Maur/Demo MMXIII/Noisaurus Records/ Review

  Maur  are  a  band  from  Indonesia  that  plays  a  mixture  of  black,  doom  and  death  metal  and  this is  a  review  of  their  2013  demo  which  was  released  by  Noisaurus  Records..

  Nature  sounds  start  off  the  demo  and  after  a  minute  acoustic  guitars  are  added  into  the  recording  before  going  into  a  more  heavy  and  melodic  doom  metal  direction  along  with  some  high  pitched  black  metal  screams  and   most  of  the  tracks  are  very  long  and  epic  in  length,  after  awhile  the  bass  guitars  get more  powerful  sounding.

  Melodic  clean  singing  vocals  can  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording  and  most of  the  music  sticks  to  a  slow  doom  metal  direction  on  the  first  3  tracks  along  with  some  death  metal growls  being  added  into  the  music  at  times  and  after  awhile  the  music  also  gets  more  atmospheric  sounding  along  with  some  melodic  guitar  leads  and  a  few  seconds  of  synths  which  gives  the  music  a  more  funeral  doom  feeling  and  they  close  the  ep  with  a  cover  of  Beherit's  "The  Gates  Of  Nanna"..


  Maur  creates  a  very  slow  style  of  doom  metal  while  having  vocals  in  the  black  metal  style  and  also  adding  in  some  death  metal  to  create  the  sound  that  is  presented  on  the  recording,  the  production  has  a  very  dark  and  raw  sound  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark,  depressive  and  nature  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Maur  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  black,  doom  and  death  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  Oak"  and  "Ahool".  8  out  of  10.

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Cries Of Blood/My Philosophy/2013 EP Review

  Cries  Of  Blood  are  a  band  from  Columbia  that  plays  a  blackened  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2013  ep  "My  Philosophy".

  A  very  fast  and  brutal  sound  starts  off  the  ep  along  with  some  blast  beats,  growls  and  melodies  before  slowing  down  a  bit  and  adding  in  high  pitched  black  metal  screams  as  well  as  bringing  in  a  good  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  after  awhile  clean  playing  can  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording.

  All  of  the  musical  instruments  on  the  ep  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  they  also  add  a  good  amount  of  old  school  death  metal  influences  into  their  blackened  sound  and  they  also  have  a  very  dark  and  melodic  sound  in  their  guitar  solos  and  leads  when  they  are  utilized  and  on  one  of  their  later  tracks  they  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  operatic  female  vocals  while  the  main  focus  remains  on  the  death  and  black  metal  vocals  and  the  last  track  sees  the  band  bringing  in  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  parts.

  Cries  Of  Blood  bring  in  a  great  amount  of  brutality  and  aggression  with  their  blasphemous  approach  to  blackened  death  metal,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  for  being  a  self  released  recording  while  the  lyrics  cover  Satanism  and  Anti  Christian  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Cries  Of  blood  are  a  very  great  sounding  brutal  blackened  death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "My  Philosophy"  and  "Bloody  Hammer  Messiah".  8  out  of  10.  

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Sathamel/(Sheol) Live Demo MMXIII Review

  Sathamel  are  a  band  from  the  United  Kingdom  that  plays  a  blackened  form  of  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2013  live  demo  "(Sheol)".

  An  intro  with  acoustic  guitars  starts  off  the  ep  bringing  a  very  dark  feeling  to  the  recording  and  after  the  intro  the  music  goes  into  a  more  dark  and  heavy  death  metal  direction  along  with  some  blackened  death  metal  growls  and  you  can  also  hear  some  melodies  being  utilized  in  their  guitar  riffing.

  The  bass  guitars  on  the  demo  sound  very  powerful  and  after  awhile  high  pitched  black  metal  screams  can  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording  and  the  solos  and  leads  the  band  use  are  very  melodic  sounding  and  they  also  bring  a  classic  heavy  metal  feeling  into  the  bands  musical  sound  while  they  also  have  their  black  metal  moments  and  the  band  sticks  mostly  to  a  slow  or  mid  paced  direction  and  they  close  the  demo  with  a  very  dark  and  ritualistic  soundign  outro.

  Sathamal  create  a  very  dark  and   occult  sound  with  their  approach  to  blackened  death  metal,  the  production  has  a  very  dark  and  heavy  sound  with  all  of  the  songs  being  recorded  live  while  the  lyrics  cover  occultism  and  darkness  themes.

  In  my  opinion   Sathamel  are  a  very  great  sounding  blackened  death  metal  band  and  if  you  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  demo.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Venus,  Morning  Star"  and  "Eternal  Hunters".  8  out of  10.

