Sedna/Last Sun/Drown Within/2022 Full Length Review

 

  Italy's  Sedna  has  returned  with  a  new  recording  which  shows  the  music  going  for  a  mixture  of  post  black,  sludge  and  doom  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2022  album  "Last  Sun"  which  will  be  released  in  October  by  Drown  Within.

  Dark  soundscapes  and  ambient  style  synths  start  off  the  album  along  with  some  clean  playing  a  few  seconds  later.  As  the  recording  progresses  grim  yet  high  pitched  black  metal  screams  start  making  their  presence  known  while  the  music  also  adds  in  some  drones  and  goes  into  an  experimental  direction  at  times.

  When  clean  guitars  are  added  into  the  music  they  also  add  in  some  touches  of  post  rock  while  the  slower  heavy  riffing  also  brings  in  elements  of  sludge  and  doom  metal.  The  guitar  leads  sticks  to  more  of  a  dark  yet  melodic  post  metal  style  when  they  are  utilized  along  with  the  album  also  being  divided  into  2  different  acts  and  during  the  faster  sections  of  the  recording  a  small  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast b eats  can  be  heard  which  also  takes  the  song  into  more  of  a  rawer  direction.

  On  this  recording  Sedna  takes  post  black,  sludge  and  doom  metal  and  mixes  them  with  ambient,  drone  and  experimental  to  create  a  very  diverse  recording.  The  production  sounds  very  dark  while  the  lyrics  cover  scientific  and  philosophical  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Sedna  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  post  black,  sludge,  doom  metal,  experimental,  ambient  and  drone,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  8  out  of  10.

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Sedna/Postvorta/Drown Within Records/2017 EP Review

  This  is  a  review  of a  split  ep  between  Italy's  Sedna  and  Postvorta  which  was  released  by  Drown  Within  Records  and  we  will  start  off  the  review  with  Sedna  a  band  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  a  mixture  of  post  black  metal  and  sludge.

  Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  raw  tremolo  picking  along  with  some  angry  black  metal  screams  a  few  seconds  later  while  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  as  well  as  the  music  incorporating  elements  of  sludge  and  post  metal.

  A  decent  amount  of  melodic  leads  can  also  be  heard  while  the  track  is  very  long  and  epic  in  length  and  there  is  also  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  parts  along  with  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats  when  the  music  speeds  up,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  track  from  Sedna  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  post  black  metal  and  sludge,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  split.


  Next  up  is  Postvorta  a  band  that  plays  a  mixture  of  sludge  and  post  metal  with  some  black  metal  touches.

  Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  a  very  heavy  sludge  and  doom  metal  sound  while angry  screams  and  shouts  are  added  into  the  music  a  few  seconds  later  along  with  all  of  the  musical  instruments  having  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  the  riffs  also  bring  in  a  decent  amount  of  melody.

  Growls  can  also  be  heard  at  times  while  the  track  is  very  long  and  epic  in  length  while  clean  post  rock  style  playing  can  be  heard  briefly  along  with  the  song  also  always  sticking  to  a  very  slow  style,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  track  from  Postvorta  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  post  and  sludge  metal,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  split.

  In  conclusion  I  feel  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  split  and  would  recommend  it  to  all f ans  of  black,  post  and  sludge  metal.  8  out  of  10.

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Sedna/Eterno/WOOAARGH/2016 CD Review

  Sedna  are  a  band  from  Italy  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  a  progressive  mixture  of  post  black  metal, doom  and  sludge  with  some  elements  of  ambient  and  drone  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2016  album  "Eterno"  which  will  be  released  in  October  by  WOAAARGH.

  Clean  guitars  start  off  the  album  and  also  mixes in  with  the  heavier  side  of  the  music  and  you  can  also  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  amount  of  progressive  elements  and  some  of  the  tracks  are  also  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  Sludge  style  growls  can  be  heard quite  a  bit  throughout  the  recording  and  they  also  mix  in  black  metal  screams  that  are  more  on  the  depressive  side  and  when  the  music  speeds  up  a  decent  amount  of blast  beats  can  be  heard  and  the  solos  and  leads  are  done  in  a  very  melodic  post  metal  style  and  the  tremolo  picking  also  gives  the  songs  more  of  a  raw  feeling  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  the  slower  sections  of  the  songs  bring  in  elements  of  doom  metal  and  you  can  also  hear  touches  of  drone  and  ambient  in  certain  sections  of  recording.

  Sedna  creates  another  recording  that  takes  the  atmospheric,  progressive  and  post  styles  of  black  metal  and  mixes  it  with  doom  and  sludge  metal  along  with  elements  of  ambient  and  drone  to  create  their  own  sound,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  the  awareness  of  the  spirit  of  the  universe.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Sedna  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  sludge  and  atmospheric  post  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Pillars  Of  Creation  I"  and  "Mountains  Of  Creation".  8  out  of  10.   

