▄█████▄ ░█████▄ ▄████▄░█▄ ░█▄ ▄█████▄ ███▄██ ▄██ ▄█▄ ▄██████ ▄█▄ ▄███ ░████░██▀████▓ ▀██ ▄██░▀█████ ████ ███▓ ██████▓██ ▓███████ ███▓░▀█▀████ ███▓ ███▓ ▓███░ ██ ██▄ ▄██▓██ ▓███▓██░ ▓███░███░███████████▄ ███░███░ ███░ ▄███ ███ ▄█▀░ ████████░██ █████████▄ ▓██░███ ███▓█████████ ███████ ███ ███░ ███████ ███▓ ░██ ██ ██████▓ ░██ ▀██ ███░███▓██████ ███▓███ ███ ███ ████████░███░ ███ ██▄ ██▓███░ ██▄ ██░██▓ ███ ▀▀████ ███░███ ███ ███ ███▓░███████░ ███ ███▓██ ███ ███▓██▓██░ ███ ▓████ ███ ███ ▓██▓ ███ ███░ ▓██████ ███ ▓████ ▓██▄ ▓████████ ███ ▓███ ███ ███ ███░███ ███ ░██████ ███ ░████ ░███ ███▓███▓ ███ ░███ ███ ███ ██▓███ ███ ███▓██ ███ ███ ▓██▄ ███░███░ ███ ███ ███ ███ ░█████ ███ ██▓░██▄ ███ ▓█▀ ▓██▄ ███ ██░ ███ ██▓ ███ ███ ░███▀ ░█▀ ██░ ██ ░█▀ ░███▄ ▀ ▀ ▓█▀ ███░ ░█▀ ██▀ ██░ ▄██▀ ░█▄ ▄███▀ ░██ ░ ██ ▓░ ▓░ ██░ ▓█░ ░█▀ ▀█░ ░█▓ ░ ██ ██ Artist: Svoid ██ ██ ▓ █░░ ■█ Album: To Never Return █■ ░░█ ■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2015 █ ▀▓█ ░ █ ▓ Rel. Date: 2016-08-28 ▓ █ ▒ ▒ Genre: Black Metal ▒ ▒ █▄ ░ Label: Sun & Moon Records ░ ▄█ ░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█ ░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░ ▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓ ▓ █ █ ░ ▓ ▄ ■ ■ ▓ ■ ░█ █░ ▀ █ My first impression of Hungarian Svoid, in both █ █ visual and audial essence, is that Watain mustÆve █ █ served as a big influence. And with their recent █ █ release of the ôThe DevilÆs Bloodö (Watain cover) █ █ I think itÆs safe to say that that is the case. █ █ But I would not stretch it as far as calling the █ █ band a clone. █ █ ôTo Never Returnö offers 9 tracks (plus two █ █ instrumentals) of quality black metal in the vein █ █ of bands such as Watain and alike, but unlike the █ █ forementioned band Svoid is more of a diamond in █ █ the rough. Whilst the band display a nice showcase █ █ of musicality thereÆs still some elements that █ █ arenÆt necessarily executed with 100% accuracy. █ █ But instead of hurting the bands sound this is in █ █ fact something that just enhances the overall █ █ feeling throughout the whole album. A big plus for █ █ the bass guitar that is quite high in the mix, but █ █ as a bassplayer myself I think itÆs safe to say █ █ that it is something that I noticed especially. █ █ As mentioned in the beginning of the review, the █ █ visual aspect of the ôTo Never Returnö album is █ █ really something that could compete with any other █ █ bigger black metal release of today (artwork █ █ courtesy of PΘter Sallai) even though itÆs an █ █ independent self-financed release. As for the █ █ sound picture it is somewhat rough, but very █ █ suiting for this type of black metal that is more █ █ about atmosphere and spellbinding melodies than █ █ sheer speed. █ █ In conclusion, ôTo Never Returnö is a recommended █ █ buy for everyone into the more cryptic and occult █ █ form of black metal. And if my review isnÆt enough █ █ to persuade you, just take a listen to the opening █ █ track below and be convinced. █ ▓ ▓ ▒ ▒ ░ 1. Opus Gnosis 1:00 ░ ░ 2. Eleven Alpha 5:00 ░ ░ 3. Queen of Those Below 4:41 ░ ░ 4. Nightless Moon Mistress 4:58 ░ ░ 5. Genii Locorum 0:46 ░ ░ 6. The Pulse 5:13 ░ ░ 7. Antania 6:42 ░ ░ 8. Reborn in Flames 4:53 ░ ░ 9. Chaosathanas 0:49 ░ ░ 10. Noxulifer 4:08 ░ ░ 11. Towards the Horned Father 3:48 ░ ░ 41:58 ░ ░ ▒ ▒ ▓ █ ░ ▓ ░ ■ █▄ ░ ██ ▀█▄░ ▄▄▄▄▄ ▓ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄ ░▄██░ ░ ▀████▓█▄▄█████████▓░ ███ ███▓░ █████████▄▄██████▀ ▓ ▓▀▓ ▒███████▀▀ ▀████████▒ ░████████▀ ▀▀███████░▓▀▓ ■ ░ ▄█░█▀▀▄████▄▓ ▀█▀ █▓░ ▒▓█ ▀█▀ ▄████▄ ▀███▄░ ▄█▀░ ░███▀▀▀███▄ ▀█▒ ██▓ ██ ▓█▀ ▄███▀▀▀███░ ▀█░ █▀ ▓██▓ ▄███ ▀█▓ ████ ▒█▀ ▓███▄ ▓██▓ ▀█▓ █▀ ▓██░ ▒██████▓ ▀█ █▓ █▀ ▓██████▒ ░██▓ ▀█ ▒ ▄██ ░███ ▓███▓ ▀░██░▀ ▓███░ ███ ██▄ ▒ ░█▀ ███ ▄▀ ███▄ ▓████▒ ▄███▀▄ ███ ▀█░ ▓█▀ ▄██▄█▀ ░ ██████████████ ▀█▄ ██▄ ▀█▓ █▀ ████▀█▄▓░▄█ ▀██████▀ █▄▓░▄█▀█▄██ ▀█▓ ░ ▄ ██▀ ▀████▀ ▀█▓▀██ ▀████▀ ▀███ ▄ ▒ █░█▓ ██░ █░ █ ░██ ▀██▒█ ███░ ▒█░ ▄ ▓ ▒ ░█▒ ▓███ ░ ▓██ ░ ██▓ ██░ ░██ █▒ ░ ░█ ▀█ █▀ ▓ ░ ░