This is a review of a split album between Spain's Judaswiege, Moribundo, Sonambula, and Barbarian Swords called "Tetrarchia Ex Bestia" which was released by Negre planY and we will start off the review with Judaswiege a band that plays a mixture of black and thrash metal.
Their side of the split starts out with a very fast and aggressive sound which also uses a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Vocals are mostly blackened metal screams along with the riffs also adding in a decent amount of dark sounding melodies as well as some elements of first wave black metal.
Elements of thrash metal can also be heard on their side of the split along with the songs also adding in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts as well as the music also having a good amount of 80's and 90's influences but also keeping modern at the same time, melodic yet old school guitar leads are also utilized at times and death metal growls are also utilized briefly. The production sounds very old school while the lyrics cover inquisition and heresy themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Judaswiege and if you are a fan of black and thrash metal, you should check out t heir side of the split. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Pear Of Anguish" and "The Middle Age".
Next up is Moribundo a band that plays a mixture of funeral doom and death metal.
Their side of the split starts out with some horror movie style soundtrack synths and programmed beats before going into a very fast and brutal musical direction which also uses a great amount of blast beats while also introducing death metal growls onto their side of the split and when grim vocals a e utilized briefly they add in a touch of black metal.
Throughout their side of the split you can also hear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with the slower sections of the songs also adding in some elements of funeral doom metal. All of the musical instruments on their side of the split have a very powerful sound to them as well as the riffs also adding in a decent amount of melody and one of t heir tracks is also very long and epic in length and the guitar leads are done in a very melodic style. The production sounds very dark and heavy while the lyrics cover death and despair themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Moribundo and if you are a f an of funeral doom and death metal, you should check out their side of the split. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Amor/Entierro".
Next up is Sonambula a band that plays a mixture of sludge, doom and death metal.
Their side of the split starts out with some tragic sounding keyboards before going into a heavier direction which is also heavily influenced by the 90's style while the vocals are a mixture of death metal growls and screams as well as some blast beats being added into the faster sections of their songs.
Elements of sludge and doom metal can also be heard in the slower sections of the songs along with the riffs also adding in a small amount of melody at times as well as the tracks also a dding in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts, all of the musical instruments also h ave a very powerful sound to them. The production sounds very old school while the lyrics are written in Spanish and cover dark themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Sonambula and if you are a fan of sludge, doom and old school death metal, you should check out their side of the split. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Entranas".
Closing the split is Barbarian Swords a band that has been featured before in this zine and plays a nihilistic mixture of black, doom and sludge metal.
Their side of the split starts out with some ritualistic soundscapes along with a brief use of clean playing. All of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them while both of their tracks are very long and epic in length as well as the vocals being mostly grim sounding black metal screams.
Elements of sludge and doom metal can also be heard in the slower sections of the songs along with the guitar leads also being done in a very dark and distorted style. Synths are also utilized at times as well as the riffs also adding in a small amount of dark sounding melodies which also add in a touch of death metal and when the music speeds up a small amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can be heard which also gives the song more of a raw feeling. The production sounds very dark and heavy while the lyrics cover mythology and war themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Barbarian Swords and if you are a fan of black, doom and sludge metal, you should check out their side of the split. RECOMMENDED TRACK "The Eternal Axe Of The Goddess".
In conclusion I feel this is a very great sounding split and I would recommend it to all fans of black, sludge, doom, death and thrash metal. 8 out of 10.
JUDASWIEGE: https://judaswiege.bandcamp.com
MORIBUNDO: https://moribundo.bandcamp.com
SÖNAMBULA: https://sonambula.bandcamp.com
BARBARIAN SWORDS: https://barbarianswords.bandcamp.com
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