Cavus/Fester And Putrefy/Listenable Records/2011 CD Review

  Cavus are a band from Finland that plays a very fast and brutal form of raw black metal and this is a review of their 2011 album "Fester And Putrefy" which will be released by Listenable Records.

Drums alternate between slow, mid paced to fast drumming with a lot of brutal blast beats that have a very primitive edge to them, while the bass playing sounds very dark and adds to the brutality that comes out of the rhythm guitars.

Rhythm guitars alternate between slow, mid paced to fast brutal black metal riffs that still retain the raw and primal edge with a crusty feel being utilized at times, while the lead guitars when they are utilized they bring in some very chaotic sounding guitar solos.

Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams that also have a death metal edge to them, while the lyrics cover violent themes with a dose of Satanism, as for the production it has a very heavy and brutal sound to it.

In my opinion Cavus are a very good brutal black metal band that should appeal to all fans of this genre. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Fist Of A Titan" "Death Rattle" "Possessed By The Devil's Blood" and "Worship And Rot". RECOMMENDED BUY.

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Zebulon Kosted Interview

1. Can you update us with what is going on with the band these days?

Rachid - First off, thank you for the interview, I appreciate you setting aside time from your busy schedule for this! I have been recording a new style of Experimental music for multiple Splits which will be released over the next 4 months, promoting and advertising for my full length that came out in April BETWEEN THIS WORLD AND THE NEXT and playing live shows outside of Montana whenever possible, as well as gigging locally. I have also put a considerable amount of effort into making new Z.K. merchandise, two new shirts and patches can be purchased directly through me on various easy to find websites. I am currently writing for the third and final installment in the Die Nibelungen trilogy, which will be released next Spring.

2. How would you describe the newer direction of the music?

Rachid - I have started experimenting with combining dark synthesizer music with ambient guitar and blast beat drumming, all while extensively utilizing samples from scientific research videos on dark energy (supposedly what 74% of the universe consists of), transcendental meditation, hypnosis and the mind prison (a.k.a. human conditioning). Their is a fair amount of variation on this formula, so not everything sounds alike by any means. This is the next step in the evolution of Zebulon Kosted, but I'm sure it will not be the last. Live I have written and performed 6 new 20 minute Avant Garde / Blackened Doom Metal pieces over the last 8 months, some incorporating performance art.

3. What can we expect from the song writing on future releases?

Rachid - Don't expect anything specific, once I become easily predictable in my songwriting I have failed in my musical mission. Obviously many would classify my music as Black Metal, which is both an honor and frustrating, since I very much enjoy this genre of music, but do not classify myself this way. Others would say that I fit into the Experimental music realm, which is more fitting, but also quite vague. I do sometimes record Harsh Noise and Dark Ambient music, but I wouldn't say that this is my main focus either, just a smaller part of the whole. I guess the best answer I can give you is to expect something more focused and well thought out than ever before!

4. Out off all the live shows that the band has played so far, which one did you enjoy the most?

Rachid - Last year while on my west coast tour I played a show that was put together by Clovenhoof Productions (thanks Patrick!) at Yayo's in Las Vegas, with Breath of Sorrows and Wolfgate. My 1 song, 22 minute Black Doom / Avant Garde / Dark Ambient / Noise set was filmed and released on DVD by Clovenhoof. I've only watched it twice, but what I was excited about both times was that by my ninth show on tour my set was almost perfect! I also got to meet Jonathan from Tomhet for the first time, and since he and I released a very important Split in my career together, and had corresponded by phone and online for so long, it was a lot of fun to hang out in the flesh.

5. I have listened to your cd's and also attended a live show, and it seems like the music is more of a noise project on stage and the albums sound different, what is the cause of this?

Rachid - I have never played a Z.K. show without guitar, vocals, and a beat that was being followed by these instruments. Due to this I would never call even one of the 40 shows Zebulon Kosted has played a "Noise" show. As stated earlier I do incorporate Dark Ambient and Noise elements into my set, but this is just a small part of the whole composition. I have intentionally played different music live than what I release mostly due to the fact that while I do occasionally ask David Lewis Johnson and Caitlin Mackenzie Ajax to help me during live shows, and recording, I am essentially a one man band and always have been. Therefore I am limited by what I can do as one person, and the equipment involved to do that, even though I do own a lot of equipment.

6. I know that you have some side projects, what is going on with those projects these days?

Rachid - Korolev Zond is in the process of recording a new full length album, Vladimir Ilyushin is the tentative name of that release. Smert played it's first show this year. It was our album release show for our new full length Death to Traitors, and the filmed version can be found in two parts on YouTube. I have been recording for the first Olgoi Khorkoi full length long distance with the other members in Mongolia, so far the material is intimidatingly good. I have also been invited to record vocals for the Cascadian Black Metal band Kodiak Sacrifice, which should be very exciting!

