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Monday, September 1, 2025
Fallaness (Austria)
Fallaness (Austria)
CD."Sagenwelten"
Fallaness's "Sagenwelten" is a strong debut album in the Atmospheric Black Metal genre, showcasing a one-man project's ability to create a compelling and cohesive sound. The album, available on Running Wild Productions, features well crafted songs with dramatic breaks, tremolo picking, and haunting synths that build a dark and mysterious atmosphere. While the lyrics are in Austrian German, the music effectively conveys the album's themes of legends and stories from the old Danube and Vienna. The album excels in creating a dark, and immersive atmosphere, drawing listeners into its world of legends and lore. The songs are well structured, with a good balance of heavy, crawling riffs and more ethereal moments, including dramatic breaks and effective use of tremolo picking. The sound is well produced, providing a suitable backdrop for the music without being overly polished or sterile. While influences from bands like Drudkh, Agalloch, Gaerea, and Summoning are noticeable, Fallaness manages to create a distinct sound, making it more than just an extension of previous works. The album's themes and lyrical content, while not easily understood by all listeners, contribute to a cohesive and engaging listening experience. The Austrian German lyrics might be a barrier for some listeners who prefer English or other widely understood languages. The CD is limited to 300 copies, potentially making it difficult for some to acquire. "Sagenwelten" is a highly recommended album for fans of Atmospheric Black Metal, offering a strong debut that blends powerful musicality with a compelling atmosphere The album's strengths lie in its ability to transport the listener to another world through its sound and storytelling.
Throne Of Baal (Poland)
Throne of Baal (Poland)
CD. "Chaos War Death"
"Chaos War Death" by Throne of Baal is a Polish album of raw, aggressive, and classic black metal, offering over 40 minutes of intense sound. The album stands out for its accelerated pace, relentless drumming, and impactful solos, creating a chaotic yet captivating experience. Highlights include "Infecting the Blind". The album is characterized by its relentless speed and aggressive energy, with a powerful, almost machine gun like snare drum. The band demonstrates impressive technical skill, especially in the guitar solos, which are described as raw and chaotic. The album stays true to the roots of black metal, offering a raw, unpolished, and intense listening experience. Despite some perceived weaknesses in the songwriting, the album features genuinely captivating and enjoyable moments.The CD."Chaos War Death" is a solid addition to the Polish black metal scene, offering a powerful and intense listening experience. While it may not be perfect, its strengths lie in its raw energy, solid musicianship, and dedication to the classic black metal sound. Their sound is in the vein of bands like Behemoth and Belphegor, or if you enjoy brutal, technical death metal, this album is worth a listen.
Nàire (Austria)
Nàire (Austria)
EP."Epoch"
Nàire EP."Epoch" is a self-released digital EP from Austria, launched on 10 July 2021, with a CD version following on 10 November 2021 through Narcoleptica Productions (catalog NP‑361‑21), limited to just 150 copies.
The EP is categorized as Atmospheric Sludge Metal or Sludge/Crust, featuring dense, heavy textures typical of those styles.
Tracklist (total runtime: 23:04):
1. The Final Siren – 8:08
2. Mammon – 7:25
3. Epoch – 7:31
Recorded, mixed, and mastered between January and July 2021 by Terence Rogers. Band lineup includes Weg0r (bass), Lucifer (drums), Michi (lead guitar on track 1), and Terry (vocals, rhythm and lead guitar on tracks 2 and 3). The EP. edition comes in a limited digifile or booklet style a six-page booklet in a simple cardboard sleeve, sold out now.
Gorleben (Germany)
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Gorleben (Germany)
Cd."Game Over"
Gorleben CD."Game Over," is an explosive of old school thrash metal with heavy influences from crossover and hardcore punk. Hailing from Germany, the band delivers a raw, aggressive, and politically charged album, inspired by the golden age of Teutonic thrash, such as early Kreator, Sodom, and Assassin, but filtered through the street rage of bands like D.R.I., Nuclear Assault, and early Suicidal Tendencies. The sound is rough and unpolished, but in a way that enhances the album's authenticity and underground appeal. The riffs are fast and defined, with a relentless groove that rarely lets up. The drumming is tight and energetic, propelling each track forward like a tank on a mission. The vocals are raucous, furious, and direct, often leaning more toward hardcore aggression than a melodic delivery. The lyrics address social and political themes, such as war, corruption, and resistance, which fit perfectly with the band's rebellious spirit. This isn't a glossy, overproduced metal album, and that's a good thing. The raw mix gives the album a sense of urgency and street smarts. It sounds like it was made in a rehearsal basement or home studio, but it fits perfectly with the message and energy of the music. If you like raw, fast, and politically challenging metal, full of pogo worthy riffs, then Gorleben is a must listen.
