ESPAÑOL: Hace algún tiempo fui sorprendida por un obsequio muy especial. Grande fué mi sorpresa al encontrar un sobre con dos excelentes muestras musicales de la gran banda DEADLY CARNAGE de Italia. Recuerdo escuchar por primera vez el tape DECADENZA, un Black Metal arrebatado pero con muchas luces melódicas de lo que me encontraría con su segundo trabajo SENTIERO II CENERI. En ese momento me dije a mi misma que no podía perderle el rastro a estos excelentes exponentes de Post Black/Doom Melódico! Pueden leer la reseña a estos dos trabajos musicales dándole click a este link: RESEÑA - SENTIERO II CENERI + DECADENZA.
Más aún me emocioné cuando después de varios meses, recibo en el correo un polo único de la banda! Un bividi blanco con un estampado en la parte frontal de un símbolo que se lee: "DEADLY CARNAGE - DECADENCE - INDIVIDUALISM - POETRY". En la parte posterior, hay un enunciado que se lee "MEMORIES WILL BE MY EPITAPH". Sin duda, uno de los polos de banda mejor logrados que he tenido la oportunidad de ponerme. Desde ya les agradezco a los muchachos por haberme enviado tan buen merchandising de la banda, excelente!
Y como para no perder la costumbre, hace algunas semanas recibí una muy grata sorpresa. El 3er disco de la banda titulado "MANTHE". De plano me encantó el trabajo de la portada del disco, en conjunto con el arte del polo incluido en el paquete. Da una sensacion de que el contenido musical está ligado a la decadencia humana y a la falta de conservación de los recursos del planeta.
Mi primera impresion acerca de "MANTHE" fue que de alguna manera lograron sonar tan oscuros y llenos de tristeza como su último material, a pesar de encontrar una vibra más calmada a comparacion de una agresiva. En caso de no haber sido muy clara, recalco que este album me ha encantado! Es para fans del material antiguo de DEADLY CARNAGE, así como para aquellos que recién conocen a la banda.
El primer track "Drowned in Hope" comienza con un arpegio oscuro y melódico. Algunas personas se sorprenderén de este comienzo, pero luego de un minuto aprox. escuchamos cómo va evolucionando poco a poco hacia la pesadez que los caracteriza, al clímax de la canción en donde el vocalista Marcello logra sonar con tanta emoción, que realmente impacta y te hace comprender el significado de la letra. (la emoción en la voz de Marcello a través de todo el disco es realmente impresionante!).
El segundo tema "Dome of the Warders" está bien inmerso en las nebulosas del Doom Metal. La canción esta llevada por el bajo excelentemente ejecutado de Adres y las guitarras están más que nada acompañando el ritmo y la constante del track. A la mitad nos encontramos con un quiebre instrumental que calma la llevada por unos momentos, pero ayuda inteligentemente a crear la atmósfera necesaria para la última parte de la canción. Recalcando en este punto nuevamente, la melodía vocal junto con la letra es bien agresiva, con guturales medios y agudos casi gritados. Esto hace que la técnica vocal de Marcello ayude muchísimo a que uno comprenda la importancia de la letra.
" ... How can you imagine rebirth
When all of our sins are the laws
As we slit the throats of ourselves
And the blood's staining the fields
When new life will grow in sorrow
The cycle repeats and will repeat forever
Since the time begin
In silence, permission, systematic torture
Hiding from the pleasure's horrors
Dome of the warders ... "
Continuando con el 3er tema "Carved in Dust", éste nos lleva a los buenos momentos del antiguo DEADLY CARNAGE que conocemos y adoramos de su primer material. Muy influenciado por el Black Metal, el baterista Marco realmente sobresalta en esta canción con una llevada mucho más rápida que en las anteriores canciones del disco. Personalmente ésta es una de mis favoritas del album!
" ... I hope this is our last time on the Earth
In this damned place
Engraved in the palace at dusk
As wrinkles of pain cross my soul
I hope this is our last time on this Earth ..."
