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Tracklisting:
1.Na Dnu
2. Dok Lazi Se Divis
3. Ograma
4. Sa Zgarista Moci
5. Neposluh Zmije
6. Iznad Blata I Sna
7. Kraj
8. U Kral Jevstvu Mrtvih
9. Oci Sudnjeg Dana
10. Iz Tame
1.Na Dnu
2. Dok Lazi Se Divis
3. Ograma
4. Sa Zgarista Moci
5. Neposluh Zmije
6. Iznad Blata I Sna
7. Kraj
8. U Kral Jevstvu Mrtvih
9. Oci Sudnjeg Dana
10. Iz Tame
Old School Black Metal the way it was intended to be played: cold, dark, and heavy as f*ck!!! 2010
shall be the year that Bosnian wrecking machine KRV will make their own brand of ultra savage Unholy
Black Metal heard by the underground metal masses and we at NHR are proud to be presenting this
unholiest of all hordes to all the supporters of the Blackest of Metals. From their blood freezing razor
sharp riffs to the blackened rasp of the vocals, this has all the ingredients to be a BM Underground
landmark in 2010. Blacker and Blacker every fucking year.
WEB: www.myspace.com/krvpropaganda
shall be the year that Bosnian wrecking machine KRV will make their own brand of ultra savage Unholy
Black Metal heard by the underground metal masses and we at NHR are proud to be presenting this
unholiest of all hordes to all the supporters of the Blackest of Metals. From their blood freezing razor
sharp riffs to the blackened rasp of the vocals, this has all the ingredients to be a BM Underground
landmark in 2010. Blacker and Blacker every fucking year.
WEB: www.myspace.com/krvpropaganda
Krv is an obscure band form an obscure country, Bosnia-Herzegovina, so you might think that they
play some sort of Raw Black Metal, wrong. Krv is a black metal band but a black metal band which is
not bogged in genre rules and stereotypes. They have two guitarists, Ban Krvnik and Vihor and they
utilize this by having two guitar arrangements and even dual guitar solos, a far cry from the
"standard" BM outfit. Few black metal bands focus on their musicianship but Krv does and this is very
clear on Ograma, which is their most complex release yet. The drumming is also very different, blast
beats are only utilized on accented riffs and sections and that's where they should be placed.
Ograma has a decent production, it's not a high end one but the album is mixed well and all
instruments are audible, the album has a very thick sound when compared to their earlier ones.
Ograma also has a lot of energetic songs, the album is mostly in a lively uptempo mood.If I had to
compare Ograma and Krv and the closest thing would be something like Darkthrone before
Transilvanian Hunger but Krv have their own,unique sound. All songs start with an ambient/FX sample
which lasts abut 5-10 second and after the first two or three track it gets annoying. // 8
Lyrics and Singing: Krv often use archaic words(Ograma is an old word meaning illusion, spell, magic)
and constructs, their words of choice may be from the 900s but a lot of the lyrics focus on the social
and political situations in Bosnia-Herzegovina and their impact on the daily lives of its population. On
their earlier albums the main focus was history and Slavic mythology and there is some of that on
Ograma as well. The vocalist/guitarist Ban Krvnik uses mid-range shrieks, they are somewhere
between growls and shrieks and they are thicker than what most other band use. // 8
Impression: Chances are that you will be put off by the obscurity of the band and the fact that the
lyrics are not in English. But for those who endlessly sifter through the mesh of equally obscure
Norwegian/Scandinavian black metal bands Ograma is a chance to find unique and not generic and dry
black metal. My favorite songs are "Dok Laži Se Diviš" and "Neposluh Zmije". // 8
8.7/10 www.ultimate-guitar.com
Attacking with black metal from an unusual country Bosnia and Herzegovina, KRV delivers a solid
album of traditional elements, mixing hateful chords with a pleasant amount of epic melancholy. The
band’s fourth and also last album Ograma does not play with unnecessary gimmicks; these ten songs
(excluding the short ambient bookends) are authentically executed in an asphyxiating sound scape,
making the album an oppressive experience, mostly in a positive way.
Sung in their native language, Ograma’s message doesn’t really transfer to the listener, but the music
itself is enough captivating to make an endurable whole. Not a single track truly stand out from
another; the material seems constantly enjoyable even if definitely unsurprising. Instruments are
handled with rather careful tightness, tremolo fire doing its job admirably, not to forget the steady
drumwork nor the low-pitch growling. The previously mentioned production, though, makes it all sound
a little incoherent and tremulous, hence harder to get into.
