| EVIL WRATH - CHAOTICAL INVASION CD |
100% Anti-Human Black Metal in the old vein!!! Throwing it back to what it once was, Evil Wrath are striking
with a brutal old school assault of the deadliest Black Metal to batter ear drums in years. NO TRENDS, NO
FOLK, NO ART, NO BEAUTY!! Just pure fucking death and chaos! Be warned, the invasion is coming!!!
WEB: www.myspace.com/evilwrath
with a brutal old school assault of the deadliest Black Metal to batter ear drums in years. NO TRENDS, NO
FOLK, NO ART, NO BEAUTY!! Just pure fucking death and chaos! Be warned, the invasion is coming!!!
WEB: www.myspace.com/evilwrath
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| REVIEWS |
Tracklisting:
1. Intro
2. Les Ténèbres De La Conscience
3. Death Symptom
4. Chaotical Invasion
5. Feeding The Flames
6. Hell Marches To War
7. La Sphère Malsaine
8. The Downfall Of Existence
1. Intro
2. Les Ténèbres De La Conscience
3. Death Symptom
4. Chaotical Invasion
5. Feeding The Flames
6. Hell Marches To War
7. La Sphère Malsaine
8. The Downfall Of Existence
No trends, no folk, no art, no beauty. Just pure fucking death and chaos.
That’s how Canadian black metal duo Evil Wrath describe their latest album and nothing could be closer to
the truth than that savage snarling declaration, smacking the proverbial nail on the head with a hateful
hammer. True old school black metal practitioners of the genre in its purest and finest form Evil Wrath are the
modern day epitome of the bands who spawned the scene.
Firstly I will state that I personally am a major fan and massive admirer of the pure black mayhem birthed by
Evil Wrath, they create black metal exactly how it should be and exactly how I like it, fast, hard,
uncompromising and totally undiluted, brimming with misanthropic hatred. As they are not the most prolific
of acts in existence a new recording of any description from them always triggers much excitement and
anticipation in me and should do in all dedicated fanatics of raw unbridled black metal hostility as well. It is
very easy to build ones expectations up to optimum levels when discovering a particular band has a new
release pending and then consequentially being disappointed or disillusioned by the eventual outcome so as a
result I generally try not to do so but instead attempt to perceive things unbiased or unclouded by past
attempts. However with my view that Evil Wrath are one of the best (if not the best) true raw BM exponents
from the Canada region active today it is difficult not to carry some sort of expectations into an unveiling of
this new platter of antihuman blasphemy. Suffice to say any fears that the gritty blackened hellsound
cultivated on precursor album ’Défaillance Monumentale’ has softened any are groundless, all reasonable
expectations of this follow up ‘Chaotical Invasion’ are exceeded.
‘Chaotical Invasion’ is just under three quarters of an hour of sheer spite dealt out in an unrelenting manner
by the usual suspects Nekros on vocals, Morbid on guitars, bass and backing vocals and Zvord the standard
session drummer back behind the kit again. There is a forty nine second intro section of dark ambiance and
swelling stormy sound to introduce all to the opus and then ‘Les Tenebres De La Conscience’ rushes in like a
maddened horde of psychotic rats bringing the Black Plague.
Undulating on a black metal punk riff a la Darkthrone or older Carpathian Forest that knots its simple but
cuttingly effective pattern around militant drums ‘Les tenebres De La Conscience’ is dirty primeval stuff with
no unnecessary frills and superfluous watered down elements. Thirty seconds in and the harsh grate of
Nekros signals a descent into even blacker terrain as all the instrumentation increases in intensity with a
blitzkrieg of tremolo joining the fray and a doubling up of furious drums including a hefty dose of prominent
cymbal clashes.
With an array of caustic shrieks, throaty snarls and harsh growls recalling the pioneers and genre forefathers
razoring through irresistible streams of riffing and pronounced battery rhythms it isn’t completely mind
numbingly lightning fast but instead moves with an excellent groove and solid galloping pace. Following this
hate filled and stripped back exhibition of naked BM aggression is the powerful ‘Death Symptom’ which
anybody familiar with the works of Evil Wrath will know was one of two tracks they contributed to their split
CD with Sweden’s long standing Pagan Rites.
