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Genre :: Black Metal Source :: CDDA . :: :: Label :: Black Metal Store R.date :: 05.05.2022 :: _::__ Cat.nr. :: BMS045 Size :: 73,4 MB __::_ ::// \\:: ::/---------------------------------------------------------------------\:: :: :: /: Encoder :: LAME 3.100 -V0 :\ ..: Bitrate :: avg. 281kbps : . . Quality :: 44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo . . . Website :: __ __ _ . : _ ____ _ _ ____ _ : . _ __ __ .\\\\------- : | ---\ /---------------------\ /--- | : -------////. +/ -\------- | | ----\ tracklist /---- | | -------/- \+ /: . : : . :\ /:: ::\ :: 01. The Unity 01:25 :: :: 02. Scythia 07:03 :: :: 03. Forgotten Voice of Black Perun 01:18 :: :: 04. Shining Abyss 04:30 :: :: 05. Forests of Nevres 04:34 :: :: 06. Attila 04:08 :: :: 07. Herros 02:04 :: :: 08. To Those Who Came Before Us 11:09 :: :: ------- :: .. >> 36:11 min .. __ __ _ . : _ ____ _ _ ____ _ : . _ __ __ .\\\\------- : | ---\ /---------------------\ /--- | : -------////. +/ -\------- | | ----\ release notes /---- | | -------/- \+ /: . : : . :\ /:: ::\ :: :: :: It's a demo. It's recorded in the late 90's and originally :: :: released on tape. You expect it to sound raw and it is. But :: :: aside from the weirdly modified vocals, everything sounds :: :: pristine here. The guitars sound strong and vicious, and :: :: the drums actually sound more natural in contrast to their :: :: brazenly inorganic sound on Hate Forest's later albums. :: :: Scythia is a very crisp sounding for a demo and the sound :: :: really compliments the music here. :: :: :: :: Hate Forest put a lot of emphasis around the title track of :: :: this demo with it being the longest song on here and being :: :: sandwiched in between the release's intro and a calmer :: :: transitional piece "Forgotten Voice of Black Perun". :: :: "Scythia" is probably the biggest blueprint for their :: :: material released later and its just as well that its among :: :: their best tracks. As for the remaining tracks,"Shining :: :: Abyss" definitely stands out for having a lot of drastic :: :: tempo shifts which aren't something you hear in Hate :: :: Forest, but it's pulled off very well and it's the other :: :: big highlight on this demo. "Forest of Nevres" does follow :: :: this up with a rather dynamic (albeit still programmed) :: :: drum track which is followed by the more simple "Attila" :: :: and concluding with the epic guitar and keys only outro :: :: "Herros". :: :: :: :: I want to keep emphasizing that Scythia might as well be :: :: called Hate Forest's best release. The energy here is so :: :: much stronger than on any of the subsequent releases. It's :: :: a must-listen if you want to explore the band's :: :: discography. If you are tracking down a physical copy, :: :: you'll most easily find Osmose Productions' reissue that :: :: also has a bonus track. "To Those Who Came Before Us" is a :: :: decent extra that sounds something a little more in the :: :: line of the Purity era with some Drudkh Blood In Our Wells :: :: flavor added to it, but it's still just an extra. The meat :: :: here is the actual demo and if you like checking out black :: :: metal demos, this is for you. :: :: :: :: . _ _ . :: \: :. \\ ___________ . ___________ // .: :/ __\____ :: ____ ___\ _ / BERC : 2022 \ _ /___ ____ :: ____/__ \\\f3! :: \\\ __ _/_________i_________\ /___/ /// :: cRO/// \ :: :\-\___________\_ ___ / _ _/___________/-/: :: / :: | . . _ _ _/ __/ . \_ _ _ . . | :: : :::::::: | | \\\\\/ _______\____|\ \///// | | :::::::: : :: | | -\-\/____/-------------\____\/-/- | | :: :: | | \ :|: / | | :: : : | . ` ::: ' . | : : . . | : ::: : | . . | :::....:::....::: | : ::::::::::::::::: : . :::''``:::''``::: . : ::: : . ::: . .:. :