Showing posts with label Burial Hordes. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 12, 2023

Burial Hordes/Ruins/Transcending Obscurity Records/2023 Full Length Review

 


  Greece's  Burial  Hordes  has  returned  with  a  new  recording  which  shows  the  music  going  for  more  of  an  atmospheric  and  dissonant  mixture  of  black  and  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2023  album  "Ruins"  which  will  be  released  in  June  by  Transcending  Obscurity  Records.


  A  very  fast  and  raw  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  brutal  blast  beats.  Vocals  are  mostly  death  metal  growls  while  the  riffs  also  add  in  a  great  amount  of  dissonant  structures  while  the  riffs  also  bring  in  a  decent  amount  of  melody  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  also  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.


  Throughout  the  recording  you  can  also  hear  a  decent  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  while  the  solos  and  leads  are  done  in  a  very  melodic  yet  chaotic  style  when  they  are utilized.  The  music  also  adds  in  a  great  amount  of  black  metal  elements  along  with  album  also  having  its  atmospheric  moments  and  the  whole  recording  also  sticks  to  a  heavier  direction.


  On  this  recording  Burial  Hordes  moves  away  from  the  satanic  black  metal  style  of  earlier  releases  and  goes  for  more  of  an  atmospheric,  dissonant  and  brutal  style  of  blackened  death  metal.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  Existentialism,  Nihilism  and  Death  themes.


  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Burial  Hordes  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  atmospheric  and  dissonant  blackened  death  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "In  the  Midst  Of  A  Vast  Solitude"  "A  Wandering  Stream  Of  Wind"  and  "...To  The  Threshold  Of  Silence".  8  out  of  10.


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Saturday, August 13, 2016

Burial Hordes/Extinction/Folter Records/2016 EP Review


  Burial  Hordes  are  a  band  from  Greece  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  a  satanic  form  of  black  metal  with  some  death  metal  elements  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2016  ep "Extinction"  which  will  be  released in October  by  Folter  Records.

  A  very  dark  yet  heavy  sound  starts  off  the  ep  and  a  few  seconds  later death metal growls  are  added  into  the  music  and  at  times  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  melody  and  when  the music  speeds  up  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  can be  heard  and  you  can  also  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  the recording.

  A  lot  of  the  fast  riffs  use  a  decent  amount  of  tremolo  picking  which  also  gives  the  songs  more  of  a  raw  black  metal  feeling  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of slow, mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and the  tracks  go for  even  more  of  a  blackened  death  metal  sound  than  previous  recordings  and  clean  playing  is  used  briefly  on  the last  track.

  Burial  Hordes  creates  a  recording  that  mixes  black  and  death  metal  together  and  also  goes  for  more  of  a  blackened  death  metal  this  time  around,  the  production  sounds  very  dark  yet  heavy  at  the  same  time  while  the  lyrics  cover  satanic  and  misanthropic  themes.

  In my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Burial  Hordes  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  band,  you  should  enjoy this ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  World  Ablaze"  and  "Hatred".  8  out  of  10.

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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Burial Hordes Interview


1.Can you give us an update on what has been going on with the band since the recording and release of the new album?
We feel strong and full inspired, so these period we are in the writing process of  new material. Our future plan for our next attack is to release a vinyl ep, but nothing is clear or verified yet.

2.When I listened to the album it seemed to cover the darkest elements of both black and death metal,  what was it that motivated you into going in this musical direction instead of the standard black metal sound most bands seem to be stuck on?
I don’t have many things to say about this. Our plan was to write a dark and evil Burial Hordes album and everything went out naturally. We let our negative emotions to guide us and “Incendium” is the result.

3.What are some of the topics the band brought lyrical wise with the new release and how would you describe your progress as song writers over the years?
Our philosophy remains the same since the beginning of our course, with totally antireligious and misanthropic messages. In our new album the lyrics are more realistic without many metaphors and symbolisms   than in our previous works. We dive in the madness of living where the hope no longer exists.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Burial Hordes'?
Burial Hordes referred against everything that tries to enslave our soul and mind.They are feeding our inner hate and Burial hordes is the perfect  weapon for us.

