Diablation/Irrévérence/Osmose Productions/2024 Full Length Review

 

  France's  Diablation  have  returned  with  a  new  recording  which  shows  the  music  going  for  a  very  fast  and  aggressive  style  of  black  metal  with  symphonic  touches  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2024  album  "Irrévérence"  which  will  be  released  in  September  by  Osmose  Productions.

  A  very  dark  sounding  intro  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  choirs  a  few  seconds  later  before  going  into  a  heavier  direction.  When  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  also  done  in  a  very  melodic  style  while  the  harsh  vocals  are  mostly  high  pitched  black  metal  screams  and  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  also  add  in  a  lot  of  blast b eats.

  When  tremolo  picking  is  added  into  the  faster  riffing  they  also  give  the  songs  more  of  a  raw  feeling.  Symphonic  sounds  are  also  mixed  in  with  the  heavier  sections  of  the  songs  while  a  great  portion  of  the  tracks  are  also  very  long  and  epic  in  length  and  throughout  the  recording  you  can  also  hear  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.

  Melodies  are  also  added  into  some  of  the  guitar  riffing  along  with  some  of  the  tracks  also  adding  in  a  small  amount  of  clear  vocals.  Spoken  word  parts  can  also  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  album,  acoustic  guitars  can  also  be  heard  on  a  few  songs.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  are  written  in  a  mixture  of  French  and  English  and  cover  apocalyptic  themes  and  adoration  for  the  Architect  of  this  world.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Diablation  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  fast  and  aggressive  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Eternel"  and  "Ad  Universum".  8  out  of  10.

  Bandcamp: https://osmoseproductions.bandcamp.com/album/irr-v-rence

All Digital Links: https://bfan.link/diablation-irreverence    

  

Diablation/Par le Feu/Osmose Productions/2023 Full Length Review

 

  Diablation  are  a  band  from  France  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  on  this  recording  plays  an  old  school  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2023  album  "Per  le  Feu"  which  will  be  released  in  March  by  Osmose  Productions.

  A  very  dark  sounding  intro  starts  off  the  album  while  also  introducing  synths  onto  the  recording  before  going  into  a  heavier  musical  direction.  Vocals  are  mostly  grim  sounding  black  metal  screams  while  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  also  add  in  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  and  tremolo  picking  which  also  gives  the  music  more  of  a  raw  feeling.

  Melodies  are  also  added  into  some  of  the  guitar  riffing  while  the  songs  also  add  in  a decent  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.  The  music  also  has  its  atmospheric  and  symphonic  moments  along  with  one  track  also  adding  in  a  brief  use  of  classical  guitars  and  the  music  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  mid  90's  era.

  Spoken  word  parts  can  also  be  heard  on  a  couple  of  songs  along  with  the  music  also  adding  in  some  modern  influences  at  times  as  well  as  one  of  the  tracks  also  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  are  written  in  French  and  cover  occultism  and  the  death  of  humanity.   

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Diablation  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  old  school  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Vox  Diaboli" and  "Mort,  Marche  avec  Moi".  8  out  of  10.

  Online release page: https://osmoseproductions-label.com/diablation-par-le-feu/

- BANDCAMP: https://osmoseproductions.bandcamp.com/album/par-le-feu

- All Digital Links: https://bfan.link/diablation-par-le-feu       

Diablation Interview

 

1.Can you give us an update on what has been going on with the band since the recording of the new album?

Well, everything has been so fast since then, I can't believe we are done with this album for so long already. But yeah, we are already talking about the next one, focusing on what we really want to achieve after "Allégeance". And as most as we can, we're trying to convince people to take a listen to our work, making sure promotion is done fairly. 

2.In December you have your first album coming out, can you tell us a little bit more about the musical style that you went for on the recording?

We wanted to record such an album for a while, but I think we encountered many things in our life that kept us from doing it. "Allégeance" basically takes from our deepest roots, I think it's quite easy to think of influences like Gehenna, first Dimmu Borgir era, Diabolical Masquerade, and lots of other stuff that never got old.

3.A lot of your lyrics cover devil worship and occultism, can you tell us a little bit more about your interest in the dark arts?

Lyrics are one of the most important aspects of Diablation, that's why they are written and sung in french. I don't think we can talk about an "interest" in the dark arts, it's more like something you can't escape, you have to live with it, so why not compose and write around it.  

