Zinumm/Lobishome/This Winter Will Last Forever/2012 EP Review

  This  is  a  review  of  another  recording  from  Zinumm  with  the  musical  style  this  time  around  being  raw  and  primitive  sounding  black  metal  with  elements  of  folk  music  with  the  ep  being  called  "Lobishome"  and  released  by  This  Winter  Will  last  Forever.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  good  amount  of  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music,  while the  flutes  and  folk  instruments  bring  a  very  atmospheric,  medieval  and  pagan  feeling  to  the  ep  along  with  a  brief  use  of  synths  which  bring  in  the  ambient  elements,  as  for  the  bass  playing  it  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  and  primitive  black  metal  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  black  metal  riffs  that  are  very  raw  and  primitive  sounding  with  some  melody  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  at  times  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on  this  recording,  as  for  the  acoustic  guitars  they  use  finger  picking  and  full  chords  to  enhance  the  folk  elements  of  the  ep.

  Vocals  are  mostly  grim  sounding  black  metal  screams  with  some  spoken  word  parts  being  utilized  at  times  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  clean  singing,  while  the  lyrics  are  written  in  Irish  Gaellic  and  cover  werewolves  and  Northern  folk  tales,  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  ep  with  only  one  of  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Zinumm  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  atmospheric,  raw  and  primitive  black  metal  with  elements  of  folk  and  ambient,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Lobishome"  and  "Oevea,  oevea,  solitaro,  (tenho  lobos,  tenho  sombras)".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.  

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Zinumm/Ambient Works Vol. 2/2012 EP Review

  This  is  a  review  of  the  second  volume  of  Ambient  Works  from  Zinumm  which  continues  their  approach  to  dark  ambient/drone  with  the  ep  being  self  released  in  2012.

  Synths  bring  a  very  dark  ambient  sound  to  the  recording  along  with  some  drones  and  noise's  which  also  add  in  the  experimental  elements  to  the  ep,  while  the  wind  organ's  bring in  some  medieval  elements  along  with  some  field  recordings.

  Vocals  and  song  writing are  all  absent  from  this  recording  with  the  music  being  all  instrumental,  while  the  songs  themes  cover  Irish  Paganism  and  European  folklore,  as  for  the  production  the  music  was  all  recorded  live  and  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it  with  the  only  song  being  very  long  and epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  ep  from  Zinumm  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  dark  ambient/drone,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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Zinumm/Ambient Works Vol 1/2012 EP Review

  This  is  a  review  of  another  recording  from  Zinumm  with  the  music  this  time  around  being  dark  ambient  with  the  ep  being  self  released  in  2012  and  called  "Ambient  Works  Vol  1.".

  Synths  bring  a  very  dark  ambient  sound  to  the  music  along  with  some  experimental  elements,  while  the  drones  and  noises  bring  in  the  louder  elements  of  the  recording  and  there  are  no  other  music  instruments  being  present  on  this  ep.

  Vocals  and  song  writing  are  mostly  absent  from  this  recording  with  the  music  being  all  instrumental  except  for  some  spoken  word  parts  that  are  used  towards  the  end  of the  song,  while  the  song  themes  cover  Irish  Paganism  and  European  folklore,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dark,  raw   and  primitive  sound  with  the  only  song  present  on  this  recording  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording from Zinumm  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  dark  ambient/drone,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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Zinumm/Self Titled/2011 CD Review

  Zinumm  are  a  1  man  band  from  Spain  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  with  a  musical  style  on  this  recording  I  would  describe  as   being  raw  and  primitive  sounding  black  metal  with  elements  of  dark  ambient  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  and  self  titled  2011  album.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  good  amount  of  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music,  while  the  synths  bring  a  very  dark,  atmospheric  and  ambient  sound  to  the  album,  as  for  the  bass  playing  it  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  atmospheric  black  metal  riffs  that  are  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sounding  with  some  ambient  elements  and  melody  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on  this  recording,  as  for  the  acoustic  guitars  when  they  are  utilized  use  finger  picking  and  full  chords  to  add  some  medieval  elements  to  the  album.

