Showing posts with label Feeling Worthless. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Feeling Worthless. Show all posts

Saturday, December 3, 2022

Feeling Worthless/CDVR/2022 Full Length Review

 


  Feeling  Worthless  are  a  band  from  Mexico  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  a  very  depressive  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of t heir  self  released  2022  album  "CDVR"  which  will  be  released  on  December  15th.


  A  very  dark  yet  heavy  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  spoken  word  parts  a  few  seconds  later.  When  the  music  speeds  up-  a  decent  amount  of  blast  beats  and  tremolo  picking  can  be  heard  which  also  gives  the  songs  more  of  a  raw  feeling  and  the  vocals  are  mostly  high  pitched  yet  depressive  sounding  black  metal  screams.


  Melodies  can  also  be  heard  in  some  of  the  guitar  riffing  while  all  of  the  musical  instruments  on  the  recording  also  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.  When  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  also  done  in  a  very  melodic  and  melancholic  style  along  with  a  couple  of  songs  song  also  adding  in  a  brief  use  of suicide  induced  samples  before  returning  back  to  a  heavier  direction,  the  songs  also  add  in  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  a  couple  of  the  tracks  also  add  in  a  small  amount  of  clean  playing.


  On  this  recording  Feeling  Worthless  expands  on  the  depressive  style  of  black  metal  that  they  have  introduced  on  previous  releases.  The  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  are  written  in  Spanish  and  cover  solitude,  death  and  suicide  themes.


  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Feeling  Worthless  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  depressive  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Autoestima  Cero  (Act  I)"  "Difuminante  Partir  del  Ser"  and  "Mireya".  8  out  of  10.


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Monday, July 6, 2020

Feeling Worthless Interview


1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?
Feeling Worthless is a Black Metal / DSBM project born in the cold winter of 2019. It was born as an experimental project between resident members of different locations in Mexico.

2.You have released a good amount of ep's and singles, can you tell us a little bit more about the musical style you went for on the recordings?
In each release we have used a different style to record. In the single "Desciendo, Corto y Muero" and the EP "Jornadas de Automutilación" we had Sick Filips as in charge guitar. Due to its influences towards bizarre genres such as Pornogore and Grindcore, the sound had more violent and raw features, unlike the last singles that had a more abstract and experimental sound. Each member has different influences, so the sound of the band is varied.

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the project has explored so far with the music?
Its concept is based on the cult of death, suicide, misanthropy, negativity, and nature, mixed with the mythology of some indigenous cultures from different parts of America. Death is taken as the main inspiration, this as a result of its veneration over time by many cultures and civilizations (here is the participation of pre-Hispanic cultures). The monotony of the songs seeks to demonstrate how gray, boring and insipid life can become, sometimes with good things, but almost always (seeing it on a realistic and negative side), with bad things.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Feeling Worthless'?
The name comes from a song by the Venezuelan band "Osteoporosis Aguda", taken from the album "... A Ruthless Hello", to which it belongs. Similarly, the fact of feeling useless and without reason was taken as inspiration, so recording a song from this project is translated and attributed to feeling bad, empty, stupid, useless and with little reason to live. We do not seek to promote suicide, nor that people commit suicide, we seek that people escape through our music and that if they want to get depressed, that we are the reason.

5.Has the band done any live shows or open to the idea?
Not currently, but possible submissions are not ruled out.

6.One of the band members was also involved with the musical project 'Ombdue', how would you compare working solo to working with a full line up?
It is much more comfortable and the flow of ideas is facilitated, the influences of each one always bring something new to the sound and the feedback never ceases to be present. Among all the members of the band we have a good relationship as friends and we have never had friction or problems, it is very satisfying to share talent with people like them.

7.Recently the band released an ep on 'Dirty Fetti', how did you get in contact with this label?
We have been friends for almost two years, during the promotion of "Demo I" of Chorizo Con Papa, I was fortunate to find his seal and he helped me to spread it without problems I told him about this project and he was delighted with our material, with a promptness of two days, our EP was already on his platform.

8.One of the band members also runs "Entocomophobic Records', can you tell us a little bit more about the label and the bands and musical styles you have worked with so far?
Indeed, our vocalist Xinx Asklas is the CEO of this label, which mainly distributes our music. There are not many filters in terms of genres, almost any group or artist can easily enter the label and genres, there is great diversity, including even Latin Jazz and Kitsch Metal projects.

9.Globally, how has been the reaction to your music by fans of depressive black metal?
The truth has been well received by the community despite having so little time of activity. We had the opportunity to appear in Subtle Death Magazine and with various mentions on fanpages, youtube channels and more. Detractors will not be lacking towards this project, but it really is not something that matters to us.

10.When can we expect a full length and also where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
We are currently producing a single titled "Recuerdos en Blanco y Negro" and after it is published, we will start with our full length titled "Fearless", so it won't be long before we have one on our discography. The truth is that we do not see ourselves beyond a ceptic pit, if there are opportunities while we are still alive, the public may manage to see us live. Have no illusions.

