Show Me Wolves/All Roads Lead To The Same Grave/False Beings Productions/2023 EP Review

 

  Iceland's  solo  project  Show  me  Wolves  has  returned  with  a  new  recording  which  shows  the  music  going  for  a  progressive  mixture  of  black  metal  and  metalcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  his  2023  ep  "All  Roads  Lead  To  The  Same  Grave"  which  will b e  released  in  September  by  False  Beings  Productions.

  A  very  fast  and  brutal  sound  starts  off  the  ep  along  with  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  high  pitched  black  emtal  screams.  Melodies  are  also  added  into  some  of  the  guitar  riffing  as  well a s  some  spoken  word  parts  also  being  utilized  briefly  and  all  of  the  instruments  also have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  When  clean  playing  is  utilized  they  also  give  the  songs  more  of  a  progressive  feeling  while  the  mid  tempo  sections  of  the  songs  bring  in  elements  of  metalcore.  Death  metal  influences  can  also  be  heard  at  times  along  with  the  fast  tremolo  picking  also  giving  the  recording  more  of  a  raw  feeling w hen t hey  are  utilized,  when  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  added  into  the  mus8ic  they  are  done  in  a  very  melodic  style,  synths  can  also  be  heard  briefly.

  On  this  recordign  Show  Me  Wolves  takes  a  very  progressive  style  of  black  metal  and  mixes  it  with  death  metal  and  metalcore  to  create  a  very  diverse  recording.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  philosophical  and  mythological  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Show  me  Wolves  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  progressive  black  metal  and  metalcore,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Follower  of  Lies"  and  "Lay  me  To  Rest".  8  out  of  10.

  

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Ancst/King Apathy/Supreme Chaos Records/Alerta Antifachista Records/2017 Split EP Review

 This  is  a  review  of  a  split  ep  between  Germany's  Ancst  and  King  Apathy  which  will  be  released  in  September  as  a  joint  effort  by  Supreme  Chaos  Records  Alerta  Antifachista Records  and  we  will  start  off  the  review  with  Ancst  a  band  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  a  mixture  of  melodic  black  metal,  ambient,  and  crust  punk.

  Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out with  atmospheric  soundscapes  which  also  adds  in  elements  of  ambient  as  well  as  the  riffs  bringing  in  a  great  amount  of  melody  when  they  are  added  onto  the  recording  which  also  leads  up  to  a  heavier  musical  direction  and  the  vocals  are  mostly  angry  screams.

  Elements  of  post  hardcore  can  be  heard  in  the  music  at  times  and  when  the  music  speeds  up a   great  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard  along  with  some  elements  of  atmospheric  black  metal  while  a  great  amount  of  crust  and  d  beat  elements  can  heard  in  the  music,  when  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  done  in  a  very  melodic  fashion  and  the  first  track  is  very  long  and  epic  in  length along  with  all  of  the  musical  instruments  sounding  very  powerful  while  the songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.

  Ancst  creates  another  recording  that  remains  true  to  their  black  metal  and  crust  punk  mixture  of  previous  releases,  the  production  sounds  very  powerful  while  the  lyrics  cover  political  and  social  capitalism  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Ancst  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  black  metal  and  crust,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Gehenna  Of  Fire.

  Next  up  is  King  Apathy  a  band  that  plays  a  melodic  mixture  of  post  black  metal,  crust,  metalcore  and  hardcore  punk.

  Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  melodic  post  hardcore  style  guitar  leads  along  with  some  angry  screams  a  few  a  seconds  alter  that  mix  black  metal  and  metalcore  together  along  with  the  music  also  sounding  very  modern  and  clean  playing  can  also  be  heard  briefly  along  with  some  elements  of  hardcore  punk.

  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard  while  the  riffs  also  bring  in  a  decent  amount  of  melody  along  with  the  focus  being  more  on  a  mid  tempo  style,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  Anarchism  and   Environmentalism themes.  

  In  my  opinion  King  Apathy  don't  do  much  for  me  with  their  post  hardcore  and  black  metal  mixture but might  appeal  to  fans  of  this  genre.

  In  conclusion,  while  I  enjoyed  the  material  from  Ancst  I  could  not  get  into  the  following  band , so  I  can  only  recommend  the  first  side  of  the  split.  6/5  out  of  10.

