Kommandant/Disciplin/Nova/Waexaerg/Wolf Axis/Gibur/Promethean Vanguard/2026 Split Album Review

 

  This  is  a  review  of  a  split  album  between  U.S.A's  Kommandant,  Norway's  Disiplin,  Italy's  Nova,  Waexaerg,  Wold  Axis  and  Gibur  called  "Promethean  Vanguard"  which  will  be  released  in  April  by  ATMF  and  we  will  start  off  the  review  with  Disiplin  who  return  with  their  extreme  style  of  black  metal.

  Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  spoken  word  samples  before  going  into  a  very  fast,  raw  and  brutal  direction  which  also  utilizes  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast  beats.  Vocals  are  mostly  angry  sounding  black  metal  screams. 

  Both  of  their  tracks  are  also  long  and  epic  in  length  along  with  the  songs  also  adding  in  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.  Melodies  are  also  added  into  some  of  the  guitar  riffing  as  well  as  all  of  the  musical  instruments  also  having  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them,  when  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  also  done  in  a  very  melodic  style.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  war  and  hatred  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Disciplin  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  extreme  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Turbo  Sanguis".

  Next  up  is  Kommandant  who  return  with  their  fast  and  aggressive  style  of  black  metal.

  Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  a  very  dark  yet  heavy  sound  while  both  of  their  tracks  are  also  long  and  epic  in  length.  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast b eats  can  be  heard  which  also  gives  their  side  of  the  recording  more  of  a  raw  feeling.

  Vocals  are  mostly  angry  sounding  black  metal  screams  mixed  in  with  some  death  metal  growls  along  with  all  of  the  musical  instruments  also  having  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.  The  songs  also  add  in  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts,  some  of  the  riffing  also  adds  in  the  brutality  of  death  metal.  The  production  sounds  very  raw  and  heavy  while  the  lyrics  cover  war,  death  and  hatred  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Kommandant  and  if  you  are  a f an  of  fast  and  aggressive  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "The  Grand  Alliance".

  Next  up  is  Nova  who  return  with  their  epic  style  of  pagan  black  metal.

  Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  a  very  heavy  and  epic  sound  while  the  vocals  are  done  in  an  angry  black  metal  style  mixed  in  with  a  few  growls.  Melodies  are  also  added  into  some  of  the  guitar  riffing  along  with  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  also  adding  in  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast  beats  which  also  gives  their  side  of  the  recording  more  of  a  raw  feeling.

  Throughout  their  side  of  the  recording  you  can  also  hear  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.  Spoken  words  and  folk  instruments  can  also  be  heard  briefly,  all  of  the  musical  instruments  also  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  the  closing  track  also  adds  in  clean  playing,  synths  and  spoken  words.  The  production  sounds  very  raw  and  heavy  while  t e lyrics  are  written  in  Italian  and  cover  Esotericism  and  Elitism  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Nova  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  epic  pagan  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Uova  del  Drago".

  Next  up  is  Wolf  Axis  a  band  that  plays  a  very  aggressive  form  of  black  metal.

  Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  some  spoken  word  samples  before  going  into  a  heavier  direction  while  the  vocals  are  done  in  an  angry  black  metal  style.  Militant  beats  are  also  utilized  briefly.  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  decent  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast  beats  can  be  heard  which  also  gives  their  side  of  the  split  more  of  a  raw  feeling,  melodies  and  synths  are  also  used  briefly.  The  production  sounds  very  raw  and  heavy  and  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  violent  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Wolf  Axis  are  a  very  great  sounding  aggressive  black  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Paralysis  Of  Faith".

  Next  up  is  Waexerg  a  band  that  plays  an  industrial  style  of  blackened  warnoise.

  Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  industrial  beats  which  also  mixes  in  with  the  heavier  sections  of  the  songs.  Vocals  are  mostly  angry  sounding  black  metal  screams  mixed  in  with  a  few  bestial  growls  while  both  of  their  tracks  are  also  very  long  and  epic  in  length  and  the  solos  and  leads  are  done  in  a  very  melodic  style.

