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ARTIST : M8L8TH STOREDATE : 00-00-2013
ALBUM : Chernym Krylom RIPDATE : 05-20-2015
YEAR : 2013 RUNTIME : 31:34 min
GENRE : Black Metal LANGUAGE : Russian
LABEL : Ancient Honor Productions GRABBER : EAC Secure
SOURCE : CDDA ENCODER : FLAC 1.2.1
QUALITY : 940 kbps Avg 44.1kHz 2 channels SIZE : 235.6MB
URL : http://tinyurl.com/qcozctl TRACKS : 8 Files
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01 Prolog/Prologue 1:00
02 Gde Vetvi Opavsej Listvoj/By The Fallen Leaves 2:53
03 Zapah Krovi/Scent of Blood 3:15
04 Vseljajusij Strah/The One Inspiring with Fear 3:55
05 Pod Padajusej Zvezdoj/Under The Falling Star 3:19
06 Mraz'/Scum 5:26
07 Po Tu Storonu Sumerek/Beyond the Twilights 5:08
08 Chernym Krylom/By The Wings of Black 6:38
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│ If only Hitler wore corpse paintà │
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│ The cold, frigid mother land of Russia is the perfect breeding │
│ ground for contempt and misanthropy, setting the tone for a wicked │
│ black metal scene that seems largely forgotten when anything black │
│ metal is being discussed (*if anyone reverts another bm conversation │
│ to Darkthrone ever again, they will be chastised!). Besides the │
│ endless winters in the northern parts of the country, the years of │
│ cold war and communist grip on the country could have only fuelled │
│ the fires of hatred in the ideological views of these black metal │
│ Soviets. Ok, so maybe the latter two catalysts might go over the │
│ heads of some of these bands considering their age and all, but that │
│ doesnÆt mean that the bitterness of these said hardships (or │
│ godsends depending on your views) werenÆt passed down through the │
│ generations of their elders. HereÆs another spin on the whole │
│ misanthropic indulgence that black metalists pride themselves on; │
│ National Socialist themes that will surely have people æSieg │
│ HeilingÆ their black metal flags. M8l8th is a Russian black metal │
│ band who prides themselves as part of the NSBM scene. If this has │
│ scared you away already, I will guarantee this: they will win you │
│ over if you are any sort of a fan of black metal whatsoever. If │
│ youÆre still reading this review, you have to understand that music │
│ like this is created from the seeds of hatred and to be quite │
│ honest, I donÆt agree with anything that these themes pertain to. │
│ While IÆm walking a fine line here, I would also just like to say │
│ that even though these themes disgust me, itÆs what inspires M8L8TH │
│ to create the blazing black metal that is presented here on By the │
│ Wings of Black. Remember kids, misanthropy is born of hatred and │
│ what better theme to go by when creating music inspired by these │
│ very subjects that bring about the decline of morality within │
│ society. │
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│ If youÆve got past the whole ôNaziÆs are bad people and I wonÆt │
│ listen to music with that particular stigmata attached to itö, then │
│ youÆre in for a treat. Getting past the motivating speech of │
│ ôPrologueö (I can only guess this is an excerpt from a Hitler │
│ speech), ôBy the Fallen Leavesö opens up with an incredible set of │
│ chords that spans the entire song and spirals upward into a rousing │
│ crescendo. This sets the tone for the rest of the album, not so much │
│ the crescendo part but how the band isnÆt afraid to use a wide │
│ variety of dynamics and tempo speeds. ItÆs this welcome change of │
│ pace from most black metal (hyper blast beats and masturbatory usage │
│ of tremolo picking) that make this such an enjoyable listen from │
│ start to finish. This is not to say that none of these features │
│ appear within the songs, theyÆre just used in good taste and never │
│ overstay theyÆre welcome. To further compliment this fresh take on │
│ black metal, the traditional use of standard metal techniques (think │
│ Iron MaidenÆs/ Judas PriestÆs galloping, melodic leads) are │
│ seamlessly interspersed within the framework of black metalÆs cold, │
│ atmospheric aesthetics and speedy, wall of sound delivery. ItÆs │
│ noteworthy to say that the band has also opted not to play the kvlt │
│ production standards that quite frankly, IÆm getting sick and tired │
│ of. Sometimes I feel black metal bands use this production technique │
│ to cover-up just how unspectacular they are at their instruments. │
│ M8l8th are fantastic musicians and instead of muffling their │
│ compositions with a white-wash of haze, the songs utilize an almost │
│ fuzzy, clean tone giving the instruments enough room to breathe and │
│ allowing even the most unseasoned black metal fans a chance to find │
│ something interesting within the instrument execution. Top all this │
│ off with the wicked banshee screams of a singer who is apparently │
│ incarcerated in a prison psychiatric ward for the accusations of │
│ four murders/ robbery and you have the makings of an instant black │
│ metal classic. │
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│ Picking out favourites on this is tough since all seven tracks, not │
│ including the intro, are vastly unique from one another in terms of │
│ dynamics, tempo changes, and overall influences brought to the │
│ table. As the album progresses, the listener will realize that the │
│ last two tracks on here (ôBeyond the Twilightsö and ôBy the Wings of │
│ Blackö) are the quintessential songs to the above descriptions and │
│ are absolute center pieces to any æbest ofÆ black metal tracks (Yes, │
│ they are that good!). By the Wings of Black is not only the proper │
│ way of playing traditional black metal, the album also contains some │
│ of the most memorable songwriting to ever grace the frigid lands of │
│ black metals harsh territory. ItÆs too bad that such great │
│ songwriting is tainted by ideology that was influenced by one of the │
│ most evil men on the face of this earth. However, personal values │
│ aside, when black metal is played with this much passion, who really │
│ cares what inspires the band in the first place. This is a raw form │
│ of music that is based on hatred such as this to begin with and you │
│ have to give a band credit for using this to their full advantage, │
│ despite how controversial they may seem. I salute these guys with a │
│ huge æSeig HeilÆ and so should you! │
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│ Note; Both Russian and English tracknames are listed (apart from the │
│ album title) on the back, so we listed them both for your │
│ convienance. We left the albumtitle intact, as it was intended and │
│ written on the cover. Also please note that the discogs page is │
│ inaccurate. This reissue (like previous ones) has the demos not │
│ included. So this reissue lacks tracks 9-14. │
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