The albums crowning glory is the virulent and epic title track ‘Chaotical Invasion’ which at eight and a half
minutes long eclipses the average track running time of five thirty. An evil humming riff heavy with sinewy
bass opens up this monster, an awesome and sinister lower ended piece throbbing over a thunderous roll of
battery prior to the unleashing of squalling tremolo ice and the hellish vocal abrasion delivered in the scathing
tones of Nekros. Proudly antihuman and anti life Evil Wrath have lost none of their abhorrence for humanity
and still find multitudes of inspiration within themes of that nature so consequently the lyrical explorations
thriving here relate to misanthropy, extermination of mankind, derision and scorn for human life. Statements
of eternal suffering and eras of terror are freely rasped out and while may bands would include lines such as
“cutting your flesh, burning your soul, fuck off and die” in a misguided attempt to be perceived as grim or
kvlt or whatever trendy term is currently doing the rounds Evil Wrath are painfully genuine with their intent.
One gets the message loud and clear that when humanity inevitably fucks itself over to the point of
eradication nobody would be happier than the Canadian war ensemble right here. ‘Chaotical Invasion’ is
loaded with harsh antihuman sentiments and its packed with seething instrumentation to match. For such a
relatively lengthy number it doesn’t abate its fury one iota despite a couple of tempo shifts where wonderfully
dark thrashy riffs temporarily wrestle control away from the pitch black walls of ugly confrontational mayhem.
The vast majority of the album is fairly speedy in velocity though not wholly; some changes and application
of the brakes does exist in certain areas.
The intro to ‘Feeding The Flames’ eschews an immediate plummet into storming dark chaotic realms in
preference of sharply stated chords attached to wicked curving bends and premeditated drums and ‘La
Sphere Malsaine’ even includes the surprising addition of a lead break while ‘Hell Marches To War’ also opts
for a measure of control in its introductory phases, coming across almost traditional heavy metal in style. This
approach is then alternated with the standard black metal blasts where war minded lyrics spew unholy hatred
and visions of apocalypse with the vehement front man exhaling battle cries, references to rivers of blood and
cleansing the world of scum.
Much of Evil Wraths earlier output was written entirely in French and whilst several of these tracks here still
are in that language most of it is delivered in English, and going by the hateful recurring themes it is easy
enough to decipher that the ones sung in French cover similar scornful territory. ‘Chaotical Invasion’ is a
stormtrooping detonation of fearsome venomous antagonism and marks a very welcome return to recording
for Evil Wrath.
There are a myriad of black metal acts surfacing in Canada these days in all manner of styles and sub genres
but when it comes to pure old school proper black metal Evil Wrath are head and shoulders above most else.
Written By Jamie Goforth
©2009 BlackMetalJim
Black Belle Music
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Imagine yourself back into the nineties black metal scene. Two guys in corpsepaint doing all the music in this
band. Dirty, raw production was the name of the game with blastbeats and just enough punk groove to
keep fans interested. Bring anything to mind? If anyone reading this said "Darkthrone," then you're right! To
listen to Evil Wrath's "Chaotical Invasion" is to listen to Darkthrone all over again; at least, the early
Darkthrone known for "Transylvanian Hunger" and "Under A Funeral Moon". The music is cold, buzzing,
and has plenty of punk and groove to make this sort of black metal enjoyable. The only thing that separates
Evil Wrath from the black metal legends is that their vocalist is a bit higher in pitch.
Most of the tracks here are straight up speed black metal, such as "Les Tenebres De La Conscience" and "The
Downfall of Existence" for their speed, the fuzzy tone the guitar creates to overshroud the drums unless they
aren't on a machine gun rampage and the individual beats are separated enough to be heard. Then there's
the slower, more rock punk songs such as "Feeding the Flames" (which is by far the least 'black metal' track
on the album simply for the extremely slow pace of the song and they way the riffs are performed) and "Hell
Marches To War," which is still black metal in the sense it sounds very evil, but retains the groove of punk
and rock. While the riffs may get repetitive and monotonous for their downtuned, distorted style, they aren't
just blast beats the whole way.
There are some problems with the repetitiveness though. Between some of the tracks like the unholy trio of
"Chaotical Invasion," "Hell Marches To War," and "La Sphere Malsaine" the band opens the song with the
exact SAME riff. For the first few seconds every one sounds like the former, which for the most part is
downright annoying. Thanks Satan for tracks like "Death Symptom" which starts with a drum assault for
once, and culminates into a solo, rather than the same riff that all the other tracks started with all throughout.
