Frostbitten Interview

1. For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the musical project?

Well, Frostbitten is just another one-man black metal project, where it allows to me to create some very dark music. Started recording when I was 16, when I received an 8 track recorder for my birthday, I recorded a couple of demo’s (which are terrible) and from there I’ve just made many releases.

2. Your releases have covered alot of different styles of black metal as well as some doom, can you tell us more about your musical sound and what it is that motivates you to change your musical style with each release?

I like to think of my sound as different for each release though some tend to blur a bit, for instance ‘A Famine of the soul’ I was heavily inspired by Wolves In The Throne Room and DSBM bands such as ‘Nocturnal Depression’ so this was reflected in the stripped back, long song lengths. Whilst my latest release ‘Danse! For Macabre Shall Come’ is largely inspired by old Xasthur, his demo ‘A Gate Through Blood Stained Mirrors’ captures the essence of Burzum like no one has. So was my first release with keyboards to get an ambient, but almost haunting sound, except I used the album to add a surge of melody as well, which I think gave the music more depth.

3. Can you tell us a little bit more about the lyrical topics you have covered with the music of Frostbitten?

Lyrical topics that come to mind are largely from ‘We Prayed under the Altar of Luna’ and it’s Sequel ‘We Feared the Wrath Of Lord Lucifer’ it’s largely based upon religious persecution hundreds of years ago. My epic ‘A Pagan Tomb’ describes a once great temple is set fall at the hands of Christians. Whilst the story itself is fictitious it represents how Christianity took over all of Britain’s land. So this ties in with a lot of Anti-Christian lyrical themes.

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name Frostbitten?

Well when I was 15, I knew I wanted to play Black Metal and instead of trying to find some pretentious name online I gave up took everything back to basics. I saw a term written Frostbitten-Black metal so I questioned if anyone had chosen this obvious name, so I checked encyclopaedia metallum to find a thrash band and a couple of other people, but they were all on hold/broken up projects. So I decided to use it, for me it just encapsulates Black Metal.

5. You have done all of the music of Frostbitten as well as a couple of other musical projects you are involved with solo and have a full death metal band, how would you compare being solo to do working with a full band?

Well I definitely prefer to work alone as I can achieve far more, I find so many people that I’ve worked with unreliable and lazy. They want the finished product, but don’t want to spend hours of work on it, however that may change, as I’ve only managed to work with several friends so far, I have yet to find real musicians and form a band. As many of the friends I’ve worked with do not practise enough and therefore cannot play to a good enough standard.

6. Currently you are unsigned are you looking for a label or have received any interest?

I think unsigned will always be the case to be honest, I like releasing my music for free and that’s never really popular with a label. I’ve received random emails from people saying I should apply to the major labels but I really don’t have time to send out letters or write hundreds of emails, that’s why I’m happy to be unsigned, there’s no responsibility which for me may remove the enjoyment I have of Frostbitten.

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to the music of Frostbitten by fans of black and death metal?

I think it’s been very positive; a lot of people have downloaded my albums and every release I do, people put it on blogs/forums to promote it a bit, which makes a huge difference I think a lot of people who like my music have been due to people promoting me on forums. Overall it’s been really positive, I don’t think I’ve heard anything negative.

8. Can you tell us a little bit more about the other musical projects that you are involved with?

Well there are quite a few I play in the Death Metal band ‘Exusia’ with my friends John who provides vocals. I make Goregrind/Grindcore with my project ‘Visceral Hatred’ I do this merely to experiment making other types of metal, I don’t take it as seriously as Frostbitten almost like if I come up with some riffs that wouldn’t suit Frostbitten. ‘Los’ which I recorded some drone albums again merely for experimentation and last of all AFP (Andrew Fuller Project) this is my new solo project I’ve been getting into recently it’s Progressive Metal. It’s a lot softer than my other work, more electronic influence. I just like making a lot of music as you can see, I find it very easy to write and I release it under many names as it doesn’t suit one particular name.

9. What direction do you see the music of Frostbitten heading into on future releases?

I don’t really know, it’s definitely going to be a while before the next Frostbitten release, but it’s going to be big and epic. It’s going to be much better recorded; I want to make a proper full length album but this might take up to a year due to college commitments and other musical projects.

10. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

My biggest influences were at the beginning Isengard and Burzum both are solo projects and inspired me to go that way inclined. But now acts such as Wolves In The Throne Room, Xasthur and most importantly Pensees Nocturnes, this French black metal inspired to be influenced by other genre’s like jazz, classical. These days I don’t listen to nearly as much black metal as I used to, I listen to a lot of Brutal Death Metal and progressive metal. I still listen to a fair few bands that play black metal and several that stand out are Wodensthrone, Panopticon, Deafest and Evergreen Refuge.

11. How would you describe your views on Satanism and Occultism?

Well I have always used these in a more fictitious sense as I’m an atheist, I study a lot of the sciences so I have never been very inclined to believe them, however my lyrical themes are usually describe times when people had these beliefs in religion and a fear of the occult, that’s what builds up the bulk of my concepts for songs/albums.

12. Outside of music what are some of your interests?

Studying for college is a big part that takes up a lot of my time. I would say music is my only hobby; I have little time for hanging out with friends as it feels like time wasted.

13. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

Just thanks for your time, and if your reading this thanks for supporting the underground, it’s blogs/webzines like this that are keeping the metal scene alive giving attention to bands without commercial selling points, just passion for the metal genre.

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Frostbitten/Danse! For Macabre Shall Come/2013 Full Length Review

  This  is  the  final  review  of  a  recording  from  Frostbitten  with  the  musical  style  this  time  around  being  an  experimental  form  of  black  metal  with  the  album  being  self  released  in  2013  and  called  "Danse!  For  Macabre  Shall  Come"..

  "Our  Fate,  Written  By  The  Constellations"  begins  with  some  distorted  guitar  amplifier  effects  and  a  minute  later  acoustic  guitars  become  a  part  of  the  song  along  with  some  drums  and  slow  black/doom  metal  guitar  riffs  which  lead  to  some  grim  sounding    screams  and  dark  background  keyboards  and  a  few  minutes  later  it  goes  more  into  a  fast  and  primitive  direction  and  as  time  goes  by  you  can  hear  some  powerful  bass  playing  and  then  the  music  heads  into  a  slower  direction  along  with  a  small  amount  of  deeper  vocals  which  leads  to  the  music  going  into  a  softer  direction  with  the  keyboards  for  a  few  seconds  before  getting  heavy  again.

  "He  Who  Bestows  Tales  Of  Death"  begins  with  some  dark  and  primitive  guitar  riffs  which  lead  to  some  drums  and  grim  screams  along  with  a  dark  background  atmosphere  and  the  song  switches  back  and  forth  between  slow  and  mid  paced  sections  before  going  into  a  soft  direction  with  some  keyboards  and  pianos  which  bring  an  avant  garde  feeling  to  the  song  and  then  reverting back  to  the  primitive  roots  of  the  song  and  then  closing  with  the  pianos.

  I,  The  Plaguebearer"  begins  with  some  heavy  and  melodic  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  before  getting  faster  and  bringing  in  high  pitched  screams  and  blast  beats  and  then t he  song  slows  down  and  adds  in  a  background  dark  atmosphere  and  after  awhile  the  guitars  vanish  and  then  the  song  bring  in  pianos  for  a  few  seconds  before  returning  to  a  more  fast,  heavy  and  primitive  direction  and  then  slowing  down  again  and  then  getting  fast  a  minute  later  along  with  some  blast  beats which  leads  to  the   music  going  for  more  of  a  doom  direction  and  the  vocals  get  deeper  and  the  song  closes  with  the  pianos.

  "She,  The  Widower"  begins  with  some  avant  garde  pianos  and  keyboards  and  a  few  seconds  later  a  heavy  guitar  riff  and  drums  make  their  way  into  the  song  while  also  keeping  around  some  keyboards  and  as  the  song  moves  on  the  guitar  riffs  utilize  some  melody  as  well  as  bringing  in  a  brief  use  of  guitar  leads  and  there  are  no  vocals  present  on  this  song  with  the  music  being  a  doom  metal  instrumental.

  'Our  Love,  Shrouded  By  Are  Fear  Of  Dying"  begins  with  some  fast,  raw  and  primitive  black  metal  guitar  riffs,  drums  and  high  pitched  screams  and  a  couple  of  minutes  later t he  music  slows  down  and  starts  adding  in  keyboards  and  melodic  guitar  riffing  for  awhile  before  reverting  back  to  its  fast  and  primitive  beginnings  and  a  few  minutes  later  it  goes  into  a  more  slow  and  depressive  direction  for  a  few  seconds and  then  switching  back  and  forth  between  slow  and  fast  parts  as  well  as  adding  deep  growls  in  certain  sections  of  the  song  and  closing  the  album  with  some  pianos.

