Iskalde Morket/Punctuated By The Screams Of Dying Animals/2021 EP Review

 

  Iskalde  Morket  are  a  solo  project  from  the  United  Kingdom  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  on  this  recording  plays  a  very  technical,  progressive  and  dissonant  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  his  self  released  2021  ep  "Punctuated  By  The  Screams  Of  Dying  Animals".

  Melodic  yet  dissonant  sounding  guitar  solos  and  leads  start  off  the  ep  while  atmospheric  sounding  synths  can  also  be  heard  quite  a  bit  throughout  the  recording.  Vocals  are  mostly  high  pitched  black  metal  screams  along  with  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  also  add  in  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast  beats  which  also  gives  the  music  more  of  a  raw  feeling.

  At  times  the  music  also  gets  very  technical  and  progressive  sounding  while  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  along  with  the  riffs  also  adding  in  a  lot  of  melody.

  Most  of  the  tracks  are  also  very  long  and  epic  in  length  along  with  the  music  also  having  its  symphonic  moments.  Spoken  word  parts  can  also  be  heard  on  a  couple  of  songs  as  well    some  of  the  riffing  also  showing  an  influence  of  death  metal.  The  production  sounds  very  raw  and  heavy  while  the  lyrics  cover  nature  and  dystopian  themes. 

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Iskalde  Morket  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  technical,  progressive  and  dissonant  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Subhuman  labyrinths"  and  "Spectres  Of  Pripyat".  8  out  of  10.

https://northwalshammisanthropia.bandcamp.com/

Iskalde Morket Interview

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

Well Iskalde Morket is my solo black metal project! formed around 2010 when I started college. simply out of frustration of not being able to find like minds to play music with. in hindsight im glad I couldn't find any like minds. its much easier to make music on your own! Iskalde is essentially my negative feelings and emotions summed up in musical form. all my pain used for art! 

2. How would you describe your musical sound?

 All my dissent hurled into a murk of blastbeats and seething dissonance! 

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the music explores?

well my first couple of EP's were just horrible lyrics. in a good way! misanthropic to the max. dealing with starvation and slow decay of humans and just all my hate towards humanity in general. newest EP 'submerged from light' kinda diversified and I started singing about winter and drowning! the album im recording now is so much more personal, dealing with death in my family, people who have wronged me and strangely my girlfriend going in the navy of all things! so the songs mean a lot more to me lyrically now.

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

well Iskalde Morket is Norwegian for Freezing Darkness. which is obviously a super cool name for a band! I felt it summed up what I was attempting to do musically! I got it from a Throne of Katarsis album called 'det iskalde morket'. a lil homage to a underated Norwegian band!

5. Currently there is only 1 member in the band, are you planning on expanding the line up in the future or do you choose to remain solo?

no. iskalde is very much my baby! i'll let no one tamper with it! I have another band I gig with to scratch the live itch! but i'd love to play in a live black metal band.....

6. Has the music received any label interest?

No! I don't think it will either. I don't have any connections!  id love some interest, wanna get more people listening to me!

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of black metal?

Well ive had a couple of nice comments from bands from America! I guess them yanks get me! but most my compliments come from people I know who hate black metal that say yeah, what your doing is great john!

8. Are there any other musical projects besides this band or is this full time?

well all my best riffs go to iskalde! but yes I have another band. its the complete opposite to iskalde. its a comedy powerviolence band!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fascists-To-Ashes/135453139807122?fref=ts

its just plain ol fun compared to the horrid noise I make with iskalde morket .

9. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

well the new album im recording at the moment is in drop c! kinda diversifying. got punk riffs, thrash riffs, death metal bits and doomy bits! and lyrically its a beast! still oodles of black metal! it is majority black metal. longer songs too!

10. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

well obviously black metal! but more modern stuff eg deathspell omega, leviathan and miserere luminis! still love some old bands ie darkthrone. id say im influenced by most of those bands. newer stuff im influenced by more bands like Carpathian forest. im listening to more sludge like eyehategod at the moment. really into Down too recently!

11. Does Occultism play any role in your music?

No not at all really. unless you count Charles manson as an occult leader? im influenced by his intelligence and view of the world! I just write about what I know about ie misanthropy, personal experiences. I havnt really experienced any occult or gotten in Satanism or witchcraft etc. so writing about it isn't honest. 

12. Outside of music what are some of your interests?

In all honesty im a huge nerd! I play the shit out of pokemon and have a massive pokemon card collection! I dabble in warhammer! um I love lord of the rings! I luckily have a girlfriend to keep me hip! im 20 so I still go out a lot, I got a tight knit set of friends but at the same time I do like a lot time by myself. bit of a hermit too!

13. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

Well firstly thanks a lot for this opportunity to ramble about my 'music'! your a top bunch of folks and thanks! im currently at work on my debut album! so look out Norfolk! heres some links to my stuff!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Iskalde-Morket/115311391845929?fref=ts

https://soundcloud.com/iskaldemorket/sets/submurged-from-light

http://www.metaldemos.com/bands/Iskalde-Morket-id133

Iskalde Morket/Submerged From Light/2013 EP Review

  Iskalde  Morket  are  a  1  man  band  from  the  United  Kingdom  that  plays  a  very  progressive,  raw  and  primitive form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2013  ep  "Submerged  From  Light".

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording,   as  for  the  keyboards  when  they  are  utilized  they  bring  a  very  dark  and  avant  garde  sound  to  the  recording  as  well  as  some  drone  sound  effects  being  used  on  the  last  song.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  black  metal  riffs  that  are  very  raw  and  primitive  sounding  combining  both  the  old  school  and  modern  sound  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  along  with  some  progressive  and  melodic  elements  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  soft  and  clean  playing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  and  progressive  sounding  black  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  mostly  grim  sounding  black  metal  screams  along  with  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  samples,  while  the  lyrics  cover  darkness  and  cold  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  while  you  can  still  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Iskalde  Morket  are  a  very  great  and  original  sounding  progressive,  raw  and  primitive  black metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "A  Manifestation  Of  Cacophony"  and  "Disentergation  Of  Ether".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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