Hexenbrett/Dritte Beschwörung: Dem Teufel eine Tochter/Dying Victims Productions/2024 Full Length Review

 

  Germany's  Hexenbrett  have  returned  with  a  new  recording  which  shows  the  music  going  for  a  mixture  of  black,  doom,  heavy  metal  and  deathrock  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2024  album  "Dritte  Beschwörung:  Dem  Teufel  eine  Tochter"  which  was  released  by  Dying  Victims  Productions.

  Horror  movie  samples  start  off  the  album  before  going  into  a  heavier  direction  while  the  synths  also  add  in  more  of  a  deathrock  style.  All  of  the  musical  instruments  also  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  along  with  the  solos  and  leads  going  for  more  of  a  classic  traditional  metal  style  and  the  vocals  are  done  in  more  of  a  first  wave  black  metal  style.

  The  slower  sections  of  the  songs  also  bring  in  elements  of  doom  metal  while  blast  beats  and  tremolo  picking  can  also  be  heard  when  the  music  speeds  up.  Throughout  the  album  you  can  also  hear  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  when  spoken  words  are  utilized  they  also  bring  in  more  of  a  ritualistic  atmosphere.

   A  lot  of  the  album  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  80's  as  well  as  remaining  very  modern  at  the  same  time  along  with  a  couple  of  tracks  also  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length  as  well  as  one  song  also  being  an  instrumental.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  are  written  in  German  and  cover  Satanism  Occultism,  Egyptian  Mythology  and  Horror  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Hexenbrett  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  black,  doom,  heavy  metal  and  deathrock,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Dem  Teufel  eine  Ti=ochter"  "Imhotep"  and  "Sette gocce  rosse  su  velluto  verde".  8  out  of  10.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjbqAyggtu8

https://hexenbrett.bandcamp.com/album/dritte-beschw-rung-dem-teufel-eine-tochter  

Hexenbrett/Intermezzo dei quattro coltelli nudi/Dying Victims Productions/2021 EP Review

 

  Austria's  duo  Hexenbrett  have  returned  with  a  new  recording  which  shows  the  music  going  for  more  of  a  mixture  of  black,  doom,  heavy  metal  and  deathrock  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2021  ep  "Intermesso  del  quattro  coltelli  nudi"  which  will  be  released  in  October  by  Dying  Victims  Productions.

  A  very  dark  and  heavy  sound  starts  off  the  ep  along  with  some  horror  movie  style  keyboards  a  few  seconds  later.  When  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  also  done  in  a  very  melodic  style  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  black  metal  screams  and  when  the  music  speeds  up  a  decent  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard.

  Tremolo  picking  is  also  added  into  some  of  the  faster  riffing  while  the  riffs  also  add  in  a  decent  amount  of  melody  which  also  show  an  influence  of  80's  metal.  Elements  of  doom  metal  can  also  be  heard  in  the  slower  sections  of  the  songs  along  with  all  of  the  musical  instruments  also  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Goth  style  vocals  can  also  be  heard  on  a  few  songs  along  with  one  song  also  adding  in  a  small  amount  of  Spanish  guitars  and  wind  instruments.  Touches  of  deathrock  can  also  be  heard  at  times  as  well  as  one  track  also  being  a  cover  of  The  Misfits  "Return  Of  The  Fly",  tribal  style  percussion  can  also  be  heard  briefly  and  the  songs  also  add  in  a  decent  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  spoken  word  parts  can  also b e  heard  briefly  towards  the  end.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  Occultism  and  Horror  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Hexenbrett  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  black,  doom,  heavy  metal  and  deathrock,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Return  of  the  Fly"  and  "Sadist".  8  out  of  10.    

 "Die Teuflischen von Acapulco (Satan Sangre)":

Youtube:
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Bandcamp:
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Hexenbrett Interview

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

Mostly promotion work and working on the musics live implementation.
We did find suitable musicians in January with whom we've been in contact ever since.
Lots of supervising and directing so to speak.
Things were looking good and everything was ready for the live concerts in June but then Covid-19 hit, unfortunately.


