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pátek 15. března 2024

Recenze/review - IGNIS MORTIS - Haeresis Maleficarum (2024)


IGNIS MORTIS - Haeresis Maleficarum
EP 2024, Hammer of Hate Records

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Již několikátou noc sleduješ krvavé stopy ve sněhu. Pokaždé tě dovedou na dávno opuštěný lesní hřbitov. Kolem mrtvého těla jsou v kruhu zapáleny svíce. Proříznuté hrdlo, další oběť v řadě. Zvedá se vítr a noci jsou čím dál tím delší. Mraky padají k zemi a smrt, ta stará děvka, se zase toulá ulicemi. Kdo bude další na řadě? A kdo může dělat něco tak  hrozného a ohavného? Odpovědi nepřicházejí. Trávíš čas hledáním bestie a poslechem nového EP finských black metalistů IGNIST MORTIS.

Jedná se o zkušené muzikanty, kteří působili a hrají v kapelách jako EVIL MIGHT, RIENAUS, GRIEVE, ARTHEMESIA. Pánové již od prvních společných setkání působí velmi ostře, chladně, temně. Skladby jsou napsány s jediným účelem - uhranout vás a proklít. Až na věky, amen!


Dobré nahrávky od špatných rozlišuji podle několika parametrů. Zásadní je vždy zvuk, přihlédnu i k obalu a celkové produkci. V případě této desky je vše náležitě špinavé, zastřené, pokryté pavučinami. Mám to takhle moc rád. Nejdůležitější jsou pro mě ale vždy nápady, způsob, jakým na mě hudba působí. Jestli ve mě dokáže probudit nějaké emoce, rozsekat mě, rozdrásat. IGNIS MORTIS tohle všechno umí a přidávají ještě něco navíc. Inspiraci pánové hledali ve švédské, norské a finské black metalové klasice devadesátých let. Není to ale jenom dnes tolik časté, obyčejné a dobře zahrané retro. Naopak, debutové EP působí velmi živým (mrtvolným) dojmem. Vznešené pasáže se střídají s těmi zemitými. Hrozně mě baví nasadit si sluchátka a sledovat usínající les. Když vydržím až do tmy, potkám i přízraky. Ti, spolu s démony ze starých časů kývají spokojeně hlavou a užívají si velmi podmanivou atmosféru. V jednotlivých pasážích potkáte smutek, hněv, šílenství, ale i melancholii zasněžených plání. Finové nám vyprávějí své příběhy a i když jejich řeči nerozumím ani slovo, nějak podvědomě vím, vnímám, o čem zpívají. V jejich riffech je bolest a utrpení, vzdor i nahrubo nasekaná tma. Líbí se mi hypnotické vokály, opravdu si připadám jako na místě, kde se pořádaly pradávné rituály smrti. Již několikátou noc sleduji krvavé stopy ve sněhu. Pokaždé mě dovedou na dávno opuštěný lesní hřbitov. Kolem mrtvého těla jsou v kruhu zapáleny svíce. Proříznuté hrdlo, další oběť v řadě. Bestie se probudila! A touží po čerstvém mase. Mrazivý, syrový black metalový vichr s temně krvavou aurou! Pradávné rituály smrti! 



Asphyx says:

You've been watching the bloody footprints in the snow for several nights now. Each time, they lead you to a long-abandoned forest graveyard. Candles are lit in a circle around the dead body. A slit throat, another victim in the line. The wind picks up and the nights grow longer and longer. The clouds fall to the ground and death, the old bitch, roams the streets again. Who's next? And who can do something so horrible and despicable? The answers are not coming. You spend your time searching for the beast and listening to the new EP of Finnish black metallers IGNIST MORTIS.

These are experienced musicians who have been in and played in bands like EVIL MIGHT, RIENAUS, GRIEVE, ARTHEMESIA. From their first meetings together, the gentlemen have a very sharp, cold, dark look. The songs are written with one purpose - to bewitch and curse you. Forever and ever, amen!


I distinguish good recordings from bad ones by several parameters. The sound is always essential, I also take into account the packaging and the overall production. In the case of this record everything is properly dirty, obscured, covered with cobwebs. I like it that way. But the most important thing for me is always the ideas, the way the music affects me. If it can awaken some emotion in me, tear me apart. IGNIS MORTIS can do all that and add something more. The gentlemen looked for inspiration in the Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish black metal classics of the nineties. But it's not just the nowadays so common, ordinary and well played retro. On the contrary, the debut EP gives a very lively (deadpan) impression. The sublime passages alternate with the earthy ones. I enjoy putting on my headphones and watching the forest fall asleep. If I can hold out till dark, I'll meet ghosts. They, along with the demons of old, nod their heads in satisfaction and enjoy the very captivating atmosphere. In individual passages you will find sadness, anger, madness, but also the melancholy of the snowy plains. The Finns tell us their stories, and even though I don't understand a word of their language, somehow I subconsciously know, feel, what they are singing about. There is pain and suffering, defiance and rough-hewn darkness in their riffs. I like the hypnotic vocals, I really feel like I'm in a place where ancient death rituals were held. I've been following the trail of blood in the snow for several nights now. Each time they lead me to a long-abandoned forest graveyard. Candles are lit in a circle around the dead body. A slit throat, another victim in the line. The beast has awakened! And it craves fresh meat. A freezing, raw black metal blast with a dark, bloody aura! The ancient rituals of death!


tracklist:
1. Noitasapatin irstaat syöjättäret 09:47
2. Kali Yuga Mysticus 04:31
3. Sanguine Luciferian Vampirism 05:15

band:
Faen - Drums
Ammutseba - Guitars (lead), Vocals (backing)
Valtias - Vocals, Synthesizers
Leo Lemmetty - Guitars (rhythm), Bass, Synthesizers


A few questions - interview with black metal band from Finland - IGNIS MORTIS.


