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This is a review of a split album between Russia's Drama and Finland's Perdition Winds which will be released on December 25th, 2015 as a joint effort between Satanath Records and Black Plague Records and we will start off the review with Drama a band that plays a very dark and nihilstic form of black metal.

Their side of the split starts out with a very melodic and heavy sound along with all of the musical instruments sounding very powerful and a few seconds later grim black metal screams make their presence known on the recording and the solos and leads also use a great amount of melody and also add a progressive touch to the music and on the second track the music speeds up briefly and also adds in more of a raw sound along with a decent amount of blast beats, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover nihilism, death worship, darkness and cold themes.

In my opinion Drama are a very great sounding dark and nihilistic black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out their side of the split. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Gloria Mortis".

Next up is Perdition Winds a band that has had an album reviewed before in this zine and plays a satanic form of black metal.

Their side of the split starts out with a very heavy and raw sound that gets very fast and adds in blast beats and deep yet grim screams that also get high pitched at times and the song is over 13 minutes in length and the song also brings in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while the solos and leads have a very dark, melodic, yet catchy feeling to them and there is also a brief bass guitar lead, the production sounds very raw yet powerful while the lyrics deal Kain which is the Sumerian spelling for the biblical Cain and the cult he started.

In my opinion this is another great sounding track from Perdition Winds and if you are a fan of raw, satanic and occult black metal, you should check out their side of the split.

In conclusion I feel this is a very great sounding split and I would recommend it to all fans of raw, nihilistic, satanic and occult black metal.

http://occultblackmetalzine.blogspot.ru/2015/12/dramaperdition-windssatanath.html

 

 

Drama is a band from Yeisk in Russia. Ok even though this is just two songs, you have to have this as part of your collection of Black Metal. I have to say that for 2015, the third wave of Black Metal, (1st from Norway, 2nd Poland, 3rd from Russia Ukraine regions), this is some good Black Metal. The baseline is a driving force that produces some terrific grooves. The production is by far exceptional for Black Metal. All instruments are audible without anyone canceling the others. The rhythms are great and the amount of distortion is good. There is a little too much saturation of the fuzz levels but it is fine, nothing to really complain about, maybe on their next Cd they can take this down a little or equalize and compress their saturation levels. Now, even though Drama is a mid paced Black Metal band they demonstrate their full aggression in "Gloria Mortis" but yet bring it back to a nice sweeping tempo without difficulty or awkwardness in their transition. In other words they demonstrate beautiful execution of their style.
The song "Create Your Death" is by far one of the few Black Metal songs that will remain in my high rotation for the rest of my life. Truly Black Metal and powerful with great riffs and and an element of groove that is unmatched by other bands. This is one of those songs that you have to have because the band really makes you feel what they were feeling when they created their song. The only limitation is the 4 minute mark, because then the song takes a different feel and sort of sucks, but then at the 4:33 minute mark the song returns to the greatness of the beginning. Oh yeah, and then there is this solo which really showcases the talent of these guys. Drama all hails, 4 out of 5 guitar picks.

Perdition Winds is a Black Metal band from Finland and their song is "Cult of Kain". Their production is fair for a Black Metal, similar to 1347 but there is a lot of noise going on. Ok., the guitars are too disorted, and the levels are off from right to left. Bass is too low and most noticeably when the chords ring out. The guitars outweigh everybody when the instruments are in full effect. The reverb dies off too fast as evidenced by the toms in the middle break and the vocal tracks are too low during the middle break. But then the vocals regain some strength when the main riffs reenter. The length of the song works only when the rhythms change to accommodate the story of the song. Perdition Winds is a mid to fast paced Black Metal band. However, there is too much going on to clarify any of the song and even for Black Metal standards there is too much going on. When they get their groove on for time index 2 minutes and 9:20 minutes, I think it would have been better if this specific rhythm was utilized for a whole different song rather for the same "Cult of Kain". In all fairness this is song that you will listen to once or twice and then this song will go the wayside and only ever so seldom resurrecting this song from your CD song collection. If Perdition Winds was smart they would reduce the two distinct rhythms into two separate songs.

http://www.tasteofkhaos.com/reviews/drama-perdition-windssplit

 

 

Alcohol covered, the subject of this month’s Drinking With Satan will be the Drama/Perdition Winds Split that happens to drop on, fittingly, Christmas Day. Merry Satanmas. Oh, and it drops on Satanath Records. God damn perfect.
The first side of this split features Drama’s “Create Your Death” and “Gloria Mortis”. The former of these tracks opens with a rather deliberate cadence with a very embracing percussion element to it. I mean, it’s dark, sure. But it’s structured in a rather organized fashion, making it easy on the ears. It’s hard not to tap your feet to this one and want to come back and repeat the track a few times. Not to mention that the five-plus minute track features a rather catchy chorus. Honestly, it’s just a very straightforward black metal track that listens like melodic death metal. The closing leads/solo only further that cause.

“Gloria Mortis” is longer and more technical. The precision of the early leads and blast beats are welcomed, even if they are completely cluttered. Whatever, I welcome it. The pace slows dramatically once you get into the heart of the track, becoming very doomy in style. Which, let’s be real, I’m a fan of. When you hate yourself, doom metal is awesome. In fact, this song is almost crippling in how dark and dense it is. While I think the breakdown in the middle of the song doesn’t make a ton of sense, I’m overall into it. And then the pace picks up into a consistent rhythm that is kinda hard not to become addicted to. Especially when the percussion explodes into a far more spastic pattern again. Overall, Drama has shown a reasonable amount of creativity and ability within these two tracks. Great job, gang.
The Perdition Winds side of this split is far more chaotic. It’s a single track at over 13 minutes. The production is not nearly as clean, which is kind of annoying, especially give the intricacies that are apparent in both the guitars and bass in the early stages. It makes more sense as you work through it, but it feels a bit like Perdition is trying too hard to pound its audience into submission… unsuccessfully. Or maybe that’s just my apathy talking. And then there’s that bass interlude at the six minute mark!… that doesn’t work at all. The sting of the leads that follow are quite good, however. I enjoy the way the rest of the song gallops along until its terminus. It’s adequately cohesive for this split and help ensure this thing closes as strongly as it kicked off. But there’s no question the range this split shows as a result of the earlier stages of this particular track. No at cohesive or listenable, but appreciated for its extended ambition. Or something.
One thing I want to mention, because I’m a sentimental piece of shit, is the fact that I am opening each and every one of these beers with my Metalhand.com bottle opener. I bought this fucker at Wacken and basically anything from that festival that came home with me is cherished. Actually, there’s a cool story there that I’m going to tell now because I’m drunk enough. As I was waiting for a band to play, I walked to those guys’ merch tent. I asked them how much. They didn’t speak English. So I waved money. They waved a beer. We eventually came to the understanding that if I bought something, they would give me a beer. Best beer I ever drank. True story. Isn’t that best story you’ve ever heard in the last five minutes? I love you.

http://ninecircles.co/2015/12/18/drinking-with-satan-dramaperdition-winds-split/

 

 

In the vein of Tribulation’s The Children of the Night, Drama from Russia is a melodic Black metal act that proposes two songs of melancholic grandeur with Create Your Death and Gloria Mortis. Not that far from Dissection and even the Polish masters of Mgla their sound is obscure with a clean production that delivers. The trio formed in 2001, has already released three full length but with some line up changes came with those two new songs and a promising sound for their future material. In the Black metal world there’s a slow but interesting evolution of the melodic trend that keeps the roots of the genre without falling into the commercial territories of many more mainstream acts.

From Finland, Perdition Winds is also a black metal band that recorded a 13 minutes song for this Split record. The song Cult of Kain is a more crust punk influenced black metal track than Drama’s two songs. The melodic side of Perdition Winds is also present but with a more textbook black metal edge with blast beats, fuzzy guitars, and screams that reminds of the first wave of black metal more than the later. Perdition Winds performs an engaging amalgam of black metal that is influenced by his pioneers more than its peers. There’s a certain quality of early Mayhem and even Tormentor in their interpretation of the genre.

