Showing posts with label Hornwood Fell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hornwood Fell. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Hornwood Fell/Cursed Thoughts/Kadabra Music/2020 Double Album Review


  Italy's  Hornwood  Fell  have  returned  with  a  new  recording  which  shows  the  music  going  into  more  of  a  dissonant  and  avant  garde  style  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2020  double  album  'Cursed  Thoughts"  which  will  be  released  in  June  by  Kadabra  Music.

  A  very  fast  and  raw  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast  beats.  Vocals  are  mostly  grim  sounding  black  metal  screams  while  the  riffs  also  add  in  some  melodies  and  dissonant  structures  along  with  some  atmospheric  sounding  synths  also  being  utilized  at  times.

  Throughout  the  recording  you  can  also  hear  a  decent  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  while  the  solos  and  leads  are  also  done  in  a  very  melodic  style.  When  clean  playing  is  utilized  it  also  gives  the  songs  more  of  an avant  garde  feeling  along  with  all  of  the  musical  instruments  also  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  A  great  portion  of  the  tracks  are  also  very  long  and  epic  in  length  along  with  the  vocals  also  getting  deep  sounding  at  times  which  also  adds  in  a  touch  of  death  metal.  One  track  also  adds  in  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  samples  as  well  as  a  later  track  also  introducing  classical  music  elements  and  choirs  onto  the  recording.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  are  a  concept  album  divided  into  2  parts  and  based  upon  the  poetic  writings  of  Charles  Baudelaire  and  Edgar  Allan  Poe.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Hornwood  Fell  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  atmospheric,  dissonant  and  avant  garde  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  double  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Magnetic  Horror"  "The  Giantess"  "The  Spirits  Of  The  Dead"  and  "The  Valley  Of  Unrest".  8  out  of  10.

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Thursday, May 24, 2018

Hornwood Fell/Inferus/2018 EP Review


  Italy's  Hornwood  Fell  have  returned  with  a  new  recording  which  shows  the  music  going  into  more  of  a  raw  style  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2018  ep  "Inferus".

  A  very  fast  and  raw  sound  starts  off  the  ep  along  with  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  and  tremolo  picking  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  grim yet  high  pitched  black  metal  screams  along  with  the  songs  also  bringing  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  as  well  as  a  great  amount  of  Nordic  influences.

  A  decent  amount  of  melody  can  also  be  heard  in  the  guitar  riffing  while  the  solos  and  leads  are  done  in  a  very  melodic  style  along  with  the  music  also  getting  depressive  at  times  as  well  as  being  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  90's  era  and  towards  the  end  keyboards  can  also  be  heard  briefly.

  On  this  recording  Hornwood  Fell  move  way  from  the  atmospheric  style  of  black  metal  form  previous  releases  and  go  for  more  of  a  traditional  Nordic  influenced  style,  the  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while t he  lyrics  are  written  in  Italian  and  cover  dark  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Hornwood  Fell  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  Nordic  influenced  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Inferno".  8  out  of  10.


      

Friday, November 21, 2014

Hornwood Fell Interview


1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a
little bit about the band?
Hi, we arranged our group in May 2013 and we play black metal 90’s, we’ve tried to play when we were child but now we don’t apply make up! Our biggest influences are The Ulver, the erlier Borknagar, Satyricon Burzum, and obviously the Darkthrone.

2.Recently you have released a new album, how would you describe the
musical sound that is presented on this recording?
The music follows the Norwegian style of 90’s, dirty guitars, shrill voices. An obsessive Style, far from a sophisticated approach, but we pay close attention to the essential visual/evocative part. With the intention to remember some masterpieces which have lead to success the genre; a tribute to what in the 90’s was.


3.The music on the album has the Norwegian sound of the 90's, what was the decision behind going into this musical direction as opposed to amore modern style?
We are bound to this genre by a teen-love, in the 90’s what that came from Norway embraced perfectly ours places atmospheres, the stories, legends, where we are immersed in.
At the time the black metal scene, born around the “dark and unsurmontable silva cimina” included also the “Hastur Evocation”, earlier  group of “Hornwood Fell”.
Most people could think that we’ re doing nothing special, but we are convinced there is an innovative element in our music, most of all in 2014. that’s the bad taste:  everyone look for the good sound but for us is important the bad sound!