  Song  lyrics  are  a  concept  album  based  on  the  acceptance  and  inevitable  feeling  of  death  which  surrounds  us  all,  while  the  production  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  with  most  of  the  songs  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length.


  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Frostbitten  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  raw  and  primitive  experimental  black  metal,  you  should check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Our  Fate,  Written  By  The  Constellations"  and  "Our  Love,  Shrouded  By  Are  Fear  Of  Dying".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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Frostbitten/We Feared The Wrath Of Lord Lucifer/2013 Full Length Review

  This  is  a  review  of  another  recording  from  Frostbitten  with  the  musical  style  this  time  around  being  raw  and  primitive  sounding    occult  black  metal  while  still  utilizing  some  doom  and  stoner  rock  elements  with  the  album  being  self  released  in  2013  and  called  "We  Feared  The  Wrath  Of  Lord  Lucifer".

  "Nacht  und  Nebel"  begins  with  some  soft  acoustic  guitars  which  utilize  finger  picking  and  serves  as  an  intro  for  the  album.

  "The  Winds  No  Longer  Guide  Me"  begins  with  blast  beats  and  primitive  black  metal  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  grim  sounding  screams  kicking  in  shortly  after  that  and  the  song  stays  in  an  old  school  black  metal direction  till  the  end.

  "Descention  To  A  Greater  Evil"  begins  with  some  dark  and  primitive  black  metal  guitar  riffs  which  get  alot  faster  and  bring  in  some  drums  and  high  pitched  screams  and  after  awhile  there  is  a  brief  use  of  blast  beats  being  utilized  before  going  into  a  slower  direction  but  utilizing  some  melody  for  a  few  seconds  before  reverting  back  to  its  more  fast  and  primitive  roots.

  "The  Hooded  Robe"  begins  with  some  slow  black/doom  metal  style  guitar  riffs  and  drums  which  lead  to  some  melodic  clean singing  vocals  and  the  song  stays  in  the  same  musical  direction  for  its  entire  9  minutes.

  "Conjuration"  begins  with  some  dark  and  melodic  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  kicking  in  shortly  after  that  and  a  few  seconds  later  black  metal  screams  become  a  part  of  the  song  and  as  time  goes  by  the  music  gets  more  aggressive  and  primitive  sounding.

  "The  Devil's  Music"  begins  with  some  powerful  bass  guitars  as w ell  as  some  acoustic  guitars  being  thrown  into  the  mix  that  utilize  finger  picking  and  full  chords  with  the  song  being  an  instrumental  under  2  minutes.

  "Lord  Lucifer"  begins  with  some  dark  and  primitive  black  metal  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  a  few  seconds  later  which  lead  to t he  song  going  into  a  more  raw  and  fast  direction  along  with  some  grim  sounding  vocals  and  blast  beats  and  as  time  goes  by  the  song  gets  more  old  school,  aggressive  and  primitive  sounding  in  the  early  90's  direction  and  then  slowing  down  and  bringing  some  some  acoustic  guitars  which  utilize  both  finger  picking  and  full  chords  for  awhile  before  reverting  back  to  is  heavy  and  primitive  riffs  but  bringing  in  some   melodic  clean  singing  vocals  and  closing t he  album  with  some  doom metal  style  guitar  riffs.

  Songs  lyrics  cover  Occultism,  Darkness,  Left  Hand  Path,  and  Luciferian  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  with  some  of  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  album  from  Frostbitten  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  raw  and  primitive  occult  black  metal  with  some  elements  of  doom  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  Winds  No  Longer  Guide  Me"  "The  Hooded  Robe"  and  "Lord  Lucifer".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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Frostbitten/The Void Of Insanity/2013 Full Length Review

  This  is  another  review  of  a  recording  from  Frostbitten  with  the  musical  style  this  time  around  being  Black  Sabbath  style  doom  metal  instead  of  black  metal  that  he  is  known  for  and  this  is  a  review  of  his  self   released  2013  album  "The  Void  Of  Insanity".

  "Live  Forever"  begins  with  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  drums  and  after  a  few  seconds  melodic  clean singing  vocals  become  a  part  of  the  song  along  with  some  melodic  riffing  shortly  after  that  and  towards  the  end  there  is  a  brief  use  of  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  'Possessed  By  The  Spirits  Of  Heel"  begins  with  some  70's  style  doom  metal  guitar  riffs  and  drums  and  then  the  melodic  hard  rock/metal  vocals  start  kicking  in  along  with  some  aggressive  elements  and  after  a  couple  of  minutes  there  is  a  brief  use  of  guitar  solos  and  leads  being  utilized.