I hope this is our last time on this Earth ..."
"Beneath Forsaken Skies" es el 4 tema, el cuál continua con las influencias del Black Metal. Me recuerda al de la vieja escuela (piensen en Isengard, Immortal antiguo, Burzum, etc. pero con una produccion muchisimo mas profesional). Muy buenas las guitarras de Alexios y Dave en este track!
Cabe resaltar que ésta es la única canción en italiano, todo el album está en inglés. Brilla aquí la inclusión de un solo de flauta maravillosamente ejecutado por Stefano Galassi, le da el toque de clase a este gran tema!
El sexto track "Electric Flood" es de lo mejor del Black Metal. Los guitarristas Alexios y Dave nos llevan en un viaje y nos enseñan como debe de sonar este género en los tiempos de hoy. Nunca pierden la melodía, pero están suspendidos en el ambiente característico del mismo. Una canción imperdible!
La cancion que cierra el disco y que lleva el mismo nombre del mismo, "MANTHE", es una epica cancion de 14 minutos que lo tiene todo. Desde Doom a Vikingo, Death y Black Metal. Pareciera que DEADLY CARNAGE dejo lo mejor para el final. Por mas que sea un tema de larga duracion, este nunca decepciona ni cae en las garras del aburrimiento. La versatilidad del vocalista Marcello se luce a lo largo del tema con muchos estilos y cambios suaves de una seccion a otra. Un gran final para un aun mas grande album!
En resumen, "MANTHE" es un excelente material de esta banda italiana y me siento realmente honrada de que ellos hayan compartido esta joya conmigo. Invito a todo fan del Metal a escuchar este gran album, no se decepcionaran. Es un disco muy emocional, las letras son complejas asi como la musica. No es para nada facilista. De todas maneras deberia de estar en el top de la lista para cualquier fan de Doom/Black/Viking Metal!
" ... No spoken words, no requiems 'cause the source's not sacred. Raping without mercy just for the feast of the supremacist. Stored like corpses, the voices resound as the innocent loses his life and all memories. The whole society seems to judge them, but in itself it forgets the tortures. How cruel could be the silence's hypocrisy who sets the rules. Is this a butchery? Hell on Earth! We are the slaves and the prison keepers of the fortress of silence and the requiem ..."
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Un agradecimiento super especial a Fabio Arcangeli por toda la buena onda y por permitirme ser parte de toda esta experiencia. Gracias a la banda por incluirme en los créditos del disco! Es un honor para mi el poder apoyarlos desde tan lejos. Un abrazo! \m/
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ENGLISH: Some time ago I was surprised by a very special gift. I was ecstatic to find a package with 2 excellent masterpieces from the Italian band DEADLY CARNAGE. I remember listening the tape DECADENZA for the first time. An impulsive Black Metal, but with melodic lights of what I will encounter on their 2nd full length SENTIERO II CENERI. At that moment I said to myself I couldn't miss the track of this excellent black/doom metal exponents! You can read the review I did about those 2 albums clicking the following link: REVIEW - SENTIERO II CENERI + DECADENZA.
I was even more surprised when after some months I received on the mail a kick ass merch from the band! A white tank top that has a black lined symbol printed on the front that reads "DEADLY CARNAGE - DECADENCE - INDIVIDUALISM - POETRY". At the back it reads "MEMORIES WILL BE MY EPITAPH". Without doubt, it's one of the best acchieved band t-shirt I have had the opportunity to wear. Since now I thank the guys for sending me such a great merch item!!
Just to not get out of the habit, some weeks ago I received a very very nice surprise. The 3rd album of the band entitled "MANTHE"! From the beginning I loved the cover artwork of the album, in general the art behind the t-shirt and the flyers as well. It gives the feeling that the musical content is linked to the human decadence and the lack of preservation the earth's resources.
My 1st impression about "MANTHE" was that somehow they managed to sound as dark and gloomy as their last effort, even though we can find more of a calm vibe than an aggressive one. In case I'm not really clear, I would like to point out that I like this album very much, this is for fans of old DEADLY CARNAGE material as well as people that recently found them.
