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░ ██ ██ Artist: Katharos XIII ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Negativity █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2017 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2017-10-14 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Black Metal ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Loud Rage Music ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ The sound of Katharos XIII emerged from the dark █
█ chambers of human psyche, questions and deep █
█ melancholy into black chords, a truly unique █
█ combination of different layers and █
█ influencesàpersonal experiences (all kinds of █
█ abuse, paranoia, severe depressions), strange █
█ stories, movies (Greenaway, Lynch), books (Eliade, █
█ Cioran, Zola) and of course no one can deny the █
█ musical field that is overwhelming and complex now █
█ days, but one thing is sure the members involved █
█ are more preoccupied to express themselves then █
█ being a part of the todays musical scene. █
█ █
█ --- █
█ █
█ Born in 2007 in the city of Timi?oara, the main █
█ social, economic and cultural centre in western █
█ Romania located around 550km northwest of the █
█ capital Bucharest, and functioned in the early █
█ days as a one-man band until de beginning of the █
█ recordings of the demo Silver Melancholy in late █
█ 2008, self-released in 2009, Depressive Suicidal █
█ Black Metal act Katharos XIII return after their █
█ 2011 debut Dead Emotions with their second █
█ full-length installment, titled Negativity, █
█ comprised of seven tracks emerged from the dark █
█ chambers of human psyche, questions and deep █
█ melancholy into black chords, a truly unique █
█ combination of different layers and influences. █
█ Featuring a somber artwork by Romanian artist █
█ Alexandru Das (Argus Megere, North, Ordinul █
█ Negru), Negativity offers the listener an █
█ amalgamation of personal experiences (all kinds of █
█ abuse, paranoia, severe depressions), strange █
█ stories, movies (Greenaway, Lynch) and books █
█ (Eliade, Cioran, Zola), all thoroughly put █
█ together by the talented F on vocals, guitars and █
█ keyboards, Andrei on guitars, SQ on bass and █
█ Sabbat on drums, resulting in a unique experience █
█ of extreme music for admirers of the genre. And if █
█ you feel your heart got darker after listening to █
█ the albumÆs 56 minutes of intense and pensive █
█ Black Metal, that means Katharos XIII succeeded in █
█ sending you the desired message through their █
█ disturbing music. █
█ Opening the album on a high note we have XIII, a █
█ modern approach to Black Metal sounding very █
█ melodic and epic thanks to the excellent guitars █
█ by F and Andrei, with the devilish gnarls by F █
█ bringing more obscurity to the overall result. █
█ Moreover, its riffs get to a very traditional mode █
█ halfway through it, while the songÆs atmosphere █
█ keeps growing in intensity and mystery, flowing to █
█ an ominous ending led by the demonic vociferations █
█ by F. Slightly different than its predecessor, the █
█ title-track Negativity goes full Black Metal, █
█ overflowing blast beats, flammable riffs and █
█ infernal growls, also presenting elements from █
█ Atmospheric Black Metal and Doom Metal, not to █
█ mention its disturbing lyrics (ôBurn in the █
█ kingdom of the blind / A garden that cannot be █
█ seen / By the ones who ignore the creation / The █
█ path of the eternal self-tormentö) and its beyond █
█ somber break. █
█ The steady beats by Sabbat together with the █
█ darkened keys by F create a truly somber ambience █
█ in No One Left to Lead the Way, a perfect fusion █
█ of Black Metal with Blackened Doom supported by a █
█ strong harmonious background, flowing into a █
█ smooth but very obscure ending; followed by The █
█ Chains are so Beautiful, where a melancholic and █
█ grim beginning led by Sabbat with his sluggish █
█ beats and bassist SQ with his low-tuned roars █
█ gradually leans towards old school Doom Metal, █
█ supporting the very macabre spoken words by F (ôI █
█ will tell you a story / Stories as we all like to █
█ hear / The amphetamine has won the game / █
█ Enslaving the pain inside soul / Close your eyes █
█ and sleep tight / While the angels watch you █
█ closely / Nothing bad to happen to you / Only to █
█ fall into their armsö), before exploding into █
█ visceral and deranged Black Metal until its █
█ introspective finale. █
█ Spearheaded by the piercing riffs by Andrei, █
█ WorldÆs Coffin sounds like a blackened waltz, with █
█ F grasping his words bestially, blending old █
█ school Black Metal with contemporary Symphonic █
█ Black Metal the likes of Dimmu Borgir. █
█ Furthermore, the bass by SQ keeps rumbling in a █
█ demonic way in the background, topped with a █
█ soulful solo by Andrei. I Die Everytime I Walk █
█ This Path brings forward a serene and █
█ contemplative intro, generating a comforting but █
█ at the same time perturbing ambience where F █
█ instead of growling simply grasps in a vile █
█ manner. Not only that, tempestuous moments are █
█ thoroughly inserted in this Blackened Doom aria, █
█ with the beautiful work done by Andrei and SQ with █
█ their strings taking you to a dark dimension ruled █
█ by Katharos XIII. Lastly, closing this amazing █
█ album of extreme music the band offers a darkened █
█ assault titled Inside, with Sabbat pounding his █
█ drums vigorously while Andrei blasts █
█ straightforward demonic riffs, reaching an epic █
█ and reverberating stage before the songÆs climatic █
█ and violent conclusion. █
█ In other words, are you prepared to have your █
█ mortal soul embraced in the endless darkness █
█ crafted by Katharos XIII? If you canÆt wait for █
█ that to happen, then you should definitely visit █
█ Katharos XIII on Facebook to know more about this █
█ distinct Romanian band, and purchase your copy of █
█ Negativity through the Loud Rage MusicÆs BandCamp █
█ or webshop, as well as at Discogs. As mentioned █
█ before, after listening to Negativity, youÆll █
█ never be the same again, and all youÆll have to do █
█ is to thank this amazing Romanian quartet for such █
█ unique experience of dark and mournful sounds. █
█ Best moments of the album: XIII, Negativity and █
█ WorldÆs Coffin. █
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░ 1. XIII 9:48 ░
░ 2. Negativity 6:13 ░
░ 3. No One Left to Lead the Way 6:24 ░
░ 4. The Chains are So Beautiful 8:21 ░
░ 5. World's Coffin 5:58 ░
░ 6. I Die Everytime I Walk This Path 12:03 ░
░ 7. Inside 7:16 ░
░ 56:03 ░
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