Wednesday 28 December 2016

LEBENSSUCHT- Fucking My Knife EP : A cold desolate journey


LEBENSSUCHT is a relatively new band hailing from the corners of the world among Bulgaria and  Germany, reaching as far as  Belgium. earlier this year  they released their  debut EP relatively  Fucking My Knife, and now news of a new video has spread across to the cold Swedish land and we are glad to be able to help  to premiere an official video for the EP’s  track, “Beloved Depression“.How ever this time we dive a bit deeper into the ep and actually take look at what we are offered.

The songs are hard to put to words as to what is given,
so much emotions and feelings in one.
I can't help but feel that the video as well  is really beautifully made and really brings the tracks together.
The Ep contains  3 tracks that will really put your mind in the blank,
ice cold tunes that sweeps away into the dark cold desolation.
some of the finest entitled you'll hear this year.
while staying true to their origin
and focusing on the atmosphere that they truly deliver so great.
while also bringing in some nice relatively traditional black metal elements, nothing sits wrong with this ep, the tracks are furious fast and mid tempo paced,
all you can ask for really,
the music has a lot of moments that just blows your mind how dark and traditional it really is, it takes all the best elements of black metal and bits of dark ambient.
the production is kinda semi raw not raw like Erie early work, but enough raw to still be old school sound with a hint of modern drum sound.
the guitar riffs sits like gloves on top of the neat melody lines.
the whole ep reminds me of the early 90s black metal scene that i fell in love with from a very early stage , hailing from Sofia Bulgaria this band sure has a bright future in the black metal scene, I look forward to spawning they will offer next


8/10
A pure Dark EP that will be very appealing for fans of the older black metal scene!


Band- Lebenssucht
Album/ EP- Fucking My Knife
Origin- Bulgaria/ Germany/ Belgium
Genre- Dark/ Depressive Black Metal
Label- Abstruse Eerie Radiance
Released Date- July 9th, 2016



Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lebenssucht
Bandcamp: https://lebenssucht.bandcamp.com/rele...

Friday 16 December 2016

In Reverence unleashes their second single THE SIXTH BLOODLETTING


In Reverence unleashes their second single  THE SIXTH BLOODLETTING
Swedish In Reverence has revealed their latest single of their upcoming album The Selected Breed, the song is called The Sixth Bloodletting and is an intense brutal journey into minds of the chaos of In Reverence,  short 4 min tune that sure will take you a long way! the album is set for a 2017 release and will mark the first debut album of the band! and I think we can say they  are not a band that will leave you hanging,  



Formed in just 6 years from now they have already taken the world by storm with their latest track Prometheus which can be heard below!. along with the new track!







For Info about In Reverence check out their facebook!
THE SIXTH BLOODLETTING
Second single from our upcoming debut album THE SELECTED BREED.
Listen here:
Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2hCfAQM
Deezer: http://bit.ly/2h7FRFu
Recorded, mixed & Mastered by Sverker Widgren at Wing Studios.
Video made by Split Mask Media


Tuesday 13 December 2016

Et Moriemur - Ex Nihilo In Nihilum (2014/2016) - Review



Band: Et Moriemur
Album title: Ex Nihilo In Nihilum
Release date: 6 December 2016 [Re-release]  6 December 2016 [Re-release]
Label: Minotauro Records

Tracklist:
01. Sea Of Trees
02. Dissolving
03. Norwegian Mist
04. Liebeslied
05. Angst
06. Nihil
07. Le Choix
08. Black Mountain
09. Below [Bonus]



Ex Nihilo In Nihilum is the second album of Czech, by some labeled as existential doomsters, Et Moriemur, it was originally released in 2014 by Russian label Solitude Productions and because it went by rather unnoticed by large doom community, now Minotauro Records re-released the album worldwide for the first time on vinyl edition. I can't go wrong by saying that Et Moriemur is another example of why doom metal is maybe the only genre that really has still something fresh to offer these days.

Hailing from Prague this doom band sure knows its roots, with the music being very resembling towards early black metal bands, one thing that I didn't expect is that they are going for a straight forward sound while adding loads of ambient and even partial black metal influences. Already with the first two tracks you'll be really embraced by the whole old school doom vibe, not so much modern death/doom which is played and replayed many times already, but more as black/doom.
 
Heavy guitar melodies and extraordinary harmonies are sweapt in a nice veil that sits tightly in the background while raging guitars leads the way, there's really a lot of excellent guitar work in the album.





As we all get used to the idea that most of gloomy doom metal is commonly known for mix between clean and growled vocals, and Et Moriemur is no different, although the singer has a total different style, I would expect more typical death metal vocals, instead of that he delivers some nice old school harsh vocals, which really works well in here, thus brings out the bands sound much more... powerful and mesmerizing, are the two words that describe this album in a best possible way.


