Catacombed/Let Them Appear/2015 EP Review

  This  is  the  final  review  of  a  recording  from  Catacombed  which  remains  in  the  drone/funeral  doom  metal  direction  with  the  ep  being  self  released  in  2014  and  called  "Let  Them  Appear"  which  is  also  a  40  minute  track  and  the  only  song  on  the  recording.

  Guitar  amp  sounds,  reverb's  and  noises  start  off  the  song  before  going  into  bass  guitar  riffs  that  are  in  more  of  a  funeral  doom metal  direction  and  the whole  song  is  mostly  instrumental  and  sticks  to  a  slow  musical  direction  and  only  brings  in  a  few  seconds  of  clean  bass guitars  while  mostly  being  very  heavy  throughout  its  40  minutes  and the  second  have of  the  track  goes  for  more  of  an  ambient  style  briefly  before  returning back  to  a  heavier  direction  as  well  as  adding  in  screams  that  are  heavily  influenced  by  black  metal.

  Catacombed  creates a  40  minute  track  that  is  heavily  rooted  in  drone  and  funeral  doom  metal  while  also  bringing  in  touches  of  ambient,  noise  and  black  metal  to  create  a  very  heavy  sounding  epic  song,  the  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  from  Catacombed  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  funeral  doom  metal  and  drone  with  a  touch  of  black  metal  and  ambient,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  8  out  of  10.  

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Catacombed/Wasteland/2015 Full Length Review

  This  is  a  review  of  another  recording  from  Catacombed  which  continues  the  drone/funeral  doom  metal  sound  of  previous  recordings  and  the  album  was  self  released  in  2015  digitally  and  called  "Wasteland".

  Drones  and  reverb  noises  start  off  the  album  giving  the  music  an  avant  garde  feeling  before  the  bass  guitars  start  to  take  over  and  most  of  the  tracks  are  very  long and  epic  in  length  and  while  the  doom  metal  elements  are  still  there  the  influence  of  drone  has  a  more  powerful  impact  this  time  around. 

  Vocals  are  all  absent  from  this  recording  with  the  music  being  all  instrumental  and  the  bass  guitar  is  the  only  instrument  that is  used  on  this  recording  and  the  whole  album  sticks  to  a  slow  musical  direction  and  also  adds  in  a  brief  use  of  clean  parts.

  Catacombed  continue  their  drone/funeral  doom  sound  of  previous  recordings  and  also  go  into  more  of  an  instrumental  direction  this  time  around  without  losing  any  of  the  heaviness  and  the  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Catacombed  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  drone  and  funeral  doom,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Pestilence".  8  out  of  10.

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Catacombed/Witch's Swamp/2015 Full Length Review

  This  is  a  review  of  another  recording  from  Catacombed  which  continues  the  drone  and  funeral  doom  combination  of  previous  releases  with  the  album  being  self  released  in  2015  and  called  "Witch's  Swamp".

  A  very  dark  and  heavy  bass guitar  sound  starts off  the  album  which  then  goes  into  a  funeral  doom  metal  direction  while  also  bringing  in  drones  at  times  and  all  4  of  the  tracks  are  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  On  the  second  track  death  metal  growls  are  brought into  the  music  along  with  some  black  metal  elements  and  the  music starts  having  more  of  a  depressive  feeling  and  the  vocals  also  get  very  melodic and  ritualistic  at  times  and just  like  with  the  previous  recording  most  of  the  tracks  are  instrumental  and  stick  to  a  slow  and  heavy  musical  direction.

  Catacombed  creates  another  very  heavy  drone/funeral  doom  metal  album  with  mostly  bass  guitars  and  only  a  small  amount  of  vocals  but  still  comes  out  very  powerful  and  heavy,  the  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  darkness  and  occultism  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  album  from  Catacombed  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  drone  and  funeral  doom  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  recording.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Prayer  In  The  Dark"  and  "Witch".  8  out  of  10.

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Catacombed/Cave Crypt/2015 Full Length Review

  This  is  a  review  of  another  recording  from  Catacombed  which  continues  the  mixture of  drone  and  funeral  doom  of  the  ep  with  the  album  being  self  released  in  2015  and  called  "Cave  Crypt".

  Dark  sounding  drones  start  off  the  album  giving  the  music  a  lo-fi  sound  and  a  few  seconds  later  bass  guitars  start  to  kick  in  and  all of  the  tracks  are  very  long  and  epic  in  length  and  stick  to  a  very  slow,  dark  and heavy  funeral  doom/drone  sound  and  on  the  second  track  deep  guttural  death  metal  growls  start  becoming  a  part  of  the  music  briefly.

