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From the school of blackened death metal come Ephialtes. “Melas Oneiros” is a debut album but there’s no shortage of experience in this band which is headed by Quazarre whose cv includes Devilish Impressions, Asgaard and Crionics. Menace lurks everywhere,… Continue Reading →
There are many things I think about when hearing this band’s name but “intelligent structures” is right up there. I can entirely understand why comparisons might be made with Katatonia, Anathema and Amorphis because this is a band which doesn’t… Continue Reading →
This three-track EP came with a mountain of accompanying information which I dutifully read. It seems like insecurity to me, and I don’t know why because Devilish Impressions have been upping their game since 2000, evolving their style of symphonic… Continue Reading →
Laster, who originate from Utrecht in the Netherlands, are an interesting band. Atmospheric black metal is probably the most mundane description of their music. It is said to have come with elements of avant-garde, post-and jazz rock, art pop and… Continue Reading →
Luckily I’ve been following Devilish Impressions for long enough that I can ignore the publicity behind their fourth album release. Can somebody explain to me how “The I” is “a phonetic acronym of the band’s name”? Such contrived nonsense suggests… Continue Reading →
Selcouth apparently is an adjective, which means strange, unusual and wondrous. The band, which is a collective of musicians from Finland, France, Spain, Russia and Argentina, most certainly got their name right. What I sensed here was an avant-garde artistic… Continue Reading →
Locust Leaves have an “ecumenical vision of metal”, whatever that means. In fact when I read the following statement, I realised it was time to stop reading and start listening: “A voice, a final utterance of a vague, illogical, recurring… Continue Reading →
An improbable union is the way that this combination of hardcore and classical musicians from France is presented to us. The classical guitar plays its part in a quiet dark folk song. This is “Athens”. The cello cuts in, as… Continue Reading →
Poland has a rich history of blackened death metal bands. Devilish Impressions was formed in 2000, since when they have been enhancing the genre with atmospheric and symphonic elements. As a follow-up to the band’s third album “Simulacra” in… Continue Reading →
This EP from Devilish Impressions is special. Following their third album “Simulacra” (2012), they have released this 62 minute epic comprising two new tracks and their 2002 demo “Eritis Sicut Deus”. The re-release of ‘Eritis Sicut Deus” is not before… Continue Reading →
Lilla Weneda is the name of a 19th century tragic drama about the invasion by the Lechians of the Wened tribe and is very significant in Polish history. The band Lilla Veneda from Wroclaw have taken on the spirit of… Continue Reading →
I shall start with a bit of history. If you want to read directly about “Simulacra”, please go to paragraph 4 as they say on forms. My first encounter with Devilish Impressions was on 13th June 2004. I met the… Continue Reading →