4.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?
A storm, an oak tree, a man alone watching without see, others themes and characters with their  own fears. Actions and life’s dark thoughts of a human counciousness: a landscape made of roughs and fast images, where senses ask to be recognize and to shape form thought symbols and disguises.


5.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Hornwood Fell'?
We liked the evocative result that comes out with the words “horn-wood-fell”, seemed to be related with the atmospheres and the unreal of our pieces.

6.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance?
We never have done live performance yet; and we don’t know if we will do it. We’re  focusing the attention on new compositions, it’s the most important thing now.

7.Do you have any touring or show plans for the new album?
Not yet, this likes to be a studio project!

8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of black metal?
We received a good feedback, we have not quite a complete point of view because the album is just issued and we’re doing a promotion work.


9.What is going on with some of the other bands or musical projectsthese days that some of the band members are a part off?
A lot of bands mentioned on our biography , are actually in pause, we are concentrated on this project.
Wisest farmers used the Crop rotation, they periodically let stand the plots to give them new vitality.


10.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
The Hornwood are born just to do dirty thing! We started this adventure playing Black Metal and we’ll finish doing it over again. For us is very important to remain authentic, congruent with the history of this genre. We are so nostalgic.


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?
We actually listen a lot of musical genres, we play black metal remaining to our pasts, but we listen some masterpieces also. We are fascinated by classical music, the black metal seems to be very close to it. You know, this sensation leaved by opened chords, without palm muting, they sometimes like to be a mass of cellos, however they give an orchestral effect.

12.What are some of your non musical interests?
.Andrea (bass player) I work as movie editor, the movie in general is my passion.
Andrea (Drum) I love travelling and i do it as soon as possible,  I teach Drum.
Marco (guitar and voice) I teach music and a method called “Ground Discharging Approach”, it helps musicians to work fisical problems out.


13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or
thoughts?
Thank you very much for this opportunity. If somebody wants to listen rough music , we recommend to have a look at our band!

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Sunday, October 26, 2014

Hornwood Fell/Self Titled/Avantgarde Music/2014 CD Review


  Hornwood  Fell are  a  band  from  Italy  that  plays  a  very  raw  and  nature  orientated  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  titled  2014  album  which  was  released  by  Avantgarde  Music.

  A  very  heavy  black  metal  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  grim  screams  and  blast  beats  which  are  a  lot  faster  than  the  guitar  riffs  which  also  speed  up  after  awhile  and  adds  in  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  you  can  also  hear  a  great  amount  of  melody  being  added  into  their  raw  black  metal  sound  at  times.

  There  is  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  present  throughout  the  recording  along  with  the  bass  guitars  bringing  in  a  very  powerful  sound  during  the  faster  parts  and  as  the  album  progresses  acoustic  guitars  can  be  heard  in  some  of  the  songs  and  they  also  take  the  music  into  more  of  a  darker  direction.

  A  good  portion  of  the  tracks  are  very  long  and  epic  in  length  and  you  can  hear  a  great  amount  of  early  to  mid  90's  Norwegian  black  metal  influences  in  their  musical  sound  and  the  last  2  songs  are  divided  into  2  different  parts  and  have  a  concept  going  on  while  the music  remains  true  to  a  raw  style  of  black  metal  on  the  first  song  while  the  second  part  is  an  all  acoustic  folk  instrumental.

  Hornwood  Fell  plays  a  very  aggressive  style  that  is  heavily  influenced  by  the  Norwegian  bands  that  where  in  their  prime  during   the  90's  and  they  go  back  to  the  days  when  that  country  was  still  releasing  some  of  the  best  albums  in  the  genre,  the  production  sounds  very  raw  and  heavy  while  the  lyrics  are  written  in  Italian  and  cover  nature  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Hornwood  Fell  are  a  very  great  sounding  raw,  nature  orientated  black  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Cerqua"  "L  'ira"  and  "VinterFresa  Part  1  ".  8  out  of  10.

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