3.You also have one track covering Hermeticism, how would you describe your interest in the western esoteric systems and also do you have any interest in systems such as Qabalah or any of the classic occult or esoteric authors of the last few decades?

I personally have absolutely no connection with any of the western esoteric traditions whatsoever. 

5.One of the band members also has 'Vampyre' in his name, do you also have an interest in the occult aspects of vampirism?

It would be hard to say we do not, or more precisely, that we did not, cause this is not a new theme for all of us.  

6.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Diablation'/

The word "Diablation" doesn't exist, we made it up and linked the word "Diable" which I don't think anybody needs some clarification about what it means, and the suffix "-ation" which indicated the action of doing something, the process of whatever. Then linking those two gave a very powerful meaning. 

7.Can you tell us a little bit more about the artwork that is presented on the new album cover?

The talented Tancrede Szekely has been working on it, it is 100% his creation from A to Z, based upon what he listened and read from us. Working with highly skilled people like Tancrede is one of the highlights of this album, he basically started from scratch, with few or no directions from our side and we can't be happier with the result. You really have to look and "think" this cover, there's tons of little details that make the difference and that are almost self-explanatory. 

8.has the band done any live shows or open to the idea?

We haven't. Now, we are not totally against but our location, between France and the US, will make the jump harder. 

9.A couple of the band members where also a part of 'Ad Inferna', what was the decision behind leaving that band and forming a new one?

Excellent question which should be easy to answer but yet very long to develop. Ad Inferna was a band in which we couldn't think on our own anymore. Our past, our imagery, the musical decision we had to take as well as everything else surrounding this band: there was no more room for new directions, a new line-up, some new ideas, etc... I think it was time for Ad Inferna to close its gate, so many people wouldn't have understood if we had chosen to release another black metal album under this entity. 

10.On a worldwide level how has the reaction been to your music by fans of black metal?

I will tell you that in a bit! Hopefully, it will be good! 

11.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

I think people who will like "Allégeance" will undoubtedly like what we are going to release in the future. Like I mentioned earlier, we are already talking about another chapter, we'll take the time we need but it will not be far away from this one, musically speaking. 

12.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

The list would be too long and to be sincere, besides the few bands I cited earlier, I wouldn't be able to highlight one of them. After more than 25 years of doing music intensely, you tend to get your own style and withdraw from your obsessional influences I think. I'm personally a big listener of oldies, from Windir to Opera IX, Limbonic Art, etc... but strangely, I think the album I was listening to the most these last weeks was "Silent Enigma" from Anathema. I think this one will stay a masterpiece for a while. 

13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?

Thanks so much for your review and thanks for supporting us, we owe you and we really appreciate that. 

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Diablation

Bandcamp : https://diablation.bandcamp.com/

Instagram : https://Instagram.com/diablation 

YouTube : https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCwDek1Mkzf4V2GtBLZHo5xg

Diablation/Allégeance/Antiq/2021 CD Review

 

  Diablation  are  a  band  from  France  that  plays  an  occult  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2021  album  "Allégeance"  which  will  be  released  in  December  by  Antiq.

  Synths  start  off  the  album  along  with  some  grim  black  metal  screams  before  going  into  a  heavier  musical  direction.  When  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  also  done  in  a  very  dark  yet  melodic  musical  direction  along  with  the  synths  also  mixing  in  with  the  heavier  sections  of  the  songs  at  times.

  A  great  portion  of  the  tracks  are  also  very  long  and  epic  in  length  while  one  song  also  introduces  classical  guitars  onto  the  recording.  The  music  also  has  its  atmospheric  moments  along  with  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  also  adding  in  a  decent  amount  of  blast  beats  and  tremolo  picking  which  also  gives  the  recording  more  of  a  raw  feeling.

  Throughout  the  recording  you  can  also  hear  a  decent  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  a  fee  songs  also  adding  in some  spoken  word  parts.  All  of  the  musical  instruments  also  having  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them,  the  music  also  has  its  symphonic  moments  and  as  the  album  progresses  a  brief  use  of  clean  vocals  can  also  be  heard.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  are  written  in  French  and  cover  Occultism,  Hermiticism,  Devil  Worship,  Anti  Christianity,  Evil  and  Darkness  themes. 

  In  my  opinion  Diablation  are  a  very  great  sounding  occult  black  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Aigledu  Mal,  Aigle  de  Sang"  "L'Orde  Hermitique  des  Ames  Noire"  and  "La  Nout  Obscure  de  I'Ame  partie  2".  8 /5  out  of  10.

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