SVARTSORG 'In Jenem Kalten Winter' Austrian Black Metal newcomers Svartsorg do not fall far from a decent debut attempt, in fact 'In Jenem Kalten Winter' is tipped for best underground Black Metal album of 2011, not like conventional Black Metal which seeks fast and brutal music, Svartsorg sit in a mid-tempo basis but draw much more than bleak and cold atmosphere to their music, they indulge in a far more beautiful sound to cast the soul into the plundering wilderness of the Austrian Alps. Much like Iran's Aras, Svartsorg keep a decent beat with the drums and use the guitars to draft in the atmosphere whilst at the same time the keyboards and vocals bring the darkness in a cold, frostbitten form, enough to spine-chill. 'In Jenem Kalten Winter' is an essential album for any Black Metal fan, dark, raw, atmospherically powerful, Svartsorg have only just begun. [8] RHYS STEVENSON CHAOS BEYOND 'Confessions Of A Twisted Mind' TERRASOUND Bringing the fury from extremity is Austria's latest Melodic Death / Metalcore exports Chaos Beyond with their debut full-length album 'Confessions Of A Twisted Mind', with a ravenous fury-laden composition system, this is Austria's young answer to England's The Dead Lay Waiting. Pummelling drum beats occur in all areas of the drum-kit and subsequently fall allegiance to a rad rally of riffs and vicious vocals so violent it validates the meaning of extreme music. It is ominously evident that Austrian Metal is getting heavier and heavier and Chaos Beyond is no exception, for the quintet from the capital Vienna, this is a journey waiting to develop and uncover truths about the 'Confessions Of A Twisted Mind'. [10] RHYS STEVENSON EMPATIC 'Gods Of Thousand Souls' TERRASOUND Maybe one of those albums that's good but disappointing, anyhow Poland's Empatic released their debut album 'Gods Of Thousand Souls' last year, whilst the music itself is good there lacks some originality or unique sound quality per se. Whilst the vocals are little of touch, the drums and guitars soon make up for that unfortunate loss with a constant stream of riffing, blast-beating and double bass drumming, all in all serving as an adequate cocktail for any metal fan to savour, but essentially this is one of those mono-type albums, still a good attempt, just don't expect anything original on it. [6] RHYS STEVENSON TRENDKILL METHOD 'Affective Arousal' SONIC BLAST MEDIA Freshly unleashed from the depths of Riga is Latvian Metalcore tinged Groove Metal quintet Trendkill Method, sounding similar to Lamb of God, these burly Baltic statesmen fuel an apocalyptic explosion of sound-destruction on all levels, furious vocals alleviating the rib-cage ripping riffs and brain-bulldozing beats on the drum, with a cascade of influences clearly resounding in their latest effort 'Affective Arousal', a true mesmerising blitz of danceable tracks and head-banging extremism. Trendkill Method are a band to watch out for as they tear the European underground apart. [7.5] RHYS STEVENSON RUDRA
'Brahmavidya: Immortal I' SONIC BLAST MEDIA Singaporean Metal legends Rudra return with the apocalyptic finale to the 'Brahmavidya' trilogy with a sleek and sensual disarray of Black Metal-coated Death Metal to dislodge any previous negativity received from fans and critics alike, pioneers of the 'Vedic Metal' movement, Rudra are one of those bands from the Asian continent that is tucked away and barely see's any light in the European theatres, essentially one of Asia's top bands alongside bands like ChthoniC, Dir En Grey, Demonic Resurrection, Nervecell and Tengkorak, but whilst the Singapore Metal scene itself is laden with bands in such a small country, Rudra expel the country-city icon that their homeland portrays for something far brutal, as such 'Brahmavidya: Immortal I' is to be seen as a turning point in the Asian Metal scene. [8] RHYS STEVENSON
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