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Band : Camisole
Title : TOC – 157
Material : cd-r
Label : Autoproduction
Year : 2004
Reviewed by : HssH

Camisole is a french project created by Doctor Maboule and Lord L. Moloch. They begin their art with a long introduction about problems in human communication : “On a l’impression de ne pas se connaître”. Imagine two people talking without understanding and you will feel what “O naissance 638” can be : an introduction devoted to disturbed people ! Also this opus is dedicated to confined people and people who could be confined after listening this opus. 14 tracks about toc 157 !!! A lot of influences : Lord L.Moloch vocals remind me of Sisters of mercy and Count Nosferatu Commando. Doctor Maboule do the rest with a lot of gothic rythmics mixed with atmospheric parts, piano and violin samples. He adds rythmics guitars parts and noises samples sometimes to enlarge the whole. So, I feel their art like a mix of electronic, gothic and industrial music influenced by mental hospitals world and sado-masochism univers. Look at their lay-out and you will understand why ! Naked women are dominated by people clothed in chain with black garments and gasmasks. It reminds me of Fornication visuals of course but their music is quite different. A lot of keyboard, electronic drums mixed with gothic metal and electronic parts. Sometimes it reminds me of Elend and sometimes it reminds of old Mortiis stuffs. I found it very theatrical and very dark sometimes. 14 tracks to make your opinion ! You will not be disappointed with the time recording. I have to add that the production has a high level sound recording. So, it’s a good point. Not enough vocals parts maybe because too much atmospheric parts played with keyboards only sometimes. Well, it’s just my opinion because I found they could be much more disturbing without it. They convinced me with a lot of good parts with this stuff and I hope they will find more sickness in future.

Band : Candlemass
Title : /
Material : Cd
Label : Nuclearblast
Year : 2005
Reviewed by : HssH

Candlemass : s/t (Messiah Marcolin / Mappe Björkman / Lars Johansson / Leif Edling / Jan Lindh / 9 tracks + 1 bonus track / 2005) by HssH. At last Candlemass are back with the great Messiah Marcolin singer. I was waiting for it for a long time ago. Remember the past years ! 1989 was the death of this great man with Candlemass except for live shows and live records. No new track ! “Tales of creation” was the last studio record he did. I felt sadness… He did not do anything else with the band until the 2005 year. But he recorded some stuffs with his “Memento Mori” side project. So he was not dead for everybody and it’s a new resurrection with Candlemass again : “Our names are written on the stars on heavens tree. Yes, nine by nine they die, just like you and me”. You will enjoy this new opus if you loved their “Nightfall” or “Ancient dreams” stuffs. There are a lot of parts that remind their old creations. But sound is new. More aggressive than ever. The best high sound quality they did maybe. Less slow than on their old tracks and more powerful. Yeah, they don’t forget their doom metal influences but they add more rythmic parts inside. And what about melodies ? Well, Messiah Marcolin sing with more medium variations. It’s not more so high such as he did in the past. Less lead guitars too. So, I felt it more dark sometimes. Listen to “The day and the night” and feel their dark feeling. Ozzy could open the track introduction because it sounds such as old Black Sabbath stuffs. Then Candlemass’s doom follow. You have to know you will find a bonus track at the end of the digipack opus. Pleasant ! Maybe not the better track played by Candlemass but it’s interesting because it’s very powerful inside. A cover maybe ? I don’t know ! A great hour of music with the legendary kinds of doom in any case. I hope it’s the definitive reunion this time. Be the Candlemass’s cross with you and let me die in solitude !

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Band : Carnal lust
Title : Whore of Violence
Material : CD
Label :
Year : 2003.
Reviewed by : HSSH

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Carnal Lust : Whore of Violence / 10 tracks (Jerôme/Nickro/Ludo) 2003.Second release of Diamond Productions (fr.). This label appreciate brutal death metal and that's what it is there again. Quite sound recording with hardcore influences sometimes for a masterpiece of brutality. Carnal Lust melodies remind Edge of Sanity on Purgatory Afterglow opus and give the best to this Whore of Violence with old school swedish death metal influences. Too bad we can't read all the lyriks because of the inside book cd which is too much dark. But be sure it talks about human death and be sure it's brutal death metal too. Just listen to the kult Tontons flingueurs movie sample and you'll know what brutal means...."c'est du brutal !"...(perhaps only french people will understand this sample but it's kult anyway !).

