Funeral Baptism/In Solitudine/Loud Rage Music/2025 Full Length Review

 

  Romania's  Funeral  Baptism  have  returned  with  a  new  recording  which  shows  the  music  going  for  a  very  raw,  dissonant,  atmospheric  and  melodic  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2025  album  "In  Soltudine"  which  was  released  by  loud  Rage  Music.

  Dark  soundscapes,  keyboards  and  spoken  words  start  off  the  album  before  going  into  a  heavier  direction  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  high  pitched  black  metal  screams.  Melodies  are  also  added  into  some  of  the  guitar  riffing  along  with  some  dissonant  touches  also  being  utilized  at  times  and  the  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  also  done  in  a  very  melodic  style.

  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast b eats  can b e  heard  which  also  gives  the  recording  more  of  a  raw  feeling.  Throughout  the  album  you  can  also  hear  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  some  of  the  songs  also  adding  in  an  atmospheric  touch,  a  couple  of  tracks  also  adds  in  a  small  amount  of  clean  playing.

 On  this  recording  Funeral  Baptism  focuses  more  on  a  raw,  melodic,  atmospheric  and  dissonant  form  of  black  metal.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  solitude,  resistance,  existential  philosophy,  human  introspection,  spiritual  alienation,  transcendence  and  self-destruction.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Funeral  Baptism  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  atmospheric,  dissonant,  melodic  and  raw  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Scarring  Silence"  and  "The  Brink  Of  Ruin".  8  out  of  10.

  https://loudragemusic.bandcamp.com/album/funeral-baptism-in-solitudine

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Funeral Baptism/The Venom Of God/Loud Rage Music/2017 CD Review

  Funeral  Baptism  are  a  band  with  members  from  both  Romania  and  Argentina  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  a  very  raw,  technical  and  hateful  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2017  album  "The  Venom  Of  God"  which  was  released  by  Loud  Rage  Music.

  Atmospheric  soundscapes  start  off the  album  and  after  the  intro  the  music  goes  into  a  very  fast  and  raw  musical  direction  which  also  uses  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast  beats  along  with  all  of  the  musical  instruments  sounding  very  powerful  while  the  vocals  are  mostly hateful  black  metal screams.

  At  times  the  music  gets  very  technical  while  deep  growls  are  also  used  at  times  and  when  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  done  in  a  very  chaotic  style  as  well  as  having  their  melodic  moments  while  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  while  clean  guitars  can  also  be  heard  briefly  on  a  couple  of  the  tracks  and  the  riffs  also  bring  in  a  decent  amount  of  melody  and  as  the  album  progresses  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  parts  can  also  be  heard  and  the  album  closes  with  an  acoustic  instrumental.

  On  this  recording  Funeral  Baptism  plays  a  style  of  black  metal  that  is  very  raw,  technical  and  hateful  sounding,  the  production  sounds  very  powerful  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  hateful themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Funeral  Baptism  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  raw,  technical  and  hateful  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  Seething  Spirit"  and  "Return  To  The  Void".  8  out  of  10.

 https://loudragemusic.bandcamp.com/album/funeral-baptism-the-venom-of-god
Band / album video Q&A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8UhTr0hvco

Funeral Baptism Interview

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?
The Band was formed by Damian, guitarist and main composer back in 2014 in Argentina. After moving to Bucharest Romania we started jamming and decided to restart this project. We initially experimented with different concepts and sounds but eventually settled to what you can hear on the "Gate" ep.

2.How would you describe your musical sound?
So far our sound is shaping ups quite traditional. Since we like many the old school back metal bands of the nineties , its no surprise that a large part of our sound will be inspired by such acts. We do however like to add a bit of influence from other genres and bands that we like which are unrelated to that musical genre. For the future we keep our options open, maybe the one ep or album will be more experimental while another will end being old school black metal worship.

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?
Whatever dark things come to mind: religion and anti-religion, philosophy, literature, historical events, occultism.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Funeral Baptism'?
As far as I understood it just sounded right to Damian. I never honestly questioned its symbolism. It can conjure up some interesting mental pictures, now that you mentioned it.

5.The band members live in both Romania and Argentina, how does this workout in the recording process?
Right now we both live in Bucharest so the recording for our latest EP was pretty easy and straightforward. We managed to establish some strong ties with a producer with whom we keep in touch often. You could say there is a constant feedback between us, of which we are very pleased.

6.Currently the band is unsigned, are you looking for a label or have received any interest?
Actually we sought and got the attention of a local record label named Loud Rage Music. We were following their work and we plan to release our first full length album with their help. So far things are shaping up well, and we expect to release it later during the current year.

7.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of black metal?
The feedback was really pleasant, actually we were a little surprised of the such messages we received from black metal fans and general metal fans alike. 

8.When can we expect a full length and also where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
Later during this year (2017). The album will have a bit more variety, you can expect some more elaborate compositions but with the same raw black metal edge we enjoy.

9.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?
For Funeral Baptism as a band I think Marduk, Mayhem and Inquisition are the greatest influence. Bathory and Endstile come very close too.
Nowdays I listen to pretty much whatever I feel like, from Doomsword to Enslaved, Omega, Tribulation to bay area thrashers, Forbidden.
Both me and Damian have a varied playlist as far as I can say.

10.Does Satanism or Occultism play any role in your music?
The Occult does play a role in what we do since I've been into this for some time. I still study religions, philosophies and magickal systems and practices and its really fascinating what the human mind can create.
When it comes to Satanism, it really depends what your personal definition of Satanism is. For a hard boiled fanatical Christian, everything that doesn't conform to religious dogma IS Satanism, some other of my self styled satanic acquaintances would have a very different opinion and most of the times they wouldn't agree to what is satanic and what isn't.
From an outsider's perspective, you could say that we have Satanic themes, maybe because we champion the development of the individual above all else. And sometimes in order to better yourself and to do what is right for yourself or for the ones you want to help, you have to embrace some of your demons in order to become stronger. As long as we do not step into the darkness we do not attain wisdom or true meaning to our existence.

11.What are some of your non musical interests?
History, philosophy, literature. Good food and drink to feed the body on our journey into oblivion.

12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
We thank you for checking us out and for giving us the opportunity of this interview and we promise to come back with some more dark music. Hails!

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Funeral Baptism/Gate/2017 EP Review

  Funeral  Baptism  are  a  band  from  Romania  that  plays  a  very  raw  and  traditional  form  of  black  metal  and this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2017  ep  "Gate".

  A  very  dark  sounding  intro  starts  off  the  ep  along  with  some  soundscapes  before  going  into  a  very  fast  and  raw  musical  direction  that  utilizes  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast  beats  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  grim  black  metal  screams  and  the  music  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  90's.

  Melodies  can  be  heard  in  some  of  the  riffs  along  with  the  songs  also  bringing  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  some  of  the  songs  also  add  in  a  small  amount  of  modern  influences  and  melodic  guitar  leads  are  used  briefly  while  you  can  also  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  the  recording.

  Funeral  Baptism  plays  a  style  of  black  metal  that  is  very  raw,  old  school  and  traditional  sounding  while  also  mixing  in a  modern  touch,  the  production  sounds  very  raw  and  heavy  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Funeral  Baptism  are  a  very  great  sounding  traditional  black  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  Pact"  and "Legacy".  8  out  of  10. 

https://loudragemusic.bandcamp.com/album/funeral-baptism-gate