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Well, time for a little bit of old school black metal. We heading to Norway for this one, although the founding member Sina' hails from Iran. Sina used to be a member of the Iranian black metal band Sorg Innkallelse before moving to Trondheim. There he found Vegar "Vyl" Larsen (Keep of Kalessin/Gorgoroth - drums) and André "Tjalve" Kvebek (1349/Pantheon I/Den Saakaldte) and the one-man project was now a full-blown band. 'Blackhearts' is the latest e.p. with three stunning pieces of nineties black metal.
Two of the three songs on this e.p. are prime examples of Scandinavian black metal, mainly influenced by bands like Darkthrone, Immortal and countless of others. Blending sheer brutality with intense blast beats and a touch of melody, From The Vastland sounds very convincing and creates an extremely bleak atmosphere, much to the delight of my old school black metal heart. Title track 'Blackhearts' is my absolute favorite on this e.p., a fierce piece of music that will surely haunt me in my dreams.
'Abakhtaran' is a piece of epic dark ambient, an outro so to speak, but quite a dark one. So in all, if you're a bit nostalgic for the second wave of black metal, you should check out this intense gem. The genre has been evolving a lot in recent years but it's always good to see bands grasping on to that vintage evil, thrashy feel. So to end this short review, I highly recommend it to the blackest of souls out there. You shall not be disappointed...
Serge
Two of the three songs on this e.p. are prime examples of Scandinavian black metal, mainly influenced by bands like Darkthrone, Immortal and countless of others. Blending sheer brutality with intense blast beats and a touch of melody, From The Vastland sounds very convincing and creates an extremely bleak atmosphere, much to the delight of my old school black metal heart. Title track 'Blackhearts' is my absolute favorite on this e.p., a fierce piece of music that will surely haunt me in my dreams.
'Abakhtaran' is a piece of epic dark ambient, an outro so to speak, but quite a dark one. So in all, if you're a bit nostalgic for the second wave of black metal, you should check out this intense gem. The genre has been evolving a lot in recent years but it's always good to see bands grasping on to that vintage evil, thrashy feel. So to end this short review, I highly recommend it to the blackest of souls out there. You shall not be disappointed...
Serge