  Vocals  are  mostly  grim  sounding  black  metal  screams  along  with  a  brief  use  of  clean  singing,  while  the  lyrics  are  written  in  Irish  Gaelic  and  cover  European  Folklore  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  with  some  of  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Zinumm  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  raw and  primitive  sounding  atmospheric  black  metal  with  elements  of  ambient,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Ár  dídeanaí  d'aois"  and  "Is  é mo  talamh  imithe  rn  mar  sin  i".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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Loss Of Self/2012 Demo Review

  Loss  Of  Self  are  a  band from  Australia  that  plays  a  mixture  of  raw  and  primitive  sounding  black  metal  and  post  punk  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  and  self  titled  2012  demo.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  raw  and  primitive  sounding  black  metal  with  post  punk  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  with  some  melody  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on   this  recording.
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  Vocals  are  all  high  pitched  black  metal  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover  philosophical  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  Loss  Of  Self  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  black  metal  and  post  punk  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Seidlitz".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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Nor/Slaughter Interview

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

1: We are a Black Metal band out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. We've been around for about a two years working on our first album Ansikt Grate.

2.How would you describe your musical sound?

2: Crude, damp, old school black metal involving a raw sound straight out of our colons.

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

3: Metathanastic Satanism, pooping, falling off your bike, and people sucking massive cock.

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

4: We draw heavy influence from Nordic Black Metal bands, so we aimed to incorporate this into our name. We combined the word "Nordic" and "Slaughter" to form Nor/Slaughter.

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

5: We have played at a black mass for a local religious group called the Metathanastic Satanists. In our performance we have our lead singer breathe fire, heavy eye contact with our crowd, and include gracious amounts of pig's blood while we emulate the demons of the underworld.

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

6: No way Jose.

7.Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a label or received any interest?

7: We are signed with "Butts Butts Butts Records".http://buttsbuttsbuttsrecords.bandcamp.com/

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

8: We have several other projects such as Danger Duks, Sex Blood Posse, Wheaad, and Afraid of Worms.

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

9: We'll probably get a bassist at some point.

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

10: Darkthrone, Burzum, Mayhem, False, Wolves in the Throneroom, Napalm Death, Death, fuckin Deathcrush album...

11.Does Satanism or Occultism play any role in your music?

11: Yeth pweeth.

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

12: Skateboarding, building tree houses, jumping jacks, and large quantities of lima beams.

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

13: No homo.

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Zinumm Interview

1. Can you give us an update on what is going on with the project these days?

Currently there are two different projects going on. The first one is an EP more related with neofolk/drone/ambient music, not exactly the 3rd "Ambient works", cos it´s gonna be more extended and complex, musically and conceptually. It can be described as a hybrid between "B E I T H" and "Ambient works". The second one is the new LP, that´s gonna be totally more black metal, sonically speaking.

2. How would you describe the musical sound of the newer material and how it differs from previous efforts?

If we speak about the new album (not the EP), it´s gonna be more dense and atmospheric. Longer songs, drone-folk inspiration but translated into electricity, i mean, with electric instruments. If you listen to Sangre de Muerdago´s cover on Z I N V M M´s bandcamp site, you can approach a little to the new sound. In fact, that song´s gonna be included on the album.

3. The lyrics cover Irish, Gaellic and European Folklore, can you tell us a little bit more about your interest in these topics?

I´m from the north of Spain, i´m just worshipping my roots & my origins. I wouldn´t like these folklorical traditions be lost in time, so who else´s gonna maintain them but people from there?.

4. You have done both black metal and ambient albums, out of the 2 style which one do you prefer to perform as a musician?

Each one of them has its place in Z I N V M M´s timeline, so it´s obvious when i´d been more comfortable with each...should i say "genre"?.

5. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the projects name?

OUBA.

