Xarkrinur/Screams Of The Silent Mind/2021 Full Length Review

 

  Xarkrinur  are  a  solo  project  from  Bangladesh  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  on  this  recording  plays  a  very  raw  and  depressive  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  his  self  released  2021  album  "Screams  Of  The  Silent  Mind".

  Ambient  style  drones  and  synths  start  off  the  album  before  going  into  a  heavier  and  lo-fi  musical  direction.  Vocals  are mostly  grim  yet  high  pitched  sounding  depressive  black  metal  screams  along  with  some  of  the  riffs  also  adding  in  a  small  amount  of  distorted  sounding  melodies  and  all  of  the  drum  beats  are  programmed.

  All  of  the  musical  instruments  on  the  recording  also  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  while  synths  also  return  on  some  of  the  other  tracks  and  also  add  in  a  variety  of  many  different  sounding  keys.  At  times  the  riffs  also  get  very  raw  sounding  along  with  one  track  also  adding  in  a  brief  use  of  acoustic  guitars  and  the  whole  album  also  sticks  to  a  slower  direction.

  On  this  recording  Xarkrinur  brings  in  more  of  a  raw,  lo-fi,  depressive  and  slow  style  of  black  metal.  The  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  depressive  themes..

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Xarkrinur  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  raw  and  depressive  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Wanderer"  and  "Screams  of  The  Silent  Mind".  8  out  of  10.

https://xarkrinur.bandcamp.com/album/screams-of-the-silent-mind    

Xarkrinur/Dark Rituals/Psalm 88/2014 Cassette Review

  Xarkrinur  are  a  1 man  band  from  Bangladesh  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  with  the  music  on  this  recording  being  a  very  raw  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  his  2014  ep  "Dark  Rituals"  which  was  released  by  Psalm  88.

  A  very  fast,  raw  and  lo-fi  black  metal  sound  starts  off  the  ep  along  with  some  grim  screaming  vocals  and  the  music  brings  back  the  primal  90's  style  of  black  metal  along  with  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  that  also  utilize  some  blast  beats  and  on  the  second  track  elements  of  dsbm  find  their  way  onto  the  recording.

  The  vocals  have  a  very  suicidal  sounding  edge  to  them  at  times  and  on  the  third  track  to  music  starts  to  speed  up  a  bit  and  add  in  a  touch  of  Vlad  tepees  demo  era  style  of  sound  and  the  ep  closes  with  a  7  minute  epic  song  that  sees  the  music  going  back  into  a  mkore  slow  and  depressive  direction

  Xarkrinur  creates  some  very  raw  sounding  black  metal  that  goes  back  to  the  90's  demo  days  of  the  genre  and  all  of  the  tracks  are  very  primal  while  also  bringing  in  a  touch  of  depressive  black  metal  at  times,  the  production  sound s very  raw,  lo-fi  and  old  school  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  depressive  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Xarkrinur  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  raw  and  depressive  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Dark Rituals"  and  "Screams  of  Darkness".  8  out  of  10.

https://psalm88.bandcamp.com/album/dark-rituals       

Xarkrinur Interview

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

1. Well since the recording of Cold Forest, I began planning on releasing maybe another split and then taking some time off

2.You have a new split coming out later this year, how would you describe the musical sound of the newer material and also how does it differ from the previous demo you had released in January?

2. Well the new shit is much more better than what I did back in January, the split album's quality and production is much more better than Demo"14, the two materials are different in every comparison, from songs quality, lyrics and even artwork! I have much faith in Cold Forest

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects you explore with your newer music?

3.Well of course I mainly write lyrics with a depressive tone, whether it be about rage or hate, it always has a dark tone to it. And ever since this material, I plan on writing more lyrics with a depressive tone with certain truths and subjects and experiences I had in my short-lived life

4.So far you have recorded everything solo, do you feel your music sounds a lot more stronger than it would with a full band?