The first track "Drowned in Hope" starts with a very melodic but dark arpeggio. Most people would be surprised because of this but after a minute or so, we will hear the sound getting heavier and heavier until the climax of the song where the vocalist Marcello manages to sound with so much emotion that it will actually makes you understand the meaning of the lyrics (we will feel this emotion in Marcello's vocals throughout the album, really impressive!).
2nd track "Dome of the Warders" is pretty straightforward Doom Metal. This song is very bass driven, well played by Adres as the guitars are mainly accompanying the rhythm and pace of the song. In the middle of the track we will find an instrumental breakdown that slows things down for a minute, but this intelligently helps to create the atmosphere for the last portion of the song. The lyrics are almost screamed throughout the end of the song, once again Marcello's emotional vocals delivers the importance of the lyrics.
" ... How can you imagine rebirth
When all of our sins are the laws
As we slit the throats of ourselves
And the blood's staining the fields
When new life will grow in sorrow
The cycle repeats and will repeat forever
Since the time begin
In silence, permission, systematic torture
Hiding from the pleasure's horrors
Dome of the warders ... "
3rd track "Carved in Dust" takes us to the good old DEADLY CARNAGE we know and love from past releases. Very Black Metal influenced, Drummer Marco really stands out on this track as it's a more fast speed metal than the previous this album. This is my personal favorite!
"... I hope this is our last time on the Earth
In this damned place
Engraved in the palace at dusk
As wrinkles of pain cross my soul
I hope this is our last time on this Earth ..."
I hope this is our last time on this Earth ..."
4th track "Beneath forsaken Skies" is once again more Black Metal influenced, reminds me of old school Black Metal (think of Isengard, old Immortal, Burzum, etc. but with much better production). Loved the guitars from Alexios and Dave on this killer track!
Something really interesting happens on the 5th track "Il Ciclo della Forgia". It's a very Viking/Pagan Metal influenced well merged with Black/Doom Metal. In my opinion, this is what Quorthon wanted to achieve with Bathory's "Hammerheart" and being that a classic album of the genre you may want to take special note here. Even though the production is very well crafted, you can hear it never looses the rawness we would like to find in this type of Metal.
It's fair to remark that this song is the only sung in Italian. All the tracks are sung in English. Here shines the solo flute marvelously played by Stefano Galassi. Great finale!
6th track "Electric Flood" is black metal as is finest, guitarists Alexios and Dave take us into a journey on how black metal should sound nowadays, they never loose the melodic but very dark ambiance of the genre, a must hear track of the album.
7th and final track is a 14 minute epic end for this fine album entitled "MANTHE". It has everything, from Doom to Viking, Death and Black Metal. It seems like DEADLY CARNAGE left the best for the end. As long as 14 minute track is, this never disappoints and it never gets boring plus vocalist Marcello shines out throughout the track with his versatility being showcased in so many ways and styles! Very smooth changes from one section to another... a great end for an even greater album!
In summation "MANTHE" is a very strong effort from this Italian band. I feel very honored that they shared this gem with me! I encourage any fan of fine Metal to listen to this album, you won't get disappointed. This is a very emotional album, the lyrics are very complex as well as the music and it should be on the top of the list for any fan of Black/Viking/Doom Metal around the world, a must have!
" ... No spoken words, no requiems 'cause the source's not sacred. Raping without mercy just for the feast of the supremacist. Stored like corpses, the voices resound as the innocent loses his life and all memories. The whole society seems to judge them, but in itself it forgets the tortures. How cruel could be the silence's hypocrisy who sets the rules. Is this a butchery? Hell on Earth! We are the slaves and the prison keepers of the fortress of silence and the requiem ..."
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A special thank you note to Fabio Arcangeli for making me part of this whole experience. Thanks so much to the band for including me on the credit notes at the end of the album! It's realy a honor for me to be able to support you guys from so far away. Kind regards! \m/
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