Showing posts with label Obscure Burial. Show all posts
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Obscure Burial Interview

Answered by M.H.



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



Fresh seeds has already been tilled, mostly for the second album. Things are getting only more wicked and we won't cheapen the grip from that what we created for the debut. On the other hand there's no place for limits either when it comes to dark arts and the Self, and you will hear it in the future. We still are diving the depths, deeper and deeper, to dwell the Lords fiery kingdom.



2. Recently you have released your first full length, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording and also how dies it differ form the stuff you have released in the past?



Firstly, we wanted to keep the rapid, authentic grip in playing so the recording was done live, as in the demonstration tapes were. That's the only way for us to capture those vile spirits we bear within into the art. But the production of course differs a lot comparing to demo tapes which were recorded in our rehearsal place by simple 4-track tape recorder, and the full length in a proper studio.





3. Your lyrics cover Occultism and Darkness, can you tell us a little bit more about what these things mean to you?



OBSCURE BURIAL is as much a church as it is a weapon. Church in mission to devote and summon the bearers of sulphurous swords and pure, godless wisdom. The occult for me is a field of questions, mysteries, and at last: answers, if your Will walks with fire. It's a lifetime lasting bride of your consiousness and a getaway to uncarnal timeless life - even during your earthly dwell.



4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Obscure Burial'?



Open the tomb, light the candle, breath the Truth, unbound the Dead, fill the grave with all that is fireless, false and contaminated by the disease most of you embrace as life. Cut the womb to dive the tomb.



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



We have played in all kinds of events and venues from small punk venues to bigger theaters, hard to choose which ones works best for us. What we have on stage... Pretty hard to answer because we have fukking nothing there except the band channeling the Devils message to those with open minds in a form of Metal -  of Madness and Death.



6. Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?



There is few shows already booked for 2018, but we want to play more live after getting the vinyl out. Spread the word.



7. The new album was released on 'Invictus Productions', are you happy with the support that they have given you so far?



INVICTUS PROD. is a real "extreme" metal label which works perfectly for us. He has been supporting us from the very beginning (releasing the demos, inviting us to play into his events etc) and things had worked well. And all stuff he releases are top notch stuff comparing to many other "bigger" underground metal labels, so feels good to be in his roster.



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



It has appeared to such what we expected it to be, on many levels. Focus on important things mostly, people are getting the ideas that we’ve aimed for.



9. What is going on with some of the other bands or musical projects these days that some of the band members are a part of?



We have some new songs with NECROMONASTERY, but there's no rush to complete anything, since it's still only a band that rehearses and plays gigs whenever someone of us have time for it, and we all lack of it big time. But the first demo will get some continuation, some day...



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



Into more witching tunes. Samples are gonna be used more than in the debut to build those scenes we dream of into perfection. Spells and banes will be casted, still in a form of Death's lethal metal.



11. What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your newer music and also what are you listening to nowadays?



We don’t limit ourselves in any ways, we go from genres to genres all the time. So on nothing can’t target as clear inspiration, and won’t be.



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



Get the new album! Spread the word for us and have a fukking weekend! Fukk the world, before it fukks you... Memento mori.



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Saturday, December 16, 2017

Obscure Burial/Self Titled/Invictus Productions/2017 CD Review


  Obscure  Burial  are  a  band  from  Finland  that  plays  a  blackened  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2017  album  which  was  released  by  Invictus  Productions.

  Horror  movie  samples start  off  the  album  before  going  into  a  very  dark  and  heavy  direction  which  also  introduces  black  metal  screams  onto  the  recording  while  a  great  amount  of  death  metal  growls  can  be  heard  along  with  the  riffs  also  bringing  in  a  great  amount  of  morbid  sounding  melodies.

  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard  while  the  leads  are  also done  in  a  very  dark  and  melodic  fashion  along  with  the  music  being  heavily  rooted  in  the  mid  80's  to  early  90's  era  of  black  and  death  metal  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great   mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.

  At  times  the  riffs  also  use tremolo  picking  as  well  as  mixing  in  elements  of  thrash  and  as  the  album  progresses  a  brief  use  of  whispered  and  spoken  vocals  can  also  be  heard  and  one  track  also  brings  in  a  small  amount  of  acoustic  guitars  and  an  avant  garde  atmosphere  before  returning  back  to  a  heavier  direction  along  with  all  of  the  musical  instruments  having  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Obscure  Burial  plays  a  musical  style  that  goes  back  to  the  mid  80's  and  early  90's  era  of  black  and  death  metal,  the  production  sounds  very  old  school  while  the  lyrics  cover  Darkness  and  Occultism  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Obscure  Burial  are a   very  great  sounding  old  school  mixture  of  black  and  death  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Imago  Mortis'  "Necrophagus  Ritual"  and "Dawn  Of  Eschaton".  8  out  of  10.

http://invictusproductions666.bandcamp.com/album/obscure-burial