Nitroatmosphericum Records

When I saw that there was a split in between Zarach ‘Baal’ Tharagh and Y’ha-Nthlei, I experienced some form of happiness, I think. I know that happiness is an emotion that can’t kill you, but still I was shocked. Was it good? Was it bad? Did I need to see the psy? Anyway, soon I returned to reality, hailing blasphemy, misanthropy, anger, desolation and melancholy, but deep inside me there was a voice crying out: ‘thank you, Nitroatmosphericum, for this present’…

My knowledge about this project is extremely limited, but I think this is a Russian (one-man) outfit, and that this album is the first under the Teomorph-moniker. Oh yes, the artwork was created by Russian artist Alex Zubowsky, and it’s rather strange and apart.

Scolopendra Cingulata (named after a centipede) were formed in 2013 by Kazakhstan-born Andrey ‘SS’ Kozlov, but in mean time he moved over to Russia (to the city of Ufa, not that far from the Kazakh border). His solo-outfit grew out to a band in mean time, with members from Ukraine and Russia involved. In January this year Grotesque Sounds Productions and Nitroatmosphericum Records released the project’s first demo-tape, and under the same collective constellation the second demo gets released, i.e.

Swedish duo Murmurs very recently split up; don’t ask me why because I do not know. In 2012 Ulf and Dísa recorded the full length Fædd Úr Eldi (via Australia’s Parkbench Records), but that’s the sole official release, except for a handful of demos.

It’s not the first time I write a review for a band or project from the Middle-East, and then I’m thinking about countries like the United Arab Emirates (Nervecell), Jordan (Relics Of Martyrs), Saudi-Arab (Al-Namrood) or Iran (Margg, Nathorg, Azooma), but this is my first acquaintance with an act from Syria.