Inquisition

and yet another black metal ritual going on in Athens!! of course there was no way I would not go to this one.

Arriving after work I managed to still glimpse Diablery. I did like their style very much, this kind of ritualistic occult black metal is what I love.

Next up was Nadiwrath but I was not too impressed. They are too thrash for me and I was never a huge fan of that.

Finally Inquisition was up. They are only a two piece with Dagon singing and playing guitar and Incubus taking on drum duties. You might think that this is not enough, but hell it is. They were fantastic and although there are enough people who think that a bass or even a melodic guitar is simply a must, Inquisition easily prove them wrong. The sound was awesome.

They also played my favourite Desolate Funeral Chant and I was mesmerised. They combine enough fast parts also with slow ones and this is exactly what I like. I need a bit of doom and funeral shit somewhere, so I can headbang in style, haha, and feel the music roll slowly through my bones. Inquisition know exactly how to do this and still keep a very fast pace.

Dagon's vocals are icy, haunting, very enchanting! A great evening then with lots of great vibes to take home. (last pic is my own from the show)

Winds chant songs of death, graves deep, open wide

- Daedin

Oranssi Pazuzu, The Dead Creed

So finally some more black metal shows! It's Oranssi Pazuzu's second time in Athens and I of course had to go see them again. Also because last time I left early and did not yet know them well. Now this time I knew their two latest albums quite well, also the show was in a much bigger venue, moving from An Club to Gagarin 205! wow! :D

So I arrived early and I'm so happy I did, because this was the reason why I saw The Dead Creed and this blew me away! Fantastic guy.

This guy uses only his voice and an acoustic guitar and creates the acoustic equivalent to Batushka. He uses only orthodox monasterial chants and his guitar to create a very atmospheric, but still heavy sound. This is black metal underground at its finest. Awesome stuff, I right away bought his songs at bandcamp :D

Next was mock the mankind and Finnish Hexvessel, but I will not lose any words to them. I did not like either and Hexvessel seemed out of place. Mock the mankind had no vocals and sadly bored me a lot.

But now on to Oranssi Pazuzu. This was stunning, absolutely mesmerising, hypnotic, deep, heavy, pressuring and alluring music. So so good, but also so assaulting to all senses, like a thunderstorm of sounds, crashing into you.. Fantastic. And boy, these guys are so Finnish.. I think they did not say a single word to the audience and still they had us in their power. What an experience!

Daedin
- Tämä on hymni kaiken päätteeksi,
verta veitseen ja käännä krusifiksi