This is an interesting split that showcase two bands that have the potential to make great music and promising new albums. Let’s hope these previews will announce great things to come.

http://lemotdumelomaniaque.blogspot.pt/2016/01/drama-perdition-winds-split.html

 

 

Der Winterkrieg mag auch Generationen später noch vielen Finnen im Mark – und manchmal eben auch den verkrusteten Köpfen – zu stecken und so manchen konservativen bis rechtsaußen Black Metal befeuern. Aber es geht auch anders: DRAMA stammten aus St. Petersburg, PERDITION WINDS sind ein Konglomerat von Musikern verschiedener Death- und Black Metal-Bands (Lie In Ruins, Sepulchral Temple, Desolate Shrine, Corspessed…) aus Helsinki und Espoo. Warum die Vergangenheitsform bei DRAMA? Das Trio hat sich letztes Jahr nach zwei Alben, einer Demo-EP und einem offiziellen Live-Mitschnitt mit den beiden Songs dieser Split-MCD verabschiedet. Aufgenommen wurden sie bereits 2011, gemischt 2014. Offenbar konzentrieren sich die Musiker lieber auf ihre traditionelle Heavy Metal-Band Blazing Rust. DRAMA coverten schon vor Jahren live wie im Studio Satyricon und Immortal, was man der Gitarrenarbeit auch anmerkt. Rhythmisch erkennt man bei ‚Create Your Death‘ dazu eine Nähe zu den alten Katatonia sowie deren Wiedergängern October Tode und Rapture. Melancholie sticht Aggression aus, die Leadgitarre dudelt dazu nicht einfach, sondern verleiht den Emotionen Tiefe. ‚Gloria Mortis‘ startet überschäumender und rasanter durch, drosselt das Tempo zu den Strophen aber drastisch und schwenkt auf pechschwarzen Doom um – nur um sich im hinteren Songdrittel dem atmosphärisch dichten, verwunschenen Grieghallen-Sound der frühen 1990er anzunähern. Wirklich schade um die Band, der nur noch wenige Skandinavier das Wasser reichen können. PERDITION WINDS steht auch etwas weniger als eine Viertelstunde Spielzeit zu, die sie komplett für ‚Cult Of Rain‘ beanspruchen. Schon die Titel auf der selbstbetitelten EP und dem Debütalbum „Aura Of Suffering“ hatten kein Grindcore-Format, aber mit diesem nicht eine Sekunde langweiligen Opus erweitern sie ihren Horizont gewaltig. Die Übergänge zwischen schwer ausklingenden Akkorden, Ruhepolen im Riff-Mahlstrom und barbarischen Treibjagden durch die Niederungen der Disharmonie sind dabei fließend. Finnland hat Norwegen als Black Metal-Nation den Schneid abgekauft. (BTJ)

http://www.legacy.de/re-views/item/33670-drama-perdition-winds-drama-perdition-winds-split-mcd

When two black metal juggernauts meet and combine to create a split, what do you get? You end up getting thirty minutes of blasphemous hell fire laden music. There are only three songs that belong on this split, two to Drama and one to Perdition Winds, and combined you get savage black metal. Both bands compliment each other very well since they both play a relatively similar style of black metal. Both bands are rooted in traditional black metal, but each band provides a little bit of progressive elements to their songs.

Each band provides you with enough blackened atmosphere to suffocate even the most seasoned black meal enthusiast. Each song is riddled with evil and once you pop this disc in a lingering poisonous cloud pays you a visit only to hang over your head until your soul gets completely sapped from your body.

The three songs that are present are raw and unfiltered, yet they are focused and driven to drag you down to the dark and fiery depths of hell from which they came. Not all of the thirty minutes is filled with blazing and blistering black metal either. Each song breaks into a more atmospheric sound allowing you to feel the hate and isolation that was injected into each song.

Good black metal bands have always had an innate ability to make you feel a certain way, and are able to create a certain atmosphere without compromising their original goal and Drama as well as Perdition Winds provide that for you. Without having to remotely try that hard, each band makes you feel cold, isolated and as though you’ve been shoved in the dark and deprived of all of your senses.

The long run times on the three songs give both bands enough time to slaughter your morals and steal your humanity. Every minute of this split is filled with a dark essence that is both terrifying and mystifying at the same time.

The main difference between both bands is the way that both approach the same genre. They both have similar styles, but each has a different way about going about things. Drama leans more of the progressive side of black metal, whereas Perdition Winds borders more on the traditional ground and pound side. Perdition Wind’s thirteen minute trudge to hell is a pure blistering assault that really only lets up for a few minutes during the mid section of the song. After those few minutes are up, the pummeling reignites and you better be strapped in because your descent to the depths of the netherworld won’t be smooth.

Drama does have those purely blistering tendencies as well, but each of their two songs builds up to that slaughtering pace. Instead of being a purely visceral assault, Drama plays more at a mid tempo and kicks on the afterburners when needed. Really, Drama and Perdition Winds play an incredibly similar style of black metal, there are just some minor differences.

All throughout the effort you do get stinging and cutting riffs, tumultuous drumming, a thick and powerful bass and vocals that can summon the dark lord himself. On top of the blackening musicianship is the atmosphere that both bands provide, and that atmosphere comes in the form of a suffocating cloud of sulphuric lung searing black metal. This split is hellish, goulish, nasty and down right filthy and evil. In other words, it’s pure black metal and a great and purely evil split.

https://cadavergarden.wordpress.com/2016/01/18/dramaperdition-winds-dramaperdition-winds-split/

Ok, one more slab of blackened extremes before I go into a bit more quiet mode.  After all, I am down with the flu and high volume extreme music isn't helping in easing the headache.  But, for the sake of journalistic integrity, I'd really like to recommend this little piece of evil music.  Prepare for twenty-seven minutes of pain, despair, desolation and brutality.

Drama is a Russian band, formed early this century.  For this split, they delivered two tracks, both firmly rooted in black metal but still looking forward.   'Create Your Death' and 'Gloria Mortis' are quite complex, pretty harsh and highly immersive pieces of music, showing a melodic side to black metal, which is very welcome.  I guess you can place these guys somewhere between Opeth, Primordial and Altar Of Plagues, to name a few.  Nonetheless, these are great songs.

Finnish horde Perdition Winds does things a bit different.  True, is also black metal, but in a noisy raw, harsh and gritty form, clearly rooted in the old school version and seemingly influenced by punk.  They delivered one song, a thirteen minutes lasting epos of bleakness.  To keep such a long song interesting, you have to come up with some variation and in that, Perdition Winds certainly succeed, yet, it still is a raging monster of a song.

http://www.merchantsofair.com/reviews/drama-perdition-winds-split

 This is a rather super-sized edition of Shades of Black, collecting new and recently discovered music in a blackened vein. But believe me, this could have been much bigger still, because I’m sitting on a ton of other releases I’d like to include. I’ll put them in the fridge so they don’t spoil and defrost them later (though of course they’ll never completely de-frost).

LVTHN

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed all of this Belgian band’s previous releases, and have managed to write about most of them (collected behind this link). And before I get to a brand new LVTHN song, I’ll mention that the band have recently made their 2014 compilation release The Grand Uncreation available for “name your price” download on Bandcamp (here).

As for the new song, “Ascension into the Palace of the Dark Gods”, it’s the first track stream from the band’s forthcoming debut album Eradication of Nescience, which features cover art by Business For Satan and is projected for release in June via Fallen Empire Records (LP) and Amor Fati (CD).

