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/:: Artist :: Inexistencia / Werewolf Bloodorder / Promethean Gate / ::\
:: Windspirit ::
:: Album :: Sorceries of Blood and Iron ::
:: Year :: 2024 ::
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:: . Genre :: Black Metal Source :: CD . ::
:: Label :: Hammer of Damnation R.date :: 2024-04-24 ::
_::__ Cat.nr. :: S.date :: 2024-04-09 __::_
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/: Encoder :: LAME 3.100 -V0 :\
..: Bitrate :: avg. 260kbps :..
. Quality :: 44.1 kHz/Joint Stereo .
. Size :: 81.52 MB .
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:: 1. Inexistencia - The Cult of the Death Skull 4:26 ::
:: 2. Inexistencia - White Wolves Black Lair 6:12 ::
:: 3. Werewolf Bloodorder - Spell of Hatred 6:36 ::
:: 4. Werewolf Bloodorder - Blood and War (Evil cover) 3:15 ::
:: 5. Promethean Gate - Alquimia da Alma 5:29 ::
:: 6. Promethean Gate - Os Caminhos da Morte 5:16 ::
:: 7. Windspirit - Inner Wilderness 10:24 ::
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:: Now that's how you make a split release! 'Sorceries of Blood ::
:: and Iron' is an incredible compilation of some of the more ::
:: interesting acts coming from Brazil lately. ::
:: ::
:: Since weÆre talking about a conjoined release among 4 bands, ::
:: letÆs divide it in two halves. On the first side, we have ::
:: InexistΩncia and Werewolf Bloodorer. ::
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:: Inexistencia is a newer band, but it already counts some demos, ::
:: two EPs and some splits under its belt. Werewolf Bloodorder is ::
:: more akin to a spiritual successor to Evil, one of the earlier ::
:: and most respected bands from the 90s Brazilian scene. ::
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:: Inexistencia's sound could be described as a Brazilian response ::
:: to Drowning The Light and Satanic Warmaster, since itÆs a quite ::
:: fast and cold kind of Black Metal. As for Werewolf Bloodorder, ::
:: itÆs part in the release sounds a bit fuller and heavier, with ::
:: a more archaic approach to itÆs compositions and an aura that ::
:: invites the listener to witness the older times. ::
:: ::
:: On the second half, we have Promethean Gate, another relatively ::
:: new band, and Windspirit, which is the newest one here, making ::
:: its debut. ::
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:: Promethean Gate is the only band which relies on Portuguese ::
:: lyrics here, but to great effect. Despite the simpler and ::
:: straight forward structure of the songs, the vocals are indeed ::
:: the driving force here. Dictating through a very guttural and ::
:: commanding voice the overall sinister tone of the songs. ::
:: Exploring the darker side of ritual practice and spirituality ::
:: in very evocative ways. ::
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:: As for the last band, Windspirit is maybe the odd one out of ::
:: all the others. With only one song, but by far the longest one ::
:: in the release (a little over 10 minutes), the influences of ::
:: bands like early Drudkh and even Agalloch are evident. But ::
:: despite the ôcleanerö approach, Windspirit still preserves a ::
:: traditional Black Metal sound and does a great job closing the ::
:: split with an epic and darkly introspective track. ::
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:: Along its 41 minute long assault, this split is a great way for ::
:: anyone interested in checking out some of the quality and ::
:: weight that the new blood of the Brazilian Black Metal scene ::
:: has to offer. ::
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