Blackend Horizon - Monotonous Solitude Within Cold Forests
(http://blackendhorizon.bandcamp.com/album/monotonous-solitude-within-cold-forests)
I like a novelty EP. They bring out the fun, creative side of a band in the way few other projects do. On this little absurdity, Germany's Blackend Horizon renders a few of his own black metal creations in a different kind of lo-fi: what he calls "8-bit blasphemie." This soundtrack to a grim and kvlt 1980s video game that never was is surprisingly listenable and the reinterpretations hold up even without knowing the originals. Monotonous Solitude Within Cold Forests is the best kind of musical joke: the kind worth listening to on its own merits.
Recommended.
I like a novelty EP. They bring out the fun, creative side of a band in the way few other projects do. On this little absurdity, Germany's Blackend Horizon renders a few of his own black metal creations in a different kind of lo-fi: what he calls "8-bit blasphemie." This soundtrack to a grim and kvlt 1980s video game that never was is surprisingly listenable and the reinterpretations hold up even without knowing the originals. Monotonous Solitude Within Cold Forests is the best kind of musical joke: the kind worth listening to on its own merits.
Recommended.
Serpethslayer - I
(http://sslayer666.bandcamp.com/album/i)
The epithet "earth-shaking" gets plastered on plenty of doom metal acts that don't deserve it. Russia's Serpethslayer are not one of those acts. This band's brand of doom is deep and throaty. It rumbles like the approaching footsteps of a titanic monstrosity on "Intro/Satan." It hums like a circle of black hooded figures conjuring up some unknown horror on "Coven." And its raw and fleshy growls sound like the band lowered a microphone into their singer's gaping maw.
I've probably gotten your hopes up too high. Serpethslayer are just ominous as bottomless pit and bring just the right touch of Lovecraftian psychedelic kitsch. Try not to bob your head and frown appreciatively to this record. Go on, try it.
Recommended.
WitchHunt - Void Hymns
(http://witchhuntom.bandcamp.com/album/void-hymns)
Hold on to your faces.
These Canadian blackened crust punkers deliver a tight and aggressive 10 minutes of musical savagery on Void Hymns. With excellent, crisp production and some solid songwriting, WitchHunt's second EP cleans up the weaknesses of the band's self-titled debut and improves on its strengths. From the vicious guitar chugs on "Vile" and "Decay" to the bleak, heavy riffs of "Misery," WitchHunt find ways to keep things interesting and blisteringly brutal. Winters in Toronto must be cold indeed.
Recommended.
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