  Just  like  the  previous  recording  the  bass  guitar  is  used as  a  lead  instrument  with  no  regular  guitars ever  being  utilized  and  some  songs  also  bring  in  elements  of  the  early  90's  doom/death  metal  sound  and  a  good  portion  of  the  tracks  are  instrumentals  and  vocals  are  only  used  briefly and  the  drums  that  where  on  the  ep  are  absent  from  this  album.

  Catacombed  continues  the  bass  guitar  style  of  drone/funeral  doom  that  was  presented  on  the  previous  recording  while  focusing  less  on  vocals,  the  production  sounds  very  dark  and  raw  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  depressive  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording from  Catacombed  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  drone  and  funeral  doom  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Cave  Crypt"  and  "Black  One".  8  out  of  10. 

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Catacombed/Relics Of An Abysmal Crypt/2015 EP Review

  Catacombed  are  a  duo  from  France  that  plays  a  mixture  of  drone  and  funeral  doom  metal  and  this  is  a  review of  their  self  released  2015  ep  "Relics  Of  An  Abysmal  Crypt".

  Powerful  sounding  bass  guitars  start  off  the  ep  before  adding  in  deep  and  guttural  death  metal  growls  and  the  bass  also  takes  over  as  a  lead  instrument  and  brings  a  doom  metal  sound  to  the  recording  and  the  drums  bring  a  funeral  march  feeling  to  the  recording  and there  is  also  a  brief  use  of  blast  beats.

  Most  of  the  music  sticks  to  a  very  slow  musical  direction  and  one  of  the  tracks  is  long  and  epic  in  length  and  the  songs  also  mix  in  drones  with  a  funeral  doom  sound  and  the  whole  ep  has  a  heavy  sound  from  beginning  to  ending  of  the  recording  and  some  of  the  vocals  on  the  last  track  have  almost  a  black  metal  feeling  and  the  song  also  brings  in  depressive  melodies.

  Catacombed  plays  a  musical  style  that  is  very  dominated  by  bass  guitars  and  mixes  drone  and  funeral  doom  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own,  the  production  sounds  very  dark  and  heavy  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  depressive  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Catacombed  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  drone  and  funeral  doom  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Putrid  Thoughts"  and  "Dead  Whisper".  8  out  of 10.

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Viscera/// Interview

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?


We were born in 2000 as a death-grind outfit with a different name. In 2003 we became Viscera and in 2006 finally Viscera///. What else…maybe we’ll go deeper with the next questions.


2.So far you have released a few length and a split ep, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on both of the recordings and also how do they differ from each other?


Our releases history perfectly describes our musical path in its entirety. The early days production is more harsh and bonded to grindcore and death metal, but the more we grew up the more our style has become open to many new influences and, slowly but painfully, doom, psychedelic, drone, ambient and black metal elements took permanetly place into our style.


3.The band has been around since 2000 but so far has only put out 2 releases, can you tell us a little bit more the gap in between recordings?

It’s true we’ve only published only two full-lenght albums but you can count many other parallel releases. But if the question is strictly about the proper albums things, well, i can just say that we take all the time we need before we decide to book the studio and get it.



4.On the ep you had team up with Abaton, how would you compare their own musical style to yours?


Briefly, I guess that Abaton’s way is far more cerebral compared to ours, which is more immediate.


5.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?


I always write about myself and how I see things. And it’s never positive stuff. 


6.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Viscera///'?


The monicker Viscera(///) came out during the grind days. It’s just gore stuff but we decided to keep it. The “///” have been added later because the australian Viscera complained about the homonymy.


7.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance?


We have been playing so many shows in the last 15 years that it’s kinda rough to find some specific highlights…maybe a couple of years ago at Incubate Festival in Tilburg (NL) or a couple of months ago in Jerusalem, but that was more about the fact we were in fucking Israel! And about “how” we fit on stage, I can just say it’s real pain because I suffer from stage fright and the other two guys have similar problems. I guess the audience can feel the suffering and it definitely works.


8.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?


Of course. We’ll have an eurotour in october with fellows Fleshworld, then some one-shot gig around Italy. Besides we are working on 2016 and it seems that something hot is gonna happen.


9.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of drone, sludge and doom metal?


I think that really few people clearly understand what we effectively want to come out with. Maybe due to this and other reasons basically no one gives a fuck about about us.


10.When can we expect another full length and also where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?


New album will be recorded this summer but we don’t think this new release will open a brighter future to us.


11.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?


Our main influences are Godflesh, Carcass, Celtic Frost, Paradise Lost, industrial music and psychedelic stuff from the 70’s, but lately we are crazy for 80’s music, specially Phil Collins. 


