Njiqahdda/Mal Esk Varii Aan/Njiijn Arts/2008 Full Length Review

  This  is  a  review  of  another  recording  from  Njiqahdda  which  continues  in  the  atmospheric  black  metal direction  with  drone  and  post  rock  elements  with  the  album  being  released  in  2008  by  Njiin  Arts  and  called  "Mal  Esk  Varii  Aan".

  Song  One  "Zuun  Infer  Maktasalubara"  starts  out  being  very  slow  and  atmospheric  with  some  clean  singing  before  the  clean  playing  and  distorted  parts  kick  in  along  with  the  programmed  drums  bringing  a  dark  post  rock  atmosphere  into  existence  staying  that  way  for  a  few  minutes,  then  the  heavier  parts  and  black  metal  screams  kick  in  along  with  some  spoken  word  parts,  staying  in  that  direction  for  a  few  minutes  before  before  changing  the  guitar  riffing  around  a  bit.

  Song  two  "Somnfaa" starts  off  with  a  very  slow  and  heavy  riff  along  with  some  grim  screams/growls  with  the  song  also  mixing  in  some  powerful  drum  programming   and  the  song  retains  the  same  sound  till  the  end.

  Song  three  "Mal  Esk  Varii  Aan"  starts  out  with  an  ambient  sound  before  the  slow  and    heavy  riffs  and  drum  programming  kicks  inn  which  leads  to  some  distorted  sounding  black  metal  screams  staying  that  way  for  a  few  minutes  before  the  melodies  and  distortion  kicks  inn  for  a  few  seconds  and  then  the  slow  depressive  black  elements  kick  inn.  Around  the  10 minute  mark  the  song  goes  more  into  a  dark  ambient/drone  direction  and  staying  that  way  till  the  end  of  the  song.

  Song  four  "Oom  Vortigign"  starts  off  with  a  slow  black  metal  riff  and  weird  sounding  black  metal  screams  before  the  heavy  drum  programming  kicks  inn  which  in  returns  evolves  into  the  vocals  going  deeper  and  darker staying  that  way  for  a  few  minutes  before  some  kraut  rock  sounding  synths  kick  in  finishing  off  the  song.

  Song  five  "Asa  Ijnahari  Serviam"  starts  of  with  some  powerful drum  programming  and  heavy  black/doom  guitar  riffs  staying  that  way  for  the  remainder  of  the  song  while  also  adding  in  some  more  melodic  elements  and  as  time  passe's  more  some  heavy  drone's  make  their  presence  known.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Njiqahdda  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  atmospheric  black  metal  with  elements  of  drone  and  post  rock,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Somnfaa"  and  "Oom  Vortigign".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Njiqahdda/109826

Njiqahdda/Nji, Njiijn. Njiiin./Pagan Flames Productions/2008 Full Length Review

  This  is  a  review  of  another  recording  from  Njiqahdda  with  the  music  being  an  atmospheric  form  of  black  metal  with  the  album  being  released  in  2008  by  Pagan  Flames  Productions  and  called  "Nji,  Njiin.  Njiiin.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  playing  with  no  fast  drumming  or  blast  beats  being  present  on  this  recording,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording,  as  for  the  keyboards  and  sound  effects  when they  are  utilized  bring  elements  of  noise  and  experimental  to  the  album.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  black  metal  riffs  that  utilize  some raw  and  primitive  sounding  elements  as  well  as  a  good  amount  of  melody,  post  rock  influences  and  some  soft  and  clean  playing  inn  addition  there  is  some  heavy  sounding  distortion  being  utilized  at  times   and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on  this  recording.

  Vocals  are  all  distorted  sounding  grim  black  metal s creams,  while  the  lyrics  are  written  in  a  foreign  language  and  cover  Nature,  Meditation  and  Transcendental  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  sound  while  you  can  still  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording  with  the  songs  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Njiqahdda  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  atmospheric,  post  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  album.RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Nortii  Maatu"  and  "Urmae  Copistrum  Xaaqa  Qahdda".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Njiqahdda/109826

Njiqahdda/Become The Sun (It Never Was)/EEE Recordings/2012 EP Review

  Njiqahdda  are  a  band  from  Chicago,  Illinois  that  plays  a  primitive  and  melodic  from  of  post  black  metal     and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  ep  "Become  The  Sun  (It  Never  Was)"  which  was  released  by  EEE  Recordings.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  utilized  at  times,   ,  while  the  bass  playing  it  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording,  as  for  the  sound  effects  which  are  only  used  briefly  bring  a  very  dark  and  ritualistic  sound  to  the  ep.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  post  black  metal  riffs  that  combine  raw  and  primitive  sounding  elements  with  a  great  amount  of  melody  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  dark  and  melodic  sounding  post  black  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals are  mostly  clean  singing  with a  brief  use  of  chanting  and  there  are  no  screams  or  growls  being  present  on  this  recording,  while  the  lyrics  cover  Vedic,  Nature,  Meditation  and  Transcendental  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  heavy,  raw  and  primitive sound  while  you  can  still  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording  with  a  couple  of  the  songs  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  Njiqahdda  are  a  very  great  sounding  primitive  and  melodic,  post  black  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Kali"  and  "A  Perfect  Mirror".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Njiqahdda/109826