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Album Review :~ Ov Shadows - The Darkness Between Stars

This is a prism of unlight. A ruthless, demonic plunge into the cold arms of death, told by the blackest of scribes and channeled through an unhallowed wavelength that makes most black metal bands shiver in fear.The obsession with anything outre is not exactly a novelty in the metal scene, but occasionally it will assume a much more complex and nuanced dimension owing to musicians who insist on addressing such topics with utmost maturity and profundity. As caustic and demonic as anything released this, year The Darkness Between Stars is an unstoppable mass of swirling black carnage that is immediately haunting and intense. Numerous bands have created albums based around their own ideas that take insight from creative writing, but few bands will dedicate the entire span of an album to relevant interpretation of the belief With the emergence and escalation of the novel and notorious tendency. Spawning from the depths of Occultism, Philosophy, Chaos, Knowledge, Esoteric Literature is the newest record from orthodox black metal quartet Ov Shadows - The Darkness Between Stars. Ov Shadows this Gothenburg based Swedish group married the ritualistic fury of esoteric,occult black metal with a creeping dose of mystical,ominous,sinister madness. The atmosphere and tightly plotted albums were based on mystical, occult, incantation while still employing their own take on black metal.
On this year Gothenburg based Swedish black metallers Ov Shadows Unveiled their debut full length opus on this year entitled “The Darkness Between Stars” via Black Market Metal Label record label with 46:06 min running time along with hellish,skin-ripping, bleak, shadow-cloaked, blood-freezing artistry. This new album consist with 7 tracks . Ov Shadows was formed in 2016. This band consist with Waning member. They have developed into an independent mystical, occult and grand entity with their Monologues EP (2016). Now I am straight going to the point about this new album . 

When at first checked out their manifestation I was overwhelmed and track sounds so authentic,ferocious,mature from then I was clinched  that I have to check this whole material for sure and this would be savage beast. Ov Shadows delivers distinctly experimental, atmospherically evil,vivid,horrifying form of black metal.This bands each and every musician did fantastic job on this album in radiant way and It’s really great when your high hopes are not misplaced. This whole album reflects the grand diversity of sound brought together on this album . It is really not easy to describe their musical style . A natural synthesis of dissonant sounds and disparate styles all combined in one bold, enlightened display of unbound creativity Despite the often crushing,fast ,furious,cacophonous black metal assaults with a lots of segments of slower tempo too where Ov Shadows combines a atmospheric, mysterious, introspective passages with cavernous drum thrashes, melodic guitars and those effective rasps. The raw and obscure line is meticulously preserved while more current elements are inserted without compromising the quality and the old school line.
well,their latest incantations opening track is “The Darkness Between Stars” . This track starts with massive,fast paced, vivid black metal assaults. The layered tapestry of duo-tonal whirlwind of guitar noise laced with aggression,deliberate cadence and progression seasonings supporting the likewise vocals large voice drown a bit in the almost unhuman-like drumming, although this evolves to a more dynamic sound on the rest of the album. Their whole composition and musical style is impeccable also borrow great atmosphere with sour ,dissonant riffs work .When  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  done in a very  modern,  melodic  and  atmospheric  fashion  while  the  songs  includes great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  the  riffs  also  bringing a great  amount  of  melody.