2.In May you have a new album coming out, musically how does it differ from the ep you have released in 2018?

The demo was released on January 1st 2019, TTERBNEXEH didn't release anything in 2018.
ZWEITE BESCHWÖRUNG features a better production, better songwritting and a much tighter performance. It's better on all levels when compared to the demo.
The material is more diverse and captures the band during a certain moment in time. We are immensely looking forward to its relase.


3.A lot of your lyrics cover horror themes, can you tell us a little bit more about the films that have had an influence on your songwriting?

Horror, both in literature as well as in film, are our prime source of inspiration, that's right. Since we love the aura and atmosphere of not only Horror but
Euro Cult cinema in general, we wanted to incorporate that in our music - we thus created something we like to call
"the sound of the bloody iris" or simply "cemetery sounds".
Its an amalgamation of freedom, excess, depravity and perversion - its Rock 'n' Roll and Horror put together as one.

The tracklists of our releases provide you with the concrete answer to your question.


4.Some of your lyrics also touch on the occult, can you tell us a little bit more about your interest in occultism?

We are actually not interested in anything that is considered occult. We don't invest time in any obscure or crypting writings by obscure and
cryptic authors. We prefer to watch a movie or listen to a Rock record.


5.Can you tell us a little bit more about the artwork that is presented on the album cover?

It captures the Euro Cult atmosphere and can be seen as an hommage to Bava and Argento, the "darker" Giallo aesthetics.
There was and still is a lot of controversy going on which is great. Many people hate it and rant about it on the internet while others see what we see and
highly appreciate that.

Expect more controversy in the future.


6.Has the band done any live shows yet?

No.

7.On the new album you also done a cover of Townes Van Zandt's "The Spider Song", what was your decision behind doing your own version of this song?

It actually happened by accident. I was listening to my Townes records sometime in spring of last year
and as soon as "Spider" hit i knew that this was a TTERBNEXEH song in disguise.
Besides that he is one of my biggest musical heroes. It was also interesting to see what a "Black Metal" band could do with a country song.


8.Most of the music is also heavily rooted in the 80s and 90s, do you feel a lot of modern music fails the capture of the atmosphere of that era?

We wouldn't say that per se. There's still a lot of great modern music out there. It's just more, a lot more, like quantity-wise. Zillions of records
are being released each day so one has to dig a lil deeper in order to find a gem.
But believe what we say, there's still a lot of gems out there to be discovered.


9.The new album is also coming out on 'Dying Victims Productions; how would you compare working with them to 'Caligari Records'?

It's not comparable. Caligari just re-released our demotape while DVP helped us to progress, artistically speaking.
They are both great labels and if you'll ever be given the opportunity to work with either one of them, take it.


10.On a worldwide level how has the reaction been to your music by fans of black and heavy metal?

We have received a lot of positive feedback and sold a few records as well so it seems as if people appreciate what we do.


11.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

We unfortunately can't answer this question since we don't know it ourselves as of today.


12.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?

Hard Rock and Heavy Metal music in general as well as Movie Soundtracks of course.
From 60s Garage sounds to 90s Black Metal basically.

Here's a lil overview of our current playlists

Scarlettina:
Flotsam and Jetsam, Cirith Ungol, early Immortal, Darkthrone, Phantom Blue, Halloween, Omen, Warlock and Malokarpatans current record

Josto:
The musical menu since mid March consisted of David Bowie's discography until "Station to Station",
German "Minor League" Thrash (Assassin, Violent Force, Exumer, Deathrow), Vampire Hunter D OST, The Grateful Dead and Blood Incantation.
The upcoming month will focus on The Doors, more Grateful Dead, 70s Country Music, classic US Death Metal
as well as newer bands like Death Valley Girls, Big Cheese and King Gizzard with alltime favs like Rush, Kiss and Blue Öyster Cult always in the mix.

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

Thank you very much for having us, we really enjoyed asnwering your questions.
"Zweite Beschwörung: Ein Kind zu Töten" will be out on May 22nd.