6. Currently there is only 1 member in the band, do you plan on using musicians in the future or do you choose to remain solo/

In fact i don´t play all instruments. In "B E I T H" for example you can find a lot of different instruments played by other musicians who kindly collaborated in such an ambitious song. And of course, i will need some people for live concerts, etc.

7. Currently you are signed to This Winter Will Last Forever, can you tell us a little bit more about this label?

They are kind people who spend part of their lives working on this, call it "scene", "underground" or whatever.

8.Recently you put out a split with Awylwin, what are your thoughts on the other band that participated?

I can say exactly the same as in question #7.

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

All of them almost positive, just found a couple of negative reviews. The most weird and bizarre was one that, don´t ask me why, talked about someone who jacked off his dog for "relieving the dog´s sexual tension", then made some questions about it, and then talked about "Lobishome" EP. It´s a crazy, crazy world, i guess.

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

North

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

Hun Huur Tu, Sangre de Muérdago, Phurpa, Tenhi, Ukrainian folk music, Arvo Pärt, and big long etc.

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

Arts, cinema, reading, history, reading, arts, cinema, history, arts...don´t know if it sounds boring, maybe should i need to learn to cook or something?.

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

Thanks a lot for your interest about this project, stay tuned at Z I N V M M´s FB page ( https://www.facebook.com/Zinumm ) or the bandcamp site ( http://zinumm.bandcamp.com/ ) for new stuff and/or different things that someday, will be released.

Munruthel/Yav, Nav i Prav/Gardirika Musikk/2013 CD Re-Issue Review

  Munruthel  are  a  band  from  Ukraine  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  with  the  musical  style  on  this  recording  being  dark  ambient  instead  of  the  pagan/black  metal  that  is  found  on  the  other  releases  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  1997  album  "Yav,  Nav  i  Prav"  which  was  released  by Gardirika  Musikk.

  Drums  when  they  are  utilized  are  slow  slow  tribal  beats,  while  the  synths  bring  a  very  dark,  atmospheric,  ambient  and  dungeon  sound  to  the  music  and  they  are  the  main  instrument  on  this  recording.

  Vocals  when  they  are  utilized  range  very  distorted  industrial  style  vocals  and  some  clean  singing which  enhances  the  pagan  elements  of  the  recording  as  well  as  some  samples  in  addition  there  is  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  parts,  while  the  song  themes  cover  Slavic  Paganism  and  Nature,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it  with  most  of  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  pagan/  dark  ambient,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Father-Sun  (Sunrise)"  "Fern  Flowering  (Kupala-Night)"  "Destroyed  By  The  Gold  Crosses"  and  "Initiation  Of  Spring".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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Gaoth Anair/Sochraid/2001 Demo Review

  Gaoth  Anair  are  a  1  man  band  from  New  Zealand  that  plays  a  very  grim,  raw  and  primitive  form  of  atmospheric  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2001  demo  "Sochraid".

  Drums range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the music  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  atmospheric  black  metal  riffs  that  are  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sounding  in  the  old  school  vein  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on  this  recording,  as  for  the  acoustic  guitars  which  are  only  used  on  the  last  song  use  finger  picking  to  enhance  the  dark  atmosphere  of  the  demo.

  Vocals are  mostly  grim  sounding  black  metal  screams  along  with a  brief  use  of  clean  singing  chanting  and  spoken  word  parts  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  nature  samples,  while  the  lyrics  cover  fantasy,  and  darkness  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dark,  lo-fi,  raw,  and  primitive  sound  in  the  90's  black  metal  vein.

  In  my  opinion  Gaoth  Anair  are  a  very  great  sounding  raw  and  primitive  atmospheric  black  metal  band  that  got  over  looked  in  the  end  because  they  signed  to  a  crappy  label  that  had  bands  that  where  the  total  antithesis  of what  black  metal  stands  for,  which  the  person  in  this  project  did  not  support  himself,  but  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Eternal  Winter"  and  "Under  The  Twilight".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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Moradin/Awakening/2012 EP Review

  Moradin  are  a  band  from  Calgary,  Alberta,  Canada  that  plays  a  very  nature  orientated  form  of  atmospheric  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2012  ep  "Awakening".

