I’ll start this weekends update with a link to a cover
version. I’m a big fan of Italian outfit Chiral and here’s their cover of
Watain’s Stellarvore
Agonie - Mammon
As a teenager in the 80s, some of my favourite bands were
German: Accept, Warlock and Scorpions. Since then, I’ve not spent a lot of time on the German
scene, bar a few bands here and there.
So let’s begin a new venture into discovering more German
bands with Agonie, a new Black Metal band from Lower Saxony, which ironically
is in the north of the country.
Agonie only formed last year, originally as a one man
band. And although they’ve since expanded into a full band, they still have
that feel of someone creating music in their bedroom. The production is
slightly on the raw side, but this only enhances the icy feel of the music and
the pure hatred of the vocals.
Normally bands tend to put their strongest song at the
beginning, but I think this demo gets stronger and stronger as it progresses
and by the time I got to the finale of the appropriately titled Ende, I was
completely won over and also gutted that the demo was over.
I always like to find a band at the very beginning of
their (possible) career because it’s a good feeling seeing how they develop. I
think with Mammon, they have a very good debut and I hope it’s a solid platform
for them to move onto bigger things
This debut is available for a bargain 3 Euros + postage
and is released on September 30th and is available for pre-order
now.
Apocryphal
Apocryphal are a good old fashioned Death Metal band. No
frills, no bullshit, just Death Metal ,with bits of Doom, and deep guttural vocals.
Even before you go and check these guys out, you’ll know
exactly what they’ll sound like. And sometimes that’s a really good thing, as
you’re not going to be disappointed by someone’s review when they’ve incorrectly
described how a band sounds.
Starting with last years Embrace Of Death, which you can
download for free via Bandcamp, you get 3 tracks. One at 2 minutes, 1 at 3
minutes and the epic Bane Of Essence, which clocks on at around 6 and a ½
minutes.
The reason I put the running times in, is because on
their new album, Ritual Entombment, almost everything is in epic sized chunks,
including the colossal 13+ minutes of Swallowed Into Perpetual Madness.
The formula between demo and album is pretty much the
same. Maybe with the guitars a little fuzzier and the grooves a little more… well,
groovier. The addition of synths, also adds a nice new texture. Whatever improvements they’ve made, it’s still the same
old Death Metal, just a bit shinier.
My only criticism is that some of the new tracks are a
bit overlong. My attention span started to wane before all three of the longer
tracks ended. So maybe clipping everything back to around the six minute mark
maybe a better option.
Both releases are available as free downloads from the
bands Bandcamp site. So you’ve no excuses for not downloading them.
£1 Non-Profit Cds
- Pre Order
These are the cds I’ve been working on the past week or
two and now everything is almost ready
Each cd has a professionally printed doubled sided inlay
and is housed in a slim cd case. Cds are home burnt CDRs with catalogue number
on the cd as shown in the picture.
Each cd is just £1 + postage
Eyes Of The Martyr - India Groove Metal 2 track single
Necrocosm - USA Melodic Death 3 track demo re-issue
Nefarious Dusk - UK Black Metal 2 track single
Slaughter Throne - UK Black Metal 2 track single
If you buy all 4 cds, you get a free Sixsixsix Music
sampler + a free badge
Postage prices are as follows (Each cd weighs about 60
grams)
UK
1 CD = £1
2 or 3 CDs = £1.30
4 to 7 CDs = £1.75
Europe
1 CD = £3.40
2 or 3 CDs = £4.00
4 to 7 CDs = £5.50
Rest of World
1 CD = £4.25
2 or 3 CDs = £5.40
4 to 7 CDs = £8.50
Please email me if you'd like to pre-order
the cds. The inlays are now being duplicated and should be ready within 2 to 7
days
E-mail: steve@sixsixsixmusic.com
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