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Dementia Senex/Sedna/Deprived/Drown Within Records/2015 Split EP Review

  This  is  a  review  of  a  split  ep  with  Italy's  Dementia  Senex  and  Sedna  called  "Deprived"  which  was  released  by  Drown  Within  Records  and  we  will  start  off  the  review  with  Dementia  Senex  a  band  that  plays  a  mixture  of  post,  sludge  and  death  metal.

  Their  side  of  the  split  starts  off  with  post  rock style  clean  playing and  a  few  seconds  alter  the  music  gets  more  heavier  and  adds  in  more  of  a  sludge  metal  sound  along  with  some  melodies  and  vocals  that  use  both  growls  and  screams  and  they  also bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  both  clean  and  heavy  parts  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  there  is  also  a  brief  use  of  blast  beats  and  the  song  is  7  minutes  in  length,  the production  sounds  very  dark  and  heavy  while  the  lyrics  cover  loss,  human  condition  and  personal  struggles.

  In  my  opinion  this  is another  great  sounding  track  from  Dementia  Senex  and  if  you are  a  fan  of  post,  sludge  and  death  metal,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  split.

  Next  up  is Sedna  a  band  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and plays  a  mixture  of  post  black  metal  and  sludge.

  Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  clean  yet  distorted  playing along  with  some  drum  beats  a  few  seconds  later and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful sound  to them  and   the  vocals  are  mostly  high  pitched black  metal  screams  and  when  the  music  speeds  up  it  has  more  of  a  cascadian  vibe  along  with  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats  while  the  song  still  has elements  of  sludge  in  the slower  sections,  the  production  sounds  very  dark  and  heavy  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  depressive  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  track  from  Sedna  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  post  black  metal  and  sludge,  you  should  enjoy  their  song.

  In  conclusion  i  feel  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  split  and  I  would  recommend  it  to  all  fans  of  post  black  metal  and  sludge.  8  out  of  10. 

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Sedna Interview

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

Sedna is a three pieces black metal project born in 2009 in Cesena, Italy.
The sound is a mix of post black metal, sludge and doom metal with some ambient and drone parts that give at the results much more sense of perdition and immersion.
From furious blast-beats, passing through cadenced heavy parts, reaching soft and expanded clean parts, the band try to carry emotions and feelings to create music organic and alive.
We have released our first demo “O” in 2011 and our debut album in october 2014 via Drown Within Record (Ita) and Unquiet records (Pol).
From 2009 to now we’ve played a lot of gigs in Italy (with bands like Taake, Celeste, Forgotten Tomb and many more), this year we’ ve done our first euro tour in Austria and Czech Republic.

2.In October you released a full length, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording and also how does it differ from the demo you had released in 2011?

Our first release is very different from “Sedna” because we’ve changed our lineup. In 2011 we was four (with Eric at guitars), in 2013 he left so Nil is passed to play guitar and sing.
Changing the guitar player everything is turned from a blackned/swedish sound to a more modern direction with post black metal influences. The result is ”Sedna”, a mix of black metal/sludge/post and doom metal with some drone/ambient parts useful to increase the atmosphere and make everything more organic.

3.Can you tell us a little bit more about your song lyrics, I noticed most of the tracks on the album started out with the word "Sons', is there a certain type of concept the band went for on the new album?

Two years ago we was in a critical situation. Without a guitarist, without idea, without a certain future. We see ”Sedna” like a rebirth and a new point of zero. We see it like a gift from a divinity that say to us “Believe”. So, the concept of the album is about us like sons of a divinity (Sedna, in the inuit culture, is like a woman version of Poseidon) and at the same time like sons of a planet (Sedna is an extrasolar planet too). “Sons of the ocean” talk about our rebirth from a new mother, ”Sons of isolation” talk about our necessary loneliness to create our new form, ”Sons of the ancients” is like the end of the evolution, the take of conscience to be something strong. To be something alive.
We are started writing new stuff, but is too early to understand what the sound is meaning in this moment.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Sedna'?
Ahah it’ s a cool story. In a normal evening five years ago, Mattia and Elyza were watching a documentary on Discovery Channel. It was talking about extrasolar planets, especially on Sedna. The history of the planet was immediately  charming for various reason, but especially for one: the orbit. Sedna have a very strange orbit that move the planet after and before Pluto, so it’s an anomaly. Something that should not exist. Alone but at the same time alive. In the second time, been interesting the surface of the planet. It’s red, but very cold. That was our representation of our sound: warm and enveloper, but at the same time cold and remote.