 This new albums whole compositions are extremely filthy and unsettling piece of sinister,grim euphoria and unearthly ambiance . “The Darkness Between Stars”  commences chronologically invigorating and destructive. Their distinct entity infused me by a lot . Their musical style have a quite soft and smooth edge in the synth playing which adds to the more atmospheric,unique kind of black metal but at the same time the vocals and other parts of the riffing is straight forward brutal,ferocious simultaneously . Honestly, after a multiple listen this album just blew me away with their ethereal abyss,multi-dimensional,the multi-layered,ominous musical style . Each musicians have exudes tremendous,cohesive effort on this album with excellent diligence and nailed it .Ov Shadows really does the trick for the atmosphere is the overall murky,mysterious, Juxtapositions of darkness and light, misty sound that comes from the music. I highly cite and embrace this album .
This album is filled with a slew of cadence, apocalyptic,pummeling, ominous,hellish, powerful riffs work . As well bass line up is whopping,intense,strong ,rumbling, slithering . Drumming,percussion line up is bleak, frantic,solid,clattering and powerful . The guitars are solely focused on creating a grandiose atmosphere, but predominantly rely on walls of sound and swerving rhythms.In each track morbidly delicious,macabre,soaring,dark eerie,ghastly riffs,bass lineups matched in well manner .This whole albums sound deliver a dissonant,grim feeling,sinister,melancholic,gruesome black metal with raw emotion and pure energy . “The Darkness Between Stars” endures beauty of black metal . This album indulge strong songwriting and brilliant musicianship . This album have a hypnotic effect on the listener . Vocals decently large voice that does well for Ov Shadows. Especially his menacing and hoarse voice are excellent . Vocals howling scream,immense,deep rasps voice emerged on this album in a well manner adds a thick murky sound and intertwined perfectly with their utterly spellbinding,obtuse,bizarrely arrogant, mysterious,fully blistering black metal,distant musical style with a lots of melodic,atmospheric accompaniment and embedded perfectly . Their sound,musicianship is absolute prime, with every song unleashing a seething torrent of scalding dissonance and insidious melody, scorching distortion, and barbaric, blasphemous invective, all of which combine to produce an overarching atmosphere of creeping, crippling dread. Overall you will get sinister,gloomy,desolate,mysterious ambient from this whole album .I really worship this band.

Each song have an energy ,fluency and draw a savage landscape .Stand out tracks are all of them .Every song, every hellish, skin-stripping riff and vile vocal incantation, is delivered with the righteous fury and unwavering conviction of the true believer.Vision of the album cover is Pretty neat,solid,atrocious,grisly, macabre, gorgeously hideous. Overall “The Darkness Between Stars” whole album is Spectacular,engrossing ,significant and goes all the way through with a relentless rage from the beginning. The sound has a depth to it, that with brief distortion. This album sounds so authentic and a truly remarkable sonic journey from beginning to end . Indeed this album is such an true gem of this year . The production is absolutely impeccable,capable of handling both the massive atmospheric and gargantuan heft.Outstanding another one release of this year so far .“The Darkness Between Stars” is shattering culmination in black metal evolution. The Swedish bruisers still possess all the necessary skills and hard-won experience to put younger,newcomer challengers in their place.With "The Darkness Between Stars", Ov Shadows writes another chapter in their book of successive masterpieces. If you looking for something different, epic this album will take you on a sophisticated and weighty black metal journey into another universe where music has the power to transcend the spoken word.

My Rating – 4.9/5   Review done by - Souvik Basu. Published on 18/03/2018

Album Review :~ Crescent - The Order Of Amenti

Ancient Egyptian mythology,history was always enigmatic,mysterious and ambiguous from centuries and obviously difficult to trace . Ancient Egyptians civilization was not a lapse through the ages because their civilization was unique regarding its civilized aspects, its enormous achievement. Cleansing ignorance and darkness Egypt enlightened their mysterious history through spreading knowledge and exposed to the world about ancient enormous fields of science.  Pertaining  their geographical position where ancient Egypt prevailed for centuries spreading knowledge and reaching higher levels of progression. I believe that the fascination over ancient Egypt will never end and for a good reason. Actually whenever I saw something related with Egyptian mythology,concept  that article or image or band whatever easily attracted me because of their epic history,magnificent theme,culture . In the matter of metal music nowadays the underground is full of newcomers who bring enthusiasm and fresh ideas . In this difficult,complex musical style there are some bands that simply exist outside of pre-existing molds.
 Well, after four years since the recording of their last sonic assailment oriental blackened death metal horde Crescent revealed their sophomore full length album entitled “The Order of Amenti” via Listenable Records with 56:42 min running time. This album consist with 8 tracks . Basically Crescent was formed in 1999 and in before they had released two EP entitled “Dreamland” in 1999 and “The Retribution” in 2009. Death Metal with Middle Eastern,Mesopotamian or otherwise unconventional influences enjoys indeed tend quite popular . Certain Egyptian mythological theme based bands were able to gain proper attention and Crescent appeared becoming a well established group of bands who can make a fully sound and creative and with a lot of poetry in his lyrics,with well crafted,distinct content . Already Nile,Coffin Texts,Melechesh, Scarab, Maat are undisputed kings of Middle eastern influenced musical style. Crescent deliver a very unique kind of death metal combining brutal,technical,melodic  and atmospheric musical style with Egyptian,Arabic folk elements.Their musical level of complexity, technicality  and obscurity is fantastic.

