Sunday, June 1, 2025

Solfernus (Czech Republic)

 

Solfernus (Czech Republic)

Solfernus “Neoantichrist”. What an awesome release! From the first track I understood what kind of material it will be! It is a sort of simple but powerful Blackened Metal which catches you from the first riff. Sometimes it’s a Black Metal blasting, sometimes it’s a pure Thrash attack, sometimes it’s a slow atmospheric grooving moment but always catching. Also, I should mention some interesting features as an acoustic flamenco guitar, atmospheric keys and guitar insertions and various vocals from clean to hysterical. Vocals has some unique Czech atmosphere, if you had heard at least Master’s Hammer or Root you know what I mean. By the way some musicians from Root are playing in SOLFERNUS. In conclusion, I recommend “Neoantichrist” to all fans of a good powerful Unholy Metal.

Zardens (Belgium)


 

Zardens (Belgium)

Zardens - Blackness Unfolds (2015) During the listening of “Blackness Unfolds” I had impression that it is some unknown DISSECTION’s material. After the atmospheric guitar intro the track “The Berserker” simply blows you head away. And so the other tracks are. Guitars show a different work from the grim arpeggio to the intensive Black Metal tremolo with a good melodies and atmosphere. And don’t forget a guitar leads! Sound of album is rather clear so even basslines could be checked. Basslines also have a good piece of melodies and makes material deeper and more interesting. Rhythmically we have variability from the thrashing moments and blasting to the slow groovy stuff. In conclusion: if you like DISSECTION you will like ZARDENS “Blackness Unfolds” exactly.
 

Violent Frustation (Germany)




Violent Frustation (Germany)

Violent Frustration a brutal and aggressive death metal Lp. Peace Was Never An Option is a brutality of pure death metal disc from beginning to end, guttural voices and very direct music, riff crushing a direct proposal. The Germans have death passages that link with thrash and make the music quite combative, here I leave the first part of the album to check: Obedient Dogs, Idiot Warfare, Nice To Meat You, Death List Birthmachine, The White Man still very brutal and imactant songs, remind me of the first wave of death bands of Usa. Then we can listen to the second part of the album: I Monstrosity, Giving Peace The Middle Finger, Philosophy Of Hypocrisy, Our Levelled Town, Nonsense Presumed Dead, Je Suis Fuck You, The Browner Of Two Evils, Yes We Kill, Work And Bleed, Iron Maidan. Remember that this type of bands remind us that there is a lot of level in the international metal very brutal and impeccable highly recommended.




 Cavernicular vs. Violent Frustration Split/Lp. of Violent Frustation second Lp. of the Germans that I have to review and really that brutality of disc a more direct and concrete proposal is this since it is extreme of beginning and finally voices, under guitar and drums to the thousand percent. Grindcore and death metal of the most brutal. Here I leave you to enjoy the set list of the LP: Better Off Dead,
Born Too Privileged, The Beast (s) Of Belgium, Angela Merkel Sextape, Ordinary Bloodshed, Die For The Cause, Take My Heart (And My Liver And My Kidney), Fear Of The Sun, Zu Deutsch Für Deutschland. If you want to know more about the band. I recommend them for everything and if you have plan.

Sereignos (Indonesia)




Sereignos (Indonesia)

Sereignos the title of CD “Total Havoc” describes the content rather exact. It’s a raw primitive intensive Death/Black Metal. Sereignos plays carelessly and chaotically; drums and guitars are sounding separately and hysterical vocal is screaming over it without tempo. I’m sure that these guys full with evil and hate but in the total they sound like raging teenagers in a basement. I should to add that specific atmosphere of the basement shown in a proper way, it seems like you listen to some old-school demo with not bad sound. Anyway if you feel enraged and wanna kill everyone “Total Havoc” is pretty good choice as a soundtrack for it.