Transcendence (Usa)
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Transcendence (Usa)
CD."Towards Obscurities Beyond"
Transcendence's "Towards Obscurities Beyond" CD is a melodic death metal album inspired by 1990s Swedish death and black metal, but with a modern and powerful sound. Its balance of raw and polished production, solid songwriting, and dynamic tempo changes have earned it praise for its consistency and ability to create a captivating atmosphere, drawing us in with its blend of black, death, and melodic elements. It pays homage to the classic sound of bands like Dissection and Exhumation, but with a modern twist. The album combines mid-paced sections with faster, blastbeat-driven moments, which keeps the music captivating. The album's ability to create a dark and fantastical atmosphere, immersing us in its world. The balance between raw and polished production allows the band's musicianship to shine. At approximately 38 minutes in length, the album is considered a powerful and impactful listen, avoiding unnecessary repetition or filler.
CFR (Mexico)
CFR (Mexico)
CD."Luciferian Light"
CFR's album "Luciferian Light" from Mexico is a strong release in the black metal genre, blending classic melodic black metal with elements of Norwegian and even a touch of Burzum influence. The album is well produced and features catchy structures, making it an enjoyable listen for fans of the style. The music is described as classic melodic black metal, drawing comparisons to bands like Darkthrone and incorporating some Burzum esque elements, though maintaining its own unique identity. The album creates a captivating atmosphere, with a blend of psychedelic rock and doom elements that enhance the occult themes. The production is noted for being well executed, with every element, including the lyrics and the album cover, feeling carefully considered and contributing to the overall experience. Despite the complexity of some parts, the album is also praised for its catchy structures, ensuring that the listener remains engaged throughout the journey. The CD."Luciferian Light" is a well crafted and enjoyable album that successfully blends different influences to create a unique and compelling black metal experience.
Cemetery (Germany)
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Cemetery (Germany)
CD."The Last Day on Earth"
All the death, thrash and progressive metal comes with everything to lash out at the world under. The natives of Peiting Germany present us with their album "The Last Day on Earth" with a sound wrapped in the old school and a large number of strident sounds as brutal as their vocal register, sick and vibrant riff on each of their guitars and basses and of course an incredible and brutal crushing battery. An album that was recorded between the United States and Germany by Engineered by Roland Weihmayer and Dani Zizek. Recall that the most important german information on the album was Mixed by Paul Fig at "Dave's Room" USA Mastered by Dan Swanö at "Unisound Studios" Sweden. I highly recommend this album.
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Cemetery (Germany)
CD."Enter the Gate"
"Enter the Gate" is the name of the towering record of the old Cemetery schools. Again the old school Germans come knocking on the table very brutal as always. The authority presented by this band is so brutal and direct that they go straight to the point. Hardly driving an unpublished sound that always hits. His renowned guttural voices that tear apart each song, very direct and at the same time quite well performed guitars, a lot of virtuosity, and a level of percussion that is enormous and of great impact. I need you to know the creators of this great band: Dani Zizek - Vocals / Guitars Roland Weihmayer - Guitars Robert Mayer - Bass Michael Bolz - Drums / Backing Vocals Three themes that caught my attention a lot: Cremation, Beyond the Wall of Sleep, At Dark Places. I invite you to listen to the entire album and that you can give the verdict yourself but it really seems to me that it is a very important and very brutal album, I recommend it.
EverdeaD (Poland)
EverdeaD (Poland)
T: Why the name EverdeaD? Any special meaning and who chose it?
Mat: Hello, Tchort. Greetings to all Metalheads readership of "The Legion of TchorT" 'Zine.
The main idea of the band was to perform metal classics. It was meant to be a cover band with me on guitar and a couple of friends from BESTIAL local Brutal Death Metal act.
Due to that concept the name was supossed to be an invertion of Evergreen. Evergreen meaning immortal classic songs I thought, what better name than EverdeaD then?
T: What bands and styles have influenced you since you decided to form the band?
Mat: Since early 90's I was inspired by the Death Metal scene. My greatest influences from that era are bands like: VADER, DEATH, MORBID ANGEL, OBITUARY, BENEDICTION, ASPHYX, PESTILENCE and CANNIBAL CORPSE. As for younger bands: NECROPHAGIST, DYING FETUS, SCEPTIC. I love this kind of expressive, raw sound and a kind of primitive brutality even if there are bands that play more technical kinds of metal.
T: What was your biggest influence from the beginning when deciding to form the band?
Mat: As I mentioned before the Death Metal scene especially in the late 80's and early 90's. Besides I think that my other inspiration are Thrash Metal bands like: SLAYER, OVERKILL, late EXODUS, late TesTamenT, early METALLICA, early SODOM, early KREATOR. I must confess, I am not that open minded. I prefer to stick im my comfort zone ;)
T: What do you hope to achieve with your musical proposal when they are heard in other countries throughout the world?