It takes a full listen of each song to finally hear the differences, rather than skip around because the listener
will think he or she is hearing the same structure from the last song.
Anyone who liked the nineties black metal scene where the music was raw but had groove to it will find this
enjoyable. Yes it's Darkthrone all over again, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. There's about a hundred
other bands out there that try to pull off the same style, but go for more extreme riffs and low production
and forget about the groove, which is obviously the most important part that separates Evil Wrath's black
metal from just being sheer noise. Let's just hope they don't follow into a pure metal punk style or it will be
laughable as they try to become the next Darkthrone.
Brutalism.com
That’s how Canadian black metal duo Evil Wrath describe their latest album and nothing could be closer to
the truth than that savage snarling declaration, smacking the proverbial nail on the head with a hateful
hammer. True old school black metal practitioners of the genre in its purest and finest form Evil Wrath are the
modern day epitome of the bands who spawned the scene.
Firstly I will state that I personally am a major fan and massive admirer of the pure black mayhem birthed by
Evil Wrath, they create black metal exactly how it should be and exactly how I like it, fast, hard,
uncompromising and totally undiluted, brimming with misanthropic hatred. As they are not the most prolific
of acts in existence a new recording of any description from them always triggers much excitement and
anticipation in me and should do in all dedicated fanatics of raw unbridled black metal hostility as well. It is
very easy to build ones expectations up to optimum levels when discovering a particular band has a new
release pending and then consequentially being disappointed or disillusioned by the eventual outcome so as a
result I generally try not to do so but instead attempt to perceive things unbiased or unclouded by past
attempts. However with my view that Evil Wrath are one of the best (if not the best) true raw BM exponents
from the Canada region active today it is difficult not to carry some sort of expectations into an unveiling of
this new platter of antihuman blasphemy. Suffice to say any fears that the gritty blackened hellsound
cultivated on precursor album ’Défaillance Monumentale’ has softened any are groundless, all reasonable
expectations of this follow up ‘Chaotical Invasion’ are exceeded.
‘Chaotical Invasion’ is just under three quarters of an hour of sheer spite dealt out in an unrelenting manner
by the usual suspects Nekros on vocals, Morbid on guitars, bass and backing vocals and Zvord the standard
session drummer back behind the kit again. There is a forty nine second intro section of dark ambiance and
swelling stormy sound to introduce all to the opus and then ‘Les Tenebres De La Conscience’ rushes in like a
maddened horde of psychotic rats bringing the Black Plague.
Undulating on a black metal punk riff a la Darkthrone or older Carpathian Forest that knots its simple but
cuttingly effective pattern around militant drums ‘Les tenebres De La Conscience’ is dirty primeval stuff with
no unnecessary frills and superfluous watered down elements. Thirty seconds in and the harsh grate of
Nekros signals a descent into even blacker terrain as all the instrumentation increases in intensity with a
blitzkrieg of tremolo joining the fray and a doubling up of furious drums including a hefty dose of prominent
cymbal clashes.
With an array of caustic shrieks, throaty snarls and harsh growls recalling the pioneers and genre forefathers
razoring through irresistible streams of riffing and pronounced battery rhythms it isn’t completely mind
numbingly lightning fast but instead moves with an excellent groove and solid galloping pace. Following this
hate filled and stripped back exhibition of naked BM aggression is the powerful ‘Death Symptom’ which
anybody familiar with the works of Evil Wrath will know was one of two tracks they contributed to their split
CD with Sweden’s long standing Pagan Rites.
The albums crowning glory is the virulent and epic title track ‘Chaotical Invasion’ which at eight and a half
minutes long eclipses the average track running time of five thirty. An evil humming riff heavy with sinewy
bass opens up this monster, an awesome and sinister lower ended piece throbbing over a thunderous roll of
battery prior to the unleashing of squalling tremolo ice and the hellish vocal abrasion delivered in the scathing
tones of Nekros. Proudly antihuman and anti life Evil Wrath have lost none of their abhorrence for humanity
and still find multitudes of inspiration within themes of that nature so consequently the lyrical explorations
thriving here relate to misanthropy, extermination of mankind, derision and scorn for human life. Statements
of eternal suffering and eras of terror are freely rasped out and while may bands would include lines such as
“cutting your flesh, burning your soul, fuck off and die” in a misguided attempt to be perceived as grim or
kvlt or whatever trendy term is currently doing the rounds Evil Wrath are painfully genuine with their intent.