“Ascension” is a scorcher, a fusillade of torrential riffs, booming bass notes, and riveting drumwork, capped by acid vocal rage and surrounded by a melodic atmosphere of chilling eeriness. That aura of arcane, blood-freezing peril becomes even more ominous when the pacing slows, and the distorted guitar notes begin to peal like some dissonant funeral bell from the far reaches of Hades.

http://www.nocleansinging.com/2016/01/31/shades-of-black-lvthn-drama-perdition-winds-imperceptum-merv-violet-cold-trautonist/

Due band molto diverse, accomunate appunto da questo mini album in comune. I Drama sono qui al canto del cigno, essendosi sciolti proprio alle porte del 2015. Russi fin nelle ossa, ma con un appeal tutto mitteleuropeo per le venature epiche che sanno trasmettere con la loro musica. C’è anche una forte componente romantica nelle due tracce inedite di questo combo, in definitiva una buona band del panorama Black. I finlandesi Perdition Winds sono invece molto più diretti. Il loro è un Black oscuro e tirato, i suoni molto sporchi così come la voce. Pur non andando a toccare vette eccelse nel panorama estremo, i due gruppi svolgono egregiamente il loro lavoro, anche lasciando intravedere margini di miglioramento…

http://www.metalhead.it/?p=65229

Drei Lieder, zwei Bands, zwei Länder. DRAMA aus Russland und PERDITION WINDS aus Finnland geben sich auf dieser Split-CD die Ehre. Um DRAMA war es einige Zeit lang still, liegt die letzte Veröffentlichung „As In Empty Grave“ bereits über fünf Jahre zurück. Die mir bisher unbekannten PERDITION WINDS gibt es hingegen erst seit fünf Jahren, in denen sie eine EP und ein Album herausbrachten.

DRAMA sind mit zwei Liedern vertreten, die sich von dem vorangegangenen Album recht deutlich unterschieden. Während „As In Empty Grave“ dynamisch, komplex und technisch war, sind die beiden neuen Lieder wesentlich geradliniger – was mir gut gefällt. DRAMA spielen auf dieser Split-CD riffbetonten, treibenden und kraftvollen Black Metal. Sie sind weniger grimmig als früher, dafür haben sie die guten Melodien detaillierter herausgearbeitet. Das erste Lied ist langsam und durchzogen von einer dunklen Melancholie, während das zweite Lied rhythmisch vielfältiger ist und Härte, Kälte und Kompromisslosigkeit hervorragend in sich vereint. „Gloria Mortis“ ist ein verdammt gutes Lied. Da stimmt alles, jeder Griff, jeder Wechsel, alles ist absolut stimmig. Die kalten Riffs sind großartig und auch das Schlagzeug breitet während der schnellen Parts eine sehr eindringliche und brachiale Atmosphäre aus.

PERDITION WINDS sind nur mit einem Lied vertreten, welches aber mit dreizehn Minuten Spielzeit gleichlang ist wie die beiden von DRAMA. Die Finnen agieren gleich von Anfang an dreckiger, harscher und unanständiger. Ein schneller Rhythmus und rauschende Gitarren vermitteln eine bösartige, fast schon unanständige Atmosphäre. PERDITION WINDS sind vor allem laut und lärmend. Das Schlagzeug ist partiell sehr leise und die Gitarren erledigen gemeinsam mit dem unheilvollen, erdigen Gesang den Rest. Nach etwa der Hälfte des Liedes wird es einige Takte lang melodischer und ruhiger, die Finnen blasen den Angriff vorerst ab um kurz vor Schluss noch mal aus allen Rohren zu feuern.

Es ist eine ansprechende und kurze Split-CD. Beide Bands können überzeugen, wobei aber vor allem DRAMA mit dem Lied „Gloria Mortis“ herausstechen. Doch auch „Cult Of Kain“ weiß mit seinem hässlichen und rohen Antlitz mehr als nur zufriedenzustellen.

http://hateful-metal.de/drama-perdition-winds-split/

DRAMA steuern zwei Tracks zu diesem Split Album mit PERDITION WINDS bei. Innerhalb der Songs "Create Your Death" und "Gloria Mortis" locken DRAMA mit so vielen Details, Tempovariationen und Spannungsbögen. Hinzu kommt die Stimme von Vindsarg sich so in das düstere, undurchsichtige Dickicht des Gesamtbildes einfügt. "Cult Of Kain" von PERDITION WINDS ist allerdings auch ein mächtiges, weil durchdachtes und vielschichtiges Werk. PERDITION WINDS lassen hypnotischen Disharmonien weitestgehend außen vor und setzen stattdessen auf eine eingängigere, melodischere Herangehensweise.

http://www.franconiametallum.de/cd-reviews/genreportal-cd-reviews/drama-perdition-winds-split/

Drama / Perdition Winds Satanath split released on 25 December 2015. A short but effective and powerful combination. Starting out with Drama. They have two songs featured on here. "Create Your Own Death", starts out with a slow and unexpected intro, it builds up into a depressing but intense journey that I really enjoyed listening to. The second song is "Gloria Mortis", a strong blast beat with catchy rhythms kicks things off and the punishment is unleashed. This song is my favorite of the two. Next up is Perdition Winds with the song "Cult of Kain", like corpses wrecking havok upon unsuspecting prey. The band offers us a song that is about thirteen minutes worth of exploration. It destroys the senses with its devastating blast and rapid tremelo guitar riffs.

Final thoughts, this split is menacing and torturous. If you like raw and relentless aggression, then look no further and add this to your collection.

http://artemortificareviews.blogspot.ru/2016/02/drama-perdition-winds-split-release.html

Petit voyage en Russie pour Drama et Finlande pour Perdition Winds. Sachez d’ores et déjà que Drama a splitté après ce split (ah ah ah !…) en 2015, vous écouterez donc un groupe défunt. Effet mortuaire garanti. Perdition Winds est lui toujours vivant avec le monde pour horizon. On reste dans des contrées orientales et froides, parfait terreau de black metal.

Drama s’occupe de débuter ce court split (treize minutes pour chaque groupe) et le fait plutôt bien avec un mid tempo lancinant, ode au recueillement. Il est agrémenté de menues accélérations, de soli fugaces et de tremolos en arrière-plan qui épicent de manière très pertinente cette succession de vagues de désespoir. Le deuxième morceau lui, opère dans une veine bien plus véhémente en assénant force blasts. Il est d’ailleurs marrant de constater que ce titre bien plus radical est le plus long des deux. Ou alors est-ce pour lui laisser l’opportunité de respirer en s’articulant autour de ces blasts vengeurs ? La question se pose car les Russes repartent sur un rythme posé après la déferlante initiale. Cette déferlante repose intelligemment sur un superbe riff doublé qui fait une très forte impression. Il reviendra près de la conclusion comme pour profiter de l’excès de créativité qui l’a éclairée. Les cassures au sein de cette composition sont assez nombreuses et bien amenées. On entend le « uh oh ! » popularisé par Tom G. Warrior et également de gros riffs plombés en saccades. La basse, très correctement mise en valeur, embellit le tableau qui peut donner quelques regrets sur la disparition de Drama.

Perdition Winds occupe lui ses treize minutes en un seul titre. D’emblée, il sonne plus agressif. La guitare possède un grain abrasif et rugueux. Les accords enchaînés de manière appuyée, puis le blast immédiatement après annoncent la couleur. Les riffs sont plus simples, moins divers. Pourtant l’atmosphère est également là. C’est ce qu’on cherche dans le black metal et il faut reconnaître que l’épaisseur des guitares tisse une toile dans laquelle il est confortable de s’enguirlander. Meubler treize minutes de la sorte peut néanmoins s’avérer casse-gueule car lassant. C’est là que les Finlandais sortent un as de leur manche et balancent une grosse cassure rythmique qui permet tout d’abord à la basse de marquer les temps seule comme pour s’imposer à l’auditeur. Progressivement elle se fait envelopper des guitares qui décochent des accords lancinants, tailladant nos veines chaudes de sang prêt à exploser. Après deux minutes de ce traitement, nous pouvons repartir sur un poum tchac plus entraînant qui montre une autre facette du groupe, pour se terminer dans un ralentissement continu jusqu’à l’explosion de blast ultime. Une belle diversité.

