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Band
: Malleus Maleficarum
Title: Nothing left
to fight for
Material: cd
Label: Aura Mystique
Year: 2006
Length: 53:44
Reviewed by: HssH.
Mark:
2,5/5
This
is the second stuff that I review from Aura Mystique label, after
a French black metal band called “Crystalium”. This
time, it’s “Malleus Maleficarum” and it’s
a French band again. With “Nothing left to fight for”
they chose a mix of black metal with doom heavy parts. Thus it
makes the whole as powerful as melodic. This opus recorded between
25 and 31 December 2005 with adds in March and June 2006. Except
a martial introduction that is worked out, all compositions do
not draw the opus out because the whole is very usual for that
kind of music. But it is pleasant and bewitching sometimes by
the use of practised melodies on powerful and hammered rhythmics,
even with acoustic parts. Moreover, melancholy parts contrast
and therefore make the opus varied enough. It is very slow sometimes,
ambient and painful such as sadness and despondency are. Thus,
“Malleus Maleficarum” art is very tormented without
turning into a corner-stone. So, a good stuff without being excellent.
The mix and mastering are faultless and all track are yet quite
good played enough to make an opinion. But it is neither more
nor less than a good stuff without becoming essential because
originality is not suitable there even with electronic and industrial
parts insertion.
Kontakt:
Band: www.malleusmaleficarum.fr
Label: www.auramystique.com
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Band
:
Killers
Title: Paris Metal
France Festival 2008
Material: cd
Label: Brennus records
Year: 2008
Length: 51:08
Reviewed by: HssH.
Mark
: 5/5
Tracks
list :
-
Le côté sombre
- Le fils de la haine
- Delire de Mort
- L’assassin
- Rosalind
- Roi du speed
- Tais-toi
- Résistances
- Deux bastos dans le cigare
- Le magicien d’Oz
- Heavy Metal Kids
- Habemus Metal
- Overkillers
- Le côté sombre (final)
First of all, I wish you would not confound the band called “Killers”
with “The Killers” or Paul Di’Anno’s “Killers”
band. This first comment is only for you who don’t know
the French band called “Killers” which plays for many
years. The band was appreciated in France with their first opus
called “Le fils de la haine” and still goes on its
way with its new opus called “A l’ombre des vautours”,
out in 2007. Listen! Sixteen cd releases since 1985 of which three
live stuffs! Moreover, a dvd is available. Discover or rediscover
them on stage and on backstage with their “1999-2004”
dvd. It is essential in my opinion and get all details with their
contact below. Now it’s time to talk about the Killers’s
stuff that I chose to review: “Paris Metal France Festival
2008”. The gig recorded at La Locomotive in Paris during
the “Paris Metal France Festival” (13th January, 2008)
and out on Brennus records. By the way, feel free to read the
review about this gig in our “Live reports” heading.
I remember that great French metal bands played with Killers this
day of which ADX, Blaspheme, Witches, (Still) Square and Royal
Bubble Orchestra. Thus, this audio opus gives evidence of what
Killers is on stage: powerful, warm and efficient. The band is
practised and gives us a good time from start to end. All tracks
accelerated enthusiastically during 51:08 minutes and taken from
the first days of the band down to their last releases. The show
begins with “Le côté sombre”, taken from
the “Habemus Metal” opus (2002). It sets the fashion:
“Nous sommes les seuls à rester debout…”.
Then, back in time with “Le fils de la haine”: “Espoir
légitime de vivre sans regrets…”, next “Délire
de mort”: “Pour moi la mort n’est pas une fin…”,
also “L’assassin”: “Je suis la mort, je
suis le plus fort…”, without forgeting “Rosalind”:
“Elle était ma vie, ma seule fille…”.
Therefore, Killers does not miss an occasion to remind us of their
past releases before to go on with new songs such as “Tais-toi”
and “Deux bastos dans le cigare” taken from “A
l’ombre des Vautours” (2007). French lyrics are the
key-word with Bruno (vocals & guitars), even with Manowar
and Motörhead covers renamed “Habemus Metal”
and “On veut Killers” (Overkillers). “And if
you still ask for what kind of music Killers does play, I should
say: heavy “speed” metal, heavy thrash or maybe heavy
metal, simply and nothing else, I don’t know…so, make
your choice! All I know is that I cannot do without their musical
art because they know how to share emotions and feelings with
an asserted identity…still on stage !!! So, it is still
a pleasure that never grows stale. I would end this review by
thanks for the production. That’s sure enough a good point
because the sound is faultless in my opinion: a real live record
to tell the truth and not a usual bootleg worse than mediocre.
Essential ! No less, no more! Bruno D. (vocals & guitars),
Patrick O. (bass), Thierry A. (guitars & backing vocals) and
Florent P. (drums) give up their lifes to metal with a great feeling.