One gets the message loud and clear that when humanity inevitably fucks itself over to the point of
eradication nobody would be happier than the Canadian war ensemble right here. ‘Chaotical Invasion’ is
loaded with harsh antihuman sentiments and its packed with seething instrumentation to match. For such a
relatively lengthy number it doesn’t abate its fury one iota despite a couple of tempo shifts where wonderfully
dark thrashy riffs temporarily wrestle control away from the pitch black walls of ugly confrontational mayhem.
The vast majority of the album is fairly speedy in velocity though not wholly; some changes and application
of the brakes does exist in certain areas.
The intro to ‘Feeding The Flames’ eschews an immediate plummet into storming dark chaotic realms in
preference of sharply stated chords attached to wicked curving bends and premeditated drums and ‘La
Sphere Malsaine’ even includes the surprising addition of a lead break while ‘Hell Marches To War’ also opts
for a measure of control in its introductory phases, coming across almost traditional heavy metal in style. This
approach is then alternated with the standard black metal blasts where war minded lyrics spew unholy hatred
and visions of apocalypse with the vehement front man exhaling battle cries, references to rivers of blood and
cleansing the world of scum.
Much of Evil Wraths earlier output was written entirely in French and whilst several of these tracks here still
are in that language most of it is delivered in English, and going by the hateful recurring themes it is easy
enough to decipher that the ones sung in French cover similar scornful territory. ‘Chaotical Invasion’ is a
stormtrooping detonation of fearsome venomous antagonism and marks a very welcome return to recording
for Evil Wrath.
There are a myriad of black metal acts surfacing in Canada these days in all manner of styles and sub genres
but when it comes to pure old school proper black metal Evil Wrath are head and shoulders above most else.
Written By Jamie Goforth
©2009 BlackMetalJim
Black Belle Music
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Imagine yourself back into the nineties black metal scene. Two guys in corpsepaint doing all the music in this
band. Dirty, raw production was the name of the game with blastbeats and just enough punk groove to
keep fans interested. Bring anything to mind? If anyone reading this said "Darkthrone," then you're right! To
listen to Evil Wrath's "Chaotical Invasion" is to listen to Darkthrone all over again; at least, the early
Darkthrone known for "Transylvanian Hunger" and "Under A Funeral Moon". The music is cold, buzzing,
and has plenty of punk and groove to make this sort of black metal enjoyable. The only thing that separates
Evil Wrath from the black metal legends is that their vocalist is a bit higher in pitch.
Most of the tracks here are straight up speed black metal, such as "Les Tenebres De La Conscience" and "The
Downfall of Existence" for their speed, the fuzzy tone the guitar creates to overshroud the drums unless they
aren't on a machine gun rampage and the individual beats are separated enough to be heard. Then there's
the slower, more rock punk songs such as "Feeding the Flames" (which is by far the least 'black metal' track
on the album simply for the extremely slow pace of the song and they way the riffs are performed) and "Hell
Marches To War," which is still black metal in the sense it sounds very evil, but retains the groove of punk
and rock. While the riffs may get repetitive and monotonous for their downtuned, distorted style, they aren't
just blast beats the whole way.
There are some problems with the repetitiveness though. Between some of the tracks like the unholy trio of
"Chaotical Invasion," "Hell Marches To War," and "La Sphere Malsaine" the band opens the song with the
exact SAME riff. For the first few seconds every one sounds like the former, which for the most part is
downright annoying. Thanks Satan for tracks like "Death Symptom" which starts with a drum assault for
once, and culminates into a solo, rather than the same riff that all the other tracks started with all throughout.
It takes a full listen of each song to finally hear the differences, rather than skip around because the listener
will think he or she is hearing the same structure from the last song.
Anyone who liked the nineties black metal scene where the music was raw but had groove to it will find this
enjoyable. Yes it's Darkthrone all over again, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. There's about a hundred
other bands out there that try to pull off the same style, but go for more extreme riffs and low production
and forget about the groove, which is obviously the most important part that separates Evil Wrath's black
metal from just being sheer noise. Let's just hope they don't follow into a pure metal punk style or it will be
laughable as they try to become the next Darkthrone.
Brutalism.com