Au final, deux belles découvertes que voilà. Pour le premier groupe, ce sera trop tardif car il mange déjà les pissenlits par la racine; pour le deuxième, disons qu’il y a matière à le suivre pour des sorties futures sur album complet (Perdition Winds n’a sorti qu’un album auparavant). Un split court, ce qui explique en partie la note, mais intense en somme.

http://www.leseternels.net/chronique.aspx?id=17275

Interessante split album, a cura dell’attiva label di S.Pietroburgo Satanath Records, che vede protagonisti i russi Drama ed i finlandesi Perdition Winds.

I due gruppi hanno un percorso piuttosto diverso, essendo i primi in circolazione da circa un decennio, con relativa pubblicazione di due-full-length, mentre i secondi sono di nascita decisamente più recente.

Tutto ciò comporta inevitabilmente un approccio differente tra le due band nei confronti della materia black, anche se lo split non soffre di un eccessivo stacco tra i brani dell’una e dell’altra.

Brani che in effetti poi sono solo tre, due appannaggio dei Drama ed uno solo, ma molto lungo, da parte dei Perdition Winds: i russi, nel tempo a loro diposizione si dimostrano un combo davvero capace, riuscendo a mantenere un invidiabile equilibrio tra l’ortodossia del geenre e le sue pulsioni più avanguardistiche e dimostrando delle potenzialità che, a quanto sembra, non potranno essere più sviluppate con questa configurazione visto che i Drama paiono essersi sciolti dopo l’uscita dell’ep.

La band di Helsinki propone, invece, una singola traccia lunga circa tredici minuti, cosa non del tutto consueta per il genere e per certi versi anche piuttosto coraggiosa: qui il black si fa più tradizionale, ma comunque provvisto di sfumature cupe che lo rendono piuttosto interessante.

Nel complesso, detto che in questo split non si inventa nulla, va ribadito che la musica proposta è tutt’altro che superflua essendo offerta da due band (nel senso vero del termine, per una volta non abbiamo a che fare con progetti solisti) di buona levatura, in gradi di sfuggire al rischio di un’esecuzione approssimativa o manieristica.

Detto della situazione dei Drama, in attesa delle mosse dei singoli componenti, per i Perdition Winds vale quanto detto in passati per act minori ma di prospettiva: bene così, per ora, ma la strada per emergere in un panorama così affollato è ancora abbastanza lunga, sebbene tale obiettivo non appaia un miraggio.

http://www.iyezine.com/drama-perdition-winds-drama-perdition-winds

Никогда не мог понять, что такое серо-буро-козюльчатый цвет. На что он вообще похож и где его можно увидеть. Надо сказать, что этот вопрос нещадно мучил меня лет эдак с 3-4, пока, однажды ко мне в руки не попал замечательный исторический сплит двух достаточно заметных в андеграунде команд – Drama и Perdition Winds. Дело в том, что оформление этого CD выполнено как раз-таки в серо-буро-козюльчатых тонах: есть немного коричневого, немного серого, немного бежевого, чуть-чуть бурого и козлиная голова в изголовье извилистой семиконечной пентаграммы.

Почему я назвал этот сплит историческим? Всё просто. Black-death-ветераны из Ейска, которые вот уже 15 лет как именуют себя Drama и дислоцируются на берегах Невы, решили прекратить своё существование, а чтобы совсем уж не огорчать поклонников своего творчества — отметились, записав две композиции для предлагаемого сейчас вниманию общественности сплита со своими финскими коллегами из Perdition Winds.

Команда за 15-летний период своих недобрых изысканий выпустила три полноформатных альбома, а также сподобилась выступить на одной сцене с великими норвежцами из Gorgoroth. Современное творчество Drama – это среднетемповый скорбный блэк с лёгкими аллюзиями к дэту и суровым, слегка осипше-хриплым и не предвещающим ничего хорошего скримом, которые чеканит слова как будто раздирает кожу когтями.

По духу и настроению представленные для сплита композиции Drama – это как будто слегка осовремененный классический Celtic Frost, направившейся в сторону dsbm-пажитей, и характерное “ыыых”, проскакивающее в “Gloria Mortis” ещё более добавляет сходства материалу Drama с командой Тома Вориора и его вокальной манерой.

Треки, представленные на сплите, были записаны в 2011 году, смикшированы в декабре 2014 года, а сейчас подобно свету уже умершей звезды добрались и до нас. Что же: лучше поздно, чем никогда.

Чернушные финны Perdition Winds существуют с 2010 года и имеют в своём арсенале мини-альбом и полноформатник. Некоторые из участников этой команды входят также в состав финской death metal группы Lie in Ruins, а сейчас музыканты представили для сплита всего один трек – “Cult Of Kain”.

По сравнению с Drama финны гораздо более шумные, сырые, злые и андеграундные. Их материал так же напоминает пресловутого Тома Вориора, но уже в его более ранней инкарнации, а именно в составе Hellhammer. При этом музыка не лишена мелодичности и техничности, а длинный инструментальный фрагмент в середине трека вновь навевает нечто от depressive black.

Композиция датируется началом 2014 года, но, откровенно говоря, вряд ли стоит вообще говорить о времени создания подобных произведений, поскольку они уже сейчас как бы лежат вне времени и пространства, открывая для всех желающих и имеющих к тому склонность портал в вечность.

Сплит максимально лаконично (буклет отсутствует), но очень стильно оформлен. Диск элементарно просто приятно держать в руках и вертеть туда-сюда, разглядывая логотипы групп и информацию об участниках. Минимализм здесь – это очевидный и бесспорный плюс, ибо вышло красиво и действительно впечатляюще. А что касается малой длительности представленного материала – тут уже скорее не “краткость – сестра таланта”, а “лучше меньше, да лучше”. Хотя вернее будет сказать так: мал золотник, да дорог. И этот серо-буро-козюльчатый золотник по праву занял почётное место в моей фонотеке на одной полке с Ajattara, Barathrum и виднеющимся неподалёку Hellhammer.

http://astartaview.ru/drama-perdition-winds/

Man mag den Teasertext womöglich als übertriebene Anmaßung einschätzen, schließlich werden hier zwei Acts einem Status zugeordnet, den man sonst wohl nur den legendären Finsterbanden aus Norwegen und Schweden zukommen lässt. Doch sowohl die russischen Black-Proggies von DRAMA als auch ihre finnischen Kollegen von PERDITION WINDS haben das Zeug dazu, den Underground gehörig aufzumischen - und ihr gemeinsamer Split-Release, der im vergangenen Jahr das Weihnachtsfest verfinstern sollte, liefert den entscheidenden Beweis.

Die beiden Beiträge von DRAMA sind insgesamt wohl noch ein bisschen stärker einzuschätzen. 'Create Your Death' und ganz besonders 'Gloria Mortis' bieten anspruchsvolle Black-Metal-Kost mit vielen introvertierten Interludien, verzwickten Twists und dennoch durchweg frostiger Atmosphäre. Ohne symphonische Schnörkel oder überproportionierte Arrangements landet die Truppe zwei absolute Volltreffer, deren Komplexität überschaubar bleibt, deren Anspruch aber gehörig ist.

PERDITION WINDS leistet nur einen Beitrag zu dieser Split-Scheibe, der jedoch bei einer Spieldauer von mehr als 13 Minuten genügend Eindrücke bietet, sich auch mal eingehender mit dem Katalog dieser Suomis auseinanderzusetzen. Die Materie ist ruppig, episch, manchmal vertrackt und zuletzt einfach monumental ausgestaltet. Vielleicht ist 'Cult Of Kain' trotz seiner Spieldauer noch zielstrebiger komponiert, der Anspruch, den aber auch PERDITION WINDS hier investiert, ist aber fast auf gleichem Level wie bei den russischen Kollegen.

