New Promo: Lipsia
'Faustus'
(Black Metal)
Release Date: July 18, 2019
FFO: Darkestrah, Serpent Column, Sørgelig
Inspired
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 's " Faust . Eine Tragodie ". Front cover
by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1652. Black metal side project of Darkestrah .
"Faustus
is a jewel of the underground, I must say. It represents almost an
optimal state of raw black metal, a genre with a strong focus on the
atmosphere and the melodies instead of a high level of technical
performance."
"The
intro contains several archived wind sounds, which are covered by noise
as it approaches its end. Admittedly, intros are not necessarily a good
addition to most albums, but the sheer cold atmosphere immediately
threw me into the scene, and I just can't listen to this EP again
without hearing it. The first real track on the album is "Die Natur ist
Sünde, Geist ist Teufel", German for "Die Natur ist Sünde, der Geist ist
der Teufel" and a quotation from Goethe, which matches the Faust
reference on the artwork and the band name. It's very exciting to watch
how the atmosphere slowly builds up and develops in a sad and very cold
direction, which is simply the main feature of this EP. The harsh vocals
of Resurgemus simply cut through the sound of the guitars and despite
its incomprehensibility, it is very pleasant as it melts with the
music."
"Resurgemus,
the vocalist and guitarist on this album, has done an incredible job.
The sound of his riffs is typical for the raw and atmospheric nature of
early German black metal and can be compared to many bands from the
transition of millennia. The riffs are technically not too complex, but
more than justify themselves by the skillful use of the fuzzy sound. The
production quality is comparable to a recording made with a Nokia 3310
in a basement, but that's where part of the charm lies. Good production
quality is not necessary with metal as long as the available resources
are used intelligently, which is the case here."
"Asbath was responsible
for the drums and did a pretty decent job. His style is not too much
based on blasting parts, which are quite pleasant and can be found on
this album at certain times. The overall sound was not too loud, which
is a very wise decision for this kind of music, as the focus should
remain on the melodic and dark tones of the guitars. I was not openly
impressed, but I am certainly far from being disappointed by the drums."
- Vanass Heluphicclo - Metal Archives
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