Velnias - Sovereign Nocturnal - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

2020 . If the first words that come to your mind when you think about doom metal are Inchslow and boringInch, you need to listen to Legionem - it's a safe bet you will change your mind. These Italians don't hide that they're inspired by the forefathers of the genre from Birmingham, but they don't leave any doubt which country they come from as their music is steeped in the Italian dark sound tradition from the '70s and '80s. Prepare to be engulfed by the lava of full-bodied metallic riffs and evil sounding vocals shifting between gruff and clean. The use of the organ helps create a mysterious, esoteric atmosphere. Their second full-length offering will keep your attention high throughout it's entirety - it's an inspired and varied album with truly massive sound. The initiated ones, apart from the obvious Black Sabbath influence, will surely recognize similarities to bands like L'impero Delle Ombre, Paul Chain, The Black, Epitaph, Abysmal Grief, early Death SS, Witchfield, Wall Of Sleep, Witchfinder General, Black Oath and Goblin.

Eight fierce anthems to the Plutonian sphere, ferociously burning yet blood-freezingly cold and older than time. Eight pernicious compositions twisting like snakes between dimensional boundaries, eager to lash out with venomous precision. Eight auricular wormholes to where rapture reigns and time has ceased to be. A tearing odyssey of hatred and melancholy coupled with the wrath and determination of spirits on fire. Beware the death-dealing poison of the astral scorpions of the Netherworld and the insatiable hunger of the howling wolves of the eclipse. A 38 minute long journey through thousand aspects of the dark and beyond.

A full-length offering of Sovereign's lethal blend of evil death / thrash is set to be unshackled via Dark Descent Records!Formed in Oslo 2018 AD, the band have three releases under their belts Iron Cast (single 2018), Sovereign (demo, 2019), and Neurotic (EP, 2020). Three years in the making, the time has finally come to complete the set with debut album Altered Realities. A monstrous masterwork of old school extreme metal ecstasy.InchAltered Realities is a product of an ever-evolving journey we have taken as a band, from our start in 2018 and culminating in the album's recording in early 2022,Inch reflects lead guitarist Tommy Jacobsen. He is joined in the band by former Nocturnal Breed band-mate Vidar Fineidet (guitar), alongside drummer Cato Syversrud, and bassist / vocalist Gravskjender.InchWe strive to push ourselves, both in terms of speed and technicality, whilst still keeping a groove and dynamic. Our approach to death / thrash is an interplay between fast-paced aggression and a slower, more groove-oriented feel. The lyrical themes of the album mirror events and unrest that happened during the time of writing and is in itself a journey.Inch