Showing posts with label Doom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Doom. Show all posts

Monday, April 15, 2013

Cardinals Folly`s Strange Conflicts of the Past Reviewed

They began as "The Coven" from 2004 to 2007, the Cardinals Folly come from Finland and present us their latest work aptly titled "Strange Conflicts of the Past", since this is a fine package of all of their early works and arguably their very best material. The tracks 1-3 are from the "Heretic´s Hangover" EP, which was released in early 2008 as the first release under the name of Cardinals Folly. This release was just a few hundred copies and was sold out pretty fast. They left out the last track of this EP, "Uncharted Seas" because it was already on the debut album. They wanted to give some unreleased stuff instead. Tracks 5-8 are from the "Orthodox Faces" EP (2009), which also sold out quickly and received a notable welcoming in the doom circle. Tracks 4-9 and 10 are unreleased tracks from the same era of these two EP´s, also recorded in 2008-2009. Track 4 was featured on The Coven´s 2006 demo-EP "Beltane", but this version of the song is much better, as it´s recorded in 2008 with the Cardinals Folly line-up.

 I will not talk track-by-track, my approach will be short, generic and `course libertine.
To this day and to be honest I didn`t knew the band, when I received the promo for the review I wasn´t expecting the surprise and my questions were: What the Fuck is this? Who the fuck are they? Ian Curtis lives? Joy Division is active? Purists may disagree… of course other influences could be attributed to Cardinals Folly like Type O- Negative and Woods of Ypres but I’m going to follow my own line here.
For a Joy Division worshiper like me this is a great compliment and this likeness cannot be pure coincidence, the Cardinals Folly treads the paths traced by The weird tales of Howard, Wheatley and Lovecraft and their melancholic sound and depressive melodies are the real mirror thereof.

M. Karnstein  Bass, Vocals 
Sebbath Lindberg  Drums
Juho Kilpelä  Guitars
If you're looking for angst, this is the right place, here you can find a magnificent work as a picture painted in black with splashes of blood, where it dominates one profoundly painful dejection, cessation of interest in the outside world, loss of capacity to love, inhibition of all activity, and a decrease in feelings of self-esteem as to find expression in self-reproach culminating in a delusional expectation of punishment. This picture becomes a little more understandable when we consider that, the same traits are found in mourning.

My libidinous relationship with "Strange Conflicts of the Past" has born with the intro; the cue is given in the following words: "Time is now... Heed the call... To enter Cardinals folly... One must be out of his mind..." and I apologize to the band but the orgasm happens before the end, with "The Model", wow, awesome, this original track from Kraftwerk (another of my bands of choice and that saw me grow ...) and that also inspired the band Joy Division, with the death of Ian Curtis and their transformation into New Order, more than ever, that such inspiration was audible and ... visible. We can say at last but not least "Transmission From the Mad Arab" is the music of choice of the recovery room with a cigarette.

For those who are confident of incertitude and the finitude of the things, for those who pursue the melancholic path of the ephemeral time ... Overall this is a perfect album for worshipers of melancholy and depressive Doom Metal.

A one defunct refuses nothing, when I die Cardinals Folly will play and the burial melody filling the air will be “The Model” again and again and again….

1. Intro
2. The Right Hand of Doom
3. Rasputin (The Mad Monk)
4. Serpent Nights
5. Opening Ceremony
6. Blood Axis Raider
7. Cardinals Folly
8. They Found Atlantis
9. The Model
10. Transmission From the Mad Arab




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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Cathedral

Cathedral

Cathedral members (Click to see larger picture)
Cathedral
Genre(s)
Doom Metal (early), Stoner / Doom Metal (later)
Lyrical theme(s)
Mythology, doom, occultism
OriginFormed inCurrent labelStatus
United Kingdom (Coventry)1989Nuclear Blast RecordsActive
Current line-up
Lee Dorrian - Vocals (1989-) (Napalm Death, S.O.B. (Jpn), Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine, Paul Chain)
Gary "Gaz" Jennings - Guitar (1989-) (Acid Reign)
Leo Smee - Bass (1994-) (Firebird, Trespass, Miasma & the Carousel of Headless Horses)
Brian Dixon - Drums (1994-) (Horakane)
Former/past member(s)
Guitar:
Adam Lehan (1989-1994) (Acid Reign)

Bass:
Mark Griffiths (1989-1992) (Year Zero (UK), Blackstar)

Drums:
Ben Mochrie (1990)
Mike Smail (1991) (Dream Death, Penance, Pentagram (US), Internal Void)
Mark Ramsey Wharton (1992-1994) (Cronos (UK), Asomvel, Acid Reign)
Additional notes
Formed by Lee Dorrian after leaving Napalm Death for the reason that he was getting sick of the punk scene and didn't like the death metal direction Napalm Death was heading towards.

