Nekrospell/Demo III/2013 Review

  This  is  a  review  of  another  recording  from  Nekrospell  which  continues  his  fast,  raw  and  atmospheric  black  metal  sound  with  his  3rd  demo  being  self  released  in  2013.

  The  demo  starts  out  with  an  intro  that  has  a  very  heavy  and  dark  sound  to  it  along  with  traces of  doom  metal  and  melodic  leads  before  adding  in  spoken  word  parts  which  also  takes  the  music  into  a  faster  black  metal  direction.

  After  the  intro  the  music  goes  into  a  more  slow  and  depressive  black  metal  direction  along  with  grim  vocals  before  adding  in  fast  parts  while  also  keeping  the  melodic  leads  of  the  intro  and  the  music  also  has  a  mixture  of  both  fast  and  slow  parts  which  the  brings  out  in  all  of  the  songs  that  are  present  on  this  recording  and  the  last  song  brings  in  more  atmospheric  elements  as  well  as  a  small  amount  of  acoustic  guitars  before  returning  to  a  faster  direction  and  during  the  last  few  seconds  melodic  vocals  are  added  in  briefly.

  With  this  demo  Nekrospell  slow  the  music  down  a  bit  and  the  music  takes  a  more  dark,  melodic  and  depressive  direction  while  the  fast  parts  are  still  brought  into  the  music  on  a  regular  basis  and  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  demo  for  the  black  metal  genre.

  Song  lyrics  cover  darkness  and  occultism  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  heavy  sound  to  it  along  with  one  of  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  demo  from  Nekrospell  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  raw  and  atmospheric  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Path  Through  Arkhanic  Rituals"  and  "Land  Of  Black  Lakes".  8/5  out  of  10.

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Nekrospell/Demo II/2013 Review

  Nekrospell  are  a  1  man  band  from  Spain  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  before  that  his  a  very  raw  and  atmospheric  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  his  self  released  2013  second  demo.

  The  demo  starts  out  with  a  very  dark  sound  and  a  minute  later  the  music  goes into  a  more  fast  and  raw  black  metal  direction  along  with  blast  beats  as  well  as  mixing  slow  and  fast  parts  together.

  On  the  following  track  grim  screams  and  vocals  are  added  into  the  music  as  well  as  bringing  in  clean  sections  a  few  minutes  later  for  a  few  seconds  before  returning  to  a  heavier  and  darker  direction  and  as  the  demo  progresses  you  can  hear  more  melody and  depressive  elements  being  added  into  the  music  and  start  mixing  in  with  the  more  fast  and  raw  parts  of  the  demo.

  With  this  ep  Nekrospell  show  a  bit  of  diversity  with  the  way  he  mixes  in  fast  and  raw  black  metal  with  some  more  slow,  melodic,  atmospheric  and  depressive  parts  while  mostly  sticking  to  a  faster  style  and  this  recording  is  another  great  example  of  true  black  metal  the  way  it  showed  be  played.

  Song  lyrics  cover  darkness  and  occultism  themes,  while  the  production  has  a  very  dark,  raw,  heavy  and  old  school  sound  to  it  along  with  one  of  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Nekrospell  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  atmospheric,  fast  and  raw  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  demo.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Cryptic  Voices"  adn  "Darkened  Path".  8/5  out  of  10.

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Nekrospell Interview

1. Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never heard of you before/

-Nekrospell is a one-man band project created in 2009 by myself (Abgrund). 3 years later I recorded the first primitive demo and now I'm releasing the second demo. And I still keep working in the upcoming material.

2. How would you describe your musical sound?

-My sound is an atmospheric mix of mysticism and darkness where the voice of the Death calls from the graves to summon the evil majesty through Black Metal.

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?

-The lyrics are from the darkness, death, mysticism, ancestral rites to evil, witchcraft and the occult in nature, where darkness is not the darkest thing.

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

-The name Nekrospell makes reference to necromancy.

5. Currently there is only 1 member in the band, do you feel this allows to be more creative than you can be with a full band?

-Yes, all music and lyrics come from myself, if there were more people involved with the band it would corrupt because of their own opinions.

6. Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a label or received any interest?

-Yes, I'm looking for a label but not is something who needing immediately. Some labels were interested, but in the end it came to nothing.

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

-Unexpectedly, the project has being very well accepted, so I hope to remain so to expand dementia.

8. Are there any other musical projects besides this band or is this a full time project?

-I am the vocalist on Unholiness a band of black/thrash metal and other project but this is still is brewing.

9. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

-Never backing down, looking for any label who is interested on edit my materials and don't stop making noise.

10. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

-There isn't a band who influence especially in any aspect, my influence is darkness, death, ancient rites and nature, but the black metal is what truly inspires me.

11. How would you describe your views on Occultism?

-Each person has his view, each person chooses his path, his thinking and his way of seeing things, is very broad. But all this is in nature and universe, in our mind, our ancestral being... that everyday humans left side over, unfortunately.

12.Outside of music what are some of your interests?

-Alcohol, nature.. but the music is around me all the day, if I do something out of it, is still present in my everyday.

13.Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

-Thank you very much for the interview and your time for this project in your zine. Finally stay to keep a eye on the next material of Nekrospell and support all the underground scene and if you want to contact to Nekrospell here is my email: nekrospell@hotmail.com

-Abgrund.

Nekrospell/Demo I/2012 Cassette Review

  Nekrospell  are  a  1  man  band  from  Spain  that  plays  a  very  atmospheric,  raw  and  primitive  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2012  cassette  "Demo  I".

  Drums  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  playing  to  fast  drumming  wit h some  blast  beats  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  synths  when  they  are  utilized  bring  a  very  dark  and  atmospheric  sound  to  the  music,  as  for  the  bass  playing  it  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  black  metal  riffs  that  are  very  dark,  atmospheric,  raw  and  primitive  sounding  along  with  a  brief  use  of  clean  playing  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on  this  recording.

  Vocals are  all  grim  sounding  and  high  pitched  black  metal  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  witchcraft  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it  in  the  old  school  tradition.

  In  my  opinion  Nekrospell  are  a  very  great  sounding  atmospheric,  raw  and  primitive  black  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical genre,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Of  Stones".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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