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Desecrator/MMXIV Demo Review

  Desecrator  are  a  1  man  band  from  Scotland  that  plays  a  mixture  of  black,  death  and  thrash  metal  and this  is  a  review  of  his  self  released  2014  demo.

  Dark  sounding  synths  start  off  the  ep  and  they  give  the  music  an  epic  feeling  along  with  some  symphonic  elements  which  leads  to  a  more  fast  black  metal  direction  along  with  some  blast  beats  and  blackened  screams  and  there  is  also  a  decent  amount  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  in  the  first  track.

  Guitar  solos  and  leads  when  they  are  brought  into  the  music  are  in  a  more  melodic  direction  and  they  also  enhance  the  dark  qualities  of  the  ep  and  the  second  track  starts  off  with  a  classical  music  feeling  before  going  into  a  heavier  direction  while  also  keeping  around  the  symphonic  elements  and  the  vocals  on  the  track  are  very  angry  sounding  and  their  is  also  a  lot  of  melody  in  the  guitar  riffing.

  Desecrator  creates  a  very  interesting  mixture  of  black,  death  and  thrash  metal  along  with  some  symphonic  elements  which  makes  the  music  sound  even  more  interesting,  the  production  has  a  very  dark  and  heavy  sound  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Desecrator  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  black,  death  and  thrash  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  project.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Darkness  Is  Upon  Thee".  8  out  of  10.

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Coffin Hoarder/2014 EP Review

  Coffin  Hoarder  are  a  band  from  Texas  that  plays  a  mixture  of  blackened  death  metal  and  grindcore  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2014  ep.

  A  very  fast  and  brutal  sound  starts  off  the  ep  along  with  some  blast  beats  and  deep  guttural  growls  and  they  also  bring  in  a  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  they  take  the  brutality  of  blackened  death  metal  and  mixes  it  in  with  the  speed  and  rawness  of  grindcore  along  with  all  of  the  tracks  being  very  short  in  length.

  There  is  a  great  amount  of  raw  aggression  and  brutality  being  displayed  throughout  the  recording  and  there  are  no  guitar  leads  or  melodies  to  be  hear  on  any  of  the  tracks  and  it  enhances  the  brutality  this  music  creates.

  Coffin  Hoarder  create  some  of  the  rawest  and  most  brutal  music  for  the  blackened  death  metal  and  grindcore  genres  with  the  music  being  all  brutal  from  beginning  to  end,  the  production  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  heavy  sound  while  the  lyrics  cover  darkness  and  death  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Coffin  Hoarder  are  a  very  great  sounding  brutal  mixture  of  blackened  death  metal  and  grindcore  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Haunted  Indian  Burial  Grounds"  and  "Telepathic  Embolization".  8  out  of  10.  

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Wolfe Interview

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

‘The End of Humanity” split was actually recorded as part of the WOLFE II recordings that where laid down at Goat Sound studios by Jason PC of BLOOD DUSTER in july of 2012. The noise recorded that week was always intended to be released as a complete album after splitting it up for some shared releases, these include the two tracks that appeared on the split with FIFTEEN DEAD of Scotland and the two tracks that appeared on the split with SETE STAR SEPT of Japan. Since those cold winter months that resulted in the vicious terrorist demands we call WOLFE II, we have been tirelessly working on a 40 minute mini lp of pure dark horror and audio terror, along with the annual festival we book as our only gig we perform yearly titled WHEN TERROR UNITES. Recording for the fourth coming ANTI-THEIST EXTREMIST 12’’ will again be with Jason however this time produced solely by the band ourselves at the home studio owned by BLIGHT- guitars/vox


2.Recently you have released a new split, can you tell us a little bit more about the musical direction of the new recording and also how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?

The direction was simple and straight forward- here are the problems with man kind- here are the solutions, fix it, the noise just fell into place.

3.I have noticed all of the song titles start with numbers, can you tell us a little bit more about it and also what are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?

The numerals are only used as documentation for the order in which the noise was created- WOLFE I + WOLFE II being part of larger whole or one joint piece of music released in small packages to capture a wide global spread. Noise for the mini lp will be titled. The lyrics aren’t to different to any of those we may see in a terrorist demand video, only the demands we are making are for the extinction of mankind to cleanse the earth of our filthy habits so as to begin its recuperation, removing the filthy stain laid by us.

4.According to the facebook page the core beliefs of the band are anti-imperialist mixed with  anti-patriachal and anti -racist elements, can you tell us a little bit more about it?

Ah yes, the facebook page, what would a band be today without a facebook page. If it isn’t immediately evident by the sheer passion in the delivery of the noise, WOLFE exist for many reasons but none greater than one overwhelming fact- modern life is war, war against the self- it should be the opposite. Im no communist, no Buddhist, No hippy or whatever other moniker you could use to describe ones beliefs however I am one that believes power, be it by race, blood, imperial or other, is the driving mechanism that has us divided and fighting for survival. Surely our intelligence can navigate us toward a cohesive lifestyle, where neither man nor nature is exploited for anothers gain.