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?
The project has been inspired by bands like Nargaroth, Noctural Depression, Sendero Inexorable, Lifelover, Silencer, Deafheaven, Alcest, Katatonia, Bethelem, Tormentor, Mayhem, Osteoporosis Aguda, Darkthrone, KoRn, Eskapi, Epitafio, Metzeli, Luciferian Rites, Xibalba, Black Dracul and a lot of other bands that we still listen to today.

12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
We appreciate all the support given to the project, the magazine, our followers and Ixtab.

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Thursday, July 2, 2020

Feeling Worthless/The Muse Of The Misunderstood//Entocomophobic Records/2020 Single Review


  This  is  the  final  review  of  another  single  from  Mexico's  Feeling  Worthless  which  is  also  in  the  depressive  black  metal  style  and  the  single  was  released  in  2020  and  called  "The  Muse  Of  The  Misunderstood"  which  was  released  by  Entocomophobic  Records.

  A  very  dark  and  heavy  sound  starts  off  the  single  while  the  riffs  also  add  in  a  small  amount  of  melody.  Vocals  are  mostly  depressive  black  metal  screams  and  the  track  also  sticks  to  a  slower  direction.

  On  this  track  Feeling  Worthless  plays  a  style  of  depressive  black  metal  that  is  very  slow  and  heavy  sounding.  The  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  depressive  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  track  from  Feeling  Worthless  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  depressive  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  single.  8  out  of  10.

https://entocomophobicrecords.bandcamp.com/track/the-muse-of-the-misunderstood-promo

    

Feeling Worthless/A Place Full Of Banalities/Entocomphobic Records/2020 Single Review


  This  is  a  review  of  another  single  from  Feeling  Worthless  which  is  also  in  the  depressive  black  metal  style  and  the  song  was  released  in  2020  by  Entocomophobic  Records  and  called  "A  Place  Full  Of  Banalities".

  Drum  beats  start  off  the  song  along  with  some  heavy  riffing  a  few  seconds  later  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  depressive  black  metal  screams.  All  of  the  riffing  is  done  on  power  chords  and  the  song  also  sticks  to  a  slower  musical  direction.

  On  this  track  Feeling  Worthless  plays  a  style  of  depressive  black  metal  that  is  very  slow  and  power  chord  driven.  The  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  depressive  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  track  from  Feeling  Worthless  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  depressive  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  single.  8  out  of  10.

https://entocomophobicrecords.bandcamp.com/track/a-place-full-of-banalities-single

Feeling Worthless/Jornadas de Automutilacion/Entocomophobic Records/2020 EP Review


  This  is  a  review  of  another  recording  from  Mexico's  Feeling  Worthless  which  is  also  in  the  depressive  style  of  black  metal  and  the  ep  was  released  in  2020  and  called  "Jornadas  de Automutilacion"  which  was  released  by  Entocomophobic  Records.

A  very  dark,  distorted  and  heavy  sound  starts  off  the  ep  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  depressive  black  metal  screams.  All  of  the  musical  instruments  also  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  along  with  the  riffs  also  adding  in  a  small  amount  of  melody,  most  of  the  tracks  are  also  very  short  in  length  and  the  music  sticks  mostly  to  either  a  slow  or  mic  tempo  direction.

  On  this  recording  Feeling  Worthless  adds  in  a  little  bit  more  melody  and  mid  tempo  sections  than  the  previous  reviewed  single.  The  production  sounds  very  dark,  raw  and  lo-fi  while  the  lyrics  are  written  in  Spanish  and  cover  depressive  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Feeling  Worthless  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  depressive  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  ''Losas  Verdes"  and  "Desciendo,  Corto  y  Muero".  8  out  of  10

https://entocomophobicrecords.bandcamp.com/album/jornadas-de-automutilaci-n-ep 

  

Feeling Worthless/Desciendo, Corto y Muero/Entocomophobic Records/2020 Single Review


  Feeling  Worthless  are  a  band  from  Mexico  that  plays  a  depressive  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2020  single  "Desciendo,  Corto  y  Muero" which  was  released  by Entocomphobic  Records.

  A  very  distorted  and  heavy  sound  starts  off  the  single  while  all  of  the  drum  beats  are  programmed  along  with  all  of  the  musical  instruments  also  having  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.  Vocals  are  mostly  depressive  black  metal  screams  and  the  whole  track  also  sticks  to  a  slower  direction.

  Feeling  Worthless  plays  a  style  of  depressive  black  metal on  this  track  that  is  very  slow  and  power  chord  driven.  The  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  are  written  in  Spanish  and  cover  depressive  themes.

  In  my opinion  Feeling  Worthless  are  a  very  great  sounding  depressive  black  metal  band and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  single.  8  out  of  10.

https://entocomophobicrecords.bandcamp.com/track/desciendo-corto-y-muero-single