Interessenten sollten sich auf jeden Fall mal mit dem Bandcamp-Stream des Albums beschäftigen und am Besten nachher auch investieren. Denn auch wenn der Black-Metal-Sektor derzeit aus allen Nähten platzt, gibt es nur wenige Acts, die so hochwertig musizieren wie DRAMA und PERDITION WINDS!

http://powermetal.de/review/review-Various_Artists/DRAMA___PERDITION_WINDS_-_Split,27837.html

Online magazine review: http://www.realgonerocks.com/2016/03/drama-perdition-winds-split-ep/

Russian black metal trio Drama have teamed up with Finnish black metal quintet Perdition Winds to bring you three songs of blasphemous black metal that’s sure to invoke spirits of the eternally departed.

Drama, who’ve actually three full length albums and various other releases to their name, play black metal more in the vein of early Immortal, Satyricon and Celtic Frost. Finland’s Perdition Winds have an album to their credit, and recorded the track “Cult Of Cain” for this split EP, and it is raw black metal, with hints of Craft, Gorgoroth, Cirith Gorgor and Satherial, at 13 minutes of pure ungodliness ever to come from a Finnish black metal outfit.

The two cuts from Drama are more in the mid-paced tempo range, with a very darkened and sinister vibe to them, but with enough cult-like morbidity to their songs: “Create Your Death” and “Gloria Mortis”. Honestly, Drama reminded so much of early Immortal and Satyricon during their primes, with their heavy as hell, blackened guitar rhythms and raspy vocals that’s sure to send evil chills to the listener’s body. Imagine caught within the confines of an eternal hell, as you keep falling to the depths with no floor to ever stop your dreadful fall. Sounds like one of those falling nightmares, huh, well it is, and the misery of evil and melancholia only gets worse with repeated spins.

Perdition Winds has only the one song, but it is very apocalyptic-sounding, with sounds of chaos at its every turn. Imagine a labyrinth of complete despair and physical suffering, and you’ll vicariously live through this band on their “Cult Of Cain” opus. Prepare to burn and die a violent death, while you expose your mind to this savage cruelty.

http://www.explicitlyintense.com/reviews/cd-review/dramaperdition-winds-black-metal-split-ep/

This 3 track split EP was released in December 2015 and is a lengthy 27 minutes long, not that this is a bad thing. The first two tracks are from Russian trio Drama, who split up before the release of this EP which is a shame. However these two songs showcase that they finished with fine form, as they are black metal and bleak in nature.

Bringing together a progressive mix of black metal and DSBM, Drama create tuneful songs that get you hooked from the out set. “Create Your Death” has a dooming intro with gritty black metal vocals, Vindsarg’s voice becomes screams of a man dieing almost. The lyrics are bleak and captivating, with heavy guitar grooves. The traditional Black metal elements of the likes of old Emperor and Darkthrone are present, but the guitar and drum mix is modern and progressive within the black metal genera. The guitar solo work is strong and flows well throughout the song.

“Gloria Mortis” starts with a blast beat drum intro, and takes you into a dark wilderness. The tempo is a strong and carries the song along well, the guitar riffs and bass lines blend beautifully together. The lyrics are well conceived and dark in nature, as they create a hellish wasteland. The guitar solo at end is beautiful, against the blackness.

Perdition Winds are a black metal band from Espoo Finland, who’s debut “Aura of Suffering” came out in 2014. Their one song on this EP is “Cult of Kain”, which in contrast to Drama is brash aggressive in its vocal style. There is heavy layers of noise through out, from the guitars and bass. The song has a good rhythm and tempo, which strips back midway into a bass and drum melody. Harrowing vocals scream in the background; as the guitar solo freely unwinds into a hypnotic gesture. At 13:05 minutes; the song has enough good riffs and hooks, however they do get lost at times.

Overall this EP is a good listen, however Drama do come out ahead. Due to their progressive and tactile sound, that caught me from the outset. Not taking anything away from Perdition Winds, except length of their offering was too long and lost its way at times.

http://loud-stuff.com/music/2016/07/drama-and-perdition-winds-split-ep/

 

For the xth time, Satanath Records and Black Plague Records are joining forces in order to punish the world with a merciless skull-hammering release, this time under the banner of a split in between two fine acts, Russia’s Drama and Perdition Winds from Finland.

 

The first one, Drama, was an act that was formed almost fifteen years ago in the South-West of Russia, close to the Ukrainian border. But afterwards they moved over to the (beautiful) city of Saint Petersburg. I did use the word ‘was’ in my former phrase, because apparently the band decided to stop all activities under this moniker. That’s a pity. But before fading away into eternal oblivion (oops, I seem to be quite ‘dramatic’ – haha, got the hint?), they contributed on this fine split with two pretty lengthy tracks that were written and recorded in 2011, and mixed and mastered in 2014 for this collaboration especially. Create Your Death is a slow piece with a certain Post-Black vibe, reminiscent of Khold, Satyricon and the likes (and hey, didn’t these guys cover the latter a couple of times before?). Highly melodious riffs with quite some prominent tremolo leads, assisted by an extremely heavy rhythm section (grandiose bass lines, cool rhythm guitars and plain yet truly supportive drum patterns), take the lead, nicely collaborating with grim, rattling voices that, once again, remind me of the Norwegian semi-Post-scene (cf. Khold and Bloodthorn). With the second track, Gloria Mortis, I get even more impressed. Still continuing the fine-tuned craftsmanship of the opening track, this second one adds some additional elements, like a couple of harsher accelerations (though the slowness remains the spine of their performance), and the groovy attitude honestly convinces. Despite a specific one-directional approach and the slow performance, there are quite some details to appreciate, leaving no room for boredom. The solos, for example (and this goes for both tracks), are quite cool to listen to. Well, to be honest, this material isn’t world-shaking, but for sure it does convince from the beginning till the end.

 

The third track on this untitled split is a lengthy piece by Perdition Winds, which I thought to be a blackened side-project of Lie In Ruins (at least several members of Lie In Ruins did start up this band at the eclipse of last decade). Cult Of Kain is a monstrous piece of no-nonsense heaviness, straight-forward, thrashing, chainsawingly brutal. This guitar-driven composition, which has a running time of thirteen minutes, grooves, destroys, hammers with that mid-nineties’ oriented ‘taking-no-prisoners’ mentality. Here too there is no refreshment nor any renewing aspect, but here too the spirit behind the story, and therefore the basement of the result, is highly appreciable. Besides, the grandiose guitar riffs, the simplistic yet attractive bass intermezzo plus guitar solo in the half of the track, and many more elements, make this track a fine piece of aural pleasure too. Once again it’s proven that the lack of originality does not need to be a disadvantage at all. Besides, the many changes in tempo and the different melodic structures, though being very coherent in result, have been written and performed with professionalism and craftsmanship once again. And despite the length of the track, everything builds up, slowly but convinced, into a magisterial apotheosis – because yeah, that finale of this track is just a fabulous ear-satisfaction, isn’t it!

 

In conclusion: this split is something that will cause nauseous effects when looking for renewing stuff; but open-minded Black Metal freaks, sorry, fans must pay attention. This split for sure isn’t a bad collaboration!

 

http://www.concreteweb.be/reviews/drama-perdition-winds

 

 

Rendons nous désormais entre deux terres pour un split d’un black metal des plus glaciaux.

 

Aujourd’hui, c’est encore une sortie de chez Satanath Records (en collaboration avec Black Plague Records) sur laquelle nous allons nous attarder, et ce split regroupe les russes de Drama qui ont malheureusement splitté depuis et les finlandais de Perdition Winds.

 

C’est naturellement en toute obscurité que Drama démarrent les hostilités avec « Create Your Death ».

