Ascension - With Burning Tongues Demo (2009)

As putredines said so brilliantly "Let the process of revival begin!"


I have been pretty lazy recently and I haven't had the will to post since last year. It occurred to me that I just had to get up off my ass and listen to some fresh music. I was stuck in a daily routine that made me dull and I had lost the will to listen to unfamiliar music. I just restored that will today and therefore I bring you Ascension...


Ascension is a German Black Metal band, their take on Black Metal is atmospheric, scary and a bit theatrical. This is probably the longest demo I have heard, it's 45 minutes long, though it contains only 5 songs. This is because the songs are long and somewhat repetitive but in a good way (I don't always like repetitive stuff). I feel like the reaction I get from this demo is the way they intended it to be. It even startled me a few times in the calm, atmospheric parts. That and the overall feeling of the album shows that they poured a lot of emotion into this.


There is one thing I don't like about this album, it's the drums. They are not very spot on and some of the fills and such are forced in a way that makes it groove less. However this does not ruin anything because the album is intended to be heard as an overall feel rather than being focused on each and every hit or groove. 


They have a full length coming out this year, I haven't checked out when it will be released. It's called 'Consolamentum', be sure to check that out too.


Check it out on MediaFire

Wolves in the Throne Room - Two Hunters

 

Let the process of revival begin!

Wolves in the Throne Room is a Black Metal band living in the forests of Olympia (not where the greek gods sleep, but in Washington). They have released 3 albums and some minor releases.

These guys are playing superb Atmospheric Black Metal that is surely able to put you in a forest immediately when you close your eyes or just make your brain download a cheesy collection of Darkthrone videos. Their lyrical concepts are about nature and shaman rituals, one of the many things that caught my eye when I decided to check them out back in '07 (their band name was the first thing I noticed, how can you skip such an awesome name?).

These guys are one of my favorite bands and I picked this album because it was the first I heard with them. I recommend that you should check their other albums if you are fond of this one.

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P.S. If you like this album and have listened to their other LPs you should check out Krallice, Altars of Plague (seriously you gotta' love the Khanate part!), Weakling, Drudkh (some consider them nazi, looking past that they create mind blowing black metal) and Burzum's Filosofem.

Obscure bands from Czech Republic part I

Lykathea Aflame - Elvenefris
(2000)

Well, this is my first post on Czech Republics obscure deathgrind movement and definitely not the last, this is probably my favorite movement ever.
Well I'll start with Lykathea Aflame, a progressive and atmospheric deathgrind band, with lyrical concepts like Sadness and giving gifts. This band formed out of the bands Appalling Spawn and Garbage Disposal ex-drummer, Appalling Spawn actually sounds much like Lykathea Aflame just bit more death metal.

The drumming on this album is unbelievable, growling is done seriously well and guitars are out-standing. This album is a brilliant work of art. Except for one minor flaw, that god damn ambient track in the end, though it just builds up with this awesome atmosphere (therefore a minor flaw) they managed to create.

Everything to this album is great and unique, it's not everyday that you find a death metal band that puts emotion in their music.
recommended for fans of experimental death metal.

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P.S. They said that they were going to record in autumn 2006 ever since I have been waiting for almost 2 years for them to give out that new album under the name Lykathé instead of Lykathea Aflame, Those lazy bastards just started recording 2009. Haven't heard anything more of it since then.

Ulcerate - Everything is Fire

So, since I'm a part of this musick blog,
I thought it would be a smart move posting some super cool material, I decided to post Ulcerate second LP "Everything is Fire".
These masters of atmosphere hail from Australia where other masters of atmosphere such as Portal, Stargazer and Mournful Congregation also come from.

This album comes attacking at you with tremendous force right from the beginning with "Drown Within" and ending with the epic climax and the title track "Everything is Fire". To me this album merged all of its songs into a planet-consuming-supernova and left you stoked of its awesome atmosphere. Recommended for fans of Deathspell Omega.

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I decided to throw a link of their new track "Dead Ocean" that will come out 25. January 2011 on "The Destoyers of All".
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