ESPAÑOL: Quería escribir un poco acerca de DEADLY CARNAGE, una banda de black/doom metal con toques acústicos fundada en el 2005 en Rimini, Emilia Romagna, al Norte de Italia. Hace algunos meses que vengo escuchando sus discos y hace poco Fabio Arcangelli tuvo la gentileza de enviarme un paquete con el nuevo material que están promocionando actualmente. Se trata de su último disco de estudio titulado SANTIERO II - CENERI lanzado en el 2011 vía el sello discográfico ATMF (De Tebebrarum Principio), limitado a 1,000 copias. El disco original contiene 6 canciones + el video oficial de "Growth and New Gods".
DEADLY CARNAGE ha sabido mezclar la dureza del black metal de los primeros tiempos con unos toques de metal actual y adicionalmente ha incluido algunos elementos del rock gótico con cambios de ritmo y pasajes propios del doom metal. Si bien muchos fans de black metal puro se verán algo sorprendidos con este material, es altamente recomendable para aquellos que disfrutan de la versatilidad de una banda, cuya música se mantiene dentro de los cánones del black metal inicial.
Tracklist
1. Guilt of Discipline
2. Parallels
3. Epitaph Part I
4. Epitaph Part II
5. Growth and New Gods
6. Ceneri
Las canciones del disco son algo extensas, por momentos caen en la repetición de los pasajes dentro del mismo track, pero a mi parecer, estas repeticiones son como los pasos que uno da para meterse más y más dentro de la historia de cada canción. Me sorprende que hayan mezclado 3 tipos de voces, los guturales, el llamado "noise" y también una voz limpia y que hayan caído tan bien con la instrumentación. ada una tiene un matiz especial que hace que todo el concepto de este disco cobre sentido. Desolación. Oscuridad. Decadencia.
Si bien el black/doom metal no es mi estilo musical favorito, no puedo dejar de recomendar este disco, especialmente por un track. Cada vez que escucho "Ceneri" no puedo hacer otra cosa más que seguir escuchando, es como si la melodía y la historia que cuenta me hubiera atrapado desde el inicio. Cabe resaltar que Marco, el baterista, grabó esta canción con sus manos.
El disco SANTIERO II - CENERI me vino con un TAPE de su producción DECADENZA, lanzada en el anio 2008 vía War Kommand Productions y
debo de decir que me encantó el hecho de que hayan editado ese demo en
Tape, limitado a 1,000 copias. Muy buena calidad del booklet, de la
impresión y sobretodo, de la música. También sacaron una versión en CD,
la cuál fue financiada independientemente.
Tracklist
1. Antica Europa
2. 1486
3. Sogno Evanescente
4. Facing The Path Of Eternity
El DECADENZA comienza con dos canciones bastante versátiles, "Antica Europa" en italiano y "1486" en inglés. Black metal con pasajes acústicos desoladores. Los guturales, por momentos reclamos con voz raspada, son realmente buenos y me gusta que dejan bien claro el mensaje de cada canción. "Sogno Evanescente", la 3ra canción, es mucho más concisa, buen trabajo en la batería! Mi favorita es "Facing the Path Of Eternity", la más directa. Los riffs son pegajosos, la composición está bien pensada, la batería es precisa y los guturales transmiten mucho.
Para los que quieren saber más acerca de DEADLY CARNAGE, les dejo sus links de contacto. Official Facebook Page | Official Myspace . Gracias nuevamente a la banda, muchos éxitos y espero verlos pronto en vivo en un tour por Sudamérica \m/
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ENGLISH: I wanted to talk about DEADLY CARNAGE, a black/doom metal band with some acoustic passages founded in 2005 in Rimini, Emilia Romagna, North Italy. I've been listening to their material some months ago and recently Fabio Arcangelli was very kind to send me a package from Italy with the new original material that the band is currently promoting. I'm talking about their last full-length album entitled SANTIERO II - CENERI released in 2011 via ATMF (De Tenebrarum Principio), limited to 1,000 copies. The album includes 6 songs + the official video of "Growth and New Gods".
