Ephialtes Opole, Poland
Anthem-laden Melodic Blackened Death Metal
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supported by 9 fans who also own “Children of Arachne”
Well, after listening to Death and Black Metal for over 35 years, it sometimes gets boring, even if bands try to innovate. But then you stumble upon an album, which immediately clicks: it fresh, but familiar. It’s emotional, intelligent and complex, but not for complexities’ sake. It flows, it works, it’s authentic. This album is absolutely great, it’s all I want from this kind of music: cold soundscapes, raging fires, the embrace of darkness. 10/10
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Beyond The Palest Star
by VORGA
supported by 8 fans who also own “Children of Arachne”
"Ce n'est pas le voyage qui compte mais la destination" est une locution proverbiale qu'on entend de la bouche de tous les nomades : ce n'est pas la pochette de Beyond The Palest Star qui le démentira puisqu'Adam Burke reprend la technique du point de fuite, dirigeant notre regard non pas vers une station spatiale mais vers un trou noir — situé sur la gauche. Vorga confirme ce chemin de pensée dans son deuxième album avec un death metal cosmique sinistre, infusé d'énergie doomesque. Colossal !
go to albumsupported by 8 fans who also own “Children of Arachne”
After seeing UADA live at the 2024 Baden in Blut metal festival, I needed to complete the full discog and add this to my BC collection. The guitar work in UADA is absolutely fantastic, and the last two albums break a bit the ties to the old wave of Swedish BM, still melodic, but a unique UADA trademark now.
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Ensorcelled... (Demo)
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Striving Toward Oblivion
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Here's to some more cosmic metal, the Karlsruhe based outfit offers crude yet extremely well produced sound in this earlier effort. Featuring mid-tempo cadences, occasional blast beating, high pitched shrieking essentially, the riffing has this mildly meaty, sensational over-atmospheric tilt that's always well received on my part. The perspective of getting sucked into a wormhole had never felt better I kid you not. Emperor and Inherits the Void in mind, you just can't skip this one.
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