Mulciber/Cries From Below/2013 Full Length Review

  Mulciber  are  a  band  from  Austin,  Texas  that h as  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  with  a  musical  style  i  would  describe  as  being  blackened  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2013  album  "Cries  From  Below".

  "The  Void"  begins  with  some  distorted  sound  effects  and  serves  as  an  intro  for  the  album.

    "Traitor"  begins  with  some  primitive  old  school  death  metal  guitar  riffs,  drums  and  deep  guttural  blackened  death  metal  vocals  along  with  some  blast  beats  and  after  awhile  the  music  goes  into  a  slower  but  still  heavy  direction  before  making  switches  back  and  forth  between  slow  and  fast  parts  and  as  the  song  moves  on  their  are  some  death  metal  guitar  leads   making  their  presence  known  briefly.

  "Unholy  Trinity"  begins  with  some  heavy  guitar  riffs  ad  powerful  drums  and  after  awhile t he  growls  kick  in  along  with  some  melody  being  throw  into  the  riffing  along  with  some  slow  parts  which  seem  to  be  influenced  by  doom  metal  and  then  the  song   switches  back  and  forth  between  slow  and  fast  parts  as  well  as  some  guitar  solos  coming  in  and  out  of  the  song.

  "Enshrouded  In  Misery"  begins  with  a  dark  and  melodic  guitar  riff  along  with  some d rums  coming  in  shortly  after  that  and  then  the  fast  and  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  blast  beats  start  kicking  in  while  also  keeping  around  the  melodic  elements  and  a  minute  later  it  goes  into  a  clean  direction  briefly  before  getting  heavy  again.

  "Hells  Of  Iron"  begins  with  some  dark,  heavy  and  melodic  guitar  riffs  which  leads  to  some  drums  coming  into t he  song  and  after  awhile  growls  make t heir  presence  known  and  takes  the  song  into  a  more  fast  direction  before  slowing  down  and  adding  in  doom  elements  and  then  the  song  switches  back  ad  forth  between  slow  and  fast  parts  and  as  the  song  moves  in  there  is  a  brief  use  of  guitar  leads.

  'Fog  Eternal"  begins  with  some  heavy  guitar  riffs  and  drums  before  going  into  a  faster  direction  which  sets  up  the  mood  for  some  deep  growls  and  it  stills  in  the  same  direction  until  towards  the  end  where  they  mix  in  some  guitar  leads.

  "Apoptosis"  is  all  guitar  amplifier  drones  and  noises  and  this  song  serves  as  an  instrumental.

  "Berserker"  begins  with  some  slow,  heavy  and  dark  guitar  riffing  along  with  some  drums  before  going  into  a  faster  direction  along  with  some  blast  beats  and  growls  and  after  awhile  the  song  starts  switching  back  and  forth  between  slow  and  fast  parts  as  well  as  throwing  melody in  certain  parts  of  the  riffing.

  "The  Devil's  Call"  starts  off  with  some  dark  and  heavy  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drums  and  after  awhile  it  gets  more  fast  and  brings  in  growls  and  blast  beats and  after  awhile  the  song  starts  switching  back  and  forth  between  slow  and  fast  parts.  along  with  a  brief  use  of  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  "Tyrant  Rising"  begins  with  a  dark  and  melodic  guitar  lead  along  with  some  powerful  bass  playing  before  adding  in  power  chords  that  take  the  song  into  a  faster  direction  along  with  some  blast  beats  and  growls  and  towards  the  end  there  is  a  brief  use  of  guitar  leads.

  Song  lyrics  cover  darkness  and  war,  while  the  production  has  a  very  heavy,  old  school,  raw  and  primitive  sound  to  it.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  album  from  Mulciber  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  blackened  death  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  recording  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Unholy  Trinity"  "Hells  Of  Iron"  and  "The  Devil's  Call".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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Mulciber Interview

Mark, Guitar/Vocals:

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

1. We're a death metal band from Austin, Texas. We've been around since January 2011. We all share a love for a wide variety of old school and extreme metal subgenres, and they all influence our music.

2. How would you describe your musical sound?

2. Our sound draws influence very heavily from the old school death metal scene. Bands like Death, Morbid Angel, Grave and others like that.

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?

3. When I write lyrics I try to draw inspiration from real things. While the lyrics (obviously) aren't directly my personal experiences, they are inspired by them.

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

4. The band's name is a version of the Latin name of the god, Vulcan. It translates to "fire."

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

5. Some of the best shows we've played are the ones in our hometown at our favorite venue (the Red Eyed Fly) when our audience is engaged and there is an exchange of energy between the band and the fans. Our stage performance is not overly theatrical, or dramatic, but when we perform we try to put as much energy, passion and aggression into it. Energy is very important to us.

6. Do you have any touring plans or shows lined up for the future?

6. Possibly. It would probably be one of the coming summers. 

7. Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a label or received any interest?

7. We have not received any label interest as of yet, but we would be very open to offers.

8. On the recording there was a live version of a Turbonegro song, what was the decision behind the cover?

8. That song started as more of a joke between all of us, because it is a fun song with ridiculous lyrics that just kind of lets us have fun at the end of our live set.

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

9. That is a good question. The farthest reach I've seen is being contacted by a French record store owner.

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

10. That's hard to say, because our influences are so wide, and when I write the music for songs it depends on what I'm feeling at that particular moment, so it could vary from song to song even. However, right now I'm very into a combination of old school and Folk metal, so we'll see where that takes us.

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

11. Bands that have influenced us range from Black Sabbath to Slayer, to Death, Morbid Angel, etc. to Behemoth and Immortal, Obituary, Vader and countless others. Anything extreme, really. Nowadays, I'm pretty into Ghost B.C. I think it's a nice change from all the extreme stuff I normally listen to.

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

12. I don't really know. To me, it exists, it's there, but it's not my focus, personally in the music.

Answering question number 12, Jaxon [Drums/percussion]

I'd say our views on Satanism and Occultism are that we merely use the imagery and such as ways to give life, so to speak, to our songs and lyrical content. Otherwise there's somewhat of an interest in those subjects, at least to me. Otherwise we don't plan on raising the dead or summoning a demon anytime soon! Hahaha..

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

3. Actually, right now I am in university studying neural science. That's definitely a passion of mine; scientific research and discovery.

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

14. It's been great talking with you, I'm glad you liked the EP. To everyone else, keep your ears open this summer for another Mulciber recording. Thanks for checking us out.

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Mulciber/Disciples Of The Flame/2012 EP Review

  Mulciber  are  a  band  from  Texas  that  plays  a  very  heavy  and  brutal  form  of  occult  blackened  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2012  ep  "Disciples  Of  The  Flame".

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  a  great  amount  of  brutal  sounding  blast  beats  being  thrown  into  the  music,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  blackened  death  metal  riffs  that  are  very  dark,  heavy  and  brutal  sounding  with  some  old  school  influences  and  melody  being  thrown  into  the riffing  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  clean  playing,  while  the  lead  guitars  when t hey  are  utilized  are  very  old  school  sounding  death  metal  guitar solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  mostly  deep  death  metal  growls  along  with  some  punk  style  vocals  being  utilized  on  the  Turbonegro  cover,  while  the  lyrics  cover  Occultism,  Darkness  and  Satanism, as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  dark  sound  with  a  demo  like  quality  to  the  producing  as  well  as  the  last  song  being  recorded  live.

  In  my  opinion  Mulciber  are  a  very  great  sounding  heavy  and  occult  blackened  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Berserker"  and  "The  Devil's  Call".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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