The production is perfect. This album is a strong milestone for doom metal and it really defines the genre well. Parts of the album reminds me of Swallow The Sun's latest masterpiece Songs From The North, even though this was released before it. And as there are two types of doom metal bands, the more traditonal bands like IsoleCandlemass,... and the more dark gloomy death/doom bands like SaturnusDoom:VS,... Et Moriemur is somewhere between everything. While it's clear that they have a more traditional doom sound and kind of a traditonal doom strucutre of songs they stand out by just having a different vocal style, the album is by all means a pure doom fest for all doom lovers out there. Another thing that I love about this album is the way how the sound is made, it actually sounds older than it is, it has a some kind of a vintage feel to it. It's like something you can find in an old vinyl storage box, hidden away for years and then digging it up for the first time after years to listen to it. I might just have to get the CD version and vinyl for christmas. Atmospheric and beautifully constructed, I'm more than sure that this album will be remembered for years to come!




Rating: 8/10

Wednesday 7 December 2016

Swedish blackened band Zornheym finally unleash their new video today for the Opposed,





Swedish blackened band Zornheym finally unleash their new video today for the Opposed, filmed in the old prison of Sweden,
this is indeed a truly majestic video one truly have to keep coming back to !
after hearing the frist single earlier this year i have been waitng for the video since it was announced Zornheym's debut album will be out via Non Serveam Records 2017
KEEP AN Eye OUT AND ENJOY THE OPPOSED!
a cinamtic battle with the demons and orchestral beauty,




The video tells the story of one of Zornheim’s more violent and strange inmates. A man striken with a demonic face on the back of his head, hell bent on possessing him for it’s own malevolent purposes. Find out the rest of this tale when you watch the video!

Zorn comments: “Working with Martin has been an absolute honor. He is a perfectionist and really has the eye for telling a story. I think he has captured the essence of prisoner ZH000A27’s agony. Also Bendler has pulled off a hell of performance starring as the main character and Ingela Larsson’s make up is just mind blowing!!!” (Check her out on instagram @ingelaviolamakeup)





Director Martin Strandberg (Sabaton, Shining, Sterbhaus) comments: “I believe that there are few things more satisfying than involving yourself in an ambitious project along with talented, hard working people - and this video has been no exception!
It has been an extensive undertaking on many levels, and despite limited time and resources we've pulled through with blood, sweat and tears to realise our vision!
I'm never really satisfied with any production, always poking for faults and weak spots to learn from - but I'm very proud to say that fulfilment has never felt closer than this time around!
It's really exciting that the time to share this monstrosity with you all is drawing near, and I can only hope that you will enjoy the result half as much as I have making it come true!”







External Links

 www.facebook.com/zornheym
Follow Zornheym on: 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zornheym/?fr...
Website: http://zornheym.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4eq...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zornheym_of... 
contact: zornheymofficial@gmail.com 

Buy or die:

label:
NSR webshop: http://www.non-serviam-records.com/shop 
NSR Bandcamp: https://non-serviam-records.bandcamp.com 

other:
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/6ongbJ...

iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the...

Deezer:
http://www.deezer.com/album/13590751

Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Opposed-Zornhe...

Shazam:
http://www.shazam.com/nl/track/324039...

Tidal:
http://tidal.com/nl/store/album/63056681

Napster:
http://nl.napster.com/artist/zornheym...

7Digital:
https://www.7digital.com/artist/zornh...

Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/search?...


NON SERVIAM RECORDS:

Website: http://www.non-serviam-records.com 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nonserviamre... 
Bandcamp: https://non-serviam-records.bandcamp.com 
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9mK...
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/non-serviam-re...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NonServiamRec 
Myspace: https://myspace.com/nonserviamrecords 
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/user/non-serv...
Contact: info@non-serviam-records.com

Friday 2 December 2016

Non Serviam Records Interview 2016




Non Serviam Records
now and then we see
unique things happen in the world of metal,
especially within the Extreme Metal scene, Dutch label Non Serviam Records is one of the leading names in the scene!
having just being born in 2008 from a  passion of creating 
a label and releasing bands and pushing them to the next level Ricardo himself is 
the one and only man behind this operation  , one might speculate that starting labels is somewhat of a rough decision, and should only be done out of passion, and Ricardo himself shares that its indeed a tough task having already released 15 albums  in the few years but already established a name for himself,
with the recent signing being Wormwood and Zornheym from Sweden, bright days are ahead of him for this young man! 
so we set down with Ricardo to talk about his passion for the label and to get his side of the industry !


Ricardo Gelok - Non serveram Records 

Non Serviam Records Interview 2016

1 Can you give us some brief history of what lead you to start Non Serviam Records?
The label started in 2010, back then we were more into selling used cd’s (we still have a lot in stock…I have to put them into our web-shop as well), in 2011 we released our first release “Grief of Emerald – The Devils Deep”. From there we were always searching for new great bands to sign to the label.

2 what was the main goal that you had when starting non Serviam Records
We wanted to release great music, regardless if a band is well known or underground, if the music is good and we like it…we might consider to release it.





