Characith/Curse Of The Black Mist/2026 Demo Review

 

  Characith  are  a  band  from  Poland  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  on  this  recording  plays  a  very  melodic,  old  school,  occult  and  satanic  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2026  ep  "Curse  Of  The  Black  Mist'.  

  Keyboards  start  off  the  demo  before  going  into  a  very  fast  and  raw  musical  direction  which  also  utilizes  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast  beats.  Vocals  are  mostly  grim  sounding  black  metal  screams  while  the  riffs  also  add  in  a  lot  of  melody  and  the  music  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  mid  90's  Swedish  style.

  Most  of  the  tracks  are  also  very  long  and  epic  in  length  while  the  recording  also  adds  in  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.  When  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  also  done  in  a  very  melodic  style  along  with  some  acoustic  guitars  also  being  utilized  at  times  and all  of  the  musical  instruments  also  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  On  this  recording  Characith  remains  true  to  the  melodic,  old  school,  occult  and  satanic  style  of  black  metal  that  they  introduced  on  their  previous  release.  The  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  Satanism,  Gnosticism,  Left  Hand  Path  and  Occult  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Characith  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  melodic,  old  school,  occult  and  satanic  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  demo.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Pearly  Tears  Of  :Light".  8  out  of  10.

  https://open.spotify.com/album/709v10QI1XtSYi2OzlCCBZ?si=Z12YBFGSQeqe3TcXp_eYjw

  

    

Characith Interview

 

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

1. Sure, we are a black metal band with a lot of 90's influence, I would say we play very melodic and dark music.

2.So far you have released a demo, can you tell us a little bit more about the musical style that you went for on the recording?

2. When creating the demo material, we wanted to go towards beautiful and at the same time dark melodies, we played purely from our souls and what we like.

3.Some of the band members also have experience playing death, thrash, speed and heavy metal in previous bands, do you feel this gives your approach to black metal a more diverse style?

3. Our guitarist and vocalist played drums in Bömbardiër before, but we think that apart from stage experience, it didn't bring anything to our band.

4.Some of your lyrics cover occult and left hand path themes, can you tell us a little bit more about your interest in the dark arts?

4. Our lyrics are mainly based on Satanism, gnostic themes and life experiences of our vocalist, they are very important in our band to spread hatred and fear.

5.What are some of the other lyrical topics and subjects the band has explored so far with the music?

5. Anti-Christianity and more serious Satanism.

6.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Characith'?

6. Characith is the name of one of the demons inhabiting the 18th path of the Qliphoth, his disharmonic energies can lead to the dark paths of the subconscious (Sitra Ahra)/ the other side.

7.Can you tell us a little bit more about the artwork that is presented on the demo cover?

7. The artwork on our demo shows a sigil designed by our Vocalist signifying dark gods and the Anti-Cosmicism.

8.Has the band done any live shows or open to the idea?

8. We've already had our debut concert in our city. The next one will take place on January 9th, and a small tour is in the works for the coming months. Come see us or go fuck yourself.

9.Curremtly you are unsigned, are you looking for a label or have received any interest?

9. We are actively looking for a label, no offers yet but we got one prominent answer. We are serious about what we do and we expect the same from the distributor. Sadly we are having a bad time looking for adequate people we are either met with deathcore black metal mainstream wannabe or part-time underground distros with inactive websites.

10.On a worldwide level how has the reaction been to your music by fans of black metal?

10. Reception was great; overwhelmingly great. Either from friends and random people. It's quite cool seeing people you don't know posting your stuff on their socials. Yet we think it's not enough, not like it's ever enough. Since we got this mail we were acquainted with two proposals of promotions (with one being quite large) so far 80% of listeners are based in poland and rest in US of A. Currently we are working on our first batch of 50 CDs containing "Fairest She" Demo. These should be available to buy when we are live and on Bandcamp.

11.When can we expect a full length and also where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

11. We expect the album to be released within a year. The band will continue to evolve until we're completely satisfied with the material we've released over the years. We'll decide when to finish.

12.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?

12. The bands that inspire us the most are the classics of our genre such as: Dissection, Sacramentum, Marduk, Emperor, apart from these we like to listen to old school death metal like Entombed and classic heavy metal like Black Sabbath or King Diamond.

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

13. Thank you for your support. If you have any questions contact us at: characithband@gmail.com

Characith/Fairest She/2025 Demo Review

 

  Characith  are  a  band  from  Poland  that  plays  a  very  melodic,  old  school  and  occult form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2025  demo  "Fairest  She".

  Melodic  guitar  solos  and  leads  start  off  the  demo  before  going  into  a  faster  direction  which  also  utilizes  a  lot  of  blast beats  and  tremolo  picking  and  blast  beats  which  also  gives  the  recording  more  of  a  raw  feeling.  Vocals  are  mostly  angry  black  metal  screams  while  the  riffs  also  add  in  a  great  amount  of  melody.

  Most  of  the  music  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  mid  90's  era  of  the  genre  while  acoustic  guitars  and  clean  playing  is  also  added  on  a  couple  of  tracks.  Throughout  the  demo  you  can  also  hear  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  a  lot  of  the  music  sounding  like  it  could  of  been  recorded  and  released  more  then  25  years  ago  spoken  words  can  also  be  heard  briefly.

  Characith  plays  a  style  of  black  metal  that  is  very  melodic  and  aggressive  in  the  classic  European  tradition.  The  production  sounds  very  raw  and  old  school  while  the  lyrics  cover  Occultism,  Left  Hand  Path,  Qlipthoth  and  Darkness  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Characith  are  a  very  great  sounding  melodic,  old  school  and  occult  black  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  demo.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Fairest  She".  8  out  of  10.

  https://open.spotify.com/artist/3PgGA01MCibrR4O1f7QUH7?si=4iYuhLk3Sba_gQqawxDPCQ