Krsnī Interview

 

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the musical project?

1. Nothing special, the idea to play atmospheric black metal appeared in 2019. I was always interested in slow monotonous music such as doom, stoner, pagan, dark ambient, drone. I used to play black metal as a teenager, it was more Immortal or Dark Funeral oriented stuff with fast tempo and permanent blast beats. Krsnī happened as an homage to Drudkh and Burzum with own vision. 

2.In May you had released a new album, musically how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?

2. We recorded four albums with slavonic influence both in music and lyrics. We just released Vesno and I hadn’t plans to write any new material. However, one day while jamming I wrote all the riffs for upcoming album :) And I realised that it should be different but still in Krsnī style, so it is. The emphasis is on integrity, monotony and the gradual development of musical ideas within each track. Guitars sound abrasive without a cabinet simulator, bass and kick drum are deep while vocals and clean guitar have thinner sound.

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band has explored over the years with your music?

3. Lyrics are about nature in different aspects. Our texts are simple and figurative.

4.I know that the bands name means 'night' in Sanskrit, how does this name fit in with the musical style that yuo play?

4. Band name is also inspired by Drudkh which means “forest” in Sanskrit. Also we chose this language as it influenced old Slavonic languages. Night is considered to be a quieter time of a day with less visible movement but it only seems that way. As our music, especially on the last album.

5.Can you tell us a little bit more about the artwork that is presented on the new album cover?

5. Cover art represents winterstorm.

6.Currentyl there are only 2 members in the band, are you open to expanding the line up or do you prefer to remain a duo?

6. The thing is in our country black metal is not a popular genre that’s why we can’t find skilled like-minded drummer for live gigs. We’d like to of course.

7.The new album was released through both ;Satanath Records' and 'The End Of Time Records', are you happy with the support both labels have given you so far?

7. Certainly, this is a good collaboration. It's great that we’re on the same page. 

8.On a wrldwide level how has the reaction been to your music by fans of atmospheric black metal?

8. There are not so much reviews of our albums in the web. The majority of them are positive enough. We believe in our music and would not share weak stuff just to release anything. 

9.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

9. It’s a difficult question. Maybe we’ll continue our experiments with raw atmospheric black metal, maybe this album would be our last, who knows. 

10.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

10. Personally nowadays I’m in blackened crust, nordic techno and french black metal, Kurgan prefers death metal, fusion and grindcore. 

11.What are some of your non musical interests?

11. Nature is my passion as well as history.

12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?

12. Keep listening to the music you like and don't get caught up in passing trends. 

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Krsnī/Neige éternelle/Satanath Records/The End of Time Records/2025 Full Length Review

 

    Krsnī  are  a  duo  from  Uzbekistan  that  plays  an  atmospheric  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2025  album  "Neige  éternelle"  which  was  released  as  a  joint  effort  between  Satanath  and The  End  Of  Time  Records.

 Atmospheric  sounding  keyboards  start  off  the  album  and  also  mix  in  with  the  heavier  sections  of  the  songs  at  times.  Melodies  are  also  added  into  a  lot  of  the  guitar  riffing  while  programmed  beats  are  also  utilized  quite  a  bit  throughout  the  recording  and  most  of  the  tracks  are  also  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  Elements  of  ambient  can  also  be  heard  at  times  while  the  music  also  captures  a  very  cosmic  atmosphere  and  one  of  the  tracks  is  also  an  instrumental.  When  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  also  done  in  a  very  melodic  style  along  with  the  vocals  being  mostly  grim  sounding  black  metal  screams.

  Clean  playing  is  also  added  on  some  of  the  tracks  along  with  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  also  adding  in  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast  beats  which  also  gives  the  recording  more  of  a  raw  feeling  and  throughout  the  album  you  can  also  hear  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts,  spoken words  can  also  be  heard  briefly.  The  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  nature  and  peaceful  coexistence  among  human  beings.  

  In  my  opinion  Krsnī  are  a  very  great  sounding  atmospheric  black  metal  duo  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  his  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "March  d'hiver"  and  "Long  Voyage'.  8  out  of  10.

  https://satanath.bandcamp.com/album/sat394-krsn-neige-ternelle-2025