3 Living in today’s scene we all know that CD is not what it used to be worth do you still think there are good ways to distribute and sell records of bands?
Unfortunately the metalheads of today are not into buying physical albums as they use to do. I always enjoy buying albums, and read the lyrics while listening to the music and look at the layout. There are good ways to sell cd’s, for example at live concerts, but it would be cool if fans buy at the label as well, so we can continue releasing new albums and support bands.
4 Diy is getting more and more common around the music scene today, bands have more options what do you think a label can offer bands that they can't do themselves these days... with the internet.
I think the strength of a label is spreading the music wider that a band can do all by themselves. If a band wants to do the whole process by themselves I’m fine with that…..i mean it’s oke to try as a band to explore the possibilities. The downside could be; that the band put out all their music through the digital channels, and also release an album by themselves that labels might loose their interest in releasing that band because there’s nothing new for the label to release.

5 how important role do you think social media is today compared the old ways in promotion vs magazines, radio...
The social media is more important than it was before; we as a label also use social media to reach fans. I think in the end it comes down to the same purpose…and that’s promotion.




About Physical packing
6 Do you find that the digital markets is slowly taking over the physical with free downloads and bandcamp, or do you see it as a more natural way of things evolving in todays scene.
As I said before, fans don’t care as much about physical releases. The digital market is a market to recon with. But if fans don’t buy anymore and get everything for free of the Internet, it is getting harder for bands and labels to release as much albums as they could. This would also mean the labels will not sign bands whom might got signed if there was more money to spend.
Digital (paid) downloads and streams will gain some income, and it could help the band-name get more wide spread…so maybe that could be beneficial in the end.

7 what important aspects does a band need to have or take into account when approaching labels
They should make sure they have some descent material. We often receive emails with the message “we are…. (band name)… we play death metal, are you interested in signing us?”
Then there’s no website and bio attached…in that case we think, “if a band can’t bother to send a descent promo and introduced themselves, why should we bother to listen to the music?”

I’m personally a fan of that bands send a physical promo package. That way we can listen to it on different audio sets. But if you send us a digital promo package…that’s also oke of course….but make sure you send enough material/info so we can get to know the band.




8 What are you thoughts on marketing and retail is it still possible for labels to get their music out on various stores, with less retail in the air and stores cutting down on records. and vinyl slowly taking over?
Do you think it’s just a hype that will die or is the vinyl hype here to stay?
It all comes down to the demand of the metal fans, if they don’t buy anymore, stores will not order as much as they did, and then you will find only the major bands in the stores. Vinyl has never left I think….but it’s getting more popular in the years.

9 what are some of the aspects that you look for when signing bands?
Frist of all and perhaps most important is, we have to like it.
This might sound obvious, but to us it’s more important than commercial success.
Next to that a band has to be serious about what they are doing, we want to feel the passion or whatever you want to call it.


10 Lets talk about your latest singings Zornheym and Wormwood, How did those two
come to your attention?
Zornheym contacted us regarding their upcoming album after they saw a great review of Rimfrost in a Swedish magazine. Zorn (the main man in the band) told us his ideas regarding the new album. We knew instantly that this was a band with a clear vision for the future of their debut….and I knew I want to sign them.
Wormwood came to the attention of a friend of mine “Oliver Dalhbäck” who is also label-boss of Black Lion Records. He told me that he knew a band that might be a band for Non Serviam Records, so after listening to one song of Wormwood I decided to contact the band.

11 Being a family man and label owner how do you balance the time between?
I can manage it well, I start working early in the morning, and at 8:00am the kids go to school, so I have some time to do some work, and when the kids come back from school I try to work as much as I can. And in the evening/night I also try to do some work…sometimes I need more hour in a day.


Lets try some simple yes or no questions do elaborate if needed

12 Record Labels are the only way for bands to put out a record?
No, they can do it themselves, but a label might be easier

13 Record Labels acts as gate keepers?
Yes, sometimes

14 Bands cannot get a proper distribution without labels?
No, if they have a huge fan-base I think they can manage, but a label might have some better contacts for distribution.

15 major distribution still rules the game and is the only way for smaller labels to sell?
No, if you have a good release out, the fans will buy directly from the label instead.

16 with so many labels around the world do you think it has become harder to sign good bands?
No, there are so many good bands out there that are waiting to find a suitable label.

17 You must sign bands before it’s fully developed, in order to beat the other label?
No, that is not necessary.




18 Record labels act as taste makers?
Yes and no, fans might hear new things through a label’s release and develop a taste for some kind of music.

19 what is currently in the works for Non Serviam Any special releases you think we should look closer at?
I am proud of all my releases. And we’re promoting all bands as good as we can.
I’m still listening to all our releases a lot. So I would say, if you have the chance support them at a live gig, and ask your local booker to check the bands of Non Serviam Records and bring them to your area.

20 Before we wrap this interview up do you have last words to all followers?
Support the scene and buy the music at the label or directly from the band.
And do not forget “All you favorite bands started out as local bands, so support you local music scene!”




Ricardo! Thank your for taking the time to answer your questions we are looking forward to hear more from you soon!
Check out Non  Serviam Records
and Ricardo's band

Winter of Sin
Embraced by Darkness
Hagal
Finsternis


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