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Show Me Wolves/The World They Took Over/Merdumgiriz/2016 CD Review

  Show  Me  Wolves  are  a  solo  project  from  Iceland  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  a  mixture  of  progressive  black  metal  and  metalcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  album  "The  World  they  Took  Over"  which  will  be  released  in  2016  by  Merdumgiriz.

  A  very  dark  and  atmospheric  ambient  style  synth  starts  off  the  album  and  after  the  intro  the  music  goes  into  a  very  heavy  and  melodic  musical  direction  along  with  all  of  the  musical  instruments  having  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  the  solos  and  leads  also  use  a  great  amount  of  melody  and  add  progressive  elements  onto  the  recording.

  Vocals  are  mostly  high  pitched  and  grim  black  metal  screams  and  when  the  music  speeds  up  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard  and  the  songs  also  alternate  between  both  clean  and  heavy  parts  and  some  songs  add  in  influences  of  metalcore  and  post  metal  along  with  the  vocals  also  getting  somewhat  melodic  at  times  and  some  of  the  tracks  are  long  and  epic  in  length  and  throughout  the  recording  there  is  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced and  fast  parts  and  some  of  the  riffs  bring  in  a  touch  of  death  metal.

  Show  Me  Wolves  creates  an  album  that  takes  a  progressive  style  of  black  metal  and  mixes  in  elements  of  post,  death  metal  and  metalcore  along  with  a  touch  of  the  modern  atmospheric  sound  to  create  a  very  original  sounding  recording,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  nature  and  real  life  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Show  Me  Wolves  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  progressive  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Tabula  Rasa"  "Gates  In  the  Shadow"  and  "The  World  They  Take  Over".  8 out  of  10.

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Show Me Wolves Interview

 1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the musical project?
1: Show Me Wolves is a solo project that I, Hörður Lúðvíksson, started early this year. The reason i wanted to do a solo project is that I had a bunch of songs that didn't fit into anything that i had been doing in the past, i wanted to try working alone and see how it would go, so far it has been great.

    2.Recently you have released an album, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording?
2: When i started working on the album i didn't focus much on following a specific genre, instead i wanted to write music that i would listen to. Personally I would describe the album as a mix of black metal and death metal with some elements of metalcore. i however do not think of metalcore as a group of guys singing about how their girlfriends left them and using autotune as much as they can. for me metalcore is a genre where you mix together metal and hardcore.

    3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects you explore with your music?
3: The lyrics i wrote for Between Man, God And False Idols are about corruption, mythical/demonic beings/places and depression and how these things affect the minds of men. 

    4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Show Me Wolves'?
4: I came up with the name when i was watching a show about wolves on TV. I have been fascinated by wolves for some time now, they are courageous and fierce animals. the word wolf in the name of the band however does not necessarily refer to the animal but rather means show me someone or something that is not afraid to speak its mind and does not take any shit from other beings.

    5.With this project you record everything by yourself but have worked with a full band in other projects, how would you compare the two?
5: well, both things has its perks and flaws, for instance, when you are working alone you have the freedom to do anything you want without other people commenting on it or telling you that you should do this and that. Dont get me wrong, hearing opinions and working with other people can also be great but you do not get the same freedom as you do when working alone. but being in a full band is also great, especially when it comes to playing live shows. when i will play live shows with Show Me Wolves i will have to hire some session musicians to assist me.

    6.Can you tell us a little bit more about the deal you have signed with Merdumgiriz?
6: Merdumgiriz are now designing some merch for Show Me Wolves, CD´s, Cassettes, T-shirts and some other stuff, which will be available hopefully in the coming weeks. They are also doing a PR campaign for Show Me Wolves. we are on a mission to spread Show Me Wolves music worldwide. I would recommend that people go check out all the cool stuff they are doing on merdumgiriz.org and on facebook.

    7.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of black metal?
7: It has been good so far, i have heard many positive things and gotten a lot of great comments which means a lot. Many people have already downloaded the album on my bandcamp site which is great and i would recommend that people head on over to bandcamp and get their free copy of the album. 

    8.Are you also involved with any other musical projects these days?
8: Yeah i am also in a hardcore/grindcore band called Grit Teeth with some fantastic musicians. We are online both on Bandcamp and Facebook so people can go check it out.

    9.Where do you see yourself heading into as a musician in the future?

9: I will keep on making new music for as long as i live, Show Me Wolves are here to stay so i will keep working on that hopefully for years to come. We are also doing a lot of cool stuff in my other band, Grit Teeth, so i will keep working on that as well. The rest remains to be seen.