Cathedral was formed after Lee Dorrian and Mark Griffiths met and discussed their love for doom bands like Black Sabbath,Candlemass, Pentagram (US), Trouble (US) and so on.

Lee Dorrian is the owner of Rise Above Records.
Discography


In MemoriumDemo, 1990[1 review, 95%]
Demo # 2Demo, 1991
Forest of EquilibriumFull-length, 1991[6 reviews, average 90%]
Gods of GrindSplit album, 1992[1 review, 91%]
Soul SacrificeEP, 1992[4 reviews, average 91%]
Grim LuxuriaSingle, 1993
Midnight MountainSingle, 1993
RideSingle, 1993
Twylight SongsSingle, 1993[1 review, 100%]
The Ethereal MirrorFull-length, 1993[6 reviews, average 87%]
In MemoriumEP, 1994
Statik MajikEP, 1994
Cosmic RequiemEP, 1994[1 review, 80%]
The Carnival BizarreFull-length, 1995[4 reviews, average 89%]
Hopkins (The Witchfinder General)EP, 1996[2 reviews, average 74%]
Supernatural Birth MachineFull-length, 1996[2 reviews, average 76%]
Caravan Beyond RedemptionFull-length, 1998[3 reviews, average 76%]
Statik Majik / Soul SacrificeBest of/Compilation, 1999
In MemoriamBest of/Compilation, 2000[1 review, 99%]
Our God Has LandedDVD, 2001
GargoylianSingle, 2001[1 review, 80%]
EndtymeFull-length, 2001[2 reviews, average 90%]
The VIIth ComingFull-length, 2002[3 reviews, average 86%]
The Serpent's GoldBest of/Compilation, 2004
The Garden of Unearthly DelightsFull-length, 2005[1 review, 95%]

http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=1107

Friday, July 24, 2009

Isole







Isole
Genre(s)
Epic Doom Metal
Lyrical theme(s)
Life, Sorrow, Pain
OriginFormed inCurrent labelStatus
Sweden (Gävle)2004Napalm RecordsActive
Current line-up
Daniel Bryntse - Guitars, Vocals (Complicity, Ereb Altor, Februari 93, Forlorn (Swe), Morannon (Swe),Nightchant, Sorcery (Swe), Windwalker, Withered Beauty)
Henka (Henrik Lindenmo) - Bass, Vocals (2004-) (Forlorn (Swe))
Crister Olsson - Guitars, Vocals (Ereb Altor, Februari 93, Forlorn (Swe))
Jonas Lindström - Drums (2004-) (Demonical, Undivine (Swe), Withered Beauty)
Former/past member(s)
Guitar:
Magnus Helin (1991-92) (Complicity, Forlorn (Swe))
Magnus Björk (Also Vocals) (1992-96) (Forlorn (Swe), Februari 93, The Storyteller, Nightchant, Withered Beauty)
Per Sandgren

Bass:
Jan Larsson (1991-95) (Forlorn (Swe))

Drums:
Kim Molin (1991)

Friday, July 17, 2009

Burzukh



Burzukh


Burzukh
Genre(s)
Death/Black/Doom/ Traditional Heavy Metal
Lyrical theme(s)
The decay of modern society and human spirit
Origin Formed in Current label Status
Pakistan (Islamabad) 2001 Vomit Bakery Records Active
Current line-up
Syed Suleiman Ali - All Instruments and Vocals (Corpsepyre)
Former/past member(s)
Ahsan Naqvi
Faraz Ahmad
Syed Anwar
Additional notes
Also released the following demos:

Into Night (2002)
Darkness and Death (2004)
Funeral Junkie (side project with a long guest list) (2005)
Burzukh (2005)

Discography


DominionDemo, 2003
Industrial CityDemo, 2004
Dreams And NightmaresDemo, 2005
SpinEP, 2006
OrionFull-length, 2007
End GameFull-length, 2008
The AbyssFull-length, 2009



Links

Official
Official Site
Burzukh @ SoundClick
Metal Madness - Avantgarde Metal Fan Website

Fan site
MySpace

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Candlemass



Candlemass é uma banda sueca de doom metal formada na década de 1980 por Leif Edling (baixo), seu líder e autor das músicas. A banda é originária de Estocolmo.

