(new post – review) A.R.A.T.A.N – Chants nerviens (Maltkross Productions)

Not much is known about this band, except that they are hailing from Belgium and this is their first opus containing 7 songs. The music is pretty brutal and harsh raw blackened death metal but with traces of catchy and epic melodic, at moments melancholic guitar work. Some songs are more epic and longer, some are shorter. Lyrics are in Wallonic language, so I don’t understand them at all, so I can’t tell you what are they singing about. I pretty much like this mix of blast beats, death metal brutality and black metal epicness with some gentle and subtle keyboard parts behind the song structures. Vocals are not your typical black metal screaming, they are rather growling in death metal style, but fit perfectly to the song structures. My personal favorites are Nor Terii, Chants Nervien and Aux Marches Picardes. Good album!

7,5/10

(news – new video) Turnstile released new video for song from the upcoming album!

Turnstile have just released a new track, ‘Look Out For Me,‘ ahead of their upcoming album Never Enough, which drops June 6th.

The song is out now on streaming platforms and is paired with a video directed by Brendan Yates and Pat McCrory – both core members of the band. The clip is part of TURNSTILE: Never Enough, a 14-song visual album set to premiere June 5th at the Tribeca Festival.

The visual album was directed entirely by Yates and McCrory and will debut as an official Tribeca Festival selection, one day before the full-length LP hits. The trailer, plus Tribeca screening dates and ticketing info, is already available online.