i z i ng i n te rp lay o f ha rmony and con f l i c t , o f t enaccen tua ted t h rough the u t i l i za t i on o f spac ious , so f t e r l ongmomen ts , wh i ch , i n t u rn , co l l apse and en te r i n tooccas iona l l y , and a t t imes , subs tan t i a l l y , mo re ene rge t i ct imes , The sound a f f i l i a t i on i s ak in t o , as p rev ious l ym e n t i o n e d , s p a c i o u s , e v e n w a n d e r i n g m o o d s , u n d e r l i n i n ga ce r ta i n deg ree o f o r i g i ns f r om b lack me ta l , o f t heforest /mounta in / fo lk var ie ty . Two i tems of note: (1)i nc l uded he re in a re l y r i c s , neve r the less t h i s who lel 0

reco rd ing seems to be i ns t rumen ta l ( l ) ; ( 2 ) t he mus i c i anbeh ind Th i s Wh i te Moun ta in , f l dme ly Kev in Na rowsk i ,s ta tes t ha t , on t he ma t te r o f o r i g i ns , p r ima r i l y t hese a rethe mus i c sou rces : Aga l l och Iwho have a song named Th i sWh i te Moun ta in on Wh ich You Wi l l D ie l , A l ces t , D rudkh ,Ope th , Wo lves i n t he Th rone Room. FYL

Th i s o the r r eco rd ing Th i s Wh i te Mou ta in Demo,na tu ra l l y , pa r takes i n t he e lemen ta l f ounda t i ons unde r l y i ngthe o the r r eco rd ing commen ted above . The f i r s t song i s asof t number , fo l lowed by the t rack The Lost and i t is amuch more open l y b l ack me ta l song , w i t h b l ack me ta lvoca l s . Th i s pa r t i cu la r t r ack shows the agg ress i ve b lackm e t a l b l a s t i n g s p e e d o f w h i c h t h e m u s i c i s c a p a b l e . N o tsu rp r i s i ng l y , t he 7 :41 " t ime l eng th i s no t a l l occup ied w i t hf renz ied speed , as t he ca lmer momen ts a re p resen t , t oo .The l as t t r ack , The E te rna l Woe (10 :43 ) , a l so has b lackme ta l voca l s and i t i s a meande r i ng exp lo ra t i on o f t hep rev ious l y desc r i bed d i f f e ren t moods o f Th i s Wh i teMou n ta i n . www. myspace . com/ th i swh i t e mou n ta i n ba nd

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