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Artist...: Vattnet Viskar
Album....: Vattnet Viskar
Genre....: Black Metal
Label....: Broken Limbs Recording
Source...: WEB
Size.....: 53,65 MB
Playtime.: 26:49 min
Type.....: EP
` Release..: Sep-23-2012
Encoder..: LAME V3.98.4 -V0
` Quality..: avgkbps / 44,1kHz / Joint-Stereo
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| X | 02. Weakness 04:35 | X |
| X | 03. Intention Oblivion 08:14 | X |
| X | 04. Barren Earth 13:15 | X |
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`: Massive and deep, filled with layer :'
`: upon layer of compositional :'
`: complexity and a true sense of what :'
`: makes black metal, Vattnet Viskar's :'
`: first EP possesses the kind of sound :'
`: that can change the entire direction :'
`: of a genre. Perhaps not black metal :'
`: as a whole... it's just a three song :'
`: EP from a relatively unknown band :'
`: that hasn't even past the "free shit :'
`: on Bandcamp" phase. No, Vattnet :'
`: Viskar is probably not headed for :'
`: the same level of glory as Hvis :'
`: Lyset tar Oss or Storm of the :'
`: Light's Bane. But this little EP :'
`: packs enough punch to change the :'
`: rapidly growing yet still awkward :'
`: atmospheric black metal movement :'
`: growing in the United States: :'
`: Cascadian black metal to some, :'
`: blackgaze to others(and to more than :'
`: a few cloak-and-chalice black metal :'
`: fans, hipster trash). The reason :'
`: being fairly simple, and easily :'
`: detectable upon a single listen: :'
`: that unlike many of the artists :'
`: within the genre who battle with the :'
`: concept of "black metal" as an :'
`: artform and a genre, Vattnet Viskar :'
`: (whose name means "the water :'
`: whispers" in Swedish) have actually :'
`: mastered the black metal part of the :'
`: equation. Unlike Liturgy, whose :'
`: rampant and free form :'
`: experimentation destroys any actual :'
`: black metal elements beyond shrieked :'
`: vocals and dissonance, or Altar of :'
`: Plagues, who flat out just don't :'
`: have any black metal in their sound, :'
`: Vattnet Viskar's sound is firmly :'
`: entrenched in black ,etal. :'
`: :'
`: The hypnotic repetition of Burzum :'
`: and the dissonant creepings of :'
`: Deathspell Omega are at the very :'
`: heart of Vattnet Viskar. These :'
`: elements are the center, the arches :'
`: of support for moments of brilliant, :'
`: intense experimentation with :'
`: Neurosis-esque sludge and shoegaze :'
`: that litter this twenty seven minute :'
`: EP. Rather then trying to forcefully :'
`: mix these disparate parts into :'
`: contorted, over-stuffed epics of :'
`: formless dissonance and enormous :'
`: "wall-of-sound' production, :'
`: everything on Vattnet Viskar is :'
`: finely crafted to create different :'
`: atmospheres at the appropriate :'
`: moments. The black metal moments :'
`: sound like black metal, and that is :'
`: something so few bands within this :'
`: sub-genre seem to accomplish despite :'
`: the association. The opening bells :'
`: and whispering chants of "Weakness," :'
`: followed by the first salvo of :'
`: blistering and grim orthodox black :'
`: metal, flows naturally into the :'
`: later sections of the song, where :'
`: repetitious and hypnotic sludge :'
`: riffs meld seamlessly with distant, :'
`: heart wrenching sound-waves. :'
`: Listening to the last few minutes of :'
`: "Intention/Oblivion" is like bathing :'
`: in sonic waves of your own :'
`: vulnerability: the composition is so :'
`: massive, so sincere, it cuts right :'
`: to the heart of you. There are no :'
`: vocals for several minutes, but the :'
`: intended mood is quite clear: it :'
`: swallowed me up like a vortex. :'
`: :'
`: There just are not that many albums :'
`: out there that literally suck me in, :'
`: but Vattnet Viskar has a Black Hole :'
`: like effect on me. The riffs are :'
`: such a perfectly blended mix of :'
`: dissonance, harmony and melody, the :'
`: drums are adventurous and skillful :'
`: (the drumming during the first three :'
`: minutes of "Barren Earth" is :'
`: mindblowing), the low end plays it's :'
`: proper role, occasionally bursting :'
`: with sheer volume to strengthen an :'
`: already powerful vortex of sound. :'
`: The vocals, while primarily :'
`: monotone, are incredibly powerful: :'
`: they practically ignite the air :'
`: around them with rage and horror. :'
`: Vattnet Viskar may not be purely :'
`: original in the modern black metal :'
`: scene, but it is incredibly hefty :'
`: (thanks mostly to the perfect :'
`: production, clear but raw) and :'
`: intense. Real emotion comes pouring :'
`: from every note, and the sincerity :'
`: of the music makes it feel almost :'
`: transcendental. :'
`: :'
`: Yes, transcendental. The famous :'
`: phrase uttered by American black :'
`: metal's Clown Prince(or Troll King) :'
`: has finally been realized. That it :'
`: comes from a small time band from :'
`: New Hampshire may come as a :'
`: surprised, but the dream of Hunter :'
`: Hunt-Hendrix has come to fruition. :'
`: Vattnet Viskar feels like a step :'
`: forward for black metal as a genre :'
`: while at the same time ascending :'
`: beyond it's already broad :'
`: constraints. So many acts have tried :'
`: to reach this plane, are still :'
`: trying to reach this level of :'
`: perfect, harmonious intensity: a :'
`: true synthesis of black metal and :'
`: more progressive elements. Yet so :'
`: far, in my personal experience, only :'
`: this unknown four-piece have reached :'
`: it. :'
`: :'
`: And thus, the essence of black :'
`: metal, and what it represents, is :'
`: renewed once again. :'
http://vattnetviskar.bandcamp.com/
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