 

Obscurité donc, néanmoins, on peut constater la mise en avant du travail mélodique sur ce premier morceau joué sur un rythme mid-tempo. L’ambiance qui se dégage de ce titre met l’accent sur la mélancolie et l’on saurait rapprocher facilement ce genre de titre à du bon vieux Rotting Christ des familles. Pas de brutalité donc dans ce titre d’ouverture, plutôt un travail d’ambiance où prédominent les mélodies.

 

« Gloria Mortis » enchaîne ensuite de manière plus brute où le blast énergise le démarrage, puis les rythmes évoluent. On reste principalement dans un rythmique mid-tempo, mais diverses variations mélodiques savent poser du relief au titre. On reste dans un black métal relativement abordable qui saura ravir les amateurs de doom/death mélodique dans la mesure où l ‘aspect mélancolique sait faire la force du combo russe.

 

Lorsque Perdition Winds s’en mêlent,c’est une toute autre ambiance. Sur ce long titres de treize minutes environ, nulle place à la mélancolie ou à l’abordable.

 

Le son déjà se fait nettement plus agressif, plus cradingue. L’ambiance est nettement plus maladive dès le départ, le blast excelle dans sa furie, les mélodies sont incisives et vocalement de furieux borborygmes gutturaux posent un peu plus de poisse à l’ensemble.

 

Les parties évoluent, chose normale pour éviter l’ennui dans ce long titre, les parties s’alourdissent et ont une emprise malsaine sur l’auditeur captif de l’ambiance putride qui règne ici .

 

Deux formations différentes et deux approches différentes du black métal. D’un côté mélodique et mélancolique et de l’autre beaucoup plus lugubre et corrosif, ce split proposé par Satanath Records et Black Plague Records s’avère destructeur mais agréable.

 

http://www.magicfiremusic.net/2016/11/30/chronique-dramaperdition-winds-split-ep/

 

 

Скрин

http://www.metalimperium.com/2016/02/drama-perdition-winds-split-review.html

 

 

This 3 track split EP was released in December 2015 and is a lengthy 27 minutes long, not that this is a bad thing. The first two tracks are from Russian trio Drama, who split up before the release of this EP which is a shame. However these two songs showcase that they finished with fine form, as they are black metal and bleak in nature.

Bringing together a progressive mix of black metal and DSBM, Drama create tuneful songs that get you hooked from the out set. “Create Your Death” has a dooming intro with gritty black metal vocals, Vindsarg’s voice becomes screams of a man dieing almost. The lyrics are bleak and captivating, with heavy guitar grooves. The traditional Black metal elements of the likes of old Emperor and Darkthrone are present, but the guitar and drum mix is modern and progressive within the black metal genera. The guitar solo work is strong and flows well throughout the song.

“Gloria Mortis” starts with a blast beat drum intro, and takes you into a dark wilderness. The tempo is a strong and carries the song along well, the guitar riffs and bass lines blend beautifully together. The lyrics are well conceived and dark in nature, as they create a hellish wasteland. The guitar solo at end is beautiful, against the blackness.

Perdition Winds are a black metal band from Espoo Finland, who’s debut “Aura of Suffering” came out in 2014. Their one song on this EP is “Cult of Kain”, which in contrast to Drama is brash aggressive in its vocal style. There is heavy layers of noise through out, from the guitars and bass. The song has a good rhythm and tempo, which strips back midway into a bass and drum melody. Harrowing vocals scream in the background; as the guitar solo freely unwinds into a hypnotic gesture. At 13:05 minutes; the song has enough good riffs and hooks, however they do get lost at times.

Overall this EP is a good listen, however Drama do come out ahead. Due to their progressive and tactile sound, that caught me from the outset. Not taking anything away from Perdition Winds, except length of their offering was too long and lost its way at times.

 

 

http://www.theindependentvoice.org/2016/02/19/drama-perdition-winds-ep/

 

On hieman haikeaa saada vasta nyt arvosteluun viime vuoden parhaisiin black metal -tekeleisiin lukeutuva taltiointi, kun tiedossa on, että paketin toinen puolisko, Drama, on jo uransa päättänyt. Tämää ei tietenkään vähennä itse julkaisun arvoa, sillä varsin oivallisesta joutsenlaulustahan tässä kuitenkin on kyse.

 

Venäläisen Draman ohella mukana on pääkaupunkilainen Perdition Winds, jolle split-julkaisu on oivallista jatkoa vuoden 2014 albumille. Taustatietojen mukaan splitin valmistumisessa meni sen verran kauemmin, että uudempaakin materiaalia olisi jo ollut saatavilla. Tavallaan siis kyse on kaikkea muuta kuin tuoreesta sisällöstä.

 

Kahdesta Drama-rallista ja yhdestä yli kymmenminuuttisesta PW-vedosta koostuva minari kallistuu venäläisten voitoksi, joskin lähinnä rinnanmitalla. Draman tyylikkään tunnelmallinen, selkosoundinen ja hyvin miellyttävillä, käheänkireillä rääkynöillä toteutettu black metal on herkullista kuunneltavaa. Kiireetön, joskin laahaamista välttelevä biisipari jättääkin lähinnä nälän saada kuulla lisää. Valitettavasti sen suhteen kääntyminen on bändin varhaisemman tuotannon pariin.

 

Astetta rujommaksi ja ehkä hieman venytetyksi meno äityy PeWin kohdalla, jossa raakkunat ovat eläimellisempiä ja käheämpiä, ja meno paikoin nopeatempoista nakutusta. Soundit tuntuvat Draman rinnalla suttuisilta ja tukkoisilta, joskin korvan tottuessa myös suur-Helsingin sakin räime alkaa tuntua mukavalta mäiskeeltä.

 

Kaikkiaan Drama / Perdition Winds -kaksikko osoittautui yllättävänkin toimivaksi paketiksi, jos nyt suurempia epäilyksiä en kokenutkaan - kiitos aiemman kuuntelukokemuksen kummaltakin bändiltä. Kiekon ollessa vielä jossain määrin saatavilla ainakin suoraan jommalta kummalta bändiltä, tätä voi suositella jokaisen mustemman metallin kuuntelijan hyllytystavaraksi.

 

 

http://www.imperiumi.net/index.php?act=albums&id=16723

 

 

DRAMA steuern zwei Tracks zu diesem Split Album mit PERDITION WINDS bei. Innerhalb der Songs "Create Your Death" und "Gloria Mortis" locken DRAMA mit so vielen Details, Tempovariationen und Spannungsbögen. Hinzu kommt die Stimme von Vindsarg sich so in das düstere, undurchsichtige Dickicht des Gesamtbildes einfügt. "Cult Of Kain" von PERDITION WINDS ist allerdings auch ein mächtiges, weil durchdachtes und vielschichtiges Werk. PERDITION WINDS lassen hypnotischen Disharmonien weitestgehend außen vor und setzen stattdessen auf eine eingängigere, melodischere Herangehensweise.

 

 

http://www.franconiametallum.de/cd-reviews/genreportal-cd-reviews/drama-perdition-winds-split/

 

Two bands are presented on this split. Two bands from neighbouring countries where the temperature can drop very low. Two bands that perform Black Metal. Well one actually, since DRAMA from Russia disbanded in the same year as this EP was released. Too bad, because what they perform here is pretty interesting. The sound and atmosphere on their contibution is melodic and rather passive and reminded of MGLA and the likes. But also of DARKTHRONE from around 1996. Agression and hatred are almost abscent eventhough there's some fierce blasting in the track 'Gloria Mortis'. Vocalist Vindsarg delivers an excellent job and sounds like a mix of Satyr and Jon Nödtveidt. The band was around for 14 years and you can clearly hear this in their mature songwriting. If you like these tracks, you could check their two studio albums "Winds Choir Opera" from 2005 and "As In Empty Grave" from 2010. Especially this latter shows the band in excellent shape and more raging. DRAMA also released a live album called "Live Armageddon" (2004) and an EP from 2003 entitled "Silver Brilliance Of Nocticula". PERDITION WINDS from Finland takes part with one track clocking almost 14 minutes. This track sounds much rawer compared with the other two and 'Cult Of Kain' continues where "Aura Of Suffering" left off. This track is a monster with a break in the middle that drastically slows down after a hectic start, forming space for some macabre solos. After that the slumbering flame is lit again and the track ends the way it started. The production on both parts is top notch and their diversity serves as a fine balance. PERDITION WINDS made me think of LANTERN on "Subterranean Effulgence". Seems like a must for fans, especially since this is the last you'll hear from DRAMA.

