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Review - "Helvetica Diabolica" by Black Jade



Artist: Black Jade
title of the phonogram: Helvetica Diabolica
Style: Black Metal / Medieval music
Running time: 56 min

first 1811
second Schnefall
third Hail Domina Helvezia
4th On old paths
5th Rebirth of the sun
6th Winter forest
7th Devotion
8th The Devil's Bridge
9th You fight, you are victorious
10th At around 1961

"Helvetica Diabolica" is the third full-length album, which the Swiss black metal band Black Jade (which now consists only of a person) within 8 years of existence (this time again about Black Tower Productions has published).
In this case, is thus also a thanks to Black Tower Productions pronounced for the promo version of this Album, which was made available to me!

But an end to the opening!
This album is not a common standard black metal album ... even if I have the other albums of this project do not know, I have to say that "Helvetica Diabolica" has a very unique style. Drawn
is it mainly through formative background melodies (are the best examples of guitar sound in the background of 2 entitled "Snow" and the melodies in "Hail Domina Helvezia") and the meaningful voice Naragarth's. The text passages can be heard despite the classical Krächzstimme very clear out and give a good impression of this Work.
absolutely worth mentioning is the presence of medieval songs such as, inter alia, "In the old paths" or "rebirth of the sun." About whether these folky songs fit into the concept of the album, one can argue, of course, but they are still worth listening too!

Even the cover (shown here, unfortunately a bit small) showing some naked "demon" and the lady is, and because of their very successful and some (particularly males) dropped, hehe.
The messages in this work are mainly Satanic in nature, they also highlight many texts and titles patriotism Naragarth's how for example, "Hail Domina Helvezia" or the title of the album "Helvetica Diabolica".

To get to the songs again ... back
My Favorites to "Helvetica Diabolica" is mainly the title of "snow" (because of the background music, which I was a catchy tune and because of the nasty vocals), and "Hail Dominica Helvezia "(because of the heroic Gitarrengespiele in the middle / the chorus).

Ourto home and on the CD, that is the title of "Anno 1811" and "Anno 1961" drown out the way most anthemic! What else "1961 Anno" on it should be said: this song does not last reason for 17 minutes ... after the hymn has died away and a break has passed, the listener Swiss Alps, people come to your ears! Again, a little proof of the Swiss patriotism!

Last I usually say is:
"Helvetica Diabolica" is a good album, albeit on the composition of her a little confusing ... I think it is a bit irritating, the black-metal sound with almost "sweet" Folk-pieces to press them on a disc, but can be heard in any case, both varieties!
Let me repeat, a brief description: The album consists of 10 satanic and patriotic hymns and operated is extremely melodic sounds waived, but on keyboards, female voices or synthesizers!
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As mentioned it is a very unique style, but most followers of the melodic black metal, Swiss patriots and friends of medieval music should be grasped the glass!

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Review - "Steel Beast" from Empire Winter



Artist: Rich Winter
title of the phonogram: Steel Beast
Style: Black Metal
Running time: 20 minutes

first Rich winter
second Steel beast
third Winter
4th Reich Werwolf (Absurd)
5th Destruction rate (end)

In 2006, this Salzburg Hate Rock band from the earth of the ground increased. Stylistically, this band
is more like the black metal type, but because they see their music as something individual and herautrennen of the commercial mass in the black metal do they describe their style as "Hate Rock"!
The first demo was limited to 20 pieces and was released in 2007.
As one of the few owners of this demo, I wanted the same time write a review about the work (with title "Steel Beast").

on the tape are 5 songs. The first and the last song is an in-and outro.

The tape starts with war sounds and battle scene that give one the impression as if you straight to the front and sitting in a German tank, looking death in the eye!

is hardly the intro finished playing, even to accept the war chaos form!
sounds short a high-pitched guitar sound, is it also going on ...
The song "Rich Winter," it can be seen in what direction the music of the band is ... a rocking drums, raw guitar riffs and the tortured voice of the singer Fafnir (former slave-driver) provide a merciless struggle mood. Part of the voice sounds very raspy and high, but some very raucous, and in style similar to RAC-typical song.
likely general, "Rich Winter" musically oriented to rock bands, such as murder or even to priests Absurd, but more on that later ...

we come to the second song on the tape, which bears the name of the demo (the Steel Beast ").
is meant so that the old German tank from World War II, better known (and even adorns the cover of the demo) as "Tiger". Between 2 "real" songs you do not have much choice in terms of favorites ... but steel beast sounds I think best.
in particular, are also the text and the destructive, warmongering ideas from the song to hear. "Beast of steel to the enemies of pain!"
The drum is at this point a little more rock and the singers are between sets also like some strange noises, which I can not define more precisely ...

Absurd To come back ... the last song on the tape is a cover of this cult horde. It is a very famous song: werewolf.
Reich winter play this song but not in the form of a 08/15-Abklatsches of the original but in its own style as for the band (that of winter) is typical.
especially the drums and the vocals take care of the individual presentation of this classic, while the guitar has more of the popular version of the song.
The band will appear with the song to fit your style and the band in which they are apparently even musically oriented. With its own coat of Fafnir's rocking percussion and vocals, is from that old familiar song in any case a very personal version.

with an equally meaningful outro, the ruthless demonstration of the Total War ends and again!

The quality of the Steel Beast "is just removed in any case, and poor winter with this work have expressed, of which environment they come from the dark music!
is of course most people the band's name does not ring and the demo is so exclusively on low 20 pieces limited, which to my knowledge, all of which are already assigned ... later releases of this band, one should, however, sometimes lead to heart and judge for yourself! The primitive, rock sounds of this group are determined in some black and charred black metal heart a place!