Recently I wrote a review for the demo-collection De Retibus Morbiferis – Demo Compendium, which did collect the 2012- and 2013-demos Inopia Et Morbo and Sacrificium Necrothytum. That release must be considered as sort of gift to us, dear listeners, or as an additional highlight to Délétère’s debut full length album Les Heures De La Peste. …with eternal gratitude to Québec-based Sepulchral Productions. For the review: see update on December 22nd 2015!
Ether are an outfit from Canadian guy Scythrawl, whom you might know as well from several great projects such as Unquintessence, Nefastus Dies or Trails Of Anguish. Under this moniker’s name, Scythrawl did release a first album about eight years ago, called Deprived, Repressed Feelings. Those who know, and appreciate that first effort, will certainly be pleased with the sophomore album, Hymns Of Failure, a double-CD with six pieces that last for ninety (!) minutes.
I have always expressed my appreciation for the Quebecois scene, the French-speaking part in the East of Canada. I will not make a list of cool bands from out there, but be sure that this area brought for some of the better (Black) Metal acts from the whole of America.
It’s a long time ago I’ve listened to one of Michael Schenker’s many album. This man has beenaround quite a bit, playing in or with different groups like TheScorpions, UFO, and of course his own band MSG.
I am always excited when Sepulchral Productions come up with a new release, and I try to follow them as much as possible. I often check their homepage to check out what is about to happen, but I was not aware this would happen. Suddenly they showed up with this split…
Neige Et Noirceur are a fabulous one-man project by Spiritus, with three fabulous albums on its fabulous roster (amongst two fabulous ones done via the über-fabulous Canadian label Sepulchral Productions!), a couple of fabulous splits (with e.g. Monarque, Garden Of Grief a.o.), and a couple of fabulous EP’s / singles; sounds fabulous, not?!
Usually, when Sepulchral Productions appear, and with a band or project from the Québec-region, I become horny and hungry for this material shall be some grim and epic form of (often Nordic-inspired) Black Metal Supremacy. So you can imagine the enormous question-mark on my face when I listened to this EP for the first time.
In the (recent) past, I expressed my passion for the Canadian Black Metal scene, with positively-evaluated reviews for bands like Csejthe, Finnr’s Cane, Ov Hollowness, Insidious Omen or Sepulchral-signed acts like Neige Éternelle or Monarque, amongst others.
J’adore le scène de Québec – cela a toujours été le cas, et cela ne changera jamais. At least, not as long as labels like Sepulchral Productions continue releasing material by superb acts from out there. This excellent label focuses on local bands, especially francophone. A small selection: Forteresse, Utlagr, Gris, Borgne, Sombre Fôrets or Neige Et Noirceur.
The Québec-based Black Metal scene is one of the most interesting ones since a long time. I did refer to it in the review of Csejthe’s newest full length (see update June 2nd 2013). The productive region houses some other bands that are about to release new material; the review on the new Monarque-album Lys Noir will be published in a couple of days.
