Monday, October 28, 2013

Atrabilis/Negativa/MMXIII Split EP Review


  Spain's  Atrabilis  and  Negativa  return  with  their  follow  to  last  years  split  ep  with  this  self  released  recording  and  we  will  start  off  the  review  with  Atrabilis  which  also  continues  their  experimental  black  metal  sound  of  previous  recordings.

  "Decima  Parte"  starts  off  with  some  melodic,  fast  and  primitive  black  metal  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drum  beats  before  slowing  down  shortly  after  that which  also  leads  to  the  song  alternating  between  slow  and  fast  parts  while  also adding  in  experimental  sounds  and  guitar  leads  to  add  more  diversity  to  the  song  and  the  song  is  all  instrumental  with  no  vocals  being  utilized.

  "Xnanabsop"  which  is  a Brainikald  cover  begins   with    some  atmospheric  sounding  synths  and  the  song  is  another  instrumental.


  Song  themes  cover  darkness,  while  the  production  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  with  the  first  song  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Atrabilis  and  if  you  are  into  instrumental,  experimental  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Decima  Parte".  RECOMMENDED.

  Next  up  is  Negativa  with  their  music  continuing  their  depressive  approach  to  black  metal.

  "II"  kicks  off  with  some  dark  and  heavy  guitar  riffs  along  with  some  drum  beats  and  melodic  riffing  and  a  few  seconds  later  tortured  screams  start  making   their  presence  known  in  the  song  and  as  the  song  moves  on  melodic  guitar  leads  start  coming  in  and  out  of  the  music  along  with  some  faster  parts  being  added  in  certain  sections  and shortly  after  that  the  song goes  into  a  softer  direction  along  with  some  pianos  and  spoken  word  parts  for  a  few seconds  before  getting  heavy  again.

  "Bleeding  Hope"  which  is  a  Life  Neglected  cover  starts off  with  some  melodic  and  depressive  sounding  black  metal  guitar  riffs  along  with  some drum  beats  and  a  minute  later  high  pitched  suicidal screams  start  to  kick  in  and  you  can  also  hear  the  bass  guitars  in  certain  sections  of  the  song  as well  as  throwing  in  some  dark  atmospheric  sounds.

  Song  lyrics  cover  dark  and  depressive  themes,  while   the  production  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound.

In  my  opinion   this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Negativa  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  depressive  black  metal,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Bleeding  Hope".  RECOMMENDED.

  In  conclusion I  feel  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  split  and  if  you  are  a  fan of  experimental and  depressive  black  metal,  you  should  check out  this  split.  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Atrabilis/3540313211
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Negativa/3540343812

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