Seven Sins
Due Diaboli Et Apocalypse
Satanath Records
Murdher Records
Kazakhstan is another country I knew nothing about metal scene at all, until now. I have watched Seven Sins video to the song Alchemist which demonstrates they are slightly influenced by Dimmu Borgir. They sound a bit like them and band`s images are visually associated. With purpose or not to what they do with their image and music, it`s OK with me. I do not say the music of Due Diaboli Et Apoclypse is much of cliché but certainly belongs to symphonic black death metal movement where some bands just sounds similar to each other. Do not get me wrong, as long as album is good, I do not care. I am just honestly surprised I haven`t heard from them before!
They have very good orchestrations, almost cinematic which fulfills their sound very well. They are without doubt more powerful and complete band because of that. They use their native words, so it is something not every band has and it`s considerably original in their tracks. Vocals and music is often melodic but they are not much harsh and orthodox but impressive. Keys are very active instrument here and as important as guitars. The guitars for instance are composed by experienced musicians and they give the music that death metal blow forward. Of course they do not forget that there is a devil in black metal and they also combined those darker elements of this genre, pretty well. The album is not overdone when comes to intensity of music and connection between brutal and melodic parts is something to really appreciate.
In Mors Atra song in particular, they used brilliant opera-like female vocals while in other songs this element and its expressions are close to folk metal, which is small part of their music as well. I find it hard to point out my best songs. So, it`s fairly to write that I enjoy the entire album. It has all fantastic death/black metal orchestrations and symphonic elements. Basically, they have had good taste in writing process of making music to the CD. Sound and production stand out from the crowd of other this type albums but at the same time the other bands with huge budget, still are able to sound much better.
I think, in Kazachstan this band deserves national award in heavy metal music if there is one.
Line up:
Andrey Minov- Bass guitar
Yuri Afanasiev- Drums
Viktor Medvedev- Vocals
Vladimir Mikhailov- Guitar
Victor Streltsov- Keyboard
Tracklist
1 Tempus Mortuorum
2 Kabbalah
3 Alchemist
4 Peregrinus
5 Mors Atra
6 Due Diaboli
7 Seraphim
8 Avicenna
9 Praesuptio Reatum
10 Infinitas Non
11 Teofelspakt –bonus track
Review by Slawek Migacz
Added:07.02.2018
They have very good orchestrations, almost cinematic which fulfills their sound very well. They are without doubt more powerful and complete band because of that. They use their native words, so it is something not every band has and it`s considerably original in their tracks. Vocals and music is often melodic but they are not much harsh and orthodox but impressive. Keys are very active instrument here and as important as guitars. The guitars for instance are composed by experienced musicians and they give the music that death metal blow forward. Of course they do not forget that there is a devil in black metal and they also combined those darker elements of this genre, pretty well. The album is not overdone when comes to intensity of music and connection between brutal and melodic parts is something to really appreciate.
In Mors Atra song in particular, they used brilliant opera-like female vocals while in other songs this element and its expressions are close to folk metal, which is small part of their music as well. I find it hard to point out my best songs. So, it`s fairly to write that I enjoy the entire album. It has all fantastic death/black metal orchestrations and symphonic elements. Basically, they have had good taste in writing process of making music to the CD. Sound and production stand out from the crowd of other this type albums but at the same time the other bands with huge budget, still are able to sound much better.
I think, in Kazachstan this band deserves national award in heavy metal music if there is one.
Line up:
Andrey Minov- Bass guitar
Yuri Afanasiev- Drums
Viktor Medvedev- Vocals
Vladimir Mikhailov- Guitar
Victor Streltsov- Keyboard
Tracklist
1 Tempus Mortuorum
2 Kabbalah
3 Alchemist
4 Peregrinus
5 Mors Atra
6 Due Diaboli
7 Seraphim
8 Avicenna
9 Praesuptio Reatum
10 Infinitas Non
11 Teofelspakt –bonus track
Review by Slawek Migacz
Added:07.02.2018