It’s really difficult to separate a band, their story, their legacy and their music from each other to glean some truth about the piece you presently get to witness. Crescent have triumphed musically to attain their own particular style,religious history and sound without sounding niche or trite.Blackened death metal colliding with Middle Eastern,Mesopotamian or otherwise unconventional influences enjoys indeed tend quite rare.Crescent  able to gain proper attention in this complex,unrelenting, disparate musical style.Crescent  is a well established group of bands who can make a fully sound and creative and with a lot of excellence in his lyrics,with well crafted,distinct content . 
At a first listen of “Beyond the Path of Amenti ” I was astounded and grab my attention.After a multiple listen their latest studio effort possessed me with their extreme,chromatic,multi-layered, powerful,blasting death metal musical style with technical riffs work , paradigm shift and melodic,folk vibe with sporadic middle eastern tunes , dark, sensual and mystical soundscapes and obviously their distinguishing musical composition ,grandiose concept just  blew me away .Ismaeel Attallah and his cohorts exudes tremendous effort in radiant way on this album with excellent diligence and nailed it .I really appreciate each and every single musicians unsurpassed ability,efficiency and skill. This new album is triumphant rich blackened death metal. This whole album reflects the grand diversity of sound brought together on this album . Their incredibly sensitive,slightly sandy,dusty antique and disparate musical styles all combined in one bold, enlightened display of unbound creativity Despite the often fast ,furious,cacophonous, heavy and extreme form of death metal assaults  with a lots of segments of  brutal,technical,melodic segments,tasteful Middle eastern,Arabic musical style involvement and without sacrificing the atmospheric aspect enhanced this new albums unique flavor and enriched this album that is very powerful,heavy and excellent all at the same time along with a good  balance  of technical death metal music,Middle Eastern music,melody and brutality with strangulated ,intricate riffs work and those effective rasps,harsh vocals simultaneously . Their music is both dark and ecstatic. I highly appreciate and applaud and cite this album because of their distinct style .This album contains with a strong dose of creative,memorable death metal with a trace of a modern taste,relentless rhythmic,technical,brutal and melodic that is simply outstanding.

well, their latest opus starts with a oriental track consist  with magical thoughts, ominous sound,camp fire and then whispering, chanting around the tones then suddenly the sound evolves into heavy,powerful,bestial grunt followed by intricate,fast,delicate riffs work,blast beating,fast soundscapes with onslaught of savage guitar and a wall of spectacular,relentless drums  . Including ritualistic hand percussion sounds and utilizes a majestic intro over heavy guitar leading into a slower-paced affair via drums and guitar chords made their whole composition and musical style impeccable. From this new album we get fast, oppressive,oriental black/death metal finest variety with just make enough melody . This album is filled with a slew of twisted , traversed ,chugging, groovy,intricate,apocalyptic,crushing riffs line ups with technical prowess . As well bass line up is shifting, chaotic, deeper,roving and bludgeoning. Drumming,percussion line up is thundering,dodgy,punishing,frantic,blast beating  and rabidly insane . There are a slew of individual riffs,solo sections which sound briefly something exotic . In each track intricate,spectacular  riffs,bass lineups matched in fantastic way with technical orientation . This album indulge strong songwriting,grandiose concept and brilliant musicianship . Tempo changes are excellent and complicated . Vocals harsh,snarling growls,deep rasps, aggressive, vigorous, crucial voice woven in a good manner with their utterly savage,merciless,onslaught, primal organic ,violent,uncanny black/death metal sound with a lots of technical prowess, brutal,melodic segments,Middle Eastern musical  accompaniment and embedded perfectly .

