Vile Haint/Abound With Malice/Moonlight Cypress Archetypes/2025 EP Review

 

  Tennessee's  Vile  Haint  have  returned  with  a  new  recording  which  shows  the  music  going  for  an  avant  garde,  dissonant  and  raw  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2025  ep  "Abound  With  Malice"  which  will  be  released  on  May  29th  by  Moonlight  Cypress  Archives.

  Choirs  and  old  music  samples  start  off  the  ep  before  going  into  a  heavier  direction  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  high  pitched  black  metal  screams.  When  keyboards  are  utilized  they  also  bring  in  a  very  dark  atmosphere  along  with  all  of  the  musical  instruments  also  having  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Dissonant  sounding  melodies  are  also  added  into  some  of  the  guitar  riffing  while  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  also  add  in  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast  beats  which  also  gives  the  recording  more  of  a  raw  feeling  and  the  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  also  done  in  a  very  dark  yet  melodic  style.

  At  times  the  music  also  gets  very  avant  garde  sounding  along  with  some  spoken  words  also  being  utilized  briefly.  Throughout  the  recording  you  can  also  hear  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts,  clean  playing  is  also  added  on  the  instrumental.  The  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  nearly  forgotten  folklore  of  haints  and  hatreds  of  days  long  gone  by. 

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Vile  Haint  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  avant  garde,  dissonant  and  raw  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "All  the  Shades  of  Red  (Powdered  Balls)"  and  "The  Hills  Been  Sent  Ablaze".  8  out  of  10.

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Vile Haint/Sacrificial Baptism In Murky Waters/Moonlight Cypress Archives/Folkvangr Records/2022 Full Length Review

 

   Vile  Haint  are  a  band  from  Nashville,  Tennessee  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  on  this  recording  goes  for  a  raw,  dissonant  and  avant  garde  style  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2022  album  "Sacrificial  Baptism  In  Murky  Waters"  which  will  be  released  in  June  by  Moonlight  Cypress  Archives  and  Folkvangr  Records.

  A  very  avant  garde  sound  starts  off  the  album  which  also  mixes  in  with  the  heavier  sections  of  the  songs  at  times.  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  decent  amount  of  blast  beats  and  tremolo  picking  can  also  be  heard  which  also  gives  the  recording  more  of  a  raw  feeling  and  melodies  are  also  added  into  some  of  the  guitar  riffing.

  Vocals  are  mostly  grim  yet  high  pitched  sounding  black  metal  screams  while  the  music  also  adds  in  a decent  amount  of  90's  era  second  wave  influences.  When  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  also  done  in  a  very  dark,  raw  and  melodic  style  and  when  synths  are  utilized  they  also  give  the  music  more  of  an  atmospheric  feeling.

  Throughout  the  recording  you  can  also  hear  a  decent  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  the  guitar  riffing  also  having  its  dissonant  moments.  All  of  the  tracks  are  also  very  long  and  epic  in  length  as  well  as  one  song  also  adding  in  a  brief  use  of  slide  guitars,  clean  playing  and  folk  instruments  can  also  be  heard  briefly.  The  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  Occultism,  Mythology,  Folklore  and  Southern  Gothic  themes. 

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Vile  Haint  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  raw,  dissonant  and  avant  garde  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Cathartic  Sacrament  Of  The  Cattle  Goddess"  and  "Torches  Illuminate  The  Bleeding  Walls".  8  out  of  10.

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Vile Haint Interview

 

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?

Vile Haint is a newly created raw avant-garde black metal band designed to further explore certain ideas that didn't quite fit with one of our other bands, Primeval Well.

2.You have an album coming out towards the end of May, can you tell us a little bit more about the musical style that you went for on the recording?

We were going for a more deliberately evil and somewhat more traditional black metal vibe while still retaining harsh dissonance at times and a somewhat experimental approach. 

3.A lot of your lyrics cover satanic and occult themes, can you tell us a little bit more about your interest in the dark arts?

I wouldn't describe the lyrics as overtly satanic or occult. They're certainly dark but we largely avoid anything so obvious. 

4.What are some of the other lyrical topics and subjects you have explored with the music?

One of the sources of lyrical material is west TN folklore centered around ghosts or "haints" passed down to our drummer through older members of his family. 

5.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Vile Haunt'?

A haint is an older Southern term for 'ghost', so Vile Haint basically means disgusting ghost, or something to that effect.

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

It depicts a haunted swamp.

7.Would the band members be open to do any live shows once the pandemic end?

Yes.

8.The album is going to be released on 'Moonlight Cypress Archives', can you tell us a little bit more about this label?

Moonlight Cypress Archetypes will be releasing haunting music of the black metal/ experimental metal/ Southern sludge prog metal/ improvised (free jazz) metal/ drone metal/ Southern gothic/ dark folk persuasion(s). Vile Haint is the label's first release. 

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

That remains to be seen as the album isn't out yet.

10.What is going on with 'Primevel Well' these days, a band that also shares some of the same band members?

The second Primeval Well album is already done and will be released in October of this year via Moonlight Cypress Archetypes. Primeval Well also is playing a show on May 29th in Bowling Green, Kentucky with Bihargam.

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

Further down the now-established line of thinking that's been developed with this album. In fact, the 2nd Vile Haint album is already mixed and mastered and both the 3rd and 4th albums are already written. 

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?

Bands like Domgard, Azelisassath, and Hadanfard have been influential to this music to some extent as well as Craft and certain aspects of Sorhin and Darkthrone. We've been listening to a lot of bluegrass and Hank Sr. lately. 

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

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to the official release.

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Vile Haint/Of Hatchie Haint/Moonlight Cypress Archives/2021 Full Length Review

 

  Vile  Haint  are  a  band  from  Tennessee  that  plays  a  very  raw,  dissonant  and  avant  garde  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2021  album  "Of  Hatchie  Haint"  which  will  be  released  in  May  by  Moonlight  Cypress  Archives.

  Rain  and  thunder  sounds  start  off  the  album  alone  with  some  ritualistic  sounding  synths  before  going  into  a  heavier  direction.  Clean  playing  can  also  be  heard  in  some  parts  of  the  recording  while  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  also  add  in  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast b eats  which  also  gives  the  music  more  of  a  raw  feeling. 

  Vocals  are  mostly  high  pitched  black  metal  screams  which  are  also  mixed  down  low  in  the  mix  while  the  songs  also  add  in  a  decent  amount  of  avant  garde  sections.  Throughout  the  recording  you  can  also  hear  a  decent  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  the  riffs  also  adding  in  some  dissonant  style  melodies.

  Most  of  the  tracks  are  also  very  long  and  epic  in  length  along  with  the  synths  also  returning  on  later  songs  and  also  giving  the  music  more  of  an  atmospheric  feeling  as  well  as  the  songs  also  adding  in  a  decent  mixture  of  both  old  school  and  modern  influences,  when  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  also  done  in  a  very  raw  yet  melodic  style.  They  also bring  in  an  couple  of  instrumental  which  also  adds  touches  of  harsh  noise  onto  the  recording  and  acoustic  guitars  are  added  on  the  closing  track.  The  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  Satanism,  Occultism  and  Darkness  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Vile  Haint  are  a  very  great  sounding  raw,  dissonant  and  avant  garde  black  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Giving  Wings  To  Puritanical  Satan"  and  "Rural  Sorcery  in  Early  America".  8  out  of  10.

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