 

http://www.voicesfromthedarkside.de/Albums-EPs-Demos/D/DRAMA-PERDITION-WINDS--10620.html

 

I have a feeling that I’ve come into contact with both bands on this split one time or another in the past but I can’t for the fuck remember if I’ve heard anything by them before this disc dropped in on me. DRAMA has a melancholic touch to their black metal without making it DSBM. There is much more of a heavy doomy metal sound to it. Even if I haven’t heard anything from DRAMA prior to this I find myself liking this. It is my kind of melancholy. PERDITION WINDS only contribute with one track to DRAMA’s two. But this is something totally different. Still black metal but much more chaotic and basic. I am not too sure that the two contrasts make for a very nice split. They are in my taste too far from each other. PERDITION WINDS are not bad. I still like the track. It is just not the split partner that I would have liked to have. But hey, why complain when you get two cool bands for the price of one?

 

http://battlehelm.com/uncategorized/dramaperdition-winds-st/

 

Очередной выпуск бессистемного цикла, посвящённого неполноформатным музыкальным релизам (то есть, мини-альбомам, демо-записям и сплитам), которые очень помогают скрасить рутинные будни. И одновременно - продолжение публикации материалов, подготовленных специально для пятого номера журнала "Requiem". Поехали...

 

Несмотря на тот факт, что сплит-альбомы подразумевают равный вклад каждого из представленных на них коллективов, в данном конкретном случае моё внимание изначально было направлено, прежде всего, на лепту, внесённую питерцами Drama. Подобная предвзятость происходит не из-за того, что музыканты из культурной столицы нашей родины являются моими соотечественниками, а финны Perdition Winds – нет… ладно, будем честными до конца, не только из-за этого. Главной причиной можно смело назвать то обстоятельство, что предлагаемый нашему вниманию сплит в этой самой Драме – финальный акт, не больше и не меньше. Занавес опущен, продолжения не последует. Возможно, именно поэтому мне понадобилось столько времени, чтобы подойти, наконец, к прослушиванию двух последних песен от Drama, а наличие в издании ещё одной, третьей песни от другого коллектива… что тут скажешь, оно пусть и вызывало интерес, но очень сдержанный. Приятно осознавать собственную неправоту в подобных случаях, знаете ли… впрочем, обо всём по порядку.

 

Итак, Drama. На протяжении своего не самого короткого, в общем-то, музыкального пути группа демонстрировала развитие сразу в нескольких направлениях. Сегодня на повестке дня у нас в первую очередь качество звучания. А звучание это – отличнейшее. Чистое, заботливо сбалансированное и невероятно… хм… доступное, что ли. Расслышать можно всё, каждую мелочь – перед нами яркий пример того, как музыкальная чернота разит кристально чистым звуком (в рамках музыкального стиля, разумеется), но ничуть и ни в чём от этого не теряет. Я крайне редко опускаюсь до никому не нужных сравнений, но здесь, пожалуй, сделаю исключение. Первая же ассоциация – Shining времён «The Eerie Cold». Схожая мерность, схожая минорность, схожая минималистичность (в сущности, набор приёмов и инструментов здесь ещё скромнее), даже мелодика в чём-то схожая. Разве что разнится подход к исполнению вокальных партий – он гораздо более прямолинейный…

 

Что ещё?.. Вот что добавлю: атмосферы тёмного, пропитанного кровью подвала, в котором, что ни ночь, совершается очередной ритуал человеческого жертвоприношения, здесь нет. Но будьте покойны, никаким весельем (или хотя бы нейтральностью) здесь и близко не пахнет. В настроении царит если не беспросветный мрак, то уж точно прогрессирующий упадок, тоска и безысходность. Впрочем, всплески застарелой агрессии до сих пор имеют место быть, скажем, - на второй песне Дим (Dym, барабанщик группы) наглядно демонстрирует, насколько убийственно быстрой может быть ритм-секция Drama. Очень характерный отголосок былых времён, когда музыку группы можно было сравнивать с творческим наследием норвежских исполнителей, а вовсе не шведских, как это было сделано чуть выше.

 

Последняя глава летописи Drama, увы, новость грустная, что, однако, не умаляет одного факта: группа прекратила своё существование, избежав долгого и печального угасания. Возможно, этого не случилось бы. А возможно, всему своё время, и музыканты сделали единственный верный ход: достигли кульминационного момента в своём творчестве и поставили жирный восклицательный знак, блеснув напоследок убедительным эпилогом. Коротко, ярко, профессионально – как знать, возможно, это всё-таки и не вершина творческого успеха коллектива, но что пик исполнительского мастерства – очень и очень вероятно.

 

Подытожим чуть ниже, а пока - песня Perdition Winds. Она… великолепна. Едва ли здесь уместно удивляться – Dym и Vindsarg (второй отец-основатель Drama) кого попало в компанию не примут, да и заслуженный успех и уважение их других коллективов (Pyre, Internal Damage, Chamber Of Torture) вполне даёт братьям право совершить правильный выбор. Финны предоставили для сплита всего одну песню, однако она длиннющая, отличается разнообразием компонентов и более грязной, но ничуть не менее подходящей к стилистике материала записью. Очень пришёлся по нраву свирепый, орущий вокал – отличная альтернатива хрестоматийному скриму (местами уже набившему оскомину). Справедливости ради следует отметить, что и на этой записи прекрасно слышны все нюансы, но «песочек» и некоторая гулкость придают звучанию ещё большую честность и убедительность. Отменный образец музыкальной тьмы, выше всяких похвал.

 

Теперь можно и подвести черту. Как по мне, перед нами редкий для сплита случай, когда с равным удовольствием слушаешь обоих исполнителей, не в состоянии определить того, что понравился тебе больше (и более того – не очень-то к этому стремишься). Два сапога пара, в лучшем смысле этой старинной поговорки. Изящность и призрачная грусть, выгодно дополненная непроглядным мраком и всепожирающей злобой. Идеально.

 

P.S.: возможно, это поможет кому-то сделать сложный выбор – тратиться ли на покупку диска, содержащим всего-навсего три песни. Двадцать семь с половиной минут – таков хронометраж релиза. Почти полчаса – да, друзья, это отнюдь не короткие три песни. Дальше – думайте сами, решайте сами, иметь или...

 

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Hoy a la siesta, mientras escuchaba música, me puse a observar tranquilamente la carpeta de en la que tengo todo el material de Black Metal y sus subdivisiones. Por cierto, sí, soy tan obsesivo, que tengo las carpetas separadas por estilos. En dichas carpetas, alojadas exclusivamente en uno de los discos duros de mi pc, albergo todo el material que recibo para reseñar. Y resulta ser que la carpeta que hice para separar a las bandas blackers del resto, es la más grande en peso (o sea, en cantidad de discos) que el resto. Por lo que me vi obligado a elegir un disco, de todos los que están en dicha carpeta, para reseñar hoy y así  comenzar a liberar un poco de espacio del disco duro, y de paso, cumplir con el sinfín de bandas y sellos dedicados al género en cuestión, que se contactan conmigo. Elegí éste split pues me ha resultado un disco muy agradable desde la primera vez que lo escuché, a comienzos del año pasado, si no recuerdo mal. El álbum salió a la venta en la Navidad del 2015, por lo que, probablemente, la promo me haya llegado apenas salió el disco, o una semana después. Cómo sea, vamos con la opinión que tengo del split.