Contact: Diamond Productions

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Band : Carmina / Amethyste / Atrophy /
Title : DarkLord (split tape)
Material : K7
Label : Nihilistic Holocaust
Year : 2004.
Reviewed by : HSSH

Note : /

Carmina / Amethyste / Atrophy / DarkLord (4+3+4+6=17 tracks / split) tape 2004. Nihilistic Holocaust. Do you want some brutal death metal stuff ? You'll get it with this 4 way split tape done by Gabsk from Nihilist Holocaust. Enter ! We begin with Carmina. The band formed in the 2000 year as a subproject of some Ananda musicians. The 4 tracks of this split are taken from the same sessions than those of the forthcoming split available with Shogun Recs/Evil Biker. Carmina play typical brutal death metal and it's efficacious and that's enough to say. Do you like this kind of music ? Yes ? So, buy it ! Then Amethyste follow with brutal tracks again. Death metal and grind influences this time. The band was more melodic in the 2003 year. If you know them at their beginning, you will note they changed for more brutality. Atrophy begin on the B-side with another kind of death metal. Old school with melodic and technical parts in 1999, they evolved in a more technical and brutal music with their second release Dédales. Read the Dédales review for more informations about this band. Then Darklord end the tape with their brutal death black metal from Australia. The tracks are taken from their first demo 93 ...by the force of sacred magic rites. It's still interesting to discover other underground bands. And that's what this tape is. A collector tape for those who listen to this kind of bands.

Contact: Gabsk

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Band : Carmolest Physicist
Title : Rehearsal Demo 03
Material : Cd-r
Label : /
Year : 2003.
Reviewed by : HSSH

Note : /

Carmolest Physicist / Rehearsal Demo 03 / 18 tracks + 1 outro (Gabriel Skowron) 2003. CD-R (demo)It's not a new Michelin tyre publicity kampaign but a demo of a one man's band projekt played by Gab from France. 18 tracks of grind death during 33 minutes with a raw produktion but not too bad at all. Gad said the final production isn't vey good but I think it remains listenable. Finally I'm quite satisfied with the final result. Most of this demo rekorded in august 2003 and most of guitar parts komposed by Gab from 1996 to 2003 except for a part of the Blood Duster and Bathory kovers. Also, there is some riffs of unused Gerbe of Life (r.i.p.) stuffs. So, you kould enjoy it if you like G.o.L. which is a dead french band now. But don't forget it's more raw than G.o.L. Redeemer of Substance is a different track from this whole and is more played as Godflesh did it. Then, tracks with Napalm Death and krossover influences added to this stuff. Also, other influences you will diskover too by listening to this opus. Never boring bekause it's very varied really. Perhaps you'll find it not konceptual enough but I prefer it like this bekause it's never monotonous. So, it's an interesting stuff except the book kover release. It kould be better than a simple xeroxed basik paper. The book kover is not engaging really but there is a good stuff inside.

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Band : Cubensis
Title: Metaphysical Impact
Material: cd
Label: 666 production
Year: 2008
Reviewed by: Void

For some months already, circulated a mini cd 3 titles of this new formation of thrash core entitled already very promising "Cubensis" on this explosive sample... But nothing surprising because Cubensis hides some surprises, among others the return of "Crass", charismatic singer of the group of death thrash French " Crusher " disappeared from the scene in the middle of the 90s.
We cannot say that Cubensis is the continuity of Crusher in spite of the presence of the leader singer. Crusher died well and truly and Crass decided to express himself in a more directed register " Thrash core " than death metal. Thus let us forget Crusher and let us dedicate maintaining us to Cubensis... The album is as high as the sampling proposed on mini Cd, it is same even more hard-hitting and brutal, the titles are marvelously linked and every piece is very different because every riff is minutely worked. Composition leaves has Crass of vocal possibilities and this last one does not go without it.
He crosses in a voice(vote) roque has a singing(song) chorus mastered uninhibitedly.
We notice here one qualities vocal unsuspected at this singer, seen the result one understands(includes) why he(it) was necessary for him to return on scene(stage) with a more opened style has his(her,its) vocal competances. The singing(song) is variable according to the title: clear voices(votes), singing(song) chorus, and trash core voice(vote), with all the same a back taste of influences of the style: machine head, Rough thruth, Napalm death or " extreme noise terror ". On this album we feel(smell) a certain maturity and especially a professionalism on behalf of the musicians who are apparently ready for the scene(stage). There is probably their first purpose: " to conquer the public by the scene(stage) " and it is promising. What we shall hold(retain) of this album it is the singing(song) which cannot leave indifferent and the type of rhythmic very particular which brings a new kind(genre) to conventional Thrashcore.