Mat: Well... I don't have high expectations. Being so self-conscious I acknowledge that there are and there will always be bigger and more influential bands in the Metal Scene.
Keep in mind the main idea of EverdeaD was to play for fun and that stays true to this day. I don't think that being in the band is a competition.
EverdeaD is not challenging anyone.
We're just trying to do our best. We would be very happy if EverdeaD reached a bigger audience, but we still have fun playing regardless. As I mentioned before, we have our comfort zone. Me (Mat) and Daro (rhythm guitar) are 48 and 50 years old. Kowal (bass) is 35. The time for us to establish ourselves in the scene passed us by years ago. Now we are Metal Oldboys still followers and keepers of the Metal Scene. And we're content with that.
T: Why did they enter the world of metal and what keeps them motivated?
Mat: For me (and I suppose for Daro and Kowal) Metal is not only a music genre. Speaking for myself beeing a metalhead is also a kind of lifestyle. You become attached to something more than a company label and a formula. Entering the Metal Scene is a kind of escape from a killing pattern. You know: wake, eat, shit, work, sleep, and repeat. And life passes by...
You're obviously entering another pattern: precise aggresive music style, outfits, gigs, skulls, bones, new relationships and many more. Some may say "O! What a cliche boring as hell!!!" but I love it. And I don't expect anyone to follow my steps, you're either a metalhead or you're not.
T: How would you define your music?
Mat: In short words EverdeaD is Death Metal inspired by The Death Metal scene of the late 80's and early 90's. For instance: VADER "The Ultimate Incantation", DEATH "Spiritual Healing", PESTILENCE "Testimony Of The Ancients" and many more... I think you will find many more influences from bands of that era in EverdeaD.
T: Who is in charge of the art for your T-shirt designs?
Mat: Well... The first graphics I made myself. Cover art for the 2nd demo and T-SHIRT "Resurrected Into Plagues" was a processed photo by Helen Fyles from England.
I was looking for a picture of a winged skull and I've found one. Helen granted my request and let me use it. But the next pieces were made mostly by independent artists. Most of them I've found on facebook groups. The art for the 2nd single "Inhuman Devolution" was made by artist Ley Art. "Slashing Madness" cover art was made by artist Ukie Bloodart. "Spiritual Revival" cover art was made by my son Wincenty Judasz. He has made art directly commissioned by me. 5th single's cover art "Released From The Grave" which will be released on september 24, 2024 was made by Pileworm Art.
T: How did the pandemic affect you to continue developing your career as a band?
Mat: I must admit, that the pandemic worked fine for me. While I was stuck at home, I had so much time to play guitar. As I remember it, it was the very first time in my adult life I didn't have to sacrifice time from my day to play and practice. So exactly at the time the idea to transform EverdeaD from a cover band was born. I remember a while practicing (MACHINE HEAD's) "Davidian" I played my first riffs. At the time I composed and recorded first versions of "Plague 19" and "World's Greatest Saviour".
The last one is still and I believe will always be in our set list.
T: What can you tell me about the experience of recording your CD."COVID Sessions" during the pandemic?
Mat: The time was strange. I remember people felt insecure and very confused.
We started the band in 2020 so we had only 4 songs back then: "World's Greatest Saviour", "Alternating Misinformaion" and "Global Myth".
"Plague 19" was not planned for that recording session. As I remember it, we were recording "Covid Sessions" in beetween of november and december 2020. All of my guitar parts and bass I've recorded at home (which I am still doing). Czes the 2nd guitarist and Lewy the drummer recorded their parts at our rehearsal place. I've recorded my vocals at the same place as well.
We've made the recordings just to let Metalheads know that there is new act in the Metal Scene. Demo was put on some streaming platforms. There were also 200 physical copies.
T: How have they been achieved reinvent with the pandemic theme, what do you think of the world situation?
Mat: As I mentioned before it was wierd. But Covid19 did not affect EverdeaD that much. Even if there were no gigs because of pandemic restrictions we didn't have enough songs in our setlist to play gigs. We were encouraged by the response to "Covid Sessions", so we focused on making more material. Obviously we had some breaks for holidays and stuff like that. Anyway we were still making songs for the 2nd demo: "Resurrected Into Plagues". We also hoped, the medical situation will normalize and we will finally hit the stage. In beetween we had released our first single: "Wings Of Horror".
T: What are the lyrics of your Single "Wings of Horror" about?
Mat: This song was the first one written for "Resurrected Into Plagues". But it was released in 2021 as a single as inauguration of Metal Radio Mordor. A kind of special support from EverdeaD for the radio.
What are the lyrics about? You know the world of EverdeaD is mostly made up. It is filled with zombies, skulls, bones, sickness, living dead and scenarios of horror. There's not much space for interpretation or poetry it's as simple as it gets. "Wings of Horror" is about nightmares. In short words it says: never fall asleep, because you will be trapped by your nightmares.
