Artist: Vuurdood
Style: Black Metal
name of the phonogram: In Vlaamsche Velden
Duration: 16 minutes
first Last Post
second In Vlaamsche Velden
third Armoed en Heidendom
4th Landsverraad
5th The Power Of The Horned Ones
(Bonus) Van't Juk Bevrijdende
Vuurdood, it is called a Black Metal project a Flemish nationalists, who had asked me the other day his new CD for a review available.
Many readers would probably be Vuurdood still unknown, since the project was only recently carved from Belgian rock - but that is no problem, but there's so Paganland!
Well, first of all about the project: The solo band was founded in 2008 by Heinrich Nidhogg in Flanders (now Belgium) was founded with the intention of black-metal vocals war to spread beyond the borders of this region and beyond.
Now and then got Nidhogg support of local musicians for his projects followed. Soon it was also so far, appeared shortly after the founding of the first EP "In Vlaamsche Velden," which deals with this review.
old black and white photographs of Belgian soldiers with weapons and gas masks, by hostile mist and blood-soaked mud fighting ... the CD cover and booklet are already saying a lot about the subject matter of this phonogram.
actually starts the work with the sound of a clarion call, before rattling balls down rage and honorable soldiers and die.
The intro "Last Post", was chosen according to a message from Niddhog aware as Flanders has a material bearing on this recording and it was important to him to be musical create to provide it, although according to him the shots were used already by some other groups and the model is not the latest.
"Last Post" connects directly to the second title of the CD, where you get the first time a taste of the metallic sound of the Flemish art!
The instrumental, vocal Niddhog's contemptuous supportive builds, especially on fast and rocking guitar riffs, as well as rapid rattling Schlagzeuggedresche. Apart from the drums used, this changes also to the middle of the song do not find it a melodic acoustic part comes, accompanied by a proud clean vocals. Some of the slogans proclaimed, can even understand a German, not hard, not because the Flemish High German is dissimilar. The song ends then as once started.
There would be more about the other battle hymns to report, however, should not even be made to the anticipation of the work, therefore, to this highly detailed line already satisfied. To mention
might still that the work has come in a couple of tracks installs rather slow, rock, and is set mainly on thrashy sound to spread the Flemish war poetry!
Musical elements it has in my opinion, from the realm of old Satyricon (Nemesis Divina especially) and even in the older days Sodom.
The listener can only wonder what Vuurdood will have to offer in the future, however, the EP has in any case a small but fine insight into the musical world of the Flemish separatists offered. Paganland will certainly continue to make happy to support.
Absolutely recommended is the work especially for (mainly Flemish nationalists) from the circles of thrash and black metal, and friends be able to have a passion for fast (but not stick-quality) containing thrash Black Metal.
"Lia Fail", which is the name of an Italian neo-folk group that to me a few weeks to complete a copy of their new single "Leipzig" with which I may request a review to write about it and thus to make the music of these musicians more widely accessible. Neofolk
Although neither the Department of Paganland is, I've decided to take the musicians with the spreading of their Klanguts the German space to a little under the arms. First
is the design of the single praise. Specifically, it is a transparent film cover in a printed CD is included to match the concept of the single is the A5 booklet, which shows a medieval picture of the German city of Leipzig. But
same time a step further to the musical content that can be described quickly because there are only two tracks on the CD.
Restless Eye "is the name of the first piece.
Introduced by Fairy Glitter noise, the song goes on in a gentle instrumental. The first impressions of the song can already imagine the style of the band, a slow beating of the drum, a classical violin, played with passion and reveals a dreamy melody and an acoustic guitar (which is to hear only quiet is), suggest a close group of musicians from nostalgic fantasists. (To avoid misunderstanding: to understand not negative)
A touching song game between high female vocals and serious men, underlined the "dreamy component" of the music again.
It should be noted at the first listening of the song that the music would have been very inspired by Death in June, Neofolk and similar sizes. Also, a certain similarity with pieces of Fire and Ice, or Of the Wand & the Moon can not be overlooked.
Comparable to bands mentioned above and described medieval neo-folk music, is also the second "Battlefield".
The instrumental seems very (deliberately?) To build on the previous song. Apart from the fact that no trace of female vocals is more available, however, has not changed the play (which can move the performance even more in the direction of Death in June).
I must admit that I find it hard to write a review about singles, but rather as a little insight is offered in the musical work of a band, as for example in a demonstration or even an album. However, following are a few lines of the musical Rating:
is pure art, Neofolk, or at least that kind of neofolk, determined more challenging than metal. The above result is certainly not negative, because like on this CD has a nice sound environment was created, which is in my opinion, more suitable as background music. It may however be due to hold the two pieces of the sound effects in check (for Neofolk is usually much more experimental sound effect and what noise concerns).
your self-assessment as "Apocalyptic Folk", they will in any case fairly and because it is only a single (and the group with fantastic Neofolk and a medieval touch certainly not in the wrong way) is, I would Halgadom and Death in June- no fans abraten davon auf zukünftige Veröffentlichungen der Band ein Auge bzw. Ohr zu werfen!