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

We live the show experience in some different ways, so there are many nights that we like to remember. One of this was in october in Linz, during our euro tour with our friends Abaton. A very great place, with huge sound, a lot of people full of energy. Incredible. Next was when we been in Rome every time, in 2011 (with Taake, when we was four) and in october 2014 (with Forgotten Tomb and our new formation). Great city where do a gig because there was everything a lot of people interested to us the first and the second time too, in the next days we have received many positive feedback from new fans and it’s amazing for an underground band like us.
The last but the more particular was in september 2012 at “Urlo nero Fest” in Ferrara. It was very intense for us because the last gig with our old guitarist Eric. So, play with this kind of awareness gave to us a mix of melancholy and rage never proved before. We played a track with our friend Marco from Abaton too, so had two guitars (the first and last time for now ahah) gave much more expression to a show full of emotions.

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the new album?

In this moment no, because we have chosen to write new stuff. For the new album we have already done an euro tour in october (Austria, Czech Republic, Italy) with our friends Abaton and others single shows in our country (in Rome with Forgotten Tomb and in Bologna with Dragged into Sunlight for example).  Anyway we are confirmed ad the Santa Maria Summer fest in Portugal for next June.

7.The new album was released on Drown Within Records, how did you get in contact with this label and also how would you describe the support they have given you so far?
Drown Within Records is a DIY label based in Italy and managed by Cristian from the italian post/death metal band Dementia Senex. Cristian is our good friend from many years, he supports and helps us from the beginning, so knowing how he works we have chosen to trust in his label. His support is great because is based on friendship and support, so he is doing a great works giving us a good visibility in many countries.

8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of black metal, sludge, and doom?

The feedback was great. We was a little scared because our sound is in the middle of many genres, is an hybrid of many sounds…not black metal, not sludge, not doom, but Sedna, so not easy to catalogue in an exact contest. At least we are proud of our works because we have received a lot of good reviews from many countries and from very different kind of site/webzine. It’s mean that’s our sound is good, no?

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

We don’t know. In this moment our thought is to create new songs. We don’t have a long vision about our future, we only think to play and spread our emotions. More black metal? More sludge or post metal? Only the future can know the answers. Off course we dream to become a point of reference for people like Altar of Plagues or Amenra for us.

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?

We try to listen many kind of music as we can, from dark-ambient to Death metal. Everyone of us comes from different school of music (Elyza has a base of old school black metal and industrial music like Immortal or Rammstein, Mattia bands like Dark Funeral or Gojira, Alex some drone/ambient music for example), but growing together we have uncovered some bands commons to our preferences: Altar of Plagues (over all and everyone), Isis, Amenra, Deathspell Omega, Neurosis, Omega Massif, Ulcerate, Lento.. and many more out of metal (Borhen & Der Club of Gore, SunnO))), and Pink Floyd for example )

11.Does Occultism play any role in your music?

Nope.

12.What are some of your non musical interests?

Astronomy, science, film, history and everything that can be interesting in every way. We like to have party, but at the same time we trip through woods to take pictures and do excursions on mountain.

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

Keep supporting the underground music, go to the concerts and help the bands to spread the music..!"

Sedna/Self Titled/Drown Within Records/2014 CD Review

  Sedna  are  a  band  from  Italy  that  plays  a  mixture  of  post  black  metal,  doom  and  sludge   and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  titled  2014  album  which  was  released  by  Drown  Within  Records.

  A  very  dark  ambient  sound  starts  off  the  album  and  a  few  seconds  later  the  album  starts  going  into  more  of  a  melodic  doom  metal  direction  before  speeding  up  as  well  as  adding  in  blast  beats  which  also  takes  the  recording  into  more  of  a  raw  black  metal  direction  along  with  some  grim  screams  and  after  awhile  the  band  starts  bringing  in  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.

  You  can  hear  a  great  amount  of  the  more  modern  post  black  metal  style  in  the  bands  musical  sound  at  times  along  with  a  very  heavy  sludge  metal  influence  and  when  clean  playing  is  utilized  on  the  recording  it  gives  the  band  a  more  progressive  edge  and  most  of  the  tracks  are  very  long  and  epic  in  length  and  after  awhile  the  band  brings  in  elements  of  depressive  black  metal  and  on  one  of  the  later  tracks  melodic  female  vocals  are  added  into  the  music  which  also  takes  the  album  into  more  of  an  experimental  direction  while  the  last  track  shows  a  return  to  a  more  post  black  metal  sound.

  Sedna  plays  a  style  of  black  metal  that combines the  depressive  and  post  styles  of  the  genre  while  also  adding  in  elements  of  experimental  music  as  well  as  a  good  amount  of  influences  from  sludge  and  doom  metal  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own,  the  production  sounds  very  powerful  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  desolate  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Sedna  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  post  black  metal,  experimental,  sludge  and  doom  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Sons  of  the  Ocean"  and  Sons  of  the  Ancients".  8  out  of  10.

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