7. The band is from Montana, how does the climate out there influence your music?

Rachid - I have lived in Montana my entire life, and no matter how far away I move from this place in the future it will always be a part of me. I was born in a cabin. This cabin was located next to a lake, simply called Fish Lake, near the top of Mount Marsten a few miles from the town of Stryker, population 50. My family owns land outside of Eureka 8 miles from the border of British Colombia, which was once harvested as a Christmas tree farm. The Northwestern part of our state is sparsely populated. Our winters are extremely harsh and prolonged. In general I feel as though Montana is a huge part of my music, but I'll leave it to the listeners to decide what part of that they hear in Zebulon Kosted, and if they come to Montana maybe they will understand what that is more fully.

8. How would you describe your musical progress over the years?

Rachid - That is an interesting way to phrase that question. Some of the music on IO, my first full length from 2000, I think is better than anything I am writing and recording now. I don't see my career in music as being a steady climb uphill by any means. Some releases have been stronger than others. Some releases have taken a few hours to record, while others have taken months. Some releases have even alienated old fans, and some have created new fans. I have always worked with small labels and set up Splits with underground bands because that is the space that I feel comfortable working within. I'm not trying to impress anyone, or become famous. I'm here to make something new and sometimes people don't appreciate that at all. I guess it's a good thing that I don't care what other people think of my music.

9. What are some of the musical styles that have influenced your music?

Rachid - I'm inspired by individual musicians, bands, ensembles, groups or whatever you'd like to call musicians, not specific genres of music or musical styles. Overall I would say that in no particular order I have been influenced the most by Sun Ra, Bathory, Jandek, Merzbow, Bjork, Neurosis and Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn to name the larger bands that others reading this may be able to recognize. The underground bands who influence me the most, and should be payed more attention to than the list above, are Nekrasov (Australian Blackened Noise Metal), Argot (Indonesian Harsh Noise), Void of Coil (Argentinian Dark Ambient), Qafas (Bahraini Doom Metal ) and Alost (French Industrial Black Metal). For those interested in finding out more about these bands you can find links to their sites in my top friends on the Z.K. MySpace page.

10. What role does the metaphysical element play in your music?

Rachid - He who knows he doesn't know, knows. Real eyes, realize, real lies. Nothing is true and everything is permitted. As above, so below.

11. Outside of music, what are some of your interests?

Rachid - I enjoy traveling the world, collecting foreign coins and paper money, watching foreign films and eating candy.

12. Any final words or thoughts before we close this interview?

Rachid - I hope that none of you who are reading this think that I'm important in the music world, because I'm not. Maybe after I continue on this path for another 20 years people will appreciate what I am doing, but for now I think I am intentionally too strange for a larger audience to latch onto. When the world completely falls apart come to Montana, there is plenty of room and we are nice people!

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Tryblith Interview

1. Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never heard of you
before?

The Band was more or less started in late 2009, with me and Helvete growing tired of the modern bullshit "metal" scene. we were in a band called Inherited for a few years, and it went on temporary hiatus due to the other members being busy with things. Perfectly understandable things, but it was a hiatus nonetheless.... Him and I basically got back together and jammed in his room, and made some really feeble shit... after awhile, we met an
individual by the name of Josh McElfresh, who had previously worked in Bringers of Disease, Nolgorith, and Totuus, some other excellent Black Metal bands from around the Area. after
drinking with him and jamming, and witnessing his superior bass skills, he was immediately
asked to join. and we added a friend of mine, Demogorgon, previously from inherited, for
some live ambience as well. we will have our first clandestine ritual on the 20th of this month.

2. How would you describe your musical sound?
ambient, raw, pagan, black war to blaspheme the weakling white light. a mixture between an
old-school beherit-esque finnish war-metal sound, and an atmospheric ambient onslaught. our
newer sound leaning more towards the former and worshiping the ancient ones, such as
blasphemy, beherit, impaled nazarene, archgoat, and our older sound leaning more towards
skagos and wolves in the throne room.

3. What are some of the lyrical subjects that the band explores with the music?
Hatred for existence, destruction of the self through purifying cathartic spiritual
mutilation, spiritual desecration of the innermost reaches of the mind, war against reality
in all its forms, and corrupting and ultimately destroying the white light within the human
psyche, and therefore finding truth and penultimate freedom of the self.

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the band's name?
The name was created by me, It's part of my heritage and our ideologies at the same time.
it's Welsh for "Chaos" or "War", if that clears anything up.

4. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you
describe your stage performance?
Our band has not played live yet, and we wont very often. as i said, they're clandestine
rituals in which few will probably ever partake. Our first show will be held on November 20,
2010, in Springfield. It will be held at nightfall, and will consist probably of alot of
bloodshed and war, warpaint, mutilation, an overall aural assault that will desecrate and
pervert the audience's souls.