  Spoken  words  and  synths  can  also  be  heard  at  times  along  with  the  riffs  also  adding  in  a  decent  amount  of  melody.  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  album  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast  beats  can  be  heard  which  also  gives  their  side  of  the  split  more  of  a  raw  feeling,  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.  The  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  War,  U.F.O's  and  Conspiracy  Theory  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Waexerg  are  a  very  great  sounding  industrial  blackened  warnoise  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Indoeuropean  Warnoise".   

  Closing  the  album  is  Gibur  a  solo  project  that  plays  an  occult  form  of  black  metal.

  His  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  some  synths,  programmed  beats  and  heavy  riffing  while  the  track  is  also  very  long  and  epic  in  length.  Spoken  words  are  also  used  at  times  along  with  the  riffs  also  adding  in  some  melodies  and  the  track  sticks  to  a  mid  tempo  direction.  The  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  and  the  lyrics  cover  Runes  and  Esotericism  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Gibur  are  a  very  great  sounding  occult  black  emtal  solo  project  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  his  side  of  the  split.

  In  conclusion  I  feel  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  split  and  I  would  recommend  it  to  all  fans  of  black  and  war  metal.  8  out  of  10.

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Nova Interview

1.Can you give us an update on what has been going on with the band since the recording of the new album?



Radical changes in our lives will sure lead to even more radical changes in our music. Maybe a drastic line-up revision or genre shift… or the final death of this project. Only the future knows.



2.In December you have a new album coming out, musically how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?



We wanted to elaborate less and to feel more, while writing this last album. It is a thunderous and fast-paced version of our ceremonial war hymns, dried up from digressions and straight to the point, like the Italian tradition and the tradition of this genre require.



3.Some of your lyrics on the album have covered some pagan, occult and esoteric themes, can you tell us a little bit more about your interest in those subjects?



Very few people really got what we are talking about in our songs, mainly because of the (desired) language gap (the lyrics are 100% in Italian), but also because of the narrow and difficult path that leads to the world I create.

It is the voice of our metaphysic, and collective subconscious, that we acquire studying lot of religious, historical and philosophical books from various traditions (Roman, Vedic, Nordic, even Pre-christian, existentialism, futurism, medieval poetry, classic greek philosophers…), which solidifies in dreams, hallucinations and clairvoyance that transfigure the world we are living in.



4.What are some of the other lyrical topics and subjects the band has explored over the years with their music?



Like I said above, our weltanschauung  coagulate in its entirety in the lyrics of our songs, creating a strange but coherent synchronicity, which is our religion and faith, and the voice of our souls. Getting precisely the topic and the subject of our songs requires a really wide background, both in studies and in life experiences, that is not for everyone. I think that not everyone deserves to hear my nude thoughts and the voices that float in my head, and even if everybody can hear the music and the notes we play, the lyrics are a well hidden jewel that only a fellow traveler can get. However, it is not totally impossible to get our lyrics, even for a non-italian audience (a guy from eastern Europe last year put in the net a translated version of one of our most intelligible songs, in English), and if you succeed then… well, I think you will have a nice trip.



5.The band has been around since 2003 and with an exception of a couple of unreleased demos the band waited until 2014 to put out a public release, can you tell us a little bit more about the earlier years?



Even if obviously the experience made us sharper and quicker, our flow and energy and how it manifested in our music, is very similar, and did not changed much. If we wanted to do something, and we were not able to, we learnt how to and then did it. Step by step, with a huge will to create something more and more perfect in our vision.

We were really intelligent and talented; of all the bands of our area, we were the only who could achieve total auto production, and the only one that not only survived, but now it is under a record contract and it is going to publish the third full length. A spit on the face on everybody that underestimated us back then.

We rehearsed a lot, and recorded really a lot, with lots of experimenting with equipment, production and genres. Also we took lot of advantage from Mazari Al-Sharif Afghanistan, the golden seal one. It was fun.



