mourner
You will have to look very thoroughly if you want to find a piano as well integrated into a full grown metal song as with Ahriman. Their atmospheric/symphonic black metal is mostly dark and quite beautiful but guitars and vocals add a well dosed fierceness to the songs. A very sophisticated release!
Favorite track: Égi vándor.
H.L.
"Kehely" comes symphonic, melodic but with full force. Black anthems like "Zöld fagy" or "Fénygyűrű" present that timeless style in perfection. Strange, that I didn't discover these Hungarian veterans earlier, but I only know Sear Bliss from the 90s. Anyway, the new release is not at all old-fashioned but a modern and relevant black metal statement, multi-faceted, well written and performed with passion!
Favorite track: Zöld fagy.
Lédeczy Lambert - ének
Márta Zoltán - billentyűs hangszerek
Szenti Árpád -dobok
Mezey Tamás - basszus
Benkő Zsolt - gitár, akusztikus gitár
Dudás Ádám - gitár
Vári Gábor - (vendég) szóló gitár (2,4,6 dalok)
Jacsó Balázs - borító festmény
"Az Istenek születését haláluk előzte meg, megteremtve könnyeikből a csillagokat. Az "Égi vándor" teremtő keze vért csorgatott a Földanya ereibe, hogy a "Pokolsarkantyú" védelmet adjon és a "Zöld fagy" ellepje lelkét és világát. A "Fénygyűrű" koronaként tündököl a teremtő Anyán, kinek a "Vérláva" lüktető és ösztönös iránya csak a "Vaskehely" felé haladhat, hol az Istenek majdan áldozatuk révén újjászülethetnek.
Az éledő ősi erők, a pusztuló és megújuló energiák idézték meg az új Ahriman lemezt mely a "Kehely" címet viseli.
Hallassák hangjukat az Istenek szellemei!
The Hungarian veteran black metal AHRIMAN, formed in the early 1990s, was one of the famous representatives of the Hungarian black metal industry. Their fourth full length album entitled “Kehely” will be released on 2022.08.05 by Metal.hu.
“The birth of the Gods was preceded by their death, creating stars out of their tears. The living ancient forces, the decaying and renewable energies evoked the new Ahriman record entitled “Kehely”. Let the spirits of the Gods make their voices heard!” - said the AHRIMAN’s singer about the concept and the lyrics of the new album.
This is first class melodic black metal with a very dense atmosphere and some really great and rousing melodies. The vocals easily add the necessary aggression and underline that "Ancient Songs Of The Wind" is a fully accomplished gem of the genre. mourner
The first 30 seconds of "Revenge by Fire" convinced me to get the whole album! It is a face-melting blend of speed and black metal, reminiscent of Hellripper! KVAEN is a Swedish solo project much like Hellripper but many known guest musicians helped J. Björnfot in his endeavor. Altogether it is really a solid debut album, I loved the melodies and the pace changes in the second half too, ending with a "calm" instrumental one. Well-done!! sachavonkarl74