Von/Dark Gods: Seven Billion Slaves/Von Records 2013 CD Review

  Von  are  a  band  from  California  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  with  the  musical style  on  this  recording  being  black/death  metal  with  some  experimental  elements  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  album  "Dark  Gods:  Seven  Billion  Slaves"  which  was  released  by  Von  Records  and  is  the  first  in  a  3  part  trilogy.

  Drums  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced   to  fast  playing  with  some  blast  beats  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  black/death  metal  riffs  that  utilize  some  experimental  elements  and  dark  sounding  melodies  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  while  still  retaining  some  raw  and  primitive  elements, while the  lead  guitars  are  very  dark  sounding black  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  all  deep  black/death  metal  growls  along  with  some  spoken  word  samples  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  lyrics  cover  Satanism,  Darkness,  and  Occultism,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it  while  you  can  still  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording  with  some  of  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  while  this  is  a  great  recording  from  Von  some  people  might  not  be  into the  progression  but  the  open  minded  fans  of  this  band  and  people  looking  for  something  different  should  enjoy  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Hands  Of  The  Black  Death"  "Dark  Gods"  "DevilWhore"  and  "RawRot".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.


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Von/Satanic Blood/Von Records/2012 CD Review

  Von  are  a band  from San  Francisco  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  that  plays  a  very  raw  and  primitive  form  of  black  metal  with  a  death  metal  edge  and  are  also  one  of  their  first  U.S.B.M  bands  as  well  as  a  huge  influence  on  later  goat  and  war  metal bands  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  album  "Satanic  Blood"  which  was  released  by  Von  Records  and  is  mostly  recorded  versions  of  their  old  songs  from their  90's  demo's.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  good  amount  of  blast  beats being  thrown  into  the  music,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  tone  with  primitive  black  metal  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  black  metal  riffs  that  are  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sounding  with  a  sound  that  is  more  ancient  then  the  early  Norwegian  wave  but  more  evil  sounding  with  some  death  metal  influences  being  thrown  into the  riffing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  raw  and  primitive  sounding  black/death  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  range  from  deep  guttural  black/death  metal growls  to  high  pitched  black  metal  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover  Satanism  and  Anti  Christian  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it  while  you  can  still  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  I  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  recording  from  Von  which  takes  all  of  their  classic  songs  and  updates  them  for  the  modern  day  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  band,  you  should  enjoy  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Jesus  Stain"  "Dissection  InHuman"  "satanic  Blood"  and  "Satan".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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Von/Satanic Blood Angel/Nuclear War Now Productions/2002 Demo Re-Issue CD Review

  Von are a band from San Francisco, California that where one of the originators of usbm and goat metal and this is a review of their demo compilation "Satanic Blood Angel: which was released in 2002 by Nuclear War Now Productions.

Drums range from slow, mid paced fast playing with a good amount of blast beats being thrown in the music, while the bass playing has a very strong and powerful tone with primitive riffs that dominate throughout the recording.

Rhythm guitars range from slow, mid paced to fast, primitive and basic sounding early 90's style black metal riffs that utilize a good amount of death metal influence and some ocassional dark sounding melodies, while the lead guitars are very distorted and primitive sounding black/death metal guitar solos and leads.

Vocals are mostly deep black/death growls that sound very guttural with some mournful cries and spoken word parts being thrown in at times, while the lyrics cover satanic and anti christian themes, as for the production it has a very dark, raw and primitive sound to it with some songs being recorded live.

In my opinion Von where a very great sounding influential black/death/goat metal band and if you are a fan of this band, you probably already own this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Devil Pig" "Watain" "Satanic Blood" and "Chalice Of Blood". RECOMMENDED BUY.

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Sacrifice At The Alter Of The Satanic Blood Angel-A Tribute To Von/Rusty Axe Records/2008 CD Review

  Von where a black/death metal band from San Francisco , California in the early 90's that where a very influential black metal band and this is a review of bands paying homage to Von "Sacrifice At The Alter Of The Satanic Blood Angel-A Tribute To Von" which was released by Rusty Axe Records.

Blasphemophagher open up the album with their cover of "Lamb" giving the song a goat metal feel.

Beastcraft bring us their cover of "Satanic Blood" which stays true to the original version.

Tjolgtjar brings us "Christ Fire" and brings a raw goat/black/death feel to their cover while keeping the song very primitive with a brutal guitar solo thrown in.

Unholy Crucifix brings us "Evisc" giving the version a primitive goat/black metal feel that brings back memories of the early 90's black metal scene of the Ross Bay era.

Frostmoon Eclipse brings us "Watian" with their cover having a very primitive black/death feel with a morbid sounding guitar solo being used in the song.

Sumeria brings us their cover of "Von" adding their raw and primitive black metal feel to their version while staying true to the rawness of the original.

Askelon brings us their version of "Release" with their cover having a feel of the 90's French black metal scene while still having the primitive feel of the original.

Espirit Derange brings us their cover of "Devil Pig" bringing a primal war/black metal feel to their version.

Godslaying Hellblast brings us "Vienen" with their cover sounding very primal in the war/black metal vein.

Raw Hatred brings us their cover of "Backskin" and their version sounds very primal with a heavy sound coming from the bass guitar.

Necroholocaust brings us their cover of "blood Angel" having a very primitive black/death sound that stays true to the original with one of the most primal sounding guitar solos.

Enlilulugugal brings us their cover "Lamb" and their version is very primal war/black metal with a very brutal sound.

Sjenovik brings us their cover of "Vennt" and their version is very primal sounding goat metal with alot of heavy distortion.

Brobdinghagian brings us their cover of "Veadtuck" which adds alot of heaviness and noise to their version and cover is very brutal.

Dawn Of Sorrow brings us their cover of "Christfire" bringing a very raw and primal black metal sound to their version and a good amount of distorted noise.

Exekrator brings us their cover of "Von" and their version is very primal black/war/death metal.

Sermon Of Foulness brings us their cover "Chalice Of Blood" and this is probably one of Von's more slower songs while still remaining primal and it does spped up into a very fast and primal black metal song.

Godless brings us their cover of "Dissecting Inhuman" and their version is pure primal and raw black metal with some suicidal screams being thrown in at times and some heavy bass playing.

Black Vomit brings us their cover of "Devil Pig" wwith their version being very brutal goat metal.

Burning Blood brings us their cover of "Goat Christ" which is another brutal goat/black/death metal version of the song.

Volkermord brings us their version of "Watain" and their cover is some very primal war/black metal with a very raw sound that is very heavy.

Nuclearhammer brings us their version of "Blood Angel" with their cover having a very primal black/death feel that stays true to the original.

Ceromonial Castings brings us their version of "veinen/Veadtuck" and thir cover is very primal black/death and a departure from the more atmospheric black metal sound this band is known for.

Istridraj closes off the album with their cover of "Satanic Blood" gringing their primal black/war metal edge to their version.

In my opinion this is a very good tribute to Von and fans of this band should enjoy this album and I would also recommended this album for those that are into the most primitive black/death metal that there is. RECOMMENDED BUY.

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