Abysmal Dawn, death metal giants from Los Angeles are back with new e.p. with Season of Mist. This new opus contains four songs, two of them being their own, two being covers by In Flames and Candlemass. What I love about this band is how they manage to balance between technical super played death metal, brutality, aggression and melody in many guitar solos, themes and atmospheric parts, making them combination of best parts of European and American schools of death metal. Symphonic, almost orchestral parts are perfect calm in the storm of carnage and groove combined with blast beats. Vocals are brutal growled, but you can understand what is being sung, so that is another plus for this special band. Covers are great, but real value of this e.p. are two songs by Abysmal Dawn, so go get it and give it a spin or two.
Ovu knjigu sam nedavno kupio, jer se radi o totalno novom re-izdanju, pojačanom sa nekim novim intervjuima i novim dodacima koji nisu bili u originalu kojeg sam čitao, odnosno prvom izdanju kojeg sam čitao davno fotokopiranog odnosno printanog s nekog pdf formata. Isplati se imati original i knjiga u rukama je bolja nego Kindle u rukama, iako koristim Kindle često čitajući knjige koje nisu baš nabavljive na našem području.
Ova knjiga samo djelomično ima veze sa filmom koji je bio po mom mišljenju totalni promašaj u kojem je prikazana burna povijest Mayhem/Burzum/Euronymous/Varg sukoba i ubojstva, odnosno Deadovog samoubojstva. Iako detaljno proučava i objašnjava i taj dio povijesti i uspone norveške black metal scene, knjiga mi je bila zanimljivija u segmentima u kojima opisuje pagan i povijesni kontekst black metala, povezanosti sa nazi i ekstremno desnom scenom u nekim dijelovima, kroz iscrpne intervjue sa Varg Vikernesom ova knjiga pokazuje svu njegovu genijalnost kao i ludilo. Ali, ponekad je teško razlučiti to jedno od drugog, jelda? Odlični su opisi Oskorei, Odinizma kao i ubojstava i ekstremnih scena koji su manje ili više povezani sa black metal muzikom kroz ta djela.
Isto tako, knjiga se dosta dotiče Sotonizma, preko LaVeya i njegove Church of Satan do bestijalnog, primitivnog Sotonizma kakav je bio prezentiran u ranim danima drugog vala black metala. Zanimljivo se čita, nema praznog hoda i pokušava opisati sve strane, čak i policijsku i stranu svećenika iz jedne od spaljenih crkava u Norveškoj. Knjiga je to koja će biti zanimljiva i outsiderima koji nisu sa ove scene i ne znaju pozadinu i insidersku priču o događanjima. Dakle, nije savršena, ali je vrijedan dokument i to ne samo o muzici.
The album art, which was created by street artist DEIH,
Blackened heavy metal outfit NITE have teamed up with Metal Injection for the premiere of their brand new track “Acheron”. The track is taken from the band’s sophomore full-length ‘Voices of the Kronian Moon’.
The new record will be out on March 25, 2022 via Season of Mist, making it the band’s debut to the label.
NITE mainman Van Labrakis comments:“‘Acheron’ opens our upcoming album and introduces us to the world of Kronian Moon. It’s our take on the myth of the ancient river, where Charon led the souls of the dead past the gates of the underworld. In this case the Acheron river is a journey through space and time. A transformation and the beginning of a journey in an ancient alien world.”
‘Voices of the Kronian Moon’ is available to pre-order HERE. The album and singles can also be pre-saved across streaming services HERE.
Tracklist: 01: Acheron (04:44) [WATCH] 02: Kronian Moon (03:59) [WATCH] 03: Last Scorpion (04:40) 04: Liber ex Doctrina (04:44) 05: Heliopolis (04:32) 06: Edge of the Night (05:04) 07: Thorns (04:56) 08: The Trident (04:23)
The San Francisco Bay Area has a history steeped in forward-thinking, technically dazzling metal, and NITE carries that torch with pride. Founded in 2018, their blackened heavy metal brand barrels towards the peril of an unknown future, while keeping one eye on the days when blistering leads once ruled the land. Guitarists Van Labrakis (Satan’s Wrath, Mencea) and Scott Hoffman (Dawnbringer, High Spirits) let loose galloping riffs and harmonies that evoke the classic sounds of the N.W.O.B.H.M., with Labrakis’ grizzled voice driving their dark, melodic metal into the modern era.
With Avinash Mittur (Wild Hunt) replacing founding bassist Bryan Coons in early 2021, he and drummer Patrick Crawford (Serpents of Dawn, Older Sun) make up a rhythm section that’s fierce yet breathlessly precise: a freewheel pounding reminiscent of the early days of heavy metal, with a Rickenbacker-powered roar fueling the low end. NITE’s debut full-length Darkness Silence Mirror Flame, released in March 2020 by Creator-Destructor Records, earned widespread praise. It showcased their fist-raising classic heavy metal that nearly every fan of the genre once fell in love with, but with a twisted and shadowy edge that the titans of old could never imagine. NITE is the flame of the past illuminating the darkness of tomorrow.
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