#30-Inside the darkness

Deimler - Immortalized.
Some sci-fi inspired Death Metal
from Spain. It’s quite good. It
sounds more like Incantation than
Nocturnus. I always love it
when
Death Metal
bands move
away from
the gore and
Satanism
themes and try
something
different.
The sound is
like a more
technical version
of Incantation.
It’s a bit old
school this
one. The growls
are low and
the guitars
are quite high
a lot of the
time. If I’m
honest,
I think
they’re more
fun than
Incantation.
Growling
about aliens and robots is just
cool. I admit I’m not too
familiar with Spanish bands,
but I’m enjoying this a bit. Not as
good as Nocturnus and a lot slower
gutterals. But they’re a band I can
instantly respect.
Sometimes they remind me of a more
old school version of Nile.
So there you have it, Death Metal songs
about aliens and robots. Some will love
it and some will hate it, but for me
personally, I think these guys are very,
very cool. If they went on tour with
Nocturnus, it would be so cool.
Panzerwar - Pale Whispers of
a Writhing Moon
Once again Panzerwar released its long-awaited LP
“Pale Whispers Of A Writhing Moon”. I remember listening
to Panzerwar for the first time when their EP “Warlord”
was released back in 2020
and then followed by an
amazing full-length album
“Ragnarök”. Since then I
wasn’t active in the releases
of Panzerwar. But when the
new album came out it caught
my attention and I listened to
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it not long after
the release and the
whole album was kind
of a shock for me.
Starting off with a soothing
synth and sounds that can
only be explained like growls
of starving wolves.
“Carnal Lycanthropic
Lust“ is a song that fits the
role of 'the first song of
the album', starting
explosively right after the
growls of wolves stop,
dynamic drumming where
blast beats mostly dominate
but also has some unusual
and experimental riffs.
This song sets a doomy
atmosphere for the whole album, most of the riffs are
followed by either a synth or choir. Third song of the album
“Solomon’s Blood” is the most unique song showing the true
atmospheric domain of the album and experimental elements
but still keeping that doom n’ gloom. “FleshBurnt Black”
and “Glorious Death” are war hymns compared to
the rest of the album that is more focused on
atmosphere rather than aggression and in my opinion “Glorious
Death” is the best track on the album. With cold and aggressive
riffs, drums with dynamic changes that were really appealing
and epic choir midst the thrashy riffs and growls, a true
masterpiece of a song carrying the cult sound of true black
metal which is really improved my overall opinion on the album.
But nonetheless “Glorious Death” and “FleshBurnt Black” are
the only songs that are actually catchy and unique, on the
contrast to the rest of the songs that are mostly similar by
structures and riffs while only way to differ one from the
other are by the drums, which are amazing in every track. I
have noticed that as you listen further into the album that the
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songs grow more aggressive and darker but the ascend of
aggressiveness stop with the song “Monumental Decay”,
which was actually an amazing song and a surprise for
my ears with the Darkthronesque mid-tempo riffs and
punk/thrash drum beats too. With that song we come to
the decline of the
aggression valley and
songs “Path of Ruin” and
“Ashen Imperator” weren’t
as good as I expected them to
be, thinking maybe they
were either epic and melodic
or heavy tracks that
served as the epilogue of the
album but in the end they were
mediocre, not bad songs
and they deserve a listen but
still a bit of a disappointment.
Overall, the album has a
lot to give and show
and the songwriting was
really impressive and
detailed. Even though that
this album can be seen as
a mostly atmospheric black
metal album it still has
elements from
o t h e r
subgenres like
the doomy atmosphere,
melodic parts, thrashy
riffs and of course elements of
old school black metal. The
production is also something to mention, as I enjoyed
every second of it and the sound is perfect and it
should serve as an example of good black metal
sound production. That’s it for this album and make sure to
give it a listen if you enjoy good atmospheric black metal.
Rating: 7.8/10