5. I know that one of the members runs the Ohio BMWA chapter, how has that worked out so
far?
That would be me, Havik, with Helvete as my right-hand man, and it is working out very well.

6. How has your music been received so far by black metal fans worldwide?

I have no idea, and i really dont care. I know we have a small, dedicated following, and
that's what matters. That's what we want, not screaming 14-year-old fans. fuck that. i dont
care what most people think whatsoever. we make the music for us, not for others.

7. Are there any side projects besides this band, or is this a full time group?

There's actually a ridiculous amount of side-projects. it's pretty much a full-time
group,but we're involved with bands from almost every genre. me and helvete are also
involved with Subhuman Scum, this grindcore thing we've been doing for years, and
Iconoclasm, this brutal/technical death metal band we've been doing for awhile, and of
course Inherited. Josh is involved with alot of Black Metal, and Helvete is involved in alot
of underground punk.

8. What direction do you see the music heading into during the future?
I see our tribe growing in numbers and our war waging stronger.

9. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music, and also what are
you listening to nowadays?
personally, im influenced by more True American bands like Black Witchery, Krieg,
Profanatica, Havohej, Demoncy, and Vomit Ritual, as well as old Beherit, Sarcofago, Archgoat
and all that. I know Helvete is influenced in more ambient aspects as far as his guitar-
playing goes.
Iv'e been listening to alot of war metal and old-school black/death metal recently. and i
know Helvete has been listening to alot of old-school punk and crust, as of late.

10. What forms of Occultism or Satanism, does the band follow?
I follow a more traditional form of Paganism, mixed with alot of darker aspects and chaos
magick influences. And Helvete is more of a spiritual/occult satanist.

11. Outside of music what are some of your interests?
Well, I love sex, if that counts.

12. Any final words or thoughts before we close this interview?
Thank you for your time. Infernal Hails to Suedomza, Cheif Christkiller, Troll, and the rest
of the BMWA Elite! Infernal War Hails to Enoonmai, Foul Stench, Darkness Undying (RIP), and Astral Projections. Desecrate the Holy!

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Neige et Noirceur Interview

1. Can you update us with what is going on with the project these days?
We have a new release with the Quebec’s label Sepulchral Production. This a very good thing for Neige & Noirceur and we are happy to be working with them. They are the main label promoting black metal from Quebec.



2. How would you describe the musical style of the new album?

Wintery Black metal that meets old Quebec’s folklore… It is less ambient than my other albums.



3. What are some of the lyrical topics and concepts the new album explores?

The first songs of this album are brutal tributes to Quebec’s history. Full of wrath!





4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the band's name?

It comes from a part of some old lyrics from the song “Le pendule de Foucault: demo II.” I think I should call this song Neige et Noirceur. These are two words in opposition: the cold white snow and the black and deep darkness. I like these words, so I used them for the name of my project.



5. Do you have any side projects besides this project, or is this a full time project?

No side projects. All the dark music I will record is gonna be under that name. Whether it is black metal or atmospheric ambient, etc. Anyway, I never do the same album…



6. Your music deals a lot with Quebec Nationalism, can you tell us a little bit more about this topic?

I think that people will need a translation of Ancient Folklore Quebecois. Everything is told in this song.



7. How has your music been received so far by black metal fans worldwide?

We have a lot of good reviews. Good young and dark fans.



8. How would you describe your musical progress over the years and what direction do you see the music heading into on future releases?

I go with the feelings. I made some ultra raw ambient black metal, drone doom metal… dark acoustic … nature mysticism, occultism, Quebec nationalism. I will see in time.



9. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music, and also what are you listening to nowadays?

A lot of the classic black metal…. And some other styles with original stuff. The list is too long, but I listen to other music styles too.

10. What role does Occultism, Satanism or Paganism play in the music?

Occultism is spiritual, ritual, religious. Black metal is something deeply spiritual, deeply religious as music. There is no music you can listen to like black metal. That’s why I record this kind of malefic music.

11. Outside of music what are some of your interests?

Whatever.



12. Any final words or thoughts before we close this interview?

Hail from Quebec and listen to my albums…. You’ll be surprised with what you hear! Thanks for the interview!

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Khors Interview

1. Can you update us with what is going on with the band these days?



Nothing special. Rehearsals, main work, common life. Autumn/Winter is just a season for good job, practice, plans and hopes…



2. How would you describe the musical sound of the new release?



It’s consistent enough. I think it’s the very best sound we could ever make on our records.



3. What are some of the lyrical concepts and topics that the band has explored on both newer and older albums?



Nature, it’s mystical essence, Paganism



4. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?