A few questions -  interview with black metal band from Finland - IGNIS MORTIS.

Answered vocalist  Valtias, thank you!

Ave, can you introduce your band to our readers? – When was it founded and what style of music do you play etc.?

Valtias: Hails! Ignis Mortis was founded in 2022 after Evil Might kind of vaporized. Evil Might was harsher and more straightforward black metal, even though the fundamentals of Ignis Mortis were already present: those melancholic and quite melodic and epic elements. We slowed down a bit and began to write darker and more interesting music than before.

Where and under what conditions were you recording the new album? Who was in charge of sound, production and mastering?

We recorded the EP in our rehearsal place and we quite much understood that every reh. recording these days sound the same. They all have that same shitty digital fuzzing sound in them. We wanted something different, so we asked Lauri Laaksonen (Convocation, Desolate Shrine, Pestilent Hex) to mix and master the EP and also record the drums – as he’s a professional drummer.

I asked him to go towards Entombed’s Clandestine with a touch of Lemmy Kilmister Murder One amp setup and throw in some harsher soundscapes. We quite much enjoy the result as it’s definitely not your everyday black metal mix.

Laaksonen has his own mixing and mastering studio thing going on. Check out The Desolate Dungeon in Facebook if you want to try out something different.


How many copies were released and which medium was used for this new edition (CD, digital, vinyl, cassette)?

The CD release is 300 copies. We’re trying to find someone to release the MC and/or LP version. It’s also on every streaming platform.

Who is the author of the lyrics and how were they created and about what do the lyrics deal with?

I, Valtias wrote the lyrics.

The first song, Noitasapatin irstaat syöjättäret tells a story about fat priests who fuck children in their churches, and are then attacked and cursed by witches. Eventually Christendom will fall and nature wins. The title translates roughly into The Debauched Temptresses of Witches Coven. Syöjätär is also a kind of a Finnish foremother for many of our folklore’s nether creatures. She’s also the mother of snakes.

Second one, Kali Yuga Mysticus is about modern times, the cycles of Zeitgeist, and how we surf the waves of Kali Yuga; the Age of Fire. It’s a vision about a dystopia we’re living in right now; the totalitarianism of liberalism and the liberalism of totalitarianism. The cycles of societal downfalls, now accelerated by false Gods of post-humanity.

The last one, Sanguine Luciferian Vampirism is about spiritual vampirism; how the Luciferian ideal overcomes the modern day. How the underdogs dwell in darkness and suck the blood out of this godless era. It’s about being a vampiric leech of this modern world.

Who created the logo of the band, and who took care of the graphics and the website? What about you and social networks? Do you consider these things important?

Logo is done by a good friend of mine, Tuomas T. of Nucleart Design. The cover artwork, the Al-Khemik Omega Ouroboros was visioned by me and drawn by my wife Skadhí. She drew the Penis Demon on the back as well. Also the inner chalice is done by her. The broken gravestone picture was shot by my colleague.

I’ve studied graphic design a bit, so I did the whole CD package by myself. I also drew the frames around our photos.

I’ve done the social network shit as well. I don’t really care about that at all. I only care about the art itself, but you need to ride those waves of Kali Yuga and participate in the global immolation somehow.


Which label did you choose for releasing your album and why this label? Are you satisfied by how your label represents you and takes care about you?

The guys from Kvlt Records are my friends, so I just dropped the finished product to them, and then Sami Tenetz said “Ok, I can release this through Hammer of Hate”. As you see, Kvlt has few sublabels, Hammer of Hate being one of them.

Well, Kvlt is an underground label, so they don’t exactly do any marketing. They have pretty wide distribution channels though.

Which bands do you idolise and where do you get your inspiration?

There’s some bands I truly adore: Burzum, Kawir, Elend, Root, Bolt Thrower, King Diamond, Rotting Christ, Motörhead, Törr, Mercyful Fate, Bathory, The Doors, Summoning, Demigod, early Entombed, Master’s Hammer, Iron Maiden, Drudkh, Ulver, Mgła, Sigh, Absu and such.

I get my inspiration from the darker side of life. At the moment I just follow the Ukrainian war and what’s happening in the front. Also societal downfall is interesting. We’re in the middle of World War III and all people can speak of is political correctness, individual rights and shit like that. The world is fucking burning around us and people are whining about how someone speaks of someone else. Fuck that shit. Western civilization is doomed. People are idiotic and refuse to see through their tight social (media) bubbles.

Did you send your record to some Labels - which are the labels? How was the response?

I had a list of some 10-15 labels for the EP, but as Kvlt grabbed it first, we never sent it to anyone else. Kvlt was our first choice.


How many gigs have you played? Which type of gigs do you prefer, whether it's (clubs or festivals) and which of your performances would you consider as the best?

As Ignis Mortis, none. As Evil might, three, I think. All those gigs were in a club for some 50-100 people. We’re planning to play few gigs later this year.

I guess I don’t prefer to play live at all. I have one of those minds… I can’t remember lyrics – even my own. It’s a bit shitty situation. It all started about 20 years ago or so. A bit too much different kind of substances does wonders to one’s memory.

Of course, I could use some kind of prop for lyrics… Well, I actually have a Christian hymnal and I’ve glued the lyrics on the pages, but at last gig all the blood and makeup ran into my eyes, so I couldn’t even read the cursed book.

What about your plans for the future? What do you want to achieve with the band?

We don’t have anything else planned than a full-length album, which we’re working on at the moment.

How and where can your fans contact you? Can you provide some contact information?

Through the god-awful Facebook or by mail: deusignismortis@gmail.com.

Thanx for the interview.

Thank you! Spread the sunless poison: https://linktr.ee/ignismortis



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