💀💀💀 Black Curse (USA) "Endless Wound" (2020) 💀💀💀
(Old School Death/Black Metal)
Combining ripping, violent rhythms with razor sharp riffing and trancelike pulses, BLACK CURSE creates True malevolence. The band rips open holy portals to times when Black and Death Metal shared the same principles, the same aesthetics, and the same diabolical wrath.
Produced with the heaviest sound possible -Endless Wound- crushes into the world like the spawn of primordial chaos. Herein BLACK CURSE crawl on the darkest lava fields of Doom, revel in the infernal storms of Death, and levitate in the utmost Black.
to those who have drawn down the moon, joined in darkness in worlds without end, BLACK CURSE unfolds its evil.
released April 24, 2020
recorded, mixed and mastered by Arthur Rizk within Cave Evil
"The heart of the highest king" cover-drawing by Denis Forkas Kostromitin
(c) Black Curse
(Denver, Colorado)
https://blackcurse-svr.bandcamp.com/releases
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"SPUTNIK MUSIC" REVIEW :
Review Summary: The endless fire
April is proving to be quite fruitful in old-school death metal side projects. After Caustic Wound's cavernous grind hybrid debut Death Posture, it is now time to witness the birth of another crossbred named Black Curse. But unlike their stylistic counterparts, who added grind into their formula, these Denver lads dug their hole in the deepest circle of hell. This unholy new blend of death and black metal was forged by members of Spectral Voice, Vasaeleth, and Primitive Man, and whenever the word Spectral Voice gets stuck somewhere, my radar immediately switches on, as I find Eroded Corridors of Unbeing one of the best death metal releases of the past decade. We're all very aware of the fact that this formula isn't a novelty, yet the question that matters is the degree of quality impregnated in each hybrid, and how it manages, or not, to shape a strong identity able to distinguish it from the surrounding pack. It's certainly not an easy task, but it seems Black Curse has achieved just that, by finding a recipe that establishes a stable balance between the two genres. Nevertheless, this balance isn't born out of the equal mixing of the parts, but rather in the band's clever way of adding a blackened layer into its death metal DNA. And in my opinion, that's the secret of Endless Wound.
As we enter Endless Wound, we seem to dive deeply into the weird artwork as if we were suddenly surrounded by unmanageable flames. The heat becomes almost unbearable. 'Charnel Rift' emerges through fire, blending death metal's filthy fierceness with doom intensity reminiscent of Spectral Voice. Above this melange we find the blackened layer I mentioned earlier, mainly due to Eli Wendler's impressive wide-ranging vocals, whose powerful expression is definitely among the album's highlights. Although distinct, the tracks have a somewhat similar approach, combining mostly blast beat, mid-paced and doom tempos, always wrapped within a filthy demonic atmosphere. The riffs are among the best the genre has offered this year, lethal yet creative and contagious, as is the rhythm section whose organic delivery catapults the album towards overwhelming rhythmic grounds. Songs move fiercely, in close contact, but always finding just the right space to distinguish themselves from each other. From the track package I would highlight 'Enraptured by Decay', and the massive 'Finality I Behold'. Both are similar in character, combining doom densities with faster and more intense sequences, thus creating the necessary dynamics and contrasts. The vigorous closing track, through its corrosive Celtic Frost-esque riffs and chaotic final solos, ends the album on a very high note, leaving the listener with a mixed sense of fulfillment and despair, thereby proving that the album has achieved its ultimate purpose.
I would like to end by going back to the beginning of my second paragraph, looking at the artwork again and at the creature coming out of the fire. Each of us will certainly have a different interpretation about the symbolism portrayed. But one thing we can all agree on is that nothing good is coming out of that window. Which is exactly what a death metal aficionado is waiting for. More than just an impressive debut, Endless Wound is also destined to be one of the most interesting blackened caverns to be explored this year.
Rating: 4/5
(c) Review by TheNotrap CONTRIBUTOR
April 20th, 2020
sputnikmusic.com/review/81250/Black-Curse-Endless-Wound/
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Band: Black Curse
Country of origin: United States
Location: Denver, Colorado
Status: Active
Formed in: N/A
Genre: Death Metal
Lyrical themes: N/A
Current label: Sepulchral Voice Records
Years active: 2015-? (as Maliblis), ?-present
Discography:
Endless Wound Demo 2019
Endless Wound Full-length 2020
Line-up:
Morris Kolontyrsky - Bass
(See also: Blood Incantation, Spectral Voice, Stillborn Fawn, ex-Maliblis, Homebody, ex-Nekrofilth, ex-Wayfarer (live))
Antinom - Drums
(See also: Dominion, Khemmis, Dagon, ex-Vasaeleth, ex-Maliblis, Aat)
Jonathan Campos - Guitars
(See also: Primitive Man, ex-Maliblis, Reproacher, ex-Cobalt (live))
Gravetorn - Guitars, Vocals
(See also: Abysmal Dimensions, Spectral Voice, ex-Gravetorn, ex-Maliblis, Roskopp, City Hunter (live), Mutated (live), ex-Nekrofilth)
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Track Listing:
1. Charnel Rift 05:05
2. Crowned in (Floral) Vice 04:42
3. Enraptured by Decay 07:30
4. Seared Eyes 03:15
5. Lifeless Sanctum 02:44
6. Endless Wound 06:13
7. Finality I Behold 08:51
Total Length: 38:20
Line-up:
Jonathan Campos - Guitars
Zach Coleman - Drums & Percussion
Morris Kolontyrsky - Bass
Eli Wendler - Guitars, Vocals
Recording information:
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Arthur Rizk within Cave Evil.
Denis Forkas Kostromitin - Cover art
Patrick "Evil Possessor" Tauch - Layout
Released April 24, 2020
BC: https://blackcurse-svr.bandcamp.com/
M-A: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Black_Curse/
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