Emblazoned/Eucharistiae Sacramentum/Deepsend Records/2014 CD Review

  Emblazoned  are  a  band  from  Wisconsin  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  a  blackened  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is a  review  of  their  2014  album  "Eucharistiae  Sacrementum"  which  was  released  by  Deepsend  Records.

  A  very  fast,  heavy  and  brutal  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  blast  beats  and  a  mixture  of  black  metal  screams  and  deep  death  metal  growls  and  the  band  also  uses  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  the  slower  sections  bringing  a  doom  metal  feeling  to  the  recording  at  times.

  All  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  at  times  you  can  hear  a  small  amount  of  melody  in  the  bands  musical  sound  and  the  band  avoids  any  use  of  guitar  solos  and  leads  to  focus  more  on  a  heavy  and  brutal  sound  and  there  is  never  a  soft  moment  present  anywhere  on  this  recording  and  you  can  hear  a  great  amount  of  90's  black  and  death  metal  influences  in  the  bands  musical  style.

  Emblazoned  remain  true  to  their  blackened  death  metal  sound  from  previous  recordings  creating  an  album  that  is  very  heavy  from  beginning  to  end  of  the  recording,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  death,  afterlife,  hell  and  suffering.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Emblazoned  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  band,  you  should  enjoy  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Heathenist  Structure"  "Perception"  and  "Divine  Delusion".  8  out  of  10.

Youtube sample song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsSbaFhFEoA

Second sample song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR0PN13rhG4

Emblazoned Interview

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

Right now we have a few shows coming up over the mid west that we are getting ready for. We are also working hard on our debut full length album. We have plans to record in November 2013 and hope to have it our in early 2014!

2.How would you describe the musical sound of the new album and how it differs from past recordings?

In the past it was just me and a drum machine so the EP is way different than the past releasese! Sound wise I wanted to show more mid 90's death metal influence and capture some of that sound. When I think of death metal I think of what was happening around 1990 - 1993. The production of music back then to me sounded better - sounded real. I wanted the EP to have that human sound and not an over quantized sound.

3.Between 2001 and 13, there has only been 3 releases, can you tell us on the cause of that that?

Main reason - this was something to do when the other bands I was playing were taking a break from writing. It took me a long time to finish songs because I was writing and recording all the parts. When the first EP came out I did get some show offers but I could not find anyone that would really fit the bands style. It was very frustrating to see some real good opportunities get turned down so after that I kind of put it on shelf for a few years.

4. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the new ep?

Lyrically we are not political or trying to blow minds with poetry. Songs are mainly about questioning religion. We like to come up with ideas that would make a good movie plot, then write lyrics around that.

5. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

I wanted to have a name that would be easy to remember and short. The original name for this was Serpent but that was taken a million times over. I wrote a song for the first tape release that didn't get finished and in the lyrics I used "emblazoned a crossed the sky". I was going to have that as the name but was to long so I shortened to just Emblazoned.

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

So far we have not had a lot of live shows. Personally so far my favorite show was a few months ago we opened for Jungle Rot in Kenosha. Was fun to hang out with some old friends I have not seen in a while. Stage wise no big frills or gimmicks we like to just go up there and throw it down old school style.

7.Do you have any touring or show plans lined up for the future?

Yes we have a bunch of mid west shows coming up over the rest of the year. Once we have the full length album done and released we plan to support that as much as possible. Hope to get at least 1 US and EU tour to support it.

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

So far been very positive - no real negative feed back. We have more feedback in the US than any place else. Other than via the internet we have not been able to reach a real massive amount of media in the EU. The cost to send out promo packs is very high and a lot of the media in the EU like to have physical copies for reviews.

9.What is going on with the other musical projects these days?

All of us also play in other bands. Jeff also fronts a band called Sovereign Descent, Alex and I are also in a band called Grievanze, A.J. plays in a lot of bands most notable is Decrepit Birth.

10.What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

The new songs we have done for the next album are turning out to be a lot more heavy. We also turned up the speed a bit. I would describe it as a down tuned Panzer Division Marduk meets Dismember Massive Killing Capacity...well those are some large shoes to fill so how about its faster and heavier!

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

All the classic death and black metal bands for sure. To me don't really divide them up its all metal to me but people will understand what you are talking about when using death metal or black metal monikers. Now days not a lot has come across my path that seems interesting. Aeon's new album is great the last Behemoth and Goatwhore albums were great. 

12.How would you describe your views on Satanism and Occultism?

Nothing makes better song titles or subject matter other than the Devil. Satan to me is the ultimate rebellion - nothing can be more rebellious in life that choosing Satan. Its a giant middle finger in the face to 99% of the world for those virtues I understand it but for the ideals behind it not so much.

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

I put in a lot of hours each week for my day job so I don't have much time to do anything else but work and music - and I'm perfectly OK with that! The only negative is I don't get out to see as many shows as I would like.

14.Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

Thanks for the interview and support! If anyone would like to contact us please go over towww.emblazoned666.com or drop us an e-mail at info@emblazoned666.com.

Emblazoned/The Living Magisterium/Deepsend Records/2013 EP Review

 

   Emblazoned  are  a  band  from  Wisconsin  that  plays  a  blackened  form of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  ep  "The  Living  Magisterium"  which  was  released  by  Deepsend  Records.

  "Premonition"  starts  off  with  some  occult  style  sound  effects and  serves  on  as  intro  for  the  rest  of  the  ep.

  "Extinction  Of  Creation"  starts  off  with  brutal  sounding  death  metal  riffs  that  utilize  melody, d rums  and  growls  before  going  into  a  mid  paced  direction  which  leads  to  some  black  metal  screams  and  the  song  returning  back  to  being  fast  as  well  as  switching  back  and  forth  between  the  fast  and  slow  parts  as  well  as  mixing  in  mid  paced  sections

  "Bound  By  Eternal  Penance"  starts  off  with  fast,  brutal  guitar  riffs  and  blast  beats  which  leads  to  the  growls  and  screams  and  after  awhile the  music  slows  down  and  introduces  a  guitar  lead  and  more  black  metal  screams  before  returning  to  a  faster  direction.

  "Refuge  In  Darkness" s tarts  off  with  some  slow  black  metal  guitar  riffing  which  leads  to  the  drums  kicking  in  and  bringing  in  high  pitched  screams  before  going  into  a  faster  direction  and  mixing  in  the  growls  as  well  as  switching  back  and  forth  between  the  slow  and  fast  parts  as  well  as  bringing  melody  into  the riffing  along  with  some  powerful  bass  playing  and  the  song  closes  with  some  dark  sound  effects.

  "In  Ex  Cathedra'  starts  off  with  a  grunt  and  black/death  metal  style  guitar  riffing  before  going  into  a  faster  direction  and  introducing  the  screams  as  will  as  bringing  in  blast  beats  as well  as  adding  in  growls  when t he  song  goes  into  a  mid  paced  direction  and  after  awhile  the  music  switches  back  and  forth  between  slow  and  fast,  towards  the  end  guitar  solos  come  in  and  close  the  ep.

  Lyrics  cover  death,  afterlife,  hell  and  suffering,  while  the  production  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy,  brutal  and  professional  sound.

  In  my  opinion  Emblazoned  are  a  very  great  sounding  blackened  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Extinction  Of  Creation"  and  "Refuge  In  Darkness".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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