“Carrion Skies”, the newest FEN’s album is almost out. With
this new putrid conjuring the progressive black metal band deepened the
intensity of emotion and ambience that characterizes their sound. The
fluctuation between the inborn darkness of black metal and the melodious
atmosphere converts the intricacy of the music in a complex process of
absorption to the listener The trio managed to create a distinctive style that
can easily be isolated from other bands of the same gender like Primordial,
Enslaved, Amenra, Oathbreaker and Cult of Luna. The album transcends the fine
line that separates common music from musical art. It’s a “spectrum of
atmospheres from the unknowable coldness of distant stars to the blood and
earth that drums beneath our feet” using FEN’s frontman, The Watcher, words.
“Bleaker, harder, yet at the same time more ambient” says the vocalist and
guitarist. “Carrion Skies” is in fact an alienating experience that takes its
listener on a journey amidst death and the infinitude of the universe. FEN
opened the doors to a bright future… filled with “carrion skies” I hope.
"Carrion Skies" is ready to hit the streets, tomorrow, on the 22nd November.
Formed in 2006 as a studio project by Grungyn, Theutus and
The Watcher, and inspired by the windswept, desolate landscape of England’s Fen
region, the band set out to fuse the cold rage of Black Metal with more reflective
influences, creating a deeply intense and atmospheric sound which speaks of
loss and melancholic yearning. Quickly realising that a stud io project would
be too restricting, FEN soon started to perform live, and an offer from
Northern Silence Productions resulted in the release of the “Ancient Sorrow” EP
in 2007. A three-album deal with Code666 Records followed and FEN’s debut
full-length album “The Malediction Fields” appeared in 2009 with worldwide
critical acclaim. Reactions to the album have been almost overwhelmingly
positive with Archaic Magazine declaring “if this band can keep up this sort of
quality then I feel that we have a UK rival to the throne bands like Enslaved
and Primordial have occupied for so long“. The Second album titled “Epoch” came
out in 2011, a darker, more involved expression than the previous record, the
second album draws the listener into a windswept and desolate landscape, bereft
of hope. With today’s line up of The Watcher on vocals and guitars, Grungyn on
vocals and bass and newest member Derwydd on drums, the band renewed their
contract with Code666 Records for the release of a further three albums.
One melee with the words, ideas and its paradoxes... albuns that are news, the reviews at "HeavyHardMetalmania.net", always with its watermark, Pedro Ribeiro, with love for beer... sorry, music from an early age, he studied piano and singing from 7 to 14 years, then, devoted himself to the study of the guitar for 5 years. "The wisdom is found in the extremes, all extreme Metal here!"
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| 01 Our Names Written in Embers Part 1 (Beacons of War) 02 Our Names Written in Embers Part 2 (Beacons of Sorrow) 03 The Dying Stars 04 Sentinels 05 Menhir - Supplicant 06 Gathering the Stones |
The video for "Menhir - Supplicant" can be seen below.
good review bro
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