  "The  Art  Of  Warfare"  begins  with  some  heavy  and  dark  riffs  along  with  some  drums  which  lead  to  the  vocals  kicking  in  and  after  a  few  minutes  there  is  some  guitar  solos  and  leads  used  briefly  but  for  the  most  part  the  song  maintains  the  same  pace  until  the  end.

  "A  Good  Old  Fashioned  Haunting"  begins  with  some  70's  style  guitar  riffs  and  after  awhile  the  drums  kick  in  and  there  are  no  vocals  on  this  song  and  it  is  only  a  minute  and  half  long  instrumental.

  "Temple  Of  Darkness"  begins  with  some  really  heavy  heavy  and  dark  doom  metal  guitar  riffing  along  with  some  drums  which  leads  to  some  haunting  and  melodic  sounding  metal  vocals  and  as  the  song  moves  on  it  starts  getting  alot  more  heavier  and  darker  along  with  some  melody  getting  thrown  into  the  riffing.

  "The  Forest  Speaks  To  Me"  begins  with  some  heavy  and  melodic    70's  rock/metal  style  guitar  riffing  which  leads  to  some  drums  and  vocals  and  after  a  few  minutes  it  speeds  up  and  goes  into  a  more  primitive  direction  along  with  some  black  metal  screams  and  blast  beats  before  slowing  down  and  returning  to  its  70's  roots.

  "Witch  Hunter"  begins  with  some  soft  acoustic  guitar  playing  and  melodic  vocals  and  a  minute  later  the  heavy  guitar  riffs,  and  drums  kick  in  and  make  their  presence  known  and  the  song  and  album  close  with  some  clean  guitar  playing

  Song  lyrics  cover  darkness  and  occult  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  dark,  heavy,  old  school  and  primitive  sound  along  with  the  bass  guitars  being  mixed  down  low  in  the  mix  and  some  of  the  songs  are  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Frostbitten  and  while  black  metal  fans  probably  wont  enjoy  this  album  as  much  as  some  of  his  others  I  still  feel  it  is  a  good  attempt  at  70s  style  doom/heavy  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  that  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Possessed  By  The  Spirits  Of  Heel"  "Temple  Of  Darkness"  and  "The  Forest  Speaks  To  Me".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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Frostbitten/We Prayed Under The Altar Of Luna/2013 Full Length Review

  This  is  a  review  of  another  recording  from  Frostbitten  with  the  musical  style  this  time  around  being  a  dark  form  of  black  metal  with   elements  of  doom  and  drone  and  the  album  was  self  released  in  2013  and  called  "We  Prayed  Under  The  Altar  Of  Luna".

  "The  Moon Wept  Tears  And  Blood"  begins  with  fast,  primitive  black  metal  guitar  riffs  and  drums  which  lead  to  some  grim  sounding  screams  and  as  the  song  moves  on  the  riffs  make  changes  while  remaining  true  to  old  school  black  metal.

  "Casting  A  Shadow  Upon  Thee"  begins  with  some  fast  and  primitive  guitar  riffs  and  drums  along  with  some  grim  vocals  kicking  in  a  few  seconds  later  along  with  some  blast  beats  and  as  the  song  moves  on  it  gets  more  dark  and  primitive.

  "Hymns  Of  Holy  Books  Burned"  begins  with  fast,  primitive  guitar  riffs  and  drums  with  the  black  metal  vocals  kicking  in  shortly  after  that  and  they  use  more  high  pitched  elements  this  time  around  and  as  the  song  moves  on  there  is  a  brief  use  of  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  along  with  some  slower  riffs  being  used  briefly  after  that  before  returning  to  its  fast  and  primitive  roots.

  "Altar  Of  Luna"  begins  with  some  slow  stoner/doom  metal  guitar  riffs  and  drums  which  leads  to  some  melodic  clean  singing  70's  rock/proto  metal  vocals  and  the  song  stays  in  the  same  direction  until  the  end  while  also  adding  small  amounts  of  melody  in  the  guitar  riffs.

  "Only  In  Death,  Do  We  Realize  What  It  Is  To  Live"  begins  with  soft  acoustic  guitar  playing  which  utilizes  both  finger  picking  and  full  chords  as  well  as  serving  as  an  instrumental  song.

