Archaic Sound

Ars Moriendi – Lorsque Les Coeurs S’assèchent Review

By Dr. A.N. Grier on August 2, 2023 in Reviews, Black Metal, Progressive Metal, 24 comments

“This time, Ars Moriendi has ditched many of the horn and wind atmospheres for traditional atmoblack ones. Instead of bombastic symphonies coating his vicious black metal slayings and soothing acoustic guitars, this focused approach allows Arsonist to explore and tinker with guitar-led atmospheres, female choirs, and bizarre yet unique effects. The result isn’t so much a change in direction as a new experiment. Though I know Ars Moriendi well, nothing prepared me for Lorsque Les Coeurs S’assèchent.” Atmo-blast.

Ars Moriendi – La solitude du pieux scélérat [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]

By Dr. A.N. Grier on January 9, 2020 in 2019, Archaic Sound, Black Metal, French Metal, Reviews, Things You Might Have Missed 2019, Black Metal, 68 comments

“I may drive like a twenty-year-old, dad-joke like a forty-year-old, but I’m as fit as a flabby sixty-year-old and as spry as a seventy-year-old. I have two cups of coffee and have diarrhea for the rest of the day and, two beers later, I’m drunk. Yet, with Angry Metal Age comes Angry Metal Wisdom. As well as a lot of annual visits from old friends to the old-people home. This year, visits came from Darkthrone, Kampfar, Rimfrost, Sorxe, Stormhammer, Via Vengeance, War Curse, Reign of Fury, Second to Sun, and others. One visit I was most excited about was from Ars Moriendi.” Olde habits.

Mettadone – Rotten Flattery Review

By Twelve on May 19, 2019 in 2019, Archaic Sound, Death Metal, Reviews, Ukrainian Metal, Death Metal, 27 comments

“Back in 2015, Ukranian act Mettadone emerged from wherever they’d been previously to unleash their debut, Invisible Disease, upon the world. The album was an intriguing offering of gothic-tinged doom/death and had good potential behind it. In 2017, while touring, the band’s singer apparently left the band right before a show. What’s a band to do? I should think that would be obvious: the drummer sang the show, discovered he enjoyed the role, and so the band subsequently went full death metal.” Should you ever go full death metal?

1914 – The Blind Leading the Blind Review

By Holdeneye on November 11, 2018 in 2018, Archaic Sound, Death Metal, Redefining Darkness Records, Reviews, Ukrainian Metal, Death Metal, 125 comments

“Let’s get this part out of the way. 1914 is a Ukrainian metal band that plays songs about German stormtroopers. What could go wrong? It didn’t take much effort to find an interview with founder and vocalist Ditmar Kumar in which he mentions that he’s often asked if 1914 is a Nazi band and drops this quote: “Fuck Nazis and all kind of totalitarian shitheads.” Subtle, but I think we can move on.” Remember the fallen.

Cataleptic – Forward Review

By GardensTale on March 1, 2017 in 2017, Archaic Sound, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Finnish Metal, Reviews, Death Metal, Doom Metal, 16 comments

“Using different tempos, introducing secondary instruments, changing style of vocals or inviting guest singers, I could go on and on about the many ways a band can break the bonds of monotony. And maybe I should, just in case Cataleptic read this review.” Free pointers because we care.

Ars Moriendi – Sepelitur Alleluia Review

By Dr. A.N. Grier on October 18, 2016 in 2016, Archaic Sound, Black Metal, French Metal, Reviews, Black Metal, 48 comments

“The only thing I knew going into Ars Moriendi was that this black metal outfit is from France. which means they’re probably weird as shit. But, being the fan I am of Spektr, Reverence, and Blut aus Nord, I wasn’t too worried. So, not expecting anything novel, I put in my buds and fired up Sepelitur Alleluia. And, oh lordy, I was taken by surprise. It turns out there is more to Ars Moriendi than meets the eye (or ear).” French black metal is weird, and their wine is okay too.