I really worship this band . Each song have an energy ,fluency and dominating power . Stand out tracks are all of em. Album artwork is atrocious,indelible. Album artwork showcased the flavor of Egyptian mythology . Overall  “The Order Of Amenti” whole album Sound extremely promising,prestigious, blistering , extremely lush ,ambitious, menacing, conceptual in all the right ways . Indeed this album is such an true gem of this year and this album will give you unyielding awesomeness from beginning  to the end . Their potential on this new album is appreciable .  “The Order Of Amenti”so presented as unshakable strong slabs of Egyptian mythology based blackened death metal .This is aesthetics of black/death metal . This album have a fantastic sense of exoticism without any sacrifice in intensity and will take you on a journey where myth, religion, mystery, the desert and the Egyptian bright night meet. outstanding another one release of this year so far . This is strongly recommend to add it in your collection.Crescent able to cultivate Middle eastern music with blackened death metal properly and garnished,presented this whole album as a masterpiece.Yet the subtle touches of Middle Eastern,Arabic musical style inspired flair and groove are enough to distinguish the band from the extreme metal pace and their sophomore album demonstrates it perfectly. These themes of primordial order through chaos are mirrored in the band’s own music.  There is a sense of regality permeating throughout as the chaos is articulated, defined, and embraced by native sons with a royal lineage as old as the sands of the Egyptian desert. This is strongly recommend to add it in your collection and this whole album perfectly orchestrated exercise of pure unadulterated mythological blackened death metal.

Rating: 5/5 - ‎Review by Souvik Basu. Published on 18/03/2018

EP Review :~ Cultum Interitum - Temple of Triumphant Death

The obsession with anything outre is not exactly a novelty in the metal scene, but occasionally it will assume a much more complex and nuanced dimension owing to musicians who insist on addressing such topics with utmost maturity and profundity. Numerous bands have created albums based around their own ideas that take insight from creative writing, but few bands will dedicate the entire span of an release to relevant interpretation of the belief With the emergence and escalation of the novel and notorious tendency. While some excellent ,unique band attempting to sell their flavor of the month band to potential listeners, there are some that simply exist outside of pre-existing molds and take a few years to realize their full potential and thusly grasp the imaginations of many who are fortunate enough to witness their evolve talent. Shadowy, death worshipping Polish veterans Cultum Interitum's latest offering is cut above the rest. Spawning from the depths of Occultism, Chaos, Knowledge, Esoteric Literature, anti-religious is the newest record from orthodox black metal Cultum Interitum - Temple of Triumphant Death. Cultum Interitum this Polish group married the ritualistic fury of esoteric,occult black metal with a creeping dose of mystical,ominous,sinister madness. The atmosphere and tightly plotted EPs were based on mystical, occult, incantation while still employing their own take on black metal.

On this year Poland based black metallers Cultum Interitum unveiled their sophomore EP on this year entitled “Temple of Triumphant Death”  with 13:09 min running time along with hellish,skin-ripping artistry. This new EP consist with 3 tracks . Cultum Interitum was formed in 2017. After a few changes in their bnd regarding band members now this black metal duo consist with E. (Vocals since 2017) and another glorious polish black metal band Ars Magna Umbrae member K.M. In before they had started their band in 2016 with different band name. They have developed into an independent mystical, occult and grand entity with their release Sorgspell (2017). Now I am straight going to the point about this new EP . 