They all are worth listening with Killers accordingly. So, listen
to Killers “Paris metal France festival 2008” without
moderation, it goes without saying.
Kontakt:
Band: http://bdolheguy.free.fr
Label: www.brennus-music.com
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Band:
TAT
Title: Le sperme
de tous les métaux
Material: cd
Label: Urgence Disk
Records
Year: 2007
Length: 40:48
Reviewed by: HssH.
Mark:
3/5
TAT
comes back with a new opus called “Le sperme de tous les
métaux” after its first release called “Quinta
Essentia”. This time TAT chose Urgence Disk Records instead
of “Creative Commons licence” but it is the same feeling
there, like a sequel. Thus, the opus has feelings of sadness,
pain, melancholy, despondency and also torments about it and it
is explained with lyrics from Hermès, Thot, Baudelaire
and also Unicornis. The whole is still intensified by acoustic
guitars with baroque influences mixed with industrial or electronic
parts sometimes. By the way, feel free to read the “Quinta
Essentia” review to understand that TAT incontestably created
its identity. Its music is very introverted and emotional. But
this time the artist chose a remix of “Thalidomide”
(played by Atopic) to end the opus. It was not essential in my
opinion. Moreover, it contrasts too much with the whole. So, what
on earth is it doing here ? Another version of “Thalidomide”
is available too: “Absolution” and this time it reminds
of Thalidomide “Reminiscence” played on “Quinta
Essentia”. I’m ok with the Thalidomide acoustic version
but at the same time it makes the end of the opus very repetitive
and that’s why I marked “3/5” instead of “5/5”.
Too bad because the rest of the opus is very bewitching with tracks
such as “Unicornis”, “Putrefaction”, “O
TAT” and “Subtiliation”. Esclarmonde’s
female voice still accompany herself on the acoustic guitar parts
with a great feeling and other voices complete this structure:
Vx “Cheerleader”, Kader and Mic. Thus, “Le sperme
de tous les métaux” remains faithful to « Quinta
Essentia » on the whole and it is worth listening even if
the end is not a success.
Kontakt:
Band: http://tat.darkfolk.free.fr
Label: http://www.darksite.ch/urgence
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Band:
Tenebrarum Infanteus
Title:
Addiction
Material:
cd
Label: Auto-production
Year: 2007
Reviewed by:
Mark:
4.5/5
Tenabrarum
Infanteus took form in 2004. They’re french and come from
Paris. Theirs first EP “Addiction” asserts their electro-goth-metal
influences. The EP opens with “Temoin Funeste”, probably
the most outstanding song (and my favorite one) where distorted
guitars are entwinned with strong subtle keylines. The clean female
voice and the grim male voice give a great diversity. “Allegeance”
has more black metal influences, blending experimental keylines
and brutal guitar riffs. The predominant male voice give all his
power to the song. “Chrirurgie” begins with the sound
of a heart machine, precisely when the heart is starting to fail.
We are entering in death. In “Symbiose”, lyrics and
keylines, more gentle, gives an impression of coldness and strength,
underlining our soul has no more boundaries. And this ends with
“qu’adviendrons nous” with melodic and subtle
synthlines, relentless strong guitars and dark vocals, with an
equilibrium resting between harmony and disharmony. Despite its
diversity, this EP retains a thematic coherency throughout and
describes a progression from the life to death. Admittedly, Tenebrarum
Infanteus has delivered a very amazing and interesting debut.
Kontakt:
http://www.myspace.com/tenebraruminfanteus
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Band:
Unhealthy Dreams
Title: Doloris Corpus
Material: cd
Label: Auto-production
Year: 2007
Length: 24:16
Reviewed by: HssH
Mark:
3,5/5
Welcome
to human darkness with Unhealthy Dreams: five tracks that glorify
dark electro industrial and black experimental music. It is such
as a dark fairy tale about human’s decay and mankind’s
torments. This opus called “Doloris Corpus” and it
is the third release of the band after “Vatican Armageddon”
demo (1999) and “Nightmares give way to Apocalypse”
cd (2003). Everything is ok to form an opinion about this stuff:
music parts as production and mastering. The whole is polished
and came off. A self release is still a delicate piece of work
and Unhealthy Dreams turn the test into a success. But at the
same time they could do much more with a better professional recording.
It is true that “Doloris Corpus” could sound more
powerfully than it is there even if it is already satisfying.
Thus, you can hope for a excellent release with their next recording.
Therefore, “Doloris Corpus” is such as a step before
a master-work. The compositions are various enough and ingenious
in this way to make the whole very attractive. If you are used
to black metal and electro-indus music, you will be very likely
to enjoy this opus. I found nothing bad in this musical work.
So, I hope that Unhealthy Dreams will be able to convince with
a full length opus in future.
Kontakt:
www.unhealthy-dreams.com
www.myspace.com/unhealthydream
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