5.Over the years what are some of the best shows that the band has played, which tours did you enjoy doing the most and also how would you describe your stage performance?
Live shows it’s not our top priority. Over the years we gave some single selected shows and that is our thinking for the future.

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the new album and 2014?
No such plans. We are not interest in touring and it’s not something that fits in the underground essence of Burial Hordes.

7.On a worldwide level how have extreme metal fans reacted to the musical sound of the new album?
Until now we have some great reviews and in general the reactions are very positive.

8.I know that the band members also have other musical projects going on, do you feel that music takes up a lot of your time and helps motivate you to be more creative?
It’s all about the need of creation and to cover different aspects.
It’s totally respectable and as long as we manage to arrange our “obligations” properly for each band  it’s not a problem.

9.Where do you see your musical sound evolving into on future releases?
Honestly we don’t know. Everything is possible to us. We never work on a specific plan and we never will. We are guided only by our negative energy and let our evil emotions to burst. The only sure fact is that day by day our hatred becomes stronger and that is always reflected on our sounds with the most perverse way.

10.What are some bands or musical styles that have had an influence or impact on your musical sound and also what are you listening to nowadays?
We combine many elements from Black-Death metal, but we have the ability, the maturity and the experience to absorb our influences and to present something with personality and with strong identity.
Personally  this  period I’m listening and I am truly  impressed by the latest releases of Beyond, Vorum and Grave Miasma.

11.What are your views on Satanism and Occultism and also what kind of impact do they have on your view points and the way you look at the world?
I will not delve deeply to this subject and I will not start to preach here. Some things must remain concealed. Our view is declared through our albums with the clearest way.

12.Do you have any non musical interests?
I think no one from your readers is interest what the Burial Hordes members do beside music.

13.Before we close this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
Thank you for the opportunity to present our evil horde to your readers.Our new album was  officially released. One more nail upon the cross of mankind.

Bestial regards.
Cthonos & Burial Hordes

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Saturday, January 4, 2014

Burial Hordes/Incendium/Hellthrasher Productions/2014 CD Review


  Burial  Hordes  are  a  band  from  Greece  that  plays  a  satanic  form  of  black  metal  with  elements  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2014  album  "Incendium"  which  was  released  by Hellthrasher  Productions.

  The  album  starts  out  with  some  heavy  black  metal  guitar  riffs  and  drums  before  going  into  a  faster  direction  as  well  as  mixing  in  blast  beats  and  dark  sounding  melodies  and  then  the  music  starts  adding  in  death  metal  growls  along  with  some  black  metal  screams  which  leads  to  a  slower  direction  and  they  way  they  combine  black  and  death  brings  a  very  brutal  sound  to  the  recording.

  As  the  album  continues  the  band  continues  there  brutal  assault  as  well  as  mixing  slow  and  fast  parts  together  with  a  great  amount  of  skill  and  conviction  as  well  as  making  their  melodies  sound  very  evil  and  blasphemous  and  by  the  time  the  album  gets  to  the  fourth  song  they  add  in  a  small  amount  of  ritualistic  sound  effects  as  well  as  adding  in  some  new  elements  to  their  melodic  side,  and  on  the  5th  song  there  is  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  parts  which  also  return  on  other  songs  and  on  the  following  song  they  mix  in  clean  guitars  with  the  heavier  elements  of  the  music  and  the  bass  guitars  also get  more  powerful,  and  the  band  also  brings  in  some  Gregorian  chants  which  also  add  more  darkness  to  the  recording  while  also  remaining  heavy  and  brutal  all  at  the  same  time.

  Burial  Hordes  shows  a  lot  of  talent  and  skill  throughout  the  album  with  the  way  they  mix  blasphemous  black  metal  with  death  metal  and  the  band  also  shows  that  it  is  not  afraid  to  experiment  and  this  album  so  far  looks  like  it  will  be  one  of  the  huge  highlights  for  2014.

  Song  lyrics  cover  Satanism,  Darkness  and  Occultism,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  dark  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Burial  Hordes  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  satanic  black  metal  and  death  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band  and  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Unleash  Havoc"  "Path  Of  bloodshed"  and  "Incendium".  8/5  out  of  10.

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