4. Ahh, maybe I suppose? If I did Death Metal or something, but actually I think Xarkrinur should be alright by being handled solo

5.You have a split coming out with Happiness Through Suicide, can you tell us a little bit more about this musical project and also how did they get involved with the split?

5. Yes, Happiness Through Suicide is also a one man depressive black metal band from United Kingdom, Alex is sole member of the band, before the split, he only released a single track and later he found me via Bandcamp, emailed me for a split offer and I accepted it, that's how we met and it was the start of a good friendship

6.So far you have worked with Depressive Illusions and Acephale Winter, do you feel these 2 labels have done a lot of help when it comes to getting your music out there heard?

6. For Depressive Illusions, its good to release something via their label because Sergiy has contacts with so many people its just hard to imagine and he does a great thing about sending the stuff we release to those people. For Acephale winter, they also do a great job, from sending the released material to local shops and different metal zines and promoting online, they do a great thing for an underground label

7.Are there any other black metal bands from your home country of Bangladesh that you would recommend to anybody?

7.Yeah! There's Mourning Hours, Satanik, Burial Dust Nafarman and many more, I know these guys with others personally, there are more great bands out there who just need to be heard!

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

8.Well the persons who heard it and responded positively, especially with my countrymen, they never thought a 15 year old would do this type of music at this early age.

9.When can we expect a full length album and also where do you see the project heading into musically during the future? 

9.Well I don't want to rush anything out yet, I want it to take it slow, its not like every day you can make good riffs or lyrics, you must be patient and let the special moment of a certain day come to you, when you can make good lyrics and music coming from your inside, not just thinking about how to make it sound like this or something. Also I plan on experimenting with Xarkrinur, I won't completely change the genre, but maybe gain influences, 

10.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?

10.Well these days I'm listening to Sargeist and Rotting Christ, I plan on listening to Behexen too, I just wanna explore new music and not just stick around with the same shit, and I believe those words could say itself how I got inspired for making this split

11.What are some of your non musical interests?

10.Well these days I'm listening to Sargeist and Rotting Christ, I plan on listening to Behexen too, I just wanna explore new music and not just stick around with the same shit, and I believe those words could say itself how I got inspired for making this split

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

12.Open your eyes and see the truth in front of you, don't be scared from it, learn from it, learn the mistakes and the feedbacks, and smile onto its face and walk away to a better path.

https://www.facebook.com/Xarkrinur/

Xarkrinur/Cold Forest Single Review

  Xarkrinur  are  a  1  man  band  from  Bangladesh  that  plays  a  mixture  of  depressive  black  metal  and  dark ambient  and  this  is  a  review  of  his  2014  single  "Cold  Forest"  which  will  be  part  of an  upcoming  ep  split  with  Happiness  Through  Suicide  which  will  be  released  by  Acephale  Winter  later  on  this  year.

   A  slow,  dark  and  heavy  sound  starts  off  the  ep  and  brings  in  a  very  raw  and  distorted  approach  to  black  metal  along  with  some  grim  screams  and  the  music  also  starts  to  speed  up  a  bit  along  with  some  programmed  blast  beats  while  also  keeping  the  slow  and  mid  paced  parts  around  and  you  can  also  hear  some  ambient  style  noises  in  the  background  which  gives  the  music  a  more  lo-fi  feeling  and  after  awhile  the  vocals  start  having  a  more  deeper  tone  to  them.

  On  this  song  Xarkrinur  takes  a  very  raw  and  depressive  style  of  black  metal  and  mixes  in  small  amounts  of  ambient  while  keeping  the  music  very dark  and  grim  and  I  would  like  to  hear  more  music  from t his  project  in  the  future,  the  production  sounds  very  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  suicidal  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Xarkrinur  are  a  very  decent  sounding  mixture  of  raw,  depressive  black  metal  and  dark  ambient  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  project.

 http://xarkrinur.bandcamp.com/