  "The  Pagan  Tomb"  begins  with  a  mixture  of  distorted  and  clean  guitars  which  lead  to  some  melodic  vocals and  this  song  is  more  in  the  drone/doom  vein  but  the  riffing  does  get  more  diverse  as  the  song  moves  on  as  well  as  utilizing  some  melody  which  in  return  leads  to  some  powerful  drums  and  a  few  minute  the  song  goes  into  a  soft  direction  with  some  acoustic  guitar  playing  which  utilizes  both  finger  picking  and  full  chords  as  well  as  some  leads  and  a  few  minutes  later  fast  and  primitive  black  metal  guitar  along  with  some  blasting  drums  make  their  presence  known  along  with  some  grim  screams  and  the  song  stays  that  way  for  a  few  minutes  before  slowing  down  and  going  back  into  the  acoustic  guitars  which  also  close  the  album.    

  Song  lyrics  cover  darkness,  anti  christian,  occult  and  paganism  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  with  the  bass  guitars  being  mixed  down  low  in  the  mix  as  the  last  song  being  for  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Frostbitten  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  raw  and  primitive  black  metal  mixed  in  with  elements  of  drone  and  doom,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  Moon Wept  Tears  And  Blood"  and  "Altar  Of  Luna".  RECOMMENDED   BUY.  

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Frostbitten/A Famine For The Soul/2012 EP Review

  This  is  a  review  of  another  recording  from  Frostbitten  with  the  musical  style  this  time  being  an  atmospheric  form  of  post  black  metal  with  the  ep  being  self  released  in  2012  and  called  "A  Famine  For  The  Soul".

  "Solitude"  begins  with  some  soft  acoustic  guitar  playing  which  utilize  full  chords  and  a  couple  of  minutes  later  slow  black  metal  guitar  riffs  and  drums  become  a  part  of  the  song  while  also  keeping  around  the  acoustic  guitars   and  2  minute  later  the  music  goes  back  to  acoustics  only  and  they  utilize  finger  picking  this  time  around  and  then  the  song  gets  heavy  again  along  with  some  atmospheric  elements  as  well  as  the  riffing  utilizing  some  melody  and  the  song  closes  with  a  mixture  of  electric  and  acoustic  guitars.

  "A  Famine  For  The  Soul"  begins  with  some  slow  guitar  riffs  and  a  minute  later  drums  and  grim  sounding  black  metal  vocals  become  a  part  of  the  song  and  as  the  song  moves  on  the  guitars  start  utilizing  some  melody  along  with  the  music  going  into  a  more  mid  paced  and  primitive  direction  before  returning  to  a  slower  direction  and  adding  in  depressive  elements  along  with  some  doom  influences  a  few  seconds  later,  towards  the  end  acoustic  guitars  make  their  presence  known  while  utilizing  both  finger  picking  and  full  chords  which  also  close  the  song.

  "My  Blood  Shall  Freeze,  As  I  Witness  My  Inevitable  Demise"  begins  with  some  acoustic  guitars  and  melodic  black  metal  guitar  riffing  and  a  minute  later  the  riffing  starts  utilizing  some  heavier  parts  and  a  few  minutes  later  it  goes  into  a  more  fast  and  primitive  direction  along  with  some  blast  beats  for  awhile  before  getting  soft  with  some  acoustic  guitars  which  utilize  some  finger  picking  and  full  chords  and  staying  in  this  direction  for  a  few  minutes  before  getting  more  heavy  and  depressive  sounding  but  you  can  still  hear  some  clean  playing  in  the  background  which  also  closes  the  ep.

  Song  lyrics  cover  depressive  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  with  the  bass  guitars  being  mixed  down  low  in  the  mix  as  well  as  the  songs  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Frostbitten  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  primitive,  atmospheric,  post  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Solitude".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.    

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Frostbitten/Self Titled/2012 Demo Review

  This  is  a  review  of  another  recording  from  Frostbitten  which  goes  for  more  of  a  raw  and  primitive  approach  to  black  metal  this  time  around  with  the  demo  being  self  titled  and  self  released  in  2012.

  "Introduction"  begins  with  spoken  word  samples  and  sound  effects  as  well  as  serving  as  an  intro  for  the  demo.