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  good  amount  of  blast  beats  being thrown  into  the  music,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars  and  at  times  they  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them,  as  for  the  synths  when  they  are  utilized  bring  a  very  dark, a tmospheric  and  ambient  sound  to  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  atmospheric  black  metal  riffs  that  utilize  some  raw  and  primitive  parts  as  well  as  melody  and  post  rock  elements  in  the  riffing  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  post  black  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads,  as  for t he  acoustic  guitars  when  they  are  utilized  use  finger  picking  to enhance  the  dark  atmosphere  of  the  ep.

  Vocals  are  mostly  grim  sounding  black  metal  screams  with  some  clean  singing  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  lyrics  cover  nature  worship,  death  and  the  spirit,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dark,  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  sound  with  the  last  song  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length  and  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Moradin  are  a  very  great  sounding  nature  orientated,  atmospheric  post  black  metal band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "A  Cascade  Of  Spirit".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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Fifteen Dead/Self Titled/2011 Demo Review

  Fifteen  Dead  are  a  band  from  Scotland  that  plays  a  mixture  of  raw  and  primitive  sounding  black  metal  and  crust  punk  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  and  self  titled  2011  demo.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  good  amount  of  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing that  are  coming  out  of   the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  raw  and  primitive  sounding  black  metal  with  crust  punk  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  with  some  dark  sounding  melodies  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  soft  and  clean  playing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  black  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  range  from  crust  punk  style  shouting  to  high  pitched  black  metal  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover  anti  religious  and  political  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Fifteen  Dead  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  raw  and  primitive  sounding  black  metal  and  crust  punk  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "This  Is  Scotland"  and  "Our  Birth  Spells  The  Death  Of  God".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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Aylwin/Stellar Descent/Farallon/2013 SPlit Album Review

  This  is  a  review  of  a  split  album  between  California's  Aylwin  and  Oregon's  Stellar  Descent  which was  self  released  and  we  will  start  off  the  review  with  Aylwin  which  continues  their  atmospheric  approach  to  cascadian  black  metal.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  their  song  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars,  as  for  the  synths  they  are  only  used  towards  the  end  of t he  song  and  bring  a  very  dark  and  atmospheric  sound  to  their  side  of  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  cascadian  black  metal  riffs  that  are  very  atmospheric,  raw  and  primitive  sounding  with  some  melody  being  thrown  into  the  riffing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  atmospheric  sounding  post  black  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads,  as  for  the  acoustic  guitars  they  use  finger  picking  and  full  chords  to  add  some  folk  music  elements  to  their  side  of  the  recording.

  Vocals  are  mostly  high  pitched  black  metal  screams  with  some  clean  singing  female  vocals,  while  the  lyrics  cover  nature  and  atavism  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  sound  with  their  only  song  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Aylwin  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  cascadian  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED.

  Next  up  is  Stellar  Descent  a  1  man  band  that  plays  a  very  nature  orientated  form  of  cascadian  black  metal.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  good  amount  of  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  cascadian  black  metal  riffs  that  are  very  atmospheric,  raw  and  primitive  sounding  with  some  post  rock  melodies  being  thrown  into  the  riffing, while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  post  black  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads,  as  for  the  acoustic  guitars  they  use  finger  picking  and  full  chords  to  add  more  post  rock  elements  to  their  side  of  the  recording.

  Vocals  are  all  high  pitched  black  metal  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover  nature  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  sound  with  their  only  song  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  Stellar  Descent  are  a  very  great  sounding  cascadian  black  metal  band  with  the  best  music  on  this  split  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED.

