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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Voltumna/For Death Is Fate/2024 EP Review

Italy's Voltumna as returned with a new recording which shows the music going for a mixture of black and death metal and this is a review of their self released ep "For Death Is Fate" which will be released in 2024.

A very tribal orientated sound starts off the ep before going into a heavier direction while the vocals also bring in a mixture of black metal screams and death metal growls. When the music speeds up a great amount of brutal sounding blast beats can also be heard and all of the musical instruments also have a very powerful sound to them.

When tremolo picking is added into the fat riffing they also give the music more of a raw feeling while the songs also add in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. Symphonic sounds can also be heard in certain sections of the riffing along with the riffs also adding in a decent amount of melody as well as the solos and leads also being done in a very melodic style when they are utilized and clean playing , chants, clear vocals and spoken word parts are also added on the closing track.

On this recording Voltumna expand on their mixture of black and death metal as well as adding in more melodic and symphonic influences which shows some progress from previous releases. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover native folklore, forgotten civilizations, imaginary legends and apocryphal transcripts.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Voltumna and if you are a fan of black and death metal, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Black Science" and "All'Infinito". 8 out of 10.

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Sunday, October 20, 2019

Voltumna/Ciclope/Extreme Metal Music/2019 CD Review

Voltumna are a band from Italy that has been featured before in this zine and plays a mixture of black and death metal and this is a review of their 2019 album "Ciclope" which will be released in December by Extreme Metal Music.

A very dark and epic sounding synth interlude starts off the album before adding in a very powerful sounding bass guitar which also takes the music into a heavier direction. Vocals also bring in a mixture of black metal screams and death metal growls while the faster sections of the songs also add in a decent amount of blast beats.

When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are done in a very dark and melodic style while the songs also add in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts. Synths also return on some of the later tracks along with the tremolo picking also giving the songs more of a raw feeling.The riffs also add in a decent amount of melody along with a couple of tracks also adding in some elements of electronic music.

Spoken word parts can also be heard briefly as well as the music also having its technical moments and as the album progresses a brief use of clear vocals can also be heard and the music is also very different from the previous album that was released in 2017, one track also adds in a small amount of clean playing which is also an instrumental. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Etruscan Paganism, Apocryphal Transcripts emerging from the dawn of time, forgotten civilizations and imaginary legends handed down through oral tradition and native folklore.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Voltumna and if you are a fan of black and death metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Collapsed Island" "Divine Bloodline" and :When Giants Walked Upon The Earth". 8 out of 10.

Monday, October 16, 2017

Voltumna 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?
Hi OccultBlackMetalZine, the band is finally releasing the new album with the greek label Sleaszy Rider, very excited for our most extreme release. The band is actually working on the promotion of this new work, in particular with the booking of new headlining shows around Europe for next year, a big tour TBA and some great festivals already announced like Stonehenge in Netherlands with legenday bands like Suffocation and Pestilence.

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 stuff you have released in the past?
Dodecapoli is absolutely our most extreme experience. During the past years we have increased our experience and finally we knew what to do for a great third full-length; we have worked a lot on the drum fillers, faster and groovy, and introduced some ancient instruments of the Italic tradition in almost all the songs in the collaboration with Tursen, to make everything in our personal style, a pagan mixture of Black and Death metal.

3.Both the band name and sing lyrics come from Etruscan Paganism, can you tell us a little bit more about your interest in this topic?
One of the former, Haruspex, is graduated in the university of Rome in archeology and ancient civilization and also the other members of the bands are all from the ancient Etruscan lands, so since the begginning our interest was focused on this misterious and “dark” civilization. Very close to our town there is the biggest Necropoli of Europe, we were fascinated about this culture, also to understand what happened in the history before and after the Roman Empire and Christianity.

4.What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?
The first one was probably our show in Johannesburg, South Africa, just before our godfathers Behemoth. It was one of the greatest emotion to see Nergal watching our show, and also all the crowd knew our songs, we have a lot of fans (Etruscans) there and we want to come back. Our last US and China tours were amazing too and Europe our greatest experiences were in these years Festival of course, in Germany, Austria etc.
Our live performance is full of emotions for us and also for the people, different styles mixed to make a new kind of ritual, something lost in the history after the romans.

5.What are some of your future touring plans?
We have for 2018 a great tour TBA, as said before a lot of Euro metal festival like the Stonehenge and some headlining shows from Berlin to Prague, from Milan to London etc. All to be announced very soon

6.The new album was released on 'Sleaszy Rider Records', are you happy with the support that they have given you so far?
Yes finally we have found a good label to work with, we think that from this collaboration will happen great things in the near future for sure.

7.A couple of years back you had done a version of Venom's "Black Metal", what was the decision behind doing your own version of this song?
As you know we are not completely a Black metal, in fact we mix Black and Death like most of the polish metal bands do, but Venom was probably the first band we loved in the past years, so for us was a pleasure to do a tribute to them, hope that our Etruscans from all over the world have enjoyed our version of this masterpiece.

8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of black and death metal?
Almost in all the countries very good, we still have to grow up as band but till now we can consider us as one of the new reality of the genre, we are trying to do our best. Music is our life.

9.What is going on with some of the other bands or musical projects these days that some of the band members are apart of?
We are all focused on the Voltumna project for now, this is what we can say.

10.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
Our divination rites will explain our way. No plan for now.

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?
Something of the new atmospheric way of Black Metal like the mighty MGLA and still the new efforts of our god fathers: Rotting Christ, Behemoth, Hate, Septcflesh and many others.
We listened a lot of different music so this why we can create a personal style during our composition, or better we try to do this as well.

12.Before we wrap up this nterview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
A great thank you to all our Etruscans worldwide for all the support we receive year by year, we know that our worshipper will be satisfied with new album and new adepts will join the cult of VOLTUMNA.

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Voltumna/Dodecapoli/Sleaszy Rider Records/2017 CD Review

Voltumna are a band from Italy that plays a mixture of black and death metal and this is a review of their 2017 album "Dodecapoli" which was released by Sleaszy Rider Records.

A very heavy sound along with some atmospheric keyboards start off the album along with some high pitched black metal screams a few seconds later while the faster sections of the songs also bring in a decent amount of blast beats as well as the riffs also bring in a great amount of melody.

Throughout the recording you can also hear a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while the solos and leads are done in a very melodic fashion along with some death metal growls also being utilized at times and all of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them.

When tremolo picking is utilized it gives the songs more of a raw feeling while spoken word parts can also be heard briefly along with some tracks also add in a small amount of folk instruments as well as a brief use of female vocals and they also bring in an instrumental track.

Voltumna plays a musical style that takes a raw and melodic style of black metal and mixes it with old school death metal to create a sound of their own, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Etruscan Paganism, Mythology and Modern Decay themes.

In my opinion Voltumna are a very great sounding 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 "The Lion, The Goat And The Serpent" "Criterion Of The Groma" "War Of Supremacy" and "The Path To Our Twilight". 8 out of 10.