WinterMoonShade is a Portuguese based Melodic Black Metal band. Forged on a cold winter night, inspired by contrasting light and shadows landscape.
From the deepest quiet forest breeze into the storm blast devastation. A journey between dusk and dawn, brilliant sight and darkness converged into sound.
South America has beautiful and unexplored underground scene and now it is time for Roraima from Venezuela to grace the pages of this webzine. This entity has been active since 2014 and this is their third full length opus. What to expect here? This one offers 13 songs of epic, atmospheric black metal with touches of folk and post black metal here and there in the song structures. From the acoustic beginning intro of El Alma De La Montana music evolves into no compromise and no holds barred in your face black metal blast beats of Waraira Repano, being fast song with aggressive guitar work and screaming vocals yet somehow having in its core the spirit of early Ulver or similar Norge black metal from nineties and I love it, because not many bands are able to create such atmosphere nowadays. Roraima have such amazing sad melodies and melancholy bordering with free black metal spirit and take me to other dimension while listening to the record. Vocals also transform into clean and melodic singing when needed and do it great, courtesy of singer T.Rodriguez, half of this duet, second half being Geiver Camacaro. There are also some folk bm influences and post bm almost doom like vibe in La Furia De La Tormenta (Part I) with rolling drums and void and cold melodies. You will have to discover your personal favorite on this one. I know I did mine.
After spawning one of the most haunting debut releases of 2020, the Dutch enigmatic, blasphemous presence named Ossaert is back with a stellar sophomore album that elevates the sound of the band to new, unreached levels.
While the core and skeleton of the sound of ‘Bedehuis’ remains intact, ‘Pelgrimsoord‘ expands towards vaster horizons and adds an almost majestic layer of dark solemnity to what delivered in the previous release.
‘Pelgrimsoord‘ immortalises its oath to the dark side with immense class and invigorated heretic ardor, superb riffing and a terrifying vocal performance at times not afraid of paying its tribute to the unholy Gods of Heavy Metal.
Out on ArgentoRecords, ‘Pelgrimsoord‘ is a Black Metal manifestation of abandonment to perdition.
‘Pelgrimsoord‘ will be limited to 300 LP’s (200 Black & 100 Blood/Smoke, 200 CD’s and 50 hand-numbered tapes.)
Tracklist: 1. De Geest en de Vervoering 09:17 2. De Val en de Beroering 10:03 3. De Nacht en de Verdwijning 10:13 4. De Dag en de Verschijning 11:33 Total: (41:06)
Line-up: P. – Bass, Guitars, Vocals W. – Drums
Mixed & Mastered by W. at Catacomben Studio’s in Utrecht, The Netherlands Music & Lyrics written by Ossaert Artwork by Reuben Sawyer
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