There is no hidden meaning. Just a simple story.
T: What currently inspires the band to continue working in the underground death metal scene?
Mat: You know we have good responses from metalheads (thank you all) it is the real strongest purpose and inspiration one could ask for. This I think: is the real fuel. Of course another purpose is musical self-realization, but being a part of the metalhead community is very important to us.
T: What motivated you to venture into the world of metal and what keeps you motivated to continue?
Mat: The biggest motivation for me is to be a part of Metal Society. I think all my motivations that I mentioned before also apply here. Stuff like: high fiving, headbanging,vv photos, gossiping about music, etc. I believe those are the charms of being a metalhead that inspire me.
T: How did your latest CD, "Resurrected into Plagues" go? I hear a very technical evolution in sound and more brutal at the same time. What do you think about it? Was it also recorded in times of COVID?
Mat: About technical evolution I am a great fan of Chuck's Schuldiner guitar style. I'm also inspired by: Muhammed Suiçmez, Trey Azagthoth, Marek Pająk and Jacek Hiro's guitar styles. So if I have time I try to develop my style. As you might know I am the only composer of EverdeaD. Still, I don't want to go too deep into thehg technical aspets of our music.
The other aspect is that I dont want EverdeaD to be too technical in riffing, I would rather write more technical solos. About "Resurrected into Plagues". It was recorded a year after "Covid Sessions". All my guitar parts were recorded during my rehabilitation in a sanatorium.
Vocals were recorded by our past vocalist Paweł Piaskowaski, the brutal sound and production was achieved mostly by Paweł. He is a very talented vocalist and sound engineer as well.
I was more experienced but together we combined for the final mix. After Paweł left EverdeaD I produce all recordings myself.
T: What can you tell us about the Polish scene and why is it somewhat less known than other scenes in Europe?
Mat: In the Polish scene there are still active classics like: VADER, BEHEMOTH, DECAPITATED, BETRAYER, PENDEMONIUM and a few more.
I am not an expert, market specialist or authority figure in regards of the music scene, but I see plenty of bands like EverdeaD. I mean Metal Old Boys who gather to play for fun.
Still there is few new blood bands for I can't see them. Cannot tell why that is. I remember my younger days full of metal acts. They were always forming and disbanding... There were times of constant motion in the scene.
And why Polish Metal is less known in Europe? I think the reason is that there are so many bands, it's hard to be seen between those huge numbers and names in Europe. To be honest, it takes a lot of time and money to be seen. I guess younger bands don't have much to support their name, so they try their best with what they have.
T: What other bands in Poland see future projection on the local scene?
Mat: I am convinced that BAALZAGOTH, MORTIS DEI and DAMMNATORUM are one of those who may get the recognition they deserve.
As you already know, I am into Death Metal, but I see that Black Metal is very strong in Poland. But I feel there is hope in Death Metal Youngsters from: GODSLUT, CRY OF THE NILE, ESCALATION, VITUR and MORRATH.
T: What do you think of the national death metal scene in your country?
Mat: I think I said everything I can on this topic. There's a lot of talent out there waiting to be seen.
T: What continues to motivate the band to stay active on the Poland and world extreme scene?
Mat: The want to be a part of the scene is the greatest purpose. Performing gigs, hugging Metalheads, photos, recordings no matter of financial cost...
As You might know Metal Musicians in Poland have regular jobs. I for example do pest control. So being in a band is purely out of passion.
T: Would you like to come to South America one day? And to be able to publicize his music more?
Mat: Gigs sure. If there's a good time and place. Recordings also sure. At the 23rd of september I plan to start recordings for debut album "Sick Compilation". It will contain 10 songs probably from first 2 demo's and 3 singles re-recorded with new sound.
There will be new intros and outros between verte song. I plan to release it via independent label or just myself.
Only matter are the release conditions, so I am opened for offers if we get them.
T: What is the new thing that EverdeaD is preparing to record?
Mat: As of recently (25.08.2024) I am setting up stuff to record a new single: "Released From The Grave". It will be released 24.08.2024 via our streaming platforms. It will be the first song recorded in a new key.
I decided to tune 2 steps upper from C to D. It will sound more vintage, I think. Recently most bands are tuning to C which is fine for groove but they lose definition.
If you plan to play more technical stuff, I think upper tunings sound better.
T: Mat, thank you very much for taking the time to answer the interview about your band EverdeaD and to let us know a little more about the Polish underground scene. Where can we buy your merchandise?
Mat: Thanks so much for your interest in EverdeaD!
You can buy our merch at our gigs (we are performing once or twice a month all around Poland) and also via our mail/facebook.
Remember, support METAL!
Cheers from Poland!
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