Band statement: “Hi everyone! Our first album “On The Line Of Nothing And Something” will be released on the 28th of January via WormHoleDeath. After “Vanity” there’s another song from it called “I don’t understand”. All the tracks are in English on this album but the speciality of this song is that it has a verse in Hungarian language. Hope you’ll like it. Follow Atrox Trauma!”
We stay on European soil in this week edition of Kraykulla Webzine. Vienna hardcore scene has always been fantastic with bands like Only Attitude Counts, Spidercrew and many more immediately coming to mind. Kickdown are also from that scene. Formed in 1998, this is their fifth full length album. What I love about Vienna style hardcore is that they mix brutality and street punk attitude, never forgetting their roots. Kickdown is no exception. They cleverly mix metallic riffs and sharp guitars with oi street influence, especially in fantastic Outlaws Anthem, but also leaning heavily on metal like in almost thrash metal /crossover The Rulez, reminding me a bit of more metal phase of Suicidal Tendencies in some parts of that song. My personal highlights from this record are also Follow Your Fate, Years Of Glory and Complete Control. This is great Euro hardcore record. Shout out to Vienna hardcore crew!
At present, the Belgian Hadopelagic Black Metal entity LHAÄD (Hemelbestormer, Entartung, Wolven & Rituals of the Dead Hand) is streaming its debut ‘BELOW’ in its entirety on BLACK METAL PROMOTION!
‘Below’ shall be released on December 10, 2021, via Babylon Doom Cult Records, Extraconscious Records and Fólkvangr Records.
Lhaäd creates its own unique, claustrophobic and dense atmosphere, as if a wall of water comes crushing down on you.
Influenced by industrial and intense sounding bands like Mysticum, Thorns and Darkspace,
‘Below’, where light is absent: the perfect surroundings for hadopelagic black metal. Named after Hades, the Greek god of the dead and the underworld, Lhaäd is an anagram for hadal: the deepest region of the ocean, lying within oceanic trenches.
‘Below’ is a 41-minute dive into the deepest of the deep. The pressure and lack of oxygen will make thine head spin, and going too deep will most definitely result in a certain death. Therefore extreme caution is advised before you enter the deep waters of Lhaäd.
Release date: December 10, 2021 Genre: Industrial Ambient Black Metal Formats: CD / DIGITAL / LP / MC
For fans of: (old) Immortal, Mysticum, Thorns & Darkspace
Tracklist:
1. Below I (6:17) 2. Below II (6:36) 3. Below III (7:30) 4. Below IV (5:48) 5. Below V (7:39) 6. Below VI (6:25) Total (40:25)