DEADLY CARNAGE has been able to mix the raw black metal from the early days with modern metal in addition with some gothic rock elements with rhythm changes and typical doom metal passages. I can tell, although a lot of raw black metal fans will be surprised with this album, it's highly recommendable for the ones that enjoy and appreciate the versatility of a band, which music maintains itself within the black metal cannons.
ENGLISH: I wanted to talk about DEADLY CARNAGE, a black/doom metal band with some acoustic passages founded in 2005 in Rimini, Emilia Romagna, North Italy. I've been listening to their material some months ago and recently Fabio Arcangelli was very kind to send me a package from Italy with the new original material that the band is currently promoting. I'm talking about their last full-length album entitled SANTIERO II - CENERI released in 2011 via ATMF (De Tenebrarum Principio), limited to 1,000 copies. The album includes 6 songs + the official video of "Growth and New Gods".
DEADLY CARNAGE has been able to mix the raw black metal from the early days with modern metal in addition with some gothic rock elements with rhythm changes and typical doom metal passages. I can tell, although a lot of raw black metal fans will be surprised with this album, it's highly recommendable for the ones that enjoy and appreciate the versatility of a band, which music maintains itself within the black metal cannons.
Tracklist
1. Guilt of Discipline
2. Parallels
3. Epitaph Part I
4. Epitaph Part II
5. Growth and New Gods
6. Ceneri
The songs are mostly long and at some points they get repetitive within the structure, but I think that at the end, those repetitions are similar to the steps you take to go deeper into the story of the song. I was surprised to find 3 different vocal techniques; growls, "noise" and clean vocals. They fit so well with the instrumentation and each of them has a special pitch that makes the whole concept of the album come alive. Desolation. Darkness. Decadence.
It's true that black/doom metal is not my favorite metal sub-genre, I can't stop myself from recommending this album, specially for one track. Each time I listen to "Ceneri" I just can't do anything else than keep on listening, it's like if the melody and history that this song tells would have caught me and taken me into the deepest abyss. It's important to point out that Marco, the drummer, recorded this song with his hands.
The album SANTIERO II - CENERI was sent along with a TAPE from their DECADENZA production released in the year 2008 via War Kommand Productions and I must say I loved the fact they decided to release it on a Tape, limited to 1,000 copies. Very good booklet graphic quality and music. They also released it in a CD format, which was independently financed.
DECADENZA starts with two versatile songs, "Antica Europa" in italian and "1486" in english. Black metal with some distressing acoustic passages. Growls, by moments like complaints with harsh vocals, are very bloodcurding and I like the fact they represent what they mean on each song. "Sogno Evanescente", the 3rd track is a lot more concise, very good work on the drums! My personal favorite is "Facing the Path of Eternity", it goes straight to the point. Riffs are pretty catchy, structure is well distributed and growls transmit perfectly the emotions of this song.
For those who want to learn more about DEADLY CARNAGE, here's some contact links. Official Facebook Page | Official Myspace . Thanks so much again to the band, I wish them continued success and hope to ee them live on a Southamerican Tour \m/
Tracklist
1. Antica Europa
2. 1486
3. Sogno Evanescente
4. Facing The Path Of Eternity
DECADENZA starts with two versatile songs, "Antica Europa" in italian and "1486" in english. Black metal with some distressing acoustic passages. Growls, by moments like complaints with harsh vocals, are very bloodcurding and I like the fact they represent what they mean on each song. "Sogno Evanescente", the 3rd track is a lot more concise, very good work on the drums! My personal favorite is "Facing the Path of Eternity", it goes straight to the point. Riffs are pretty catchy, structure is well distributed and growls transmit perfectly the emotions of this song.
For those who want to learn more about DEADLY CARNAGE, here's some contact links. Official Facebook Page | Official Myspace . Thanks so much again to the band, I wish them continued success and hope to ee them live on a Southamerican Tour \m/