6.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Wolfe'?

As we had actually began making noise together for this group back in 2006 we had no name, we had no use for one. When it came time to release material we had recorded we tossed a few around- all of which we including the word or term wolf, the end result being the german spelling for WOLFE (with umlauts over the O)

WOLFE was chosen as throughout all of recorded human history and further throughout folklore, the wolf has always been a symbol of destruction- the destruction needed to bring about the bloody revolution in which many humans will perish, eventually reaching our goal.

7.There are only 2 members in the band, are you planning on expanding the line up in the future or do you chose to remain a duo?

After being asked to force our terrible noise on unsuspecting live music goers at OBSCENE EXTREME, Blight and I decided it best to expand. Brad joined 6 weeks prior to that show and had remained a live riot member only until being asked to stitch the individual pieces of music together for the new release. A release of one song comprised of 5 parts-
5 paths of personal exploration through the psyche of man, toward the dark crevasse  where greed and attribution take root, seeding the self destructive nature of mankind. If WOLFE are to create more noise in the future, Brad will be sharing the creative duties among Blight and Myself.

8.What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?

There are no good or best shows played, there simply are different experiences had and different responses as a result. Perhaps playing a show as an unannounced band on a strictly solo noise artist show was one worth noting. We played with no foldback, no sound engineer to ‘fix’our sound and no lights, just a room of smoke, war and noise.

9.Can you tell us a little bit bit about the shows and gigs that you have planned for the future?

As creation is our main agenda, gigs are never a priority. Each year we will continue to open our festival celebrating the blackdeath (blackplague)- the one series of events that nearly singlehandedly achieved our goal in but a manner of years.
We have neither need nor desire to ‘perform’ our noise live- we live its reason in every element of daily life, be it through the collaborative ‘THE END OF HUMANITY’ where political propaganda is spread in varying forms across the globe or in our daily actions concerning human interaction. Its on wax, if you don’t buy one at cost price you simply have to sit here and listen to me drill it in personally.
“you’re the reason life is frail, kill yourself and those around you, do it quickly and loudly”

10.Over the years the band has been a part of a few splits out of all the bands you have worked with on these recordings which one where you the most homored to share a split with?

No comrade of war deserves more credit than his company.

11.The bands music has been released on The End Of Humanity, can you tell us a little bit more about this label?

THE END OF HUMANITY operates in many ways, from many angles and for one purpose. My part in the collective has involved the release of noise and a free, monthly, country wide youth magazine designed to draw attention to the politically corrupt system that has us all enslaved- capitalism. The collective does many other things, most of which anonymously.

12.When can we expect a full length album and also where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

The mini lp will be available in mirco quantities on wax early 2015, each containing 40 minutes of uncomfortable listening, recipes’ for explosives and poisons, hidden identity devices & methods and of course the usual affiliated paraphernalia. The noise on that release has encumbered the currently known sound of WOLFE with a darker, more sinister sound. Something resembling the horror of an outer body experience during a schizophrenic episode. The sound, although recorded live, will be highly altered post recording, something we are sure that any idiot calling themselves a ‘fan’of WOLFE will truly despise, to them I say “don’t fear change”

13.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?

This is a conversation that could go on for many days as the members of WOLFE all share broad and varying musical preferences, all of which have had direct and indirect influences on our creative elements.
Bands to hear of a similar sound are ALTARS, NEKRASOV, WHITEHORSE, KROMOSOM, LAST CHAOS, BLACK JESUS, THE NIHILISTIC FRONT, DESTRUKTOR, MISERY, AASTRIAL, SADISTIK EXECUTION, CONSUMATION, IMPETUOUS RITUAL, MONGRELS CROSS and too many more

14.How would you describe your views on life, politics and death?

Seriously. So serious infact that when I mentioned it to you I had hoped the interview would not be band related as there are many more important things occurring this very minute  we could be discussing.

15.What are some of your non musical interests?

All of my personal interests are in some way rhythmical, be it in the form of literature; prose, poetry; or science in the field of the human genome understanding, through to ancient history.
Even growing vegetables is in some way rudimentary

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

I have many thoughts however only a fool would call them final.

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Blight House Interview

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?

We’ve been doing this for a year or so. We just wanted to do something really disgusting, frantic, and abusive. Our members are a bunch of fucking assholes, so it’s a miracle we have anything to show for it.

2.Recently you have released a new ep, can you tell us a little bit more about your musical sound?