When at first checked out their manifestation I was overwhelmed and infused by the track because of authentic sound ,ferocious,mature and from then I was clinched  that I have to check this whole for sure material and this would be savage beast. Cultum Interitum delivers distinctly experimental, atmospherically evil,vivid,horrifying form of black metal. They Playing the type of scathing, otherworldly black metal. This bands each and every musician did fantastic job on this EP in radiant way and It’s really great when your high hopes are not misplaced. Cultum Interitum manage to strike the right balance between raw, atavistic aggression and a more sophisticated, occult approach.This whole EP reflects the grand diversity of sound brought together on this opus . It is really not easy to describe their musical style . Cultum Interitum create a constantly shapeshifting maelstrom of crushing chaos and disorder. A natural synthesis of dissonant sounds and disparate styles all combined in one bold, enlightened display of unbound creativity Despite the often crushing,fast ,furious,cacophonous black metal assaults with a lots of segments of slower tempo too where Cultum Interitum combines a atmospheric, mysterious, introspective passages with cavernous drum thrashes, whirlwind guitars and those effective rasps.

well,their latest incantations opening track starts with atmospheric slow build and eerie atmospheric vibe followed by an onslaught of tremulous, massive,fast paced black metal. The layered tapestry of slightly trebly and heavily laden with reverb, duo-tonal whirlwind of guitar noise laced with aggression,deliberate cadence and progression seasonings supporting the likewise crooning, almost moaning deeply in the throat, high-pitched , duo vocals drown a bit in the almost unhuman-like furiously fast though muffled drumming with ripping and snorting bass, although this evolves to a more dynamic sound on the rest of the EP. Their whole composition and musical style is impeccable also borrow great atmosphere with sour ,dissonant riffs work . All instruments are dynamic, clearly discerned, yet none stand out amidst the cacophony and indeed they have far surpassed it. 
This new releases whole compositions are extremely filthy and unsettling piece of sinister,grim euphoria and unearthly ambiance . “Temple of Triumphant Death”  commences chronologically invigorating and destructive. Their distinct entity infused me by a lot . They produce atmospheric,unique kind of black metal but at the same time the vocals and other parts of the riffing is straight forward brutal,ferocious simultaneously . Honestly, after a multiple listen this EP just blew me away with their ethereal abyss,multi-dimensional,the multi-layered,ominous musical style . Temple of Triumphant Death perversely brims with an illuminating light, devouring the cosmic light of life and scurrying through the sort of black metal whose radiance is so obsidian as to consume energy as austerely as it expends it. Each musicians have exudes tremendous,cohesive effort on this EP with excellent diligence and nailed it . In this moment which is eternal yet transitory, a new and pure energy grows within the womb of chaos, and which ignites the source of a new aeon, a flame needless of air to exist. Cultum Interitum really does the trick for the atmosphere is the overall murky,mysterious, Juxtapositions of darkness and light, misty sound that comes from the music. A new true god that breeds its new self, purified and sanctified in chaos without an end nor a beginning. I highly cite and embrace this release . 


This is filled with a slew of cadence, apocalyptic,pummeling, ominous,hellish, powerful riffs work . As well bass line up is whopping,intense,strong ,rumbling, slithering . Drumming,percussion line up is bleak, frantic,solid,clattering and powerful . The guitars are solely focused on creating a grandiose atmosphere, but predominantly rely on walls of sound and swerving rhythms.In each track morbidly delicious,macabre,soaring,dark eerie,ghastly riffs,bass lineups matched in well manner .This whole EPs sound deliver a dissonant,grim feeling,sinister,melancholic,gruesome black metal with raw emotion and pure energy . “Temple of Triumphant Death” endures beauty of black metal . This EP indulge strong songwriting and brilliant musicianship . This EP have a hypnotic effect on the listener . Vocals decently large voice that does well for Cultum Interitum . Especially his menacing and hoarse voice are excellent . Vocals howling scream,immense,deep rasps voice emerged on this EP in a well manner adds a thick murky sound and intertwined perfectly with their utterly spellbinding,obtuse,bizarrely arrogant, mysterious,fully blistering black metal,distant musical style with a lots of melodic,atmospheric accompaniment and embedded perfectly . Their sound,musicianship is absolute prime, with every song unleashing a seething torrent of scalding dissonance and insidious melody, scorching distortion, and barbaric, blasphemous invective, all of which combine to produce an overarching atmosphere of creeping, crippling dread. Overall you will get sinister,gloomy,desolate,mysterious ambient from this whole EP .I really worship this band.