12.What are some of your non musical interests?


Cinema, crime facts, the bloodiest events in history, covert politics, loathing and one of us owns a motorcycle.


13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?


Please care about Viscera///, you fuckers. We blame you for our miserable condition.

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Temple Ov Decibel Interview

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the musical project?

We start noww; accidents happen!, some had an undeniaaable urge to step away from conventions and songwriting all and together, as time is passing when by we lost contact with some ov ov us the contributors and some ov uzz are not among us anymore again. We have a very clear without a view on how our music had to sound and in the end all fell in piece, A room with a view contains goatersongs that will guide yyoouu on the tour thoughts our through without any obSRTUCtion ov rules and regulations...no exxxcuses no further exxxplanations, just hold your breath holditnowlittlegirlholdontoit!!!! and let it take you over.


2.You have an album out now, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording?

We ovver the listener a doorstep hello into our mynds, our thoughts and visionaires wrapped into blankets (pigs in) music, a planes where no one has been before, concotions that noboooody heart before, ass suffocation sigh sign and deliverance and uncomfortable as we experience it ourselves. Anal tamponies. As said we do not Wright songs in this and that conventional weighs, 1 pound of cheese, we display chambers ov minds, these chambers might not bring bus what we hope for but we will accept it in goodness gracious great balls of bile, we are but instrumentsz, we are but sand.


3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects you explore with your music?

Schizophrenia, parallel fingertipp-x, extra heads, extra heads, extra heads, utter tranquillity, stapler machines with scratches on the bottom, emptyness, a book, you, frozen rozes, green objects, broken bones, rebyrth and etc. See the green eyes demon? When it has red eyes!

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Temple Ov Decibel'?

All is revealed in the Temple and worshipped there is all. Hi Alex! Lovely weather innit just?


5.With this project you record most of everything by yourself, are you open to working with any other musicians on this project?

No we did not, yes we are. No we did not, yes we are. No we did not, yes we are.


6.Have you done any live shows with this project or this this strictly a studio band?

Tha main co-co-co-ordinators are now living apart galaxies ov miles, maybe in the future (IMPENDING DOOM), maybe somewhere in the middle but keep in mind that you are going to have to bring your swimmmming gear. Bloop?

7.Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a label or have received any interest?

We have a threehouse new songs ready freddy, we are in contact with luzifer and several labels, yet we have not decided on anything other than light that a+ new album, no it will be an album, will be released somewhere 2016.

8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your recordings by fans of underground music?

Most vunvor all marches and farewell songs are absluttely phenomenal, chants 2 accompany thyy dead an hand them ovurh to the worms is been inspiring us from young age when times, I had meazles as well (*soothing voice for you*). About getting feedbakkk to ya; normally we justin observe and do not talk to the victim/victimd/celebratiors in mourning, the occasionalliest ov times we get to speak to themm at or below the service we never ass'k'd. As for the deceased them themselves, yes they respond very well. Very well indeed, indeed very well. Thanks and have a jolly good meal mi friended friend.

9.Are you also involved with any other bands or musical projects these days?

Assmakesauming ‘these days’ refer to the previousless question, we have n0t performed at funerals so far, not with Temple ov Decibel, nor with other projects we are involvementationd in. However if anyone wants us to play at their funeral we are open for ovveringsd. LSD or bar mitzwa fun.


10.Where do you see yourself heading into musically during the future?

Tdeas we have ever never thought ov but it would be abso darnlutely great to transform our cantical chorusseses and thoughts into a musical, that way we dus could express sour ideas even better, we will definately look into and over that, thank you vo the suggestion!

Nexxt up in lines to our nostrils that we are working on a cover song ov Pet Shop Boys ’It’s a Sin’ whichhunt might see the light of the fallen one before below behind bestow upon the end ov this light year and I just wrote a book.


11.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

Aghast, AidsWolf, Willy Somerfeld, Train Stations, Enya, Old Lady Drivers, Boiling Water, APATOR and lately we have beren playing all hymns on Blaze in the Northern Sky by Darkthrone all together at the same time a camelot. Fckn bstrds…!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12.How would you describe your views on nowadays society?

Maandlessly running in circles and cilinders, without any control spitting out what gets fistpumped in, signed, sealed and to the system, towering above all others in sight, making ssshhh sounds without meaning, how do you meaning? hollowman inside, feeding their own little area, not Karing about what lies on horns any further that they can reach (grabby grabby) and when they are out oov f order just watch the sun devour everything around us! We are sprinklers and we like it!


13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?

Yes

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