Older release, shorter review (yet written with passion)
Country (for what it’s worth): Russian Federation
Members: WV (lead vocals, basses, guitars), Namiros (guitars), E.J.C. (drums, basses, backing vocals)
Music: WV & Namiros
Lyrics: WV
Mix & mastering: E.J.C.
Cover artwork: Taya Rostovtseva
Layout: Aleksey Korolyov
Design: WV
Patrick Mytron is a nice guy from Canada, who I adore as well for his cool outfits Glessite (sludgy Doom-Drone Metal), Avitas (harsh Pagan Black Metal) or Kabexnuv (raw Occult Black Metal). Lesser known are his activities in Acid / Doom / Space / Stoner act Alien Tab, which have nothing to do with Black Metal whatsoever. And I do not dare to say that Vulcanodon Phazer is the successor of Alien Tab (quite different line-up), but for sure it is a worthy comparison.
The Praxis 8 models were the most advanced of their kind. They had enhanced cerebral and combat skills, expanded knowledge capabilities, and a capacity to develop as emotional beings [] Four of the Praxis 8 models took matters into their own hands and formed a breakaway faction. They rebelled against their owners. They refused to obey. They absconded, taking refuge in the shadowed nooks of the urban sprawl…
Country (for what it’s worth): U.S.A.
Members: Kristof Bathory
Text: Alistair Rennie
There is wonderful terror beyond your crawling skies…
Despite more than two years of age, it still is more than interesting to focus on Pretium, until now being the sole official full-length release by Russian / Belarussian act Atra Haeresis. On this recording, the band consists of Alexey Veselov aka Fenrir, whom you might know from Bestial Deform or Ethir Anduin (bass), as well as Sergei Ambrazevich (vocals) and Alexander Antygin (guitars).
Country (for what it’s worth): France
Members: Romain Habrzyk (vocals) & Maxime Beiler (aka Leprince) (strings)
Availability: digipack-CD (100 copies) & digital
Artwork: Macchabée Artworks (Matthias Bonhoure) - very adequate cover-artwork, by the way!!!
Production: Nebiros Studio
Duration: 26:42
Genre: DSBM (Depressive-Suicidal Black Metal) / Atmospheric Black Metal
Note: once again a sense of charity floats behind this release. All donations will go to charity-programs in Ukraine that focus on orphans out there. Respect!
Country (for what it’s worth): U.S.A.
Recording: Aberration: Black Dust Studio by DH
Recording: Diabolic Oath: Pale Magus Productions
Mix: Black Dust Studio by DH
Mastering: Colin Marston (Menegroth, The Thousand Caves)
Availability: 7”EP (with download card) & digital
Duration: 12:35
Cover art: Misanthropic Art (Chris Kiesling)
Genre: Morbid Death Metal
Another short one…
Country (for what it’s worth): U.S.A.
Members: Neal Rodriguez (vocals + guitars), Lara Daniel (drums), Yair Vero (guitars), Irving Masvidal (bass)
Production & engineering: Nick Nativo
Duration: 19:28
Genre: Thrash Metal
Introduction: Bloodrunner is a Thrash-act from Chicago (Illinois) that started almost two decades ago. After a demo and a first official album, things got silent for almost fifteen years. …until now…
A short one…
I promised (myself) to write down my thoughts on this debut album (and sole full-length until now) after my review for the EP Turiya; and because of my appreciation, ‘back then’ as well as now (as from their new yet absolutely marvelous sonic approach), for German label Dunkelheit Produktionen.
Members on this album: Akif aka Plague (guitars & recording), Ah Puch (drums), Rivoo aka Tiyanak (vocals & bass)
