Bureviy Interview

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

Bureviy is Ukrainian heathen black metal band from Lviv.

2.So far you have released a demo and a full length, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on both of the recordings and also how do they differ from each other?

The demo and album sound differ dramatically. Demo is a first step in recording, I suppose. Alongside with the sound also stands stylistic manner, which is more determining IMHO. It’s been a while for Bureviy to decide on the music tone of our own. Turning on demo the one could hear extremely raw sound which varies from folk with authentic instruments to harsh and severe stream of metal. A full length shows more comprehension of what we mean to say by means of our creation.

3.The band has been around since 2007 but waited until 2013 to release any material, can you tell us a little bit more about the first 6 years?

None of the band members is a prof. musician, so, I can say that we’ve been gaining experience. We all approached musical instruments at the time we gathered in a band.

4.Your lyrics cover a good amount of pagan and heathen topics, can you tell us a little bit more about your interest in Paganism?

It would be aright to say - Paganism is our Weltanschauung, cosmovision. If one has any connection to art, one expresses his inner world through it.

5.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Bureviy'?

Bureviy is the Ukrainian word for storm, blast, blizzard. The idea of this particular name for our band appeared spontaneously while listening to some old-school raw black metal. This word came in one of songs, I guess, and the guys supported me, that this is a proper name for us.

6.What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?

We shared stage with famous Ukrainian black metal bands in different gigs, but I can’t say there were too many of them. It was a pleasure for us. I think, our performance can be described and evaluated only by public. J Personally I try to do my best to bring maximum expression. This is a part of black metal to me.

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

At the moment such plans do not seem to be on the front burner.

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

Time shall tell.

9.Are any of the band members also involved with any other bands or musical projects these days?    

Yes, Raven (guitarist) used to have somewhat a hardcore band, and Jotuhammer (drummer) participates in Kroda, 1914 and some other projects on session basis.

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

Music is inspiration. You never know, hehe, but I guess it shall be black metal.

11.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?

Mainly each of us was influenced by Norwegian BM scene and the Ukrainian one represented by Khors, Drudkh, Ygg etc. Besides black metal we listen to folk music, ambient, DSBM, hardcore, post metal. The one should never be bound down in anything.

12.What are some of your non musical interests?

Music, being a main interest in life, is integrated in everything more or less. Sports, travelling are worth time as well.

13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
Thank you for the interview. Best metal and good luck!

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Bureviy/Concealed Beyond The Space/Darker Than Black Records/2015 CD Review

  Bureviy  are  a  band  from  Ukraine  that  plays  a  pagan  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2015  album  "Concealed  Beyond  The  Space"  which  will  be  released  on  March  22nd  by  Darker  Than  Black  Records.

  Nature  and  bird  sounds  start  off  the  album  along  with  some  acoustic  guitars  and  melodic  chanting  that  gives  the  music  a  pagan  folk  music  feeling  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  which  also  leads  up  to  more  of  a  fast  and  raw  black  metal  direction  that  utilizes  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  and  depressive  screams.

  Atmospheric  sounds,  pagan  chanting,  folk  music  elements  and  harsh  black  metal  get  mixed  together  quite  a  bit  throughout  the  recording  along  with  a  great  amount  of  melodic  guitar  riffs  and  leads  and  most  of  the  tracks  are  very  long  and  epic  in  length  and  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.

  Spoken  word  parts  and  whispers  can  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording  and  the  nature  sounds  from  the intro  also  make  their  return  at  times  while  the  main  focus  remains  mostly  on  a  musical  style  that  takes  the  raw  side  of  90's  to  early  2000's  black  metal  being  mixed  in  with  melodic  pagan  metal.

  Bureviy  plays  a  musical  style  that  takes  a  very  raw  from  of  black  metal  and  mixes  it  with  a  more  melodic,  epic  and  atmospheric  form  of  pagan  metal  along  with  a  touch  of  folk  music  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own,  the  production  sounds  very  heavy  and  powerful  while  the  lyrics  cover  Paganism  and  Heathenism  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Bureviy  are  a  very  great  sounding  pagan/black  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "In  Bonds  Of  Waves"  "The  Lace  Of  The  Norns"  and  "Gravstad".  8  out  of  10.

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