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Band : Crystal Moors
Title: Antiquam Exquirite Matrem
Material: cd
Label:
Year: 2008
Reviewed by: Void

From Spain, Crystal Moors offers on this album a rather surprising black metal Pagan to see even completely different from the Pagan metal which one have for custom to listen to. Probably of has the origin of the group which is completely atypical in this music style which generally is from the North. We shall not find the exuberant sound of bagpipes and the others folk instrument who are often used has the excess in some group of Pagan or Celtic metal One finds it naturally but not of the begin has the end on 80 % of the compositions. One can say that Crystal Moors remains above all a group of metal, in the Celtic influences which uses in a way measured the Celtic tones. The album can listen to of the beginning has the end without ressentire this raz the bowl that can arouse the too repetitive and annoying folk tones.
In the whole of the album, we find rhythmic warriors and the singings black / death very forward in the whole of the compositions. It is probably what make of this album a successful one, because there's nothing like of rhythmic maids and a talented singer who make the difference with the others ones. Altogether this album is for me one very pleasant surprise, I invite the fans of Pagan / Celtic / folk and the same the others who as me are not a fan ardent supporters of this music type to put an attentive ear to this remarkable album.

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Band : Crystalic
Title : Watch us deteriorate
Label : Thundering Records / Manitou Music
Material : cd
Year : 2007
Reviewed by : HssH

Another new release from the Manitou Music label: a band from Finland called Crystalic. Born in the 1998 year with Korpiklaani and Masterstrokes’s members, Crystalic play a progressive and melodic death metal with different influences such as Nevermore, Death, Iced Earth and Symphony X. A lot of good ideas makes the whole bewitching inside: blameless soli with the guitars, the use of excellent fretless bass parts, faultless hammered drums rhythms that alternate with mid-tempo addition and also perfect death metal screams. This stuff is diversified enough for a listening without get boring. Thus, a powerful melodic and frantic opus. Last of all, the mastering performed with Mikka Jussila from Finnvox Studios and it’s a success. It could be a great release but that strikes me as familiar because I listened to that kind of bands for a long time. So, a good stuff without turning into an exceptional release.

Band: Crystalis
Title: Quintessence celtique
Label: self-released
Material : cd
Year: 2006
Reviewed by: Iormungand Thrazar

« Quintessence celtique » is the 2nd demo cd released by this French band after « Jadis... Vers les Puretés ». Cristalys focuses on the historic heritage, namely the Celtic one. The Southern France-based band displays a fairly good epic black metal with a few synth effects. Good point is the vocals, which are really strong and vindicative. The other good point is the tempo variations which give a good amount of diversity to Crystalis’ compositions. « Quintessence celtique » is a demo cd, so the production is not top notch yet, especially the drums but that’s not a problem when you know how they’re difficult to record without more financial means. Yet, you can for sure appreciate the effort and will put in their art and I got to admit this could give something really interesting if they ever find a label, something that will happen I guess. The final good point (and not the least) is the genuine and overall atmosphere that really takes and develops from the first minute to the last. Crystalis’ musicians are quite talented, this is for sure. That being said plus the fact that this demo cd is really convincing in displaying a noteworthy atmosphere should enable them to get more opportunities in the future. I wish them all the best.

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Band: Crystalium
Title: Doxa O Revelation
Material: cd
Label: Aura Mystique
Year: 2007
Length: 64.45 mn
Reviewed by: HssH

Mark: 4,5/5

First, Crystalium is a French black metal band with a lot of thrash metal influences. Then, this is the first release that I listened to from this band. 11 tracks of which an introduction with a sample taken from “Le chant des partisans”, an industrial, also ambient track with “Passe le mot” and a conclusion with “A l’origine” that borrows from Edvard Hagerup Grieg. I call their compositions fast, dark, hateful and powerful mixed with various rhythms and various melodies too. Thus, this opus is not boring at all because Crystalium applies power enough and it has more than one piece of musical aspect, really. Therefore, they have an indisputable identity and it makes this opus efficient enough. The sound is quite good enough, even if they could do better with drums parts which are too much sharp in my opinion. But the essential elements are quite here: listen to “Entrailles et univers”, also “Discipline nation negative” and “Doxa O Revelation” to be sure of that: a powerful and bewitching opus with excellent black metal compositions without keyboards. At last, the singing harmonized to perfection with the whole. Thus, I recommend you the listening of “Doxa O Revelation” if you enjoy this kind of music. You will be not disappointed.

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C S S O : demo 1999 / 1 intro / 8 tracks (Sumito/Narutoshi). This is a strange grind core rock'ing japan metal band. They play like Napalm Death at their beginning or Led Zeppelin in the same track. No problems for them to add keyboard with bizarre sounds. You can also listen to 3 live tracks. So, there is not studio rekording only ! And the most is a Enki Bilal reproduktion for the kover. Let me know you have never listen to something like this...except you know this band. They did a CD release. But i don't know this last opus. And you ? Available ! (go to the Diahableries Association Section)

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