Biografia

Depois que Leif Edling dissolveu a banda Nemesis, ele começou sua própria banda com o nome de Candlemass (Candelabro). O primeiro álbum foi Epicus Doomicus Metallicus, produzido em 1986 e agora considerado a obra-prima no cenário do Doom metal. Os integrantes da banda na época de Epicus Doomicus Metallicus eram:

  • Leif Edling: baixo
  • Matz Ekström: bateria
  • Mats Mappe Björkman: guitarra
  • Johann Langquist: vocal
  • Klas Bergwall: guitarra

A produção seguinte foi Nightfall (1987), considerado por alguns como um dos melhores álbuns até hoje de Doom metal. A formação da banda agora tinha mudado: os novos membros eramMessiah Marcolin (vocal), Lars Johansson (guitarra) e Jan Lindh (bateria). Esta formação é considerada a mais importante e a mais bem sucedida da história da banda. Os dois álbuns seguintes foram Ancient Dreams (1988) e Tales of Creation (1989). Em 1990, um álbum ao vivo foi produzido. Logo após, uma disputa entre os integrantes do grupo resultou na decisão de Messiah Marcolin de deixar a banda.

Após a saída de Marcolin, Candlemass chamou o vocalista Tomas Vikström e gravou Chapter VI (1992). Candlemass então se desfez, em parte porque o álbum não conseguiu o sucesso esperado e em parte porque Leif Edling tinha formado um outro projeto com o nome deAbstrakt Algebra. Como o Abstrakt Algebra não deu certo, Leif recrutou novos integrantes para o Candlemass e gravou o álbum Dactylis Glomerata, que era uma combinação de canções para um novo CD do Abstakt Algebra e algum material novo. Alguns anos mais tarde inspirado no Black Sabbath - o álbum From the 13th Sun foi produzido.

Em 2002, os integrantes do clássico Candlemass decidiram voltar reunir-se. Eles fizeram apresentações ao vivo que foram elogiadas pelo público e produziram outro álbum ao vivo. Outros álbuns produzidos com o retorno da banda foram versões remasterizadas de Epicus... eNightfall, Ancient Dreams and Tales of Creation. Um DVD intitulado Documents of Doom também foi lançado. A banda estava a trabalhar num novo álbum, com algumas novas canções já gravadas e a procura de uma editora, quando mais uma vez divergências entre seus integrantes aconteceram, resultando novamente na dissolução dos Candlemass. Enquanto isso, Leif Edling iniciou um novo projecto, Krux, com o antigo vocalista do Abstrakt Algebra, Mats Leven e mais dois integrantes dos Entombed.

Em novembro de 2004, a banda anunciou que iria voltar pela segunda vez a reunir-se. Eles haviam gravado um novo álbum, chamado simplesmente Candlemass, com a clássica formação. Foi lançado em Maio de 2005. Este CD esteve entre os vinte mais tocados de 2005. Receberam o Grammy sueco em 2005.

Em 2006 o grupo anunciou que um novo álbum está para ser produzido e que a gravação estará pronta até o meio do ano, com a data de lançamento para 2007. Após muita incerteza quanto a participação de Messiah nesse novo projecto, foi anunciado em setembro de 2006 que ele seria o vocalista deste novo álbum. Mas não foi. O álbum de 2007 intitulado King Of The Grey Islands, foi gravado em Maio do ano passado, Messiah saiu em Abril e ainda em Outubro eles esperavam que ele terminaria o mesmo, mas não foi possível. Eles ouviram mais de oitenta vocalistas, foi uma grande procura, segundo Leif Edling foram trinta da Suécia e em torno de cinqüenta da Europa e Estados Unidos, procuram durante três meses antes de entrarem em contato com Robert Lowe.

Eles já conheciam o trabalho de Robert e disseram que sempre gostaram da voz dele desde os primeiros álbuns na sua banda "Solitude Aeternus", banda que ele integra mesmo como vocalista dos Candlemass; -Gostamos do facto de ele ter uma voz clássica de Heavy Metal, mas também colocar muita emoção em seu estilo de cantar", disse Lief.

Integrantes actuais

Antigos integrantes

Discografia


Álbuns de estúdio

Álbuns ao vivo

Compilação

EPs

Singles

Vídeos

Outros




Candlemass is a Swedish doom metal band established in the 1980s by Leif Edling (bass), its leader and songwriter. The band is originally from Stockholm.

Biography

After the breakup of his first band Nemesis in 1985, bassist Leif Edling started his own band under the name Candlemass with vocalist Johan Längqvist, guitarist Mats Mappe Bjorkman, and drummer Matz Ekström. Their first release, Epicus Doomicus Metallicus (1986), immediately secured their standing, positioning the band within metal circles, setting a milestone in thedoom metal scene. Längqvist only recorded that one album with Candlemass, however. His successor as frontman, Messiah Marcolin, joined the band for their second effort, Nightfall, in 1987. Two other new members appeared on this album: lead guitarist Lars Johansson and drummer Jan Lindh.

