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░ ██ ██ Artist: Svoid ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: To Never Return █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2015 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2016-08-28 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Black Metal ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Sun & Moon Records ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ My first impression of Hungarian Svoid, in both █
█ visual and audial essence, is that Watain mustÆve █
█ served as a big influence. And with their recent █
█ release of the ôThe DevilÆs Bloodö (Watain cover) █
█ I think itÆs safe to say that that is the case. █
█ But I would not stretch it as far as calling the █
█ band a clone. █
█ ôTo Never Returnö offers 9 tracks (plus two █
█ instrumentals) of quality black metal in the vein █
█ of bands such as Watain and alike, but unlike the █
█ forementioned band Svoid is more of a diamond in █
█ the rough. Whilst the band display a nice showcase █
█ of musicality thereÆs still some elements that █
█ arenÆt necessarily executed with 100% accuracy. █
█ But instead of hurting the bands sound this is in █
█ fact something that just enhances the overall █
█ feeling throughout the whole album. A big plus for █
█ the bass guitar that is quite high in the mix, but █
█ as a bassplayer myself I think itÆs safe to say █
█ that it is something that I noticed especially. █
█ As mentioned in the beginning of the review, the █
█ visual aspect of the ôTo Never Returnö album is █
█ really something that could compete with any other █
█ bigger black metal release of today (artwork █
█ courtesy of PΘter Sallai) even though itÆs an █
█ independent self-financed release. As for the █
█ sound picture it is somewhat rough, but very █
█ suiting for this type of black metal that is more █
█ about atmosphere and spellbinding melodies than █
█ sheer speed. █
█ In conclusion, ôTo Never Returnö is a recommended █
█ buy for everyone into the more cryptic and occult █
█ form of black metal. And if my review isnÆt enough █
█ to persuade you, just take a listen to the opening █
█ track below and be convinced. █
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░ 1. Opus Gnosis 1:00 ░
░ 2. Eleven Alpha 5:00 ░
░ 3. Queen of Those Below 4:41 ░
░ 4. Nightless Moon Mistress 4:58 ░
░ 5. Genii Locorum 0:46 ░
░ 6. The Pulse 5:13 ░
░ 7. Antania 6:42 ░
░ 8. Reborn in Flames 4:53 ░
░ 9. Chaosathanas 0:49 ░
░ 10. Noxulifer 4:08 ░
░ 11. Towards the Horned Father 3:48 ░
░ 41:58 ░
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