    10.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?
10: I listen to a great variety of music which all influence me in some ways. The past few days i have been listening to some local bands like Misþyrming, Muck, Mannveira, Beneath and so on but also to foreign bands like Mechina, Behemoth, Nader Sadek, Trash Talk, LLNN and more.

    11.What are some of your non musical interests?
11: When i am not working on music or checking out new bands i often watch soccer or basketball games.

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

12: Yeah i would recommend that people like Show Me Wolves on facebook to stay updated with everything i am doing and also get your free download of my album on www.showmewolves.bandcamp.com . Check out Merdumgiriz online, they are doing some cool stuff over there and finally thanks for having me in this interview, stay metal!

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Show Me Wolves/Between Man, God And False Idols/2015 Full Length Review

 Show  Me  Wolves  are  a  solo  project  from  Iceland  that  plays  a  progressive  mixture  of  black,  death  metal  and  metalcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  his  self  released  2015  album  "Between  Man,  God  And  False  Idols".

  Dark  and  melodic  guitar  riffs  start  off  the  album  along  with  some  spoken  word  samples  a  few  seconds  later  which  also  leads  up  to  a  heavier  musical  direction  that  also  incorporates  solos  and  leads  that  use  a  great  amount  of  melody  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Most  of  the  music  is  very  progressive  and  when  vocals  are  added  into  the  music  they  are  very  angry  sounding  black  metal  screams  and  hen  the  music  speeds  up  it  brings  in blast  beats  along  with  a  more  raw  style  of  post  black  metal  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.

  Elements  of  metalcore  can  be  heard  quite  a  bit  throughout  the  recording  along  with  a  touch  of  melodic  death  metal  and  the  music  can also  get  very  technical  at  times  and  also  brings  in  growls  in  some  parts  of  the  album  and  the  music  also  gets  very  atmospheric  at  times  along  with  a  few  tracks  that  are  long  and  epic  in  length  and  some  songs  also  bring  in  a  small  amount of  clean  singing  vocals  and  spoken  word  parts  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  screamo  style  vocals.

  Show  Me  Wolves  plays  a  musical  style  that  takes  the  progressive,  post  and  atmospheric styles  of  black  metal  and  mixes  them  in  with  a  touch  of  death  metal  and  metalcore  to  create  a  style  of  his  own,  the  production  sounds  very  powerful  for  being  a  self  released  recording  while  the  lyrics  over  nature  and philosophical  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Show me  Wolves  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  progressive  black  metal  and  metalcore  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  solo  project.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Amongst  Us"  "Unknown  Reflection"  and  "Beyond  the  Sun".  8  out  of  10.

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Sahhr/Self Titled/Domestic Genocide/2014 Ep Review

  Sahhr  are  a  band  from  Los  Angeles,  California  that  play  black  metal  with  elements  of  death  metal  and  metalcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  titled  2014  ep  which  will  be  released  on  Halloween  by  Domestic  Genocide.

  Clean  playing  starts  of  the  ep  and  a  few  seconds  later  the  music  starts  going  for  a  more  dark,  heavy  and  melodic  musical  direction  along  with  some  epic  sounding  synths  and  after  awhile  back  up  shouts  are  added  into  the  music  before  going  into  more  of  a  fast  and  raw  black  metal  direction  along  with  some  high  pitched  screams.

  Metalcore  style  guitar  riffs  and  vocals  mix  in  with  the  black  metal  parts  a  great  deal  throughout  the  recording  and  some  of  the  riffing  and  leads  also  bring  in a  Swedish  melodic  death  metal  feeling  at  times  as  well  as  the  band  mixing  in  growls  at  times  and  after  awhile  metalcore  breakdowns  and  technical  guitar  leads  can  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording.

  Sahhr  takes  a  very  dark  style  of  black  metal  and  mixes  in  a  great  album  of  death  metal  and  metalcore  influences  along  with  a  great  amount  of  melody  to  add  something  new  to  the  black  metal  genre  and  while  i  am  not  a  fan  of  the  idea  of  metalcore  being  mixed  in  with  in  with  black  metal,  I  still  feel  the  band  are  very  good  at  what  they  do  and  would  be  an  even  better  band  if  they  dropped  that  influence,  the  production  sounds very  dark  and  heavy  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Sahhr  are  a  very  decent  sounding  mixture  of  black  metal,  death  metal  and  metalcore  and  if  you   are  a  fan  of  those  musical genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Altar  of  Maggots".  7/5  out  of  10.  

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