You know it hard to mark out the one very best show but it’s always great to play together with our old friends on Ukrainian Kolovorot fests and Pagan fests. I can’t describe our stage performance. It can be described by anyone saw it. There’re good performances and not so good ones and it depends on the atmosphere inside the venue, fans support, equipment and of course on our inner feelings and state.



5. When can we expect the new album?



We hope it’s out this December just as our label plans



6. Recently you got signed to Paragon Records and they are getting ready to re-issue your older material, how has the support been from that label so far?



We love to work with Paragon Records cause we always get huge support and understanding in many ways. We are very thankful Paragon for that.



8. How have pagan/black metal fans worldwide react to your music so far?



If following the reviews on our records in the web so I can definitely say we’re not so bad). We’re also getting some positive feedbacks from fans Worldwide.



9. How would you describe your musical progress over the years and what direction do you see the music heading into on future releases?



Actually I think that our fourth full length album is more professional in technique, songs structure and sound recording than our previous records. The progress is obvious once you start to listen to our new album but sure if you know the previous ones)). There are many directions for us to go to further and right now I can’t exactly say how we’ll sound on our next records. Time will tell…



10. Do you have any plans in the future to tour the United States?



No. It’s impossible cause it’s too expensive to reach USA from Ukraine. If metal music could be as popular as it was in 80's and there would be such great attendance I think there would be people interested in us.



11. What are some of the bands and musical styles that have influenced your music, and also what are you listening to nowadays?



Oh! There are too many bands influenced us by the years just like classic gothic FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM, TYPE O NEGATIVE, SISTERS OF MERCY, also KATATONIA, PARADISE LOST, old school death metal bands like OBITUARY, DISMEMBER, BOLT THROWER, classic BM like DARKTHRONE, BURZUM and of course many of classic hard rock bands like BLACK SABBATH, W.A.S.P. and so on. Nowadays we still listen to metal music)) We also love some post-rock, post metal bands, some progressive like PORCUPINE TREE but mainly we’re still in metal)))



12. Are there any current side projects going on these days, besides this band?



No any side projects now. There were times we have some but now almost all the members of KHORS play in KHORS only.



13. How important is Slavic Paganism to the music and do you have any interest in any other forms of paganism or occultism?



It’s very important as it’s the main ideological component of KHORS. Our interests are also in history, traditions, mythology, culture, architecture, poetry, etc. It goes about European Heathen Culture not only about Slavic Paganism.



14. Outside of music what are some of your interests?



Our families, rest times, football, cars, musical instruments and equipment, videos and so on.



15. Any final words or thoughts before we close this interview?



Thanks for your time!

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Concubia Nocte/Sekerou PerAna A Kladivom Thora/Morbid Winter Records/2008 CD Review

  Concubia Nocte are a band from Slovakia that play a very raw and atmospheric form of pagan black metal and this is a review of their 2008 album "Sekerou Perana Kladivom Thora" which was released by Morbid Winter Records.

Drums alternate between slow, mid paced, to fast drumming with some blast beats, while the synths bring in a dark atmospheric sound to the music mixed in with a flute that gives the music a folk/pagan feel, as for the bass playing it has a very strong and dark tone that comes out really good in the recording with an occasional bass lead.

Rhythm guitars are a mixture of slow, mid paced to fast raw pagan/black metal riffs that use some melodies at times, while the lead guitars are very primal sounding black metal guitar leads, as for the acoustic guitars when they are utilized they bring a very dark and medieval feel to the music.

Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams, while the lyrics are written in their native tongue and cover Heathenism and Paganism, as for the production it has a very dark and raw feel to it.

In my opinion Concubia Nocte are a very good raw sounding pagan/black metal band, and if you are a fan of this genre, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Zo Stroma Modia" "Roh Velesa" and "Concubia Nocte". RECOMMENDED BUY.

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Concubia_Nocte/84497

Warxath/When The Stars Began To Fall/2010/Demo CD-R Review

  Warxath are a one man project from Slovakia and this is a review of their 2010 Demo CD_R "When The Stars Began To Fall".

Drums alternate between slow, mid paced to fast drumming with a lot of blast beats that are pounded on very heavily, while the bass playing has a very dark tone which is mixed down low in the mix and seems to follow the riffs that are coming out of the guitars.

Rhythm guitars alternate between slow, mid paced to fast raw black metal riffing with some more melodic slower playing being used on one song, while the lead guitars are melodic leads when they are utilized.

Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams that have a raspy feel to them at times as well as some spoken word passages with only a small amount of clean singing, while the lyrics touch on occult themes, as for the production it has a very dark and raw sound to it.

In my opinion Warxath are a very good raw occult black metal band, and none of the 3 songs on the demo sound the same, if you are a fan of this style you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Illumination". RECOMMENDED BUY.

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Warxath/3540310959