Aetherius Obscuritas
Mártír
GrimmDistribution / Paragon Records
Hungarian Aetherius Obscuritas started out in 2002, Martir had been released in April 2020 and it is already band`s 8th studio album.
Martir is mostly obscure black metal record, having deadly fast drum beats, plenty of blazing and some dissonant guitar riffs that pop up throughout the record quite often, There are some cosmic, electronic effects blended into sound of the band that remind me of Emperor, but guitar-wise - it is happening in songs of the band as well.
Song A vén végvivő (The Old End-Bearer) when is not played fast, has this crafty moments in the middle of the track that penetrates the space in band`s music, because Aetherius Obscuritas is not just about black metal cacophony in their music but diverse song writing also.
Both high pitched shrieks and clean vocals sound very convincing in the music, either in those harsher fragments or where vocals needed to be more melodic. In Marthyr, a guest appearance has had Jontho from Norwegian band Ragnarok.
Blistering black metal riffs with a bit of melody from lead guitarist and a singer, it surely was not a bad idea to add another blazing song like Az Igaz (What 'True' Is) to the band`s tracklist and make it shine for the album.
Heavier and ethereal-some track is The Frozen Lake Of Eternity. This is how you still can expanse black metal boundaries a bit, by using various effects in vocals and music that are less common. Also here, you can hear a voice of Lord Kaiaphas (ex-Ancient) who was another guest musician on the record.
Lidércpalota (Incubus Palace) has a bit an avant-garde black metal music vibe, not only the way a bassist plays here, but overall - the band often escapes beyond black metal cliché in their songs by playing little more complex arrangements than most of black metal bands do.
Beyond The Walls is an instrumental track played on acoustic guitar that sonically shows you that there is a good musicianship in Aetherius Obscuritas.
A harag lángja (The Flame Of Wrath) is both fast and heavy song where some riffs sound pretty much like traditional Norsk black metal.
Grim, faster black metal song is Destiny: Unknown, which has its slower guitar moments and keyboards that they try to fit into songs every time differently.
Organ and strange, industrial effects is all you can hear in closing track called Pulzar that is not a metal song at all.
I noticed that keyboards effects and vocals deliver the most of diversity into the music of the band. Guitars make the band sound original at some points although by transcending Tormentor, Emperor, Master`s Hammer (vocals) influences into the music of this Hungarian band, Martir does not feels like this album always brings something new musically for me. It does not stop me from having those few strongest tracks that they have on this album such as: Lidércpalota (Incubus Palace) and A vén végvivő (The Old End-Bearer)...
Martir is mostly obscure black metal record, having deadly fast drum beats, plenty of blazing and some dissonant guitar riffs that pop up throughout the record quite often, There are some cosmic, electronic effects blended into sound of the band that remind me of Emperor, but guitar-wise - it is happening in songs of the band as well.
Song A vén végvivő (The Old End-Bearer) when is not played fast, has this crafty moments in the middle of the track that penetrates the space in band`s music, because Aetherius Obscuritas is not just about black metal cacophony in their music but diverse song writing also.
Both high pitched shrieks and clean vocals sound very convincing in the music, either in those harsher fragments or where vocals needed to be more melodic. In Marthyr, a guest appearance has had Jontho from Norwegian band Ragnarok.
Blistering black metal riffs with a bit of melody from lead guitarist and a singer, it surely was not a bad idea to add another blazing song like Az Igaz (What 'True' Is) to the band`s tracklist and make it shine for the album.
Heavier and ethereal-some track is The Frozen Lake Of Eternity. This is how you still can expanse black metal boundaries a bit, by using various effects in vocals and music that are less common. Also here, you can hear a voice of Lord Kaiaphas (ex-Ancient) who was another guest musician on the record.
Lidércpalota (Incubus Palace) has a bit an avant-garde black metal music vibe, not only the way a bassist plays here, but overall - the band often escapes beyond black metal cliché in their songs by playing little more complex arrangements than most of black metal bands do.
Beyond The Walls is an instrumental track played on acoustic guitar that sonically shows you that there is a good musicianship in Aetherius Obscuritas.
A harag lángja (The Flame Of Wrath) is both fast and heavy song where some riffs sound pretty much like traditional Norsk black metal.
Grim, faster black metal song is Destiny: Unknown, which has its slower guitar moments and keyboards that they try to fit into songs every time differently.
Organ and strange, industrial effects is all you can hear in closing track called Pulzar that is not a metal song at all.
I noticed that keyboards effects and vocals deliver the most of diversity into the music of the band. Guitars make the band sound original at some points although by transcending Tormentor, Emperor, Master`s Hammer (vocals) influences into the music of this Hungarian band, Martir does not feels like this album always brings something new musically for me. It does not stop me from having those few strongest tracks that they have on this album such as: Lidércpalota (Incubus Palace) and A vén végvivő (The Old End-Bearer)...
Tracklist:
1 Ilyen a vér (Blood Is Like This)
2 Marthyr
3 A vén végvivő (The Old End-Bearer)
4 Az Igaz (What 'True' Is)
5 The Frozen Lake Of Eternity
6 Lidércpalota (Incubus Palace)
7 Beyond The Walls
8 A harag lángja (The Flame Of Wrath)
9 Destiny: Unknown
10 Pulzár
1 Ilyen a vér (Blood Is Like This)
2 Marthyr
3 A vén végvivő (The Old End-Bearer)
4 Az Igaz (What 'True' Is)
5 The Frozen Lake Of Eternity
6 Lidércpalota (Incubus Palace)
7 Beyond The Walls
8 A harag lángja (The Flame Of Wrath)
9 Destiny: Unknown
10 Pulzár
Review by Slawek Migacz
Added: 27.11.2020
Added: 27.11.2020