Hevn Iš£I - Hevn Iš£I
š Release Date: 22.11.2024 | Format: Digital / CD / LP
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Hevn Iš£Iās debut album is a powerful statement of black metal's raw and unfiltered essence. This Norwegian trio has channeled pure, unrelenting aggression into a work that feels as if it has been pulled from the darkest recesses of the human psyche. The album is relentless and ugly, with a sound that can only be described as pitch-black hatred personified. Every track drips with venom, driven by a primal fury that refuses to be tamed.
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Drawing on themes of misanthropy, magick, and the dark philosophies of Blake, Nietzsche, and Crowley, Hevn Iš£I crafts a soundscape that is both chaotic and deeply unsettling. The riffs are dissonant and corrosive, the vocals a tortured howl that seems to echo from the abyss. The album doesnāt seek to please; it seeks to challenge, to provoke, to drag listeners into its world of darkness and despair.
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For those who have experienced Hevn Iš£I live, this album is a natural extension of the intense, suffocating atmosphere they create on stage. Their sound is tight and sulphurous, recalling an era when black metal was not just a genre, but a statement of pure, unadulterated emotion. The production is raw, yet deliberate, capturing the essence of their live performances while adding layers of depth that reveal themselves with each listen.
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This debut is not just an album; itās a ritual. A ritual of misanthropy and hatred, where each note is a curse, and each riff is a wound. Hevn Iš£I has delivered a work that will undoubtedly leave a scar on the black metal landscape, a reminder of the genre's power to evoke the darkest emotions. This is black metal at its most primal, its most venomous, its most unforgettable.
TRACKLIST:
1. Turin Horse
2. Pindom
3. Soaring through red worlds
4. Basilisk
5. On peaks of surreptitious wolves
6. Drep deg selv
7. Ridder av hat
Lineup:
LikrĆøyk - Bass
Orkan - Drums
Sortblot - Guitar and vocals
All music by Hevn Iš£I,
except «Drep deg selv» instrumental by Eric Seeberg
All lyrics by Sortblot
Recorded at Boksen Hausmania
Mixed and mastered by Morten Minothi Kristiansen
Remastered by Florian Dammasch at Nightside Audio