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Hexenbrett

Hexenbrett/Zweite Beschwörung: Ein Kind zu töten/Dying Victims Productions/2020 CD Review

  Hexenbrett  are  a  band  from  Germany  that  has  had  music  reviewed  before  in  this  zine  and  on  this  recording  plays  a  mixture  of  black,  doom,  speed,  heavy  metal  and  deathrock  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2020  album  "Zweite  Beschwörung:  Ein  Kind  zu  töten"  which  will  be  released  in  May  by  Dying  Victims  Productions.

  A  very  dark  and  heavy  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  melodic  guitars  leads  while  the  slower  sections  of  the  songs  bring  in  elements  of  death  metal.  Vocals  are  mostly  angry  sounding  black  metal  screams  as  well  as  the  riffs  also  adding  in  a  decent  amount  of  melody  and  when  the  music  speeds  up  blast  beats  can  also  be  heard.

  All  of  the  musical  instruments  also  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  while  the  synths  gives  the  songs  more  of  an  atmospheric  feeling.  Throughout  the  recording  you  can  also  hear  a  decent  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  the  music  also  adding  in  influences  of  speed  and  first  wave  black  metal  as  well  as  the  riffs  also  adding  in  some  melodies.

  At  times  the  vocals  also  go  for  more  of  an  early  80's  black  metal  style  as  well  as  some  tremolo  picking  also  being  added  into  the  faster  riffing.  Touches  of  traditional  metal  and  death  rock  are  also  utilized  at  times  and  the  music  also  takes  both  the  80's  and  90's  styles  and  makes  them  modern  again,

 As  the  album  progresses  a  brief  use  of  acoustic  and  classical  guitars  can  also be  heard  on  a  couple  of  songs  along  with  a  brief  use  of  whispered  vocals,  clean  singing  and  spoken  word  parts.  The  production  sounds  very  old  school  while  the  lyrics  are  written  in  a  mixture  of  English  and  German  and  cover  horror  and  occultism  themes,.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Hexenbrett  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of    black,  doom,  speed,  heavy  metal  and  deathrock,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Ein  Kind  zu  töten  I"  "The  Spider  Song"  "Attraverso  sette  porte  all' inferno"  and  "Le  requiem  des  vampires".  8/5  out  of  10.

"Lass Schlafende Leichen Ruhen":


"Attraverso Sette Porte All'Inferno"
   

Hexenebrett/Erste Beschworung/Caligari Records/2019 Cassette Review

  Hexenbrett  are  a  band  from  Germany  that  plays  a  mixture  of  black,  doom  and  heavy  metal  with  some  elements  of  death  rock  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2018  ep  "Erste  Beschworung"  which  will  be  re-issued  on  cassette  on  May  31st  by  Caligari  Records.

  Gothic  horror  movie  style  keyboards  start  off  the  ep  before  going  into  a  heavier  direction  which  shows  some  influences  of  traditional  metal  and  NWOBHM.  The  slower  sections  of  the  songs  are  also  very  heavily  rooted  in  doom  metal  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  first  wave  black  metal  style  screams.

  Elements  of  death  rock  can  also  be  heard  in  some  parts  of  the  music  while  blast  beats  can  also b e  heard  when  the  music  somewhat  speeds  up.  At  times  the  riffs  also  add  in  some  dark  sounding  melodies  along  with  the  solos  and  leads  being  done  in  a  very  melodic  and  old  school  style.

  All  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to them  and  while  the  music  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  80's  it  still  captures  a  modern  day  atmosphere.  Whispered  vocals  can  also  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording  along  with  the  songs  also  bringing  in  a  decent  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  as  the  ep  progresses  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  parts  can  be  heard  and  some  of t he  faster  riffing  also uses  a  small  amount  of  tremolo  picking.  The  production  sounds  very  dark  and  heavy  while  the  lyrics  are  written  in  German  and  cover  occultism  and  horror  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Hexenbrett  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  black,  doom  and  heavy  metal  with  some  elements  of  death  rock  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Hexen  (Bis  Aufs  Blut  Gequalt)'  and  "Farben  der  Nacht".  8  out  of  10.

http://caligarirecords.bandcamp.com/album/erste-beschw-rung