Funereus/Nattsatieas/Astral Nightmare Productions/2025 Full Length Review

 

  Funereus  are  a  band  from  California  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  an  old  school  form  of  satanic  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2025  album  "Narrsatieas"  which  was  released  by  Astral  Nightmare  Productions.

  A  very  fast  and  raw  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast  beats.  Dark  sounding  melodies  are  also  added  into  some  of  the  guitar  riffing  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  grim yet  high  pitched  black  metal  screams  and  the  music  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  90's  era.

  When  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  also  remain  very  true  to  an  old  school  style  while  the  songs  also  add  in a   good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.  Growls  can  also  be  heard  at  times  along  with  all  of  the  musical  instruments  also  having  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them,  some  of  the  riffing  also  brings  in  more  of  a  first  wave  vibe  and  the  closing  track  is  an  instrumental.

  On  this  recording  Funereus  goes  for  a  very  raw  and  old  school  form  of  black  metal  that  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  90's  era.  The  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  Satanism,  Occultism,  Necromancy,  Blasphemy  and  Death  themes.  

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Funereus  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  old  school  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "In  Eternal  Necrofog"  and  "To  Cross  The  Necromantic  Flames".  8  out  of  10.

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Funereus Interview

1. Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never heard of you before?

We are Funereus, we play funeral hexing black metal for the glory of the devil.

2. How would you describe your musical sound?

Our craft is old-school black metal, in the vein of early 90's black metal.

3. What is the meaning behind the band's name?

Funereus translates to Funeral in the ancient language.

4. How would you describe the lyrical content of the music?

Our lyrics are about worshiping the devil.

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

The Gathering of shadows fests In Colorado, and Conjuring the dark II fest In Minneapolis, we channel the black energies thru our craft of black metal ritualistically profane the holy and rejoice in blasphemy is what describes a live Funereus ritual.

6. Are there any upcoming shows or tours coming up?

At this moment there is nothing scheduled.

7. How has your music been received so far by black metal fans worldwide?

The public has heard our music and have written numerous reviews on our demo and ep alike and most recent our split with Helsefyr (SWE), they describe our music as "Raw& Evil”, to us this tells us we are in the right path of Evil!

8. Out off all the releases that the band has put out so far which one are you the most satisfied with?

We are satisfied with all of our releases, but the most satisfying would have to be our first full length entitled "Profane Rite Of Morbid Glorification".

9. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music?

All I have to say is the early 90's wave of black metal.

10. How would you describe your views on Anti Christianity, Satanism and Occultism?

Christianity is for the enslavement of the weak, Satanism & occultism is that for the followers of the left hand path of Enlightenment.


11. Any final words or thoughts?

Funereus would like to thank Occult Black Metal Zine for the interview

Only Death Is Real!



-Sargatanaz
Anno MMX

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Funereus/Bestial Invocation/2010 EP Review

  Funereus are a band from California that plays a raw and brutal form of satanic black metal and this is a review of their 2010 e.p "Bestial Invocation".

Drums alternate between mid paced and fast drumming with a lot of brutal blast beats throughout the e.p, while the bass playing sounds very dark in the mix and follows the rhythm's coming out of the guitars.

Rhythm guitars are mostly fast black metal riffing that utilizes a lot of tremolo picking mixed in with some mid paced riffs that gives the music a very heavy sound also there are some riffs that sound very evil, and there are little to no lead guitars present on this e.p.

Vocals are high pitched black metal screams that sound very evil, while the lyrics cover Satanism and Occultism in a more primitive left hand path way similar to theistic Satanism, as for the production on this recording it is very raw and necro sounding the way true black metal should sound.

In my opinion Funereus are a very talented black metal band that plays black metal in a very raw, satanic and early 90's way, this is probably some of the most evil metal that I have heard coming out of a U.S band in years, if you are a fan of primitive, raw, satanic black metal you should check this band out, RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Beneath The Blackened Moon" and "Black Ritual Sacrifice". RECOMMENDED BUY.

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