Lloth/Archees Legeones (Ancient Legions)/Theogonia Records/2025 Full Length Review

 

  Lloth  are  a  band  from  Greece  that  has  been  featured  before in  this  zine  and  plays  a  Hellenic  and  melodic  mixture  of  black  and  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2025  album  "Archees  Legeones  (Ancient  Legions)"  which  will  be  released  in  May  by  Theogonia  Records.

  A  very  heavy  and  aggressive  sound  starts  off  the  album  while  blast  beats  are  also  added  into  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs.  Melodies  are  also  mixed  into  a  lot  of  the  guitar  riffing  along  with  some  synths  also  being  utilized  at  times  and  the  harsh vocals  are  mostly  grim  sounding  black  metal  screams.

  A  lot  of  the  music  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  classic  Hellenic  style  mixed  in  with  a  more  modern  touch  while  clear  singing  can  also  be  heard  at  times.  When  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  also  done  in  a  very  melodic  style  along  with  some  death  metal  growls  also  being  added  into  certain  sections  of  the  recording.

  The  songs  also  add  in  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  some  percussion  also  being  utilized  briefly  as  well  as  some  tracks  also  adding  in  a  small  amount  of  clean  playing,  acoustic  guitars,  folk  instruments,  spoken  words  and  female  vocals.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  Ancient  Battles,  Existential  Reflection,  Hellenic  Pride  and  the  Left  Hand  Path.  

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  album  from  Lloth  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  melodic  Hellenic  black  and  death  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Angel  Wings'  "Dark  Mountains"  "Arise"  and  "Doomed  Black  Years".  8  out  of  10.

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Lloth Interview

1.Can you give us an update on what has been going on with the band since the recording and release of the new album?
Right now we are concetrate for the promotion of the Athanati album.
We will release 3-4 videoclips and we will send promo to all major magazines and webzines.Ofcourse we will also  be prepared for live shows.

2.Recently you have released a new album, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording and also how does it differ from the stuf you have released in the past?
The music style is not strictly black/death metal.We have a lot of influences and we don't want to limit our self in one genre.The old stuff back in 1997 it was more raw black metal and  with other line up.

3.The band was broken up for a few years, what was the cause of the split and also the decision to reform?
We were focus only with Astarte it was our priority.We have never split we were just inactive.The cause of reacitvate was the need to perform live our material.It is always great to communicate with the fans.

4.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the newer music?
The lyrical topics is is about feelings despair,pain,sorrow and some about myths etc.

5.What is the meaning and inspirtion behind the name 'Lloth'?
The Lloth was created by Tristessa of Astarte back in 1995 after they were renamed as Astarte.The members were all females so they choose Lloth as the name of the band ,the mythic  Spider Queen from Dungeons and Dragons.

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 have few lives from 2004 with Rotting Christ,Inveracity.More recent with Septicflesh,Kawir.At Astarte Fest we had honour Maria 'Tristessa'Kolokouri and we share the stage with alot of excellent Hellenic bands.

7.Do you have any touring or show plans for the new album?
We want to promote first our Album Athanati and later to organize a lot of lives for the same reason.It is in our plans.

8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your newer music by fans of black and death metal?
We have a lot of positive feedback but we need to work hard to take our place in the metal scene.

9.What is going on with some of the other bands or musical projects these days that some of the band members are a part of?
As it concerns me as Nicolas Maiis i am involved to some projects like Pan Satyros in a folk-pagan style,Lycons which is a gothic/dark wave band and is also member Panthimis the bass player of Lloth.Insected is an old band of mine .We play melodic death/thrash with a lot of heavy elements and Setesh the guitarist with his black metal band Diablery and also guitarist at Insected.

10.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
I think more into black metal and less to death metal style.I want to use multiple clean voices to give something more epic to our music.

11.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your newer music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
Personally i am fan of 90's for the extreme metal but i am trying to have my own style in music.As about my music preferences they depend from my mood from Bolt Thrower till Sisters of Mercy and Exploited.Music has no boundaries.

12.How would you describe your views on Paganism?
I think everybody can believe whatever he wants.I respect our ancient culture and civilization.Arts and spirit is our legacy.

13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
I want to thank all the fans that supports us from the beggining ,It was a hard proccess to make this record but we feel satisfied for the result.

Nicolas Maiis

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Lloth/Athanti/Sleaszy Rider Records/2017 CD Review

  Lloth  are  a  band  from  Greece  that  plays  a  melodic  and  Hellenic  mixture  of  black  and  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2017  album  "Athanti"  which  will  be  released  in  September  by  Sleaszy  Rider  Records.

  Heavy  yet  melodic  riffing  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some powerful  sounding   bass  guitars  and  drum  beats  a  few  seconds  later  while  the  vocals  bring  in  a  mixture  of  death  metal  growls  and  high  pitched  black  metal  screams  along  with  the  leads  being  done  in  a  very  melodic  style.

  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  and  tremolo  picking  can b e  heard  which  also  gives  the  music  more  of  a  raw  feeling  while  the  music  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  early  90's  Greek  black  metal  style  as  well  as  being  very  heavily  influenced  by  Rotting  Christ  along  with  the  tracks  also  bringing  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.

  Some  songs  also  add  in  a  small  amount  of  spoken  word  parts  while  clean  singing  can  also  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording  along  with  some  elements  of  doom  metal  being  added  in  the  slow  riffing, one  of  the  tracks  is  all  acoustic  that  also  uses  a  small  amount  of  operatic  female  vocals  before  closing  the  album  with  a  heavier  sound.


  Lloth  plays  a  style  of  black  metal that  is  very  true  to  the  Hellenic  style  while  also  adding  in  a  great  amount  of  melody  and  death  metal,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  Hatred,  Mourning  and  Paganism  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Lloth  are  a  very  great  sounding  melodic  and  Hellenic  mixture  of  black  and  death  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Athanti"  "Born  In  Sin"  "Emptiness"  and  "I  (Dead  Inside)".  8  out  of  10.

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