Rotting Bull/Beyond Ragnarok/Part Three Songs Review

  This  is  a  review  of  the  final  installment  of  the  self  released  "Beyond  Ragnarok"  album  from  Rotting  Bull  which  continues  their  raw  and  crusty  style  of  black  metal.

  Ambient  and  harsh  noise  sounds  start  off  the  first  song  and  on  the  second  track  the  music  starts  going  fro  more  of  a  fast  and  raw  black  metal  sound  as  well  as  adding  in  grim  screams  and  screams  that  are  kind  of  mixed  down  low  in  the  mix  but  get more  louder  as  time  goes  on  by  and  you  can  also  hear  elements of  crust,  power  violence  and  d  beat  in  the  song  which  is  also  very  long  and  epic  in  length  and  also  adds  in  blast  beats  at  times  and  the  song  also  uses  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  melodies  can  also  be  heard  in  some  parts  of  the  songs.

  Rotting  Bull  creates  2  very  diverse  songs  on  the  final  installment  with  the  first  one  being  harsh  noise  while  the  following  track  goes  for  their  raw  and  crust  influenced  form  of  black  metal,  the  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  angry  and  hateful  themes.

  In  my opinion  Rotting  Bull  once  again  creates  some  very  raw  and  angry  crust  influenced  black  metal  on  these  songs  while  also  adding  in  a  noise  instrumental  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  all  3  installments  that  they  have  also  put  together  as  a  full  album  on  bandcamp.  8  out  of  10.

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Rotting Bull/Beyond Ragnarok PT. 2/Album Tracks Review

  Rotting  Bull  are  a  band  from  the  United  Kingdom  that  has  been  featured  before  and  plays  a  very  raw  and  crust  influenced  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  the  second  part  of  a  3  part  trilogy  that  is  included  on  their  album  "Beyond  Ragnarok".

  A  very  heavy  and  raw  crustcore  sound  starts  off  the  first  track  along  with  some  grim  black  metal  screams  a  few  seconds  later  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  the  music  also  incorporates  a  decent  amount  of  melody  and  d  beats  and  after  awhile  the  music  speeds  up  a  bit.

  Once  the  music  speeds  up  blast  beats  can  be  hears  and  the  music  starts  bringing  in  more  of  a  raw  black  metal  feeling  and  on  the  second  track  the  music  metal  influence  starts  even  having  more  of  a  powerful  presence  in  the  sound  mixing  both  old  school  and  modern  influences  with  crust  and  a  small  amount  of  growls.

  Rotting  Bull  continue  the  raw  black  metal  sound  of  the  first  chapter  in  the  trilogy  while  also  adding  in  more  melody  and  crustcore  influences  this  time  around  which  also  makes  their  music  sound  more  original,  the  production  sound s very  raw  yet  heavy  at  the  same  time  while  the  lyrics  cover  violent  and  hateful  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  from  Rotting  Bull  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  raw,  crust  influenced  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Tooled  Up,  Drug  Addled  Teenager".  8  out  of  10.

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Rotting Bull Interview

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

Rotting Bulls a raw crusty black metal band from Newcastle Upon Tyne.

2.How would you describe your musical sound?

Raw Crusty Black Metal

3.The ep you recently released is a part of a trilogy, can you tell us a little bit more about it?

Well we wanted to release something on the first day of Winter, something in the middle of Winter and something else on the last day then retire the band until next Winter. It's not quite worked out that way though. Equipment broke and people fell ill. Seemed kind of pointless sticking to arbitrary calender dates though, the musics getting released whenever its done. Most of part two is recorded, just needs the finishing touches then it will be getting added to the Beyond Ragnarok album. Trying to keep it at three nine minute sections, each section representing another nine steps into Ragnarok. Then again, songs last as long as songs last. The next section is somewhere around the ten minute mark right now.

4.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?

Its pretty simple. Hatred and violence. Real earthly hatred. The real hatred that you feel day to day just paying attention to what's going on in the world. Watching the news and seeing drones blowing civilians to bits and seeing all the right wing cunts grow a larger hoard in the Uk. Makes me want to go out and brutally destroy every selfish thoughtless miserable cunt in my path. Well that's me, don't really know about the other guys. When we speak about it we agree that we wont be singing about forests and trolls and all that bollocks. Everyday hell, that's where its at with Rotting Bull.

5.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Rotting Bull'?

I can't really remember. It probably came up when we were hammered. We originally had another name and a full live band line up with an ep written. I scrapped the songs for the ep, wrote Violent Death Hymns and renamed the band. Most of the band quit to concentrate on doing more drugs and other things. The singer and I finished off the demo and put it up online and we kept the name change. All Hail The Rotting Bull God! That had something to do with it. I dunno, beer. Beer had something to do with it.

6.has the band done any live shows or is this strictly a studio project?

Nah, we've been asked but there's so much freedom by never playing live. You can record songs and then forget how to play them... Maybe in the future.

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

We're looking for a label to put out Beyond Ragnarok once it's completed. We have offers from a couple labels but we want to get the album complete first and then see if anyone offers us anything interesting. Maybe everyone will retract their offers when part two comes out haha.

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

Pretty cool. People get in touch from all the place which is great. My email address is goatsheadrecords@gmail.com . Anyones welcome to get in touch.

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

We're probably going to degenerate into utter filth. It will be glorious.

10.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?

Oof, too much to mention. Ash Borer, I keep listening to the Ash Borer album these days.

11.What are some of your non musical interests?

Drinking. The band drinks a lot.

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

Drink more and nurture hatred.

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Rotting Bull/Beyond Ragnarok/2014 EP Review

  Rotting  Bull  are  a  band  from  the  United Kingdom  that  plays  a  very  raw  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2014  ep  "Beyond  Ragnarok"  which  is  also  the  first  part  of  a  trilogy  to  be  released  throughout  the  winter.

  Distorted  sounds  start  off  the  ep  along  with  some  guitars  along  with  some  grim  black  metal  vocals  and  screams  a  minute  later  and  on  the  second  track  the  music  starts  to  speed  up  and  goes  into  more  of  a  fast  and  raw  black  metal  direction  and  the  music  also  brings  in  some  melodies  after  awhile.

  You  can  hear  a  lot  of  the  mid  90's  to  early  200's  black  metal  style  in  the  bands  musical  style  and  the  faster  sections  also  bring  in  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  there  is  never  a  soft  or  weak  moment  present  on  this  recording  and  the  band  also  ignores  using  any  solos  and  leads  to  focus  more  on  a  true  style  of  black  metal.

  Rotting  Bull  plays  a  very  hateful  style  of  black  metal  that  is  very  raw  and  aggressive  in  the  true  ways  of  this  genre,  the  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  violent,  hateful  and  misanthropic  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Rotting  Bull  are  a  very  great  sounding  raw  black  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Strung  Up  With  Piano  Wire".  8  out  of  10.  

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