Candlemass's next two albums were Ancient Dreams (1988) and Tales of Creation (1989). The latter album is distinguished from previous releases by adding some musical patterns speeding up the tempo (which is usually associated with progressive metal) into the band's original sound. In 1990, the band released a live album. Shortly afterward, a dispute between the band members resulted in Messiah Marcolin's departure.

After Marcolin left, Candlemass recruited vocalist Thomas Vikström and recorded Chapter VI(1992). Candlemass then disbanded, partly because the album was unsuccessful and partially because Edling had formed another project under the name of Abstrakt Algebra. With Abstrakt Algebra not doing well, Leif suddenly recruited a new line-up under the name of Candlemass and recorded the album Dactylis Glomerata, which was a combination of songs for a new Abstrakt Algebra CD and some new material. A couple of years later the Black Sabbath-inspired album from the 13th Sun was released.

In 2002, the members of a past Candlemass line-up reunited. They performed some well-received live shows and released another live album. Other albums released by the reformed band were remastered versions of Epicus Doomicus Metallicus, Nightfall, Ancient Dreams, and Tales of Creation. A DVD called Documents of Doom was released as well. The band was working on a new album and recorded some new songs while searching for a record label when differences arose again, resulting in Candlemass disbanding a second time. In the meantime, Leif Edling started a new project, Krux, with former Abstrakt Algebra singer Mats Leven and two members of Entombed.

In November 2004, the band announced that they had re-united for the second time. They had recorded a new album, named simplyCandlemass, with the same line-up. It was released in May 2005. They won a Swedish Grammy for it in 2005.

In 2006 the band announced that a new album was in preparation, to be released sometime in 2007. In October 2006, after much uncertainty regarding Messiah Marcolin's participation, it was settled that Messiah was out for good. The band then found a new vocalist, Robert Lowe(Solitude Aeturnus), who recorded with the band's new album King of the Grey Islands, which was released on June 22, 2007. The new album is self-produced except for four songs produced by Andy Sneap.

On March 31, 2007, Candlemass celebrated a slightly delayed twentieth anniversary. To commemorate the celebration, original singer Johan Längqvist's appearance live with the band for the first and only time. The event was recorded and later released as a DVD.

Mats "Mappe" Bjorkman was sentenced to serve two years behind bars for grand theft in March 2008. He has been convicted of stealing over 35,000 CDs and DVDs priced at around 3 million Sek (Around $500,000).

Candlemass worked on a full-length album in 2008. It was intended to be Hammer of Doom, but they renamed it to Death Magic Doom because a german festival is named with that name. The album was scheduled to be released on March 27, 2009, but it was delayed until April the 3rd 2009.

Band Members

Current
  • Robert Lowe – lead vocals (2006–present)
  • Lars Johansson – lead guitars (1987–1992, 2002, 2004–present)
  • Mats "Mappe" Björkman – rhythm guitars (1985–1992, 2002, 2004–present)
  • Leif Edling – bass (1985–1992, 1997–2002, 2004–present)
  • Jan Lindh – drums, percussion (1987–1992, 2002, 2004–present)
Former
  • Johan Längqvist – lead vocals (1985–1986)
  • Matz Ekström – drums, percussion (1985–1986)
  • Thomas Vikström – lead vocals (1991–1992)
  • Björn Flodkvist – lead vocals (1997–2001)
  • Jejo Perkovic – drums, percussion (1997–2001)
  • Mats Ståhl – rhythm guitars (1999–2001)
  • Messiah Marcolin – lead vocals (1987–1991, 2002, 2004–2006)
Session
  • Klas Bergwall – lead guitars (1986)
  • Mike Wead – lead guitars (1987)
  • Ian Haugland – drums, percussion (1997)
  • Ulf Edelund – lead guitars (1997)
  • Patrik Instedt – lead guitars (1997)
  • Carl Westholm – keyboards (1997–1998, 1999)
  • Michael Amott – lead guitars (1997–1998)

Discography

Studio albums
Live albums
EPs
Compilations
  • 1994: As It Is, As It Was
  • 2002: Black Heart of Candlemass
  • 2003: Diamonds of Doom (limited vinyl record)
  • 2004: Essential Doom
  • 2008: Dactylis Glomerata & Abstrakt Algebra II (previously unreleased album)
DVDs
  • 2002: Documents of Doom
  • 2005: The Curse of Candlemass
  • 2007: Candlemass 20 Year Anniversary
Singles
  • 1987: Solitude
  • 1988: Samarithan
  • 1988: At the Gallows End
  • 1989: Under the Oak
  • 2005: Assassin of the Light
  • 2007: Black Dwarf (with Robert Lowe on vocals)
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