  In  conclusion  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  split  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  cascadian  black  metal,  you  should  add  this  album  to  your  collection.  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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Aylwin/Zinumm/Red River Family Records/2012 Split Album Review

  This  is  a  review  of  a  split  album  between  California's  Aylwin  and  Spain's  Zinumm  which  was  released  by  Red  River  Family  Records  in  2012  and  we  will  start  of  the  review  with  Aylwin  with  their  music  style  this  time  around  being  a  very  raw  and  primitive  form  of  atmospheric,  cascadian  post  black  metal.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  some  blast  beats  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars,  as  for  the  synths  they  are  only  used  on  the  intro  and  bring  a  very  dark  and  atmospheric  sound  to  their  side  of  the  recording  along  with  another  short  song  using some  ambient  sounding  nature  samples.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  cascadian  black  metal  riffs  that  are  very  atmospheric,  raw  and  primitive  sounding  with  some  melody  and  post  rock  elements  being  thrown  into  the  riffing as  well  as  some  soft  and  clean  playing  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  dark  sounding  post  black  metal  guitar  leads,  as  for  the  acoustic  guitars  when  they  are  utilized  they  use  finger  picking  and  full  chords  to  add  more  atmospheric  and  progressive  elements  to  their  side  of  the  split.

  Vocals  are  all  high  pitched  black  metal  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover  nature  and  atavism  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  heavy,  raw  and  primitive  sound  with  most  of  the  songs  being long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Aylwin  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  atmospheric,  cascadian  black  metal,  you should  check out  their  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Hymns"  and  "Hymns  III".  RECOMMENDED.

  Next  up  is  Zinumm  a  band  from  Spain  that  plays  black  metal  influenced  form of  folk  music  .

  Drums  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  drumming  with  no  fast  playing  or  blast  beats  being  present on  their  side  of  the  recording  along  with  some  shamanistic  style  percussion  work,  while  the  bag  pipes  bring  a  Celtic  folk  music  sound  to  their  song  along  with  some  dark  sounding  synths.

  Vocals  and  song  writing  are  all  absent  from  their  side  of  the  recording  with  the  music  being  all  instrumental,  while  the  song  themes  cover  Gaellic  folklore,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  with  their  only  song  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  Zinnum  are  a  very  great  sounding  black  metal  influenced  folk  music  project,  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  recording.  RECOMMENDED.

  In  conclusion  I  feel  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  split  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  cascadian  black  metal  and  neo-folk  music,  you  should  add  this  album  to  your  collection.  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Zinvmm/3540340474

    

Aylwin/Soil And Cold/Atlatl Music Group/2012 Demo Review

  Aylwin  are  a  band  from  California  that plays  a  very  atmospheric  form of  cascadian  black  metal  and this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  demo  "Soil  And  Cold"  which  was  released  by  Atlatl  Music  Group.

  Drums  range  from  slow, mid  paced  to  fast  playing  with  some  blast  beats  being  present  on  this  recording,  while  the  synths  bring  a  very  dark,  atmospheric  and  ambient  sound  to  the  music,  as  for  the  bass  playing  it  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  cascadian  black  metal  riffs  that  are  very  dark  and  atmospheric  sounding  with  a  good  amount  of  melody  being  thrown  into  the  riffing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  dark  sounding  post  black  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads,  as  for  the  acoustic  guitars  when  they  are  utilized  use  finger  picking  and  full  chords  to add  some  folk  music  elements  to  the  ep.

  Vocals  are  all  blackened  metal  shouts  that  are  very  aggressive  and  have  a  sound  of  their  own,  while  the  lyrics  cover  nature  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it.