El split comienza con los rusos de Drama, quienes se separaron apenas el disco vio la luz. Venían precedidos por buenas críticas estos tres rusos, a quienes la prensa especializada rusa, y los blackers rusos en general, consideraban algo así como la promesa del black metal ruso, comparándolos con Nachtmystium y situándolos en una posición de cara al futuro de la banda, que los hacía ver como una banda de gran proyección internacional. Pues bien, las comparaciones con Nachtmystium no eran infundadas pues realmente hay un parecido con la banda de Blake Judd, sobre todo en ciertos patrones armónicos, y en el tratamiento rítmico también. No se los nota tan psicodélicos ni experimentales como sus pares norteamericanos, pero tampoco es un parámetro definitivo el que pueden aportar solamente dos canciones, pues ése es el número de tracks aportados por Drama para éste split. En todo caso, el parecido, y lo mejor de la banda también, se encuentra en el dramatismo que lograron imprimirle a ambas canciones, con un dejo narcótico en la atmósfera y cierto olor a decadencia existencial usada como fuente de inspiración, que hacen de estas dos pistas algo sumamente entretenido para el oyente de alma torturada.

Perdition Winds ya pasaron por aquí cuando lanzaron su primer disco full ("Aura of Suffering", 2014). Un disco oscuro y gélido, digno de una banda de Black finés, aunque para nada sorprendente. La canción aportada para el split con Drama es más de lo mismo, y provoca en mí la misma sensación que su disco debut: Black Metal bien hecho, pero demasiado convencional como para que la banda se destaque. Sí, suenan convincentes, y exhiben buenas ideas. Los 13 minutos (en realidad son 13 minutos y 5 segundos) que dura "Cult of Kain" no aburren, tienen matices, no es una canción hecha en base a una estructura rígida; hay Black bien corrosivo, pero también hay pasajes de lentitud Doom, disonancias, y un buen manejo de las atmósferas, entre opresivas y congelantes. Pero les falta sorpresa, no hay carisma suficiente como para que la música del grupo tome otro cariz. Igual, hacen lo suyo sin fisuras, y suenan muy creíbles en todo lo que expresan.

Un split de 3 canciones, dos bandas, Black Metal a morir. Drama quedaron en promesas, y es una lástima pues prometían dar un salto cualitativo importante. Perdition Winds siguen aferrados a la ortodoxia, y siguen pariendo cosas interesantes. Mas, les sigue faltando algo más. Así y todo, éste split es más que decente.

 

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El sello Satanath sigue en su incansable tarea de promocionar bandas de todo el mundo, siempre centradas en el under. En este caso lanza un nuevo split de dos bandas, una de Rusia y otra de Finlandia.

En primer lugar esta Drama, un trio enrolado en el black melódico, ortodoxo pero con buenas ideas que matizan el producto. Muy bueno, aunque según pude recabar, se habrían separado el año pasado.

En segundo lugar aparece el quinteto fines Perdition Winds, y acá la cosa se desmadra. Black metal del más tradicional, crudo y true es lo que muestra este combo, incluso en la grabación se nota la idea de ir hacia los terrenos más old-school del género.

Como siempre, vaya todo mi soporte a Aleksey Korolyov y a los lectores de esta reseña, apoyen el underground!

 

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Satanath Records опять ударил по сплиту, в данном случае сработали Россия / Финляндия. Всего трака 3 — как я и догадался - два трака Drama и один длинный - Perdition Winds.

Drama - это группировка из Краснодарского края, которая переехала в Петроград, дабы засевать там брусчатые площади сити на Неве вечным, но никак не добрым. Это как раз доказывает этот диск, который придется по нраву многим металлюгам, а особливо тем, кто охоч до такого вида совместных компактов. Drama функционирует с 2001-го года. И уже кое-что положила в свои творческие закрома. Это, например, два полноформата и кой-какой продукт, поменьше форматом. Как сабж. Для меня лично важно, что люди из Драмы исполняют в таких группах как Pyre, Teitanfyre. Ну и еще в других ансамблях.

Drama выбивает на своих наковальнях округлый такой блак-метал, скользящий, но массивный, с интригой запеченной в вагранках своего потайного металлургического цеха. Со всей приязнью я бы сказал, что формация на данном отдельно взятом диске выстраивает мелодичный (меланхоличный) блак металл, спокойный, размеренный и атмосферный, что позволяет любоваться им издаля, как на опасного черного зверя, вдруг сказавшимся на некоторое время при(к)рученным (особенно ввиду указанных выше мною команд). Вокалист здесь выступает дозировано, словно пулеметчик экономит патроны. Прямо такое складывается впечатление, но на самом деле композер здесь заказывал определенный звукоряд, такое воплощение. Трак второй сыгран побыстрее, пошустрее в ритмике, но с таким же внутренним напряжением Драмы. Эмоции здесь искрят и бьют током, как с упавшего провода высоковольтной линии электропередач...

Perdition Winds как формация помоложе, она сформирована в 2010-ом, и имеет за душой полноформат и эпишку + сабж. Драммер, кстати, у них играл в Sargeist и я думаю, что это имеет какое-то особое значение.

Perdition Winds почти с самого начала включают финскую мясорубку, что звучит странно для блэк металла )). Но это действительно так. Чернометаллический ураган имеет место быть на этом кругляше, и не зря я про Саргайст упоминал выше. Ритм секция здесь валит настоящий бурелом, будто бы трактор включили и забыли. А он поехал под горку... Звуковой холокост умело расставлен по протяжению трака, он заполняет весь существующий объем, и уже лезет из форточек. Настоящий труйный репрессив металл. К середине музыканты вроде берут передышку, чтобы написать завещание на всякий случай, да переписать ноты,... и создавая мрачный черно-думовый мост возвращаются к ужасающему «Культу дождя».

Отличный сплиток, тем более - ценный для русского фэна темнейшей музыки.

Отметим не тривиа оформление обложки. Строгость геометрических форм - это то, что иногда не хватает черному металлу.

 

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Esce in edizione limitata a cinquecento copie, via Satanath Records, questo interessante split, che ci dà la possibilità di conoscere due gruppi underground, accomunati dal concept e dalle liriche di stampo magico-occulto. Ad aprire le danze sono i russi Drama, band che ha già alle spalle due lavori sulla lunga distanza (“Winds Choir Opera” e “As In Empty Grave” pubblicati rispettivamente nel 2005 e nel 2010) e che propone un black metal gelido e sferzante, caratterizzato da gustose intrusioni melodico-depressive. Dalle notizie che ho reperito in rete, pare che i nostri abbiano cessato la loro attività ed è un peccato perché i due pezzi qui presenti sono piuttosto validi e risultano coinvolgenti, grazie soprattutto alle atmosfere oscure e notturne che il gruppo riesce a creare con pochi e semplici elementi, inglobando suggestioni disparate che vanno dai Kampfar ai Dissection, passando per primi Shining ed Immortal. È quindi la volta dei finlandesi Perdition Winds, band invece tuttora in attività e che ha pubblicato nel 2014 il proprio full length di debutto (“Aura Of Suffering”). Lo stile del gruppo è decisamente più ferale e cacofonico rispetto a quello dei compagni di split: un black metal caotico e furioso, che non disdegna passaggi più sulfurei e dal sapore rituale (come dimostra il lugubre intermezzo doom-percussivo che spezza in due la lunga “Cult Of Kain”), recuperando influenze provenienti dai Katharsis e gruppi simili. In definitiva un discreto lavoro, certamente non trascendentale ma meritevole di un ascolto, anche se di difficile reperibilità.

 

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