6.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Nova'?



The small town that saw the birth of all the members of the band, was called “Nova Entia”, which means “the New Land”. We took the name from it, but we like also the other feelings that this word evokes; “nova” in Latin means “new things”, like the weird changes and novelty we want to instill in our music… It is also a name that evokes the feeling of stars, spaceships made of fire, that fly quietly through astral planes, from which we come from, and we will return.



7.Can you tell us a little bit more about the artwork that is presented on the new album cover?



Like the lyrics, our imagery is very meaningful and revealing of the forces that lead and sustain us. They are so clear for the eye of a brother, that don’t need be spoiled to a casual listener. We can say that the cover perfectly embodies the album title: it represents us, the ones that come from the sky.



8.What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?



Our priority is to compose music. To bring it on a stage is something secondary, that is solely derivative. Our music is somewhat appealing performed live, even if I have to understand if the most interesting part of it is accessible on this context or not. The choice of playing live came out almost accidentally. As a game... I’m rarely satisfied with concert experiences even from the point of view of the viewer.
For sure, I’d usually expect something more from a live situation that should gather kindred minds that want to enjoy warrior-music. The Russians are really ahead of us from that point, with interesting choices like concerts with no alcohol or cigarettes, and conferences.



9.Do you have any touring or show plans once the new album is released?

No…



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



For us any reaction would have been interesting, since we recorded and produced already from years, but never released nothing except some homemade copies to strict friends. It has been nonetheless good, despite the fact that we play such strict genre with lyrics in a language not spread at all.



11.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?



As I was anticipating in the beginning, the future is unknown.



12.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 have various influences beyond metal or rock music, which in every case we consume avidly since the youngest age. I don’t follow much what is going on right now, at least not in metal music, strictly listening the old classic stuff, which is always a goldmine. We always have listened also to lot of electronic music (psychedelic trance, chill-out, speedcore…), neo folk, classical music, psychedelic rock, experimental, pop and dance and various others.



13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?



Hi mom!

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Nova/Veniamo Dal Cielo/ATMF/2019 CD Review

  Nova  are  a  band  from  Italy  that  plays  an  epic  form  of  pagan  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2019  album  "Veniamo  Dal  Cielo"  which  will  be  released  in  December  by  ATMF.

  A  very  dark  and  heavy  sound  starts  off  the  album  while  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  also  use  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast  beats  which  gives  the  music  more  of  a  raw  black  metal  feeling.  Vocals  are  mostly  blackened  style  growls  as  well  as  all  of t he  musical  instruments  also  having  a  very  powerful  sound  them.

  Throughout  the  recording  you  can  also  hear  a  decent  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  the  riffs  also  adding  in  a  small  amount  of  dark  sounding  melodies.  Grim  screams  can  also  be  hear d in  some  parts  of  the  songs  as  well  as  the  acoustic  guitars  also  giving  the  songs  more  of  an  epic  and  pagan  orientated  atmosphere  when  they  are  utilized.

  As  the  album  progresses  spoken  word  parts  and  whispers  can  also  be  heard  briefly  along  with  the  guitar  leads  being  done  in  a  very  melodic  style  when  they  are  finally  added  into  the  music  as  well  as  the  songs  also  adding  in  a  decent  amount  of  90's  influences  but  also  keeping  it  modern  at  the  same  time,  one  of  the  tracks  is  also  a  ritualistic  instrumental  that  also  introduces  folk  instruments  onto  the  recording.  The  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  are  written  in  Italian  and  covet  paganism,  war,  death,  esotericism  and  elitism  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Nova  are  a  very  great  sounding  epic  pagan  black  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out t his  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Durezza  e  Ascetismo"  "FegataCovadonga"  and  "Dio  Del  Ghiaccio  e  Del  Lampo".  8  out  of  10.

 https://atmfsssdtp.bandcamp.com/album/veniamo-dal-cielo