Each song have an energy ,fluency and draw a savage landscape .Stand out tracks are all of them .Every song, every hellish, skin-stripping riff and vile vocal incantation, is delivered with the righteous fury and unwavering conviction of the true believer. Vision of the EP cover is Pretty neat,solid,atrocious,grisly, macabre, gorgeously hideous. Overall “Temple of Triumphant Death” whole EP is Spectacular,engrossing ,significant and goes all the way through with a relentless rage from the beginning. Cultum Interitum is surely the apotheosis of everything. The sound has a depth to it, that with brief distortion. Temple of Triumphant Death is a elite black metal sophistication in their music without sacrificing the feral, ugly core of the style. This EP sounds so authentic and a truly remarkable sonic journey from beginning to end . Temple of Triumphant Death is a deep and winding journey throughout the mysterious and stifling occult. Indeed this EP is such an true gem of this year . The production is absolutely impeccable,capable of handling both the massive atmospheric and gargantuan heft.Outstanding another one release of this year so far .“Temple of Triumphant Death” is shattering culmination in black metal evolution. Cultum Interitum can effectively capture a pristine essence of bloodthirsty transcendent abandon, disenchanted delirium, or perhaps even a very inhuman strain of mystical experience. The Polish bruisers still possess all the necessary skills and hard-won experience to put younger,newcomer challengers in their place With " Temple of Triumphant Death", Cultum Interitum writes another chapter in their book of successive masterpieces. This is astral projection through a viscous dense black cosmic ocean. If you looking for something different, epic this EP will take you on a sophisticated and weighty black metal journey into another universe where music has the power to transcend the spoken word.

My Rating – 4.9/5   Review done by - Souvik Basu. Published on 18/03/2018

An Interview with Lord Heretic of Infallible


Good mourning guys. Lets start with something simple - what do you have for breakfest? 
Hello! Well, we had some food and a lot of tea and coffee – black, of course.

Tell us about the band and how it was formed 
The band was formed when one day I met Mysteria and she asked me to join a band. Why not, I’m in. Not a pop band, I hope? :)

Let's talk about your debut album “Aeterna Veritas”. Can you please tell us about how he was recorded and how long did you work on this masterpiece 
“Aeterna Veritas” is a result of creating music satisfying our taste, first of all. It was a long and difficult process of searching true sound, words, images. Album was recorded at Mysteria’s home studio, “Crystal Crown”, so no one could disturb us. Thank you, nice to hear that. 

I sure you really sick of this question but - why "two-man band"? Why not to make a full line up?
Heh, not yet :) Maybe it sounds trite, but still true – if you want the best, do it yourself. We are very serious about our music, only the strongest will survive with us, so no one has passed the test :(

What about the people who download your albums on the Internet? Do you think is it good or bad? 
No, it’s not bad, we can’t stop Internet, we can’t stop downloading, it’s obvious. But we can make it legal, welcome to our Bandcamp, Google Music, iTunes. We have a lot of CDs, and if we can’t get a CD, we buy a digital copy.

Last month you signed with "GlobMetal Promotions". What can you tell our readers about thouse guys, and why you choose to work with them 
We’ve got a very nice offer from GlobMetal, so why not, let’s see what they can do. At this time everything is ok, we keep working.

What plans do the band have for the second part of 2018? 
So, our plans for today: physical CD release, second music video release, working on the next album

Thanks for the interview! Any last words you wanna pass to your fans and our readers?
Worship the Frozen Throne, embrace the coldest winter, obey Mysteria! Thank you for reading.

Infallible Releases Debut Album "Aeterna Veritas"


Russian symphonic black/gothic metal band Infallible have released their debut album "Aeterna Veritas". The album was recorded at "Crystal Crown Studio" and mixed/mastered by Anton Matveev at "BlastWave Studio".


Infallible was formed in Tyumen, Russia in 2014 by Mysteria (vocals, orchestration and keyboards) and Lord Heretic (guitars). These days the band is working on new material for the next album and music videos.

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