V/A - BETTER UNDEAD THAN ALIVE
code 666
In so many years
I’ve listened too many use-less compilation but this one is something
completely different, first of all there are a lot of unreleased and exclusive
track and the overall quality is impressive. Code 666 have decided to expose its
squadron. I’ve already talked about the Aborym outstanding album "With
no Human Intervention", here there’s a rough mix song from that one and a
very interesting remix of a song from the previous, a more experimental side of
their already creative-destructive Industrial Black Metal, this make me feel
that for the future that will surely have the opportunity to develop further. Thee
Maldoror Kollective come out with a superb song, a different interpretation
of the Industrial darkest side of music, with metal rhythmic elements and
keybords\synth. played in a awesome way, a psychotic travel hallucinated by
sombre colours.
I can’t say to be avery excited by Black-Death-Thrash bands but Bloodshed
are one of those who have something to say, but after all they’re a bit
outside the path of the most innovative band of the label, but if you like that
kind of old-style metal aggressive fusion they’re great.
The Enid song is one of those few that I personally don’t like, there
are good ideas but I can’t stand the opera-like choirs, their music is a sort
of folkish medieval music, with a very moderate metal hedge, but there are too
pauses and the involvment is too frequently broken.
Negura
Bunget is where
music become mysticism, an unique band, I simply love their art, they’re a
Romanian band to totally support, completely involved in their land spirituality,
the unreleased track present here is another example of their excellence,
another picture, vision, made in the darkest lands. It’s very sad how the
bands that have come from the black metal have regressed to thrash-death clones
of past memories, this is a totally different way, Negura Bunget have opened
their mind to capture forlorn energies, going to another level...a special band.
Ephel Duath have been already reviewed and they’re one surprising avant-garde
act, here there’s a remsatered song from their last, like Atrox, a band
that have always followed their emotions and instinct, their "Terrestrialis"
is an album that I’ve listened frequently, the new song is a bit more metal
and rhythmic, but without losing the psychedelic and creative side of this
Norwegian sensation. Aghora are a surprise for me the song start very
metal and rhythmic but it’s only a moment, than a new horizon open, and it’s
total a avantgarde excellence, like Atrox they bear some psychedelic and
progressive elements, here melted with an impressive ability, sometimes I think
to Fleurety, but it’s only an idea of mine because they’ve a personal
research in their music, this one is a very sophisticated music. There’s a
skill-full female singer involved in the large spectrum of their music, a
surprise for sure...
Time ago I’ve listened to some Handeful of Hate material and I wasn’t
impressed but this song that I listen here can blow-up the last Dark Funeral
form, straight in the face Black Metal powered by very fast and devastating
drums and monumental riffs, a storm of holocaust, hope they will keep this
quality in the future...
Void of Silence have something to do with doom metal, but their
interpretation is electronic and sometimes influenced by ambient music, it’s
like to open eyes in a world of shadows, sad and slow melodies for a feeling
that you will not forgive.
Manes where
a black metal band, very sombre and full of extreme sadness, this pre-production
song from the very near album that will be released in this year haven’t
nothing to do with their past and it’s more suitable to a dance-floor, just
listen to the vocals, the better parts are those who have a far contact with
their roots, if this is the new face of Manes I think that they will lost the
respect of the majority of their past fans, I don’t think that dance-like
rhythms and melodies are something cool and experimental, just to say... let’s
see if it will be the same with the final result of the album.
Nothing bad the two Rakoth songs, they play folkish influenced metal with
quality, a clean singing sometimes a bit strange but after all original, melting
metal riffs with a different sensibility, a band that I will look forward to
listen in the future...
Wait those guys are going to drive me to madness!!! I don’t know what the
"hell of scouts" Code-666 have but they’re putting up a deadly
assault, Unmoored come here to my hears
with a demo-track that show a band about to explode, Death metal, Black
Metal played with strength and precision then a brake with an evasive
clean-vocal part, to re-start back with they rhythmic side, amazing...a way to
express something already done in a fresh way.
When I listen to Diabolicum it seem to me to have a industrial version of
the Setherial Black Metal, the band where also plays of one of its member,
nothing bad, it’s surely something interesting, another option to the deadly
Aborym-The Maldoror Kollective experimental coldness.
Abortus aren’t
of my taste, the play a typical death-thrash, rhythmically executed, with a
mature song-writing for this genre but they aren’t able to express the
outstanding emotions that the other band present here do, they’re really
old-fashion and probably this is the right band for the right people but
sometimes in the fast parts they’re aren’t so impressive.
What
to say after that long journey? This compilation is outstanding and it show very
dedicated label that is trying with success to create a trademark of quality,
where extreme music doesn’t only means something static...looking forward to
hear their future releases.
Ild