A lot of the sound comes from the fact that we’re not especially dedicated to musicianship. So maybe you’re hearing weird keys or timings or something, but it’s not because we thought a lot about it; it’s because we almost never practice and really don’t give a shit. If we make a “mistake,” we don’t fix it—we just do it 4 more times and call it a song.

But, maybe for that reason, you hear a lot of genre crossing in the music, which I think makes for legitimately interesting music. You know, slam breaks with black metal trem picking on top and a lot of switching between vocal styles, from low gurgles to high shrieks to full voiced barking.

As for recording, we first tried to do it the “real” way. You know, use sample replacer on the drums, do a million guitar takes, and whatever. But it didn’t sound as terrifying as the original basement demos. So we stripped it back down to something more authentic and ultimately more terrifying.

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

The usual stuff: gore, violence, fetishism, occultism, misanthropy.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Blight House'?

We were basically done recording, but we still didn’t have a name. We were going to go with the usual gore/death/grind type of name—you know, Latin words for medical procedures or something. But when we reflected on the sound—which is really a bricolage of genre elements—we figured we should go with something that wouldn’t pigeon hole us. So, we came up with Blight House because it sounded like it could be just about any kind of heavy band.

But it also has local resonances. We’re from Rhode Island, the Ocean State, where corny images of lighthouses are everywhere. But this is also the home of the industrial revolution. Most people just come and see the beaches and the mansions of the robber barons, they don’t see the depressing urban blight left by the demise of manufacturing here. The atmosphere for most residents isn’t cute lighthouses or gilded ballrooms, and that other atmosphere is part of what we represent.

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

We’re usually too busy playing with our regular bands to go out as Blight House. Plus, a lot of the metal shows here are run by these “promoters” running pay-to-play ticket-selling scams. You know, where, like, Septic Flesh comes to town and there are 10 shitty local openers who are only there because they promised to sell dozens of $30 tickets. Fuck that.

But we’re also just too fucking irresponsible to deal with regular venues. Probably the best show was this one time when most of us were sober enough to get most of the way through a few songs. That was pretty epic for us. 

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

No. Not until Blight House can be more of a priority for its members and we can reasonably promise to do a set longer than 10 minutes that doesn’t end with puke and blood everywhere.

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

Yes and no. We only just recently put our first album online, and we didn’t bother to contact labels about it. Really, it was just for us but it seemed stupid to have recordings and not put them out there. If we get a good response to this first batch of songs, we might try to connect with a label next time around

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

It’s tough to say. At this point, the album has been out for only a few weeks. But we’ve been surprised at how many downloads we’re getting without any effort to promote. I think there’s just a big audience of extreme metal fans who are very in touch with the underground, and that’s been in our favor in these first weeks.

9.Are the band members involved with any other musical projects?

Yeah, like I said, it’s a side project for everyone involved. I’m not sure everyone would like his main gig connected to Blight House, so I won’t list all the names, but some are Flaregun Suicide, Witch Wizard, and Feculent Scalpel. But most of us are current or former members of Tovarish, an industrial/doom/dark ambient outfit that’s been around for a number of years [http://tovarish.bandcamp.com]. In a lot of ways, Blight House is simply sped-up Tovarish.

10.When can we expect a full length album and also where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

We’re already recording new material and experimenting with a slightly improved quality of production, even deciding what the riffs actually are before getting to the studio. As with the first EP, it’s tough to reconcile the vibe we’re trying to create with mainstream production values. So we’re still working to find an acceptable middle ground.

If we can keep our shit together and it looks like people want to hear more, we’ll put out a full length. In the interim, we’re going to try to get on some comps. If anything new comes out, we’ll put it up on our Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/blighthouse] or Bandcamp [http://blighthouse.bandcamp.com].

11.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?

We listen to a lot of noise stuff in addition to metal. Lately I’m listening to things like Xiphoid Dementia, Vomit Arsonist, and Gnawed.

In terms of inspiration, generally what you’d expect but not a lot of recent stuff: Death, Deicide, Cannibal Corpse, Mortician, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Cattle Decapitation, Brutal Truth, Dark Throne. It sort of depends on what aspect of the music, which instrument or element you’re talking about. So, the leads are all about loving Voivod with that really effect-laden, atonal sound that sometimes doesn’t even seem like a guitar any more. Or, like, inspiration from Tit Wrench for lyrics that are as offensive and mean spirited as they are prurient and juvenile.

12.What are some of your non musical interests?

I think a lot of them are represented in the music. Clearly, we watch tons of horror movies and wrestling. We’re also obviously into philosophy, drugs, talking shit about other people, and fucking.

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

Just thanks to you for contacting us and helping to promote our music and the scene in general. Someday you can say you were into Blight House before it was cool.