  "Beyond  The  Mountain  And  Fog"  begins  with  some  primitive  black  metal  guitar  riffing  and  drums  which  lead  to  some  blast  beats  and  grim  sounding  high  pitched  screams  and  a  minute  later  it  slows  down  and  soft  acoustic  guitar  playing  makes  its  presence  known  before  going  into  a  slow  and  heavy  guitar  riff.

  "Ruins  Of  A  Fallen  Empire"  begins  with  some  slow  old  school  black  metal  guitar  riffs,m  drums  and  grim  sounding  screams  as  well  as  a  variety  of  many  different  riffs  for  a  few  minutes  before  going  into  some  soft  acoustic  guitars  for  a  few  seconds  before  returning  back  to  the  heavy  side  with  a  slow  and  dark  guitar  riff.

  "Descending  Into  Eternal  Warfare"  begins  with  some  fast  ,primitive  guitar  riffs  and  drums  while  also  throwing  in  some  melody  and  after  a  few  seconds  the  music  slows  down  and  black  metal  vocals  make  their  presence  known  and  a  few  minutes  later  it  calms  down  and  you  can  hear  some  bass  guitars  before  the  acoustic  guitars  and  clean  singing  make  their  way  into  the  song  for  a  few  seconds  before  going  into  a  fast  and  primitive  direction  along  with  some  blast  beats.

  "One  Minute  Of  Blasphemy"  begins  with  some  fast,  primitive  guitar  riffs,  drums  and  grim  screams  and  the  song  is  only  a  minute.

  Song  lyrics  cover  darkness,  winter  and  war  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  in  the  old  school  black  metal  tradition.

  In  my  opinion t his  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Frostbitten  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  old  school,  raw  and  primitive  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  demo.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Beyond  The  Mountain  And  Fog"  and  "Descending  Into  Eternal  Warfare".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.  

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Frostbitten/Nocturnal Hypnosis/2012 Full Length Review

  Frostbitten  are  a  1  man  band  from  the  United  Kingdom  that  plays  a  very  experimental,  instrumental,  and  depressive  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2012  album  "Nocturnal  Hypnosis.

  "An  Ode  To  The  Night  Time" begins  with  some  acoustic  guitar  playing  which  utilizes  both  finger  picking  and  full  chords  and  after  a  minute  drum  programming  and  heavy  guitar  riffs  make  their  way  into  the  song  while  also  keeping  the  acoustic  parts  in  the  background  before  going  more  into  a  heavier  direction  for  a  few  minutes  and  then  reverting  back  and  forth  between  acoustic  and  electric  parts.

  "Delusions  Of  Grandeur" begins  with  some  soft  acoustic  guitar  playing  and  a  minute  later  heavy  black/doom  metal  guitar  riffs  and  drum  beats  make  their  way  into  the  song  and  stay  in  there  for  a  few  minutes  before  returning  to  the  acoustic  parts  and  a  minute  later  bass  playing  makes  its  way  into t he  song  and  the  music  heads  more  into  a  jazz  direction  before  getting  heavy  again  for  a  few  seconds  before  making  switches  back  and  forth between  soft  and  heavier  parts.  

  "Somnambulistic  Journeys"  begins  with  some  classic  rock  style  acoustic  guitars  which  utilize  both  finger  picking  and  full  chords  and  a  few  minutes  later  heavy  black  metal  influenced  doom  metal  guitar  riffs  and  drum  beats  make  their  way  into  the  song  and  as  times  moves  on  the  guitar  riffing  goes  more  into  a  depressive  black  metal  direction  along  with  a  brief  blast  beat  as  well  as  the  music  getting  a  little  bit  more  fast  before  slowing  down  again  and  towards  the  end  it  makes  a  return  back  to  a  softer  direction  for  awhile  before  going  into  a  50's  rock  and  roll  sound  and  bring  in  some  guitar  leads.

  "Life  Has  New  Meaning  (Awakening  From  Darkness)"  begins  with  some  soft  acoustic  guitar  playing  and  a  minute  later  guitar  riffs  and  drum  beats  make  their  way  into  the  song  for  a  few  minutes  before  going  back  to  the  acoustic  guitars  and  bringing  in  upbeat  full  chords before  getting  heavy  again  and  making  switches  back  and  forth  between  distorted  and  acoustic  guitar  parts.

  Song  themes  cover  darkness  and  depression,  while  the  production  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  with  the  songs  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  Frostbitten  are  a  very  great  sounding  instrumental,  experimental  and  depressive  black  metal  project  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "An  Ode  To  The  Night  Time"  and  "Delusions  Of  Grandeur". RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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