  In my  opinion  Aylwin  are  a  very  great  sounding  atmospheric,  cascadian  black  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  demo.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Soil  And  Cold".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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Cicadan/Mother/Eternal Warfare Records/2012 CD Review

  Cicadan  are  a  1  man  band  from  Australia  that  plays  a  very  nature  orientated  form  of  atmospheric  black  metal  with  elements  of  doom,  ambient  and  folk  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  album  "Mother"  which  was  released  by  Eternal  Warfare  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  playing  with  no  fast  drumming  or  blast  beats  being  present  on  this  recording,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  atmospheric  black  metal  riffs  that  utilize  some  primitive  elements,  melody,  doom  metal  and  ambient  influences  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  dark  and  melodic  sounding  atmospheric  black  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads,  as  for  the  acoustic  guitars  they  use  finger  picking  and  full  chords  to  bring  folk  music  elements  to  the  album.

  Vocals  are  mostly  grim  sounding  black  metal  screams  along  with  a  brief  use  of  clean  singing  chanting  as  well  as  some  nature  samples,  while  the  lyrics  cover  Green  Anarchism  and  Nature  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  with  the  songs  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  Cicadan  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  atmospheric  black  metal  and  doom  and if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Dusk".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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Ax/Glare Of Autumn/RuneFire Records/2007 EP Review

  This  is  a  review  of  another  recording  from  Ax  with  the  musical  style  this  time  around  being  atmospheric,  ambient  black  metal  with  the  ep  being  called  "Glare  Of  Autumn"  and  released  by  RuneFire  Records  in  the  year  of  2007.

  Drums  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  playing  with  no  fast  drumming  or  blast  beats  being  present on  this  recording,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow to  mid  paced  ambient  black  metal  riffs  that  are  very  dark  and  atmospheric  sounding  with  a  good  amount  of  melody  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  soft  and  clean  playing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  and  atmospheric  sounding  black  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  mostly  grim  sounding  black  metal  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover  darkness,  dying,  nature  and eclipse  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  with  some  of  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  release  from  Ax  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  atmospheric,  ambient  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "October  Winds"  and  "Your  Time  To  Die".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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Ax/Extirpation/RuneFire Records/2007 CD Review

  Ax  are  a  band  from  Iowa  that  plays  a  very  grim  and  primitive  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a review  of  their  2007  album  "Extirpation"  which  was  released  by  RuneFire  Records.

  Drums  range  from slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  only  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats  being  utilized,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars,  as  for  the  synths  they  are  only  used  on  the  last  song  and  they  bring  a  very  dark,  atmospheric  and  epic  sound  to  the  recording..

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  black  metal  riffs  that  are  very  raw  and  primitive  sounding  along  with  a  good  amount  of  dark  sounding  melodies  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  as  well  as  some  atmospheric  elements,  while  the  lead  guitars  when  they  are  utilized  are  very dark,  primitive  and  melodic  sounding  black  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  all grim  sounding  black metal  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover  darkness,  anti  religion,  depression,  hatred  and  misanthropic themes,  as  for  the  production it  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  Ax  are  a  very  great  sounding  grim,  raw  and  primitive  black  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Remnant  Of  A  Lost  Soul"  'Boneshatter"  and  "Dance  Of  Dybbuk".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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Acolyte/Leng/2011 EP Review

  Acolyte  are  a  band  from  the  United  Kingdom  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  with  a  musical  style  I  would  describe  as  being  dark  and  progressive  sounding  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2011  ep  "Leng".

  Drums  range  from  slow  to  playing  with  no  fast  drumming  or  blast  beats  being  present  on  this  recording,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from slow  to  mid  paced  progressive  black  metal  riffs  that  use  some  primitive  elements,  death  and  doom  metal  influences  and  dark  sounding  melodies,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  dark  and  melodic  sounding  progressive  black  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads,  as  for  the  acoustic  when  they  are  utilized  use  finger  picking  and  full  chords  to  enhance  the  progressive  elements  of  the  ep.

  Vocals  are  mostly  grim  sounding  black  metal  screams  with  some  deep  death  metal  growls,  while t he  lyrics  cover  Lovecraft  and  anti  Religion  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,   powerful  and  heavy  sound  for  being  a  self  released  recording  with  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Acolyte  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  progressive  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Leng".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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