The lack of truly outstanding compositions is, surprise surprise, the main glitch of Ograma. Those
looking for proper innovation from their black art will most likely be disappointed by the record, but for
others Ograma might provide a plentiful amount of good riffage. Not a ground breaking record
whatsoever, but would be a worthy acquisition into my shelves for an occasional listen.
www.metalmusicarchives.com
KRV may have disbanded as of recently (they are still together), but they decided to present one last
offering of raw, pulverizing black metal. 'Ograma' is a strong album that for the most part doesn't
leave much room for mercy with how each track blasts by with heavy blast beats, tremolo pickings,
and snarled, almost painful vocals. For those who are not used to this band, expect a mix of Marduk
and Setherial, who also perform eviserating black metal, but KRV make it with tact and a certain
amount of dark, evil atmosphere. The album opens up with the ambient "Na Dn," and then rips into
"Dok Laži se Diviš." A track like this sets the standard for KRV's black metal fury: highly speeding riffs
that are shrouded in distortion but not too much alongst drums that are a blur, and then the vocals
which almost seem to run on a pace of their own separate from the music. Sometimes they're long,
drawn out growls/ snarls and other times wails of anguish and hate such as on "Neposluh Zmije." The
variation adds quite a bit of dynamic to the music, especially since some fans may feel that by track
five, the album seems to be a bit one sided with how heavy it is.
The only track that really stands out from the rest is the slow, churning "Oči Sudnjeg Dana." Here it
seems like KRV go for a more groove/doom black metal style with the repetitive, but certainly pulsing
and catchy riffs. It is a very different tone for the album, and an excellent closer (not including the
final track which is again another ambient piece that feels more like silence than music). Perhaps the
best thing about this album overall is the lyrical parts- which are all in Slavic- as the group is from
Bosnia. However, instead of tackling the usual Satanic nonsense that so many black metal bands do,
they tend to lean more towards a political and historical voice with their music, educating more than
just storytelling about mythology, or bantering on about something just because the genre deems it
necessary. Although through their black metal outlet, their messages are hard to understand unless
reading the lyrics, KRV certainly had a good thing going for them within their motivations for their
music. Sadly, 'Ograma' is their last testimony... for now.
brutalism.com
As the number of years I’ve been reviewing has been increasing, the number of countries that I have
been receiving metal from has been increasing as well. Recently I’ve
been finding that a lot of quality material in the black metal realm has been coming from places that
aren’t typically associated with it, and this is the case with Krv who hail
from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The group has been releasing material on a regular basis since forming
in 2003, and their fourth full length album Ograma came out last
year via NHR Records. Based on this effort, it is clear that these guys are able to write black metal
that is just as good as bands from the Norwegian and German scenes
and they are worth checking out.
Krv has written songs that alternate between fast paced blasting and chilling mid-tempo
arrangements, which gives them a nice balance between an all out assault and a
more subdued but equally harsh sound. As with most bands of this type, the guitar and drums create
a dense layer of sound but what most listeners will notice about
Ograma is that it has been mixed in such a way that you can actually tell what is going on. Despite
the overall noisiness, the melodic guitar leads are able to break through
and this makes the songs distinguishable from one another. The leads are one of Krv’s strongest
assets, as the guitar work is stellar and results in a very cold and somber
atmosphere that listeners will get swept away in. Admittedly it did seem as though there was a little
too much filler for an album that is only 38 minutes long, as there is an
into and outro but this doesn’t hurt the release that much overall.
Lead singer Ban Krvnik has a lower pitched growl/scream that he utilizes for much of Ograma, but
occasionally he pushes it into some higher registers to add emphasis to
particular passages. While he has a fairly standard delivery style for much of the album, there are a
few moments where Krvnik really takes it over the top and screams
with so much energy that he sounds downright psychotic and it almost seems as though he is going to
burst out of your speakers and attack you. This kind of killer vocal
performance has been missing from a lot of black metal bands over the years, so it really makes Krv
stand out more when it occurs. Although I’m not entirely sure what the
lyrical content of the album is since it is sung in the band’s native language, whatever messages they
are spreading with their material is done so with as much intensity as
possible.
I would have rather seen another track or two rather than an intro and an outro, but when the
quality of the rest of the material is so high it does make up for it. Krv may
be following the traditional black metal template at times, but there is something about the way that
they pull it off that makes Ograma stand out. Perhaps NHR Records will
pick up some of the group’s back catalog in the future so that it has more widespread distribution, as it
would be interesting to see where these guys were at earlier in their
career.
Chris Dahlberg www.cosmosgaming.com
play some sort of Raw Black Metal, wrong. Krv is a black metal band but a black metal band which is
not bogged in genre rules and stereotypes. They have two guitarists, Ban Krvnik and Vihor and they
utilize this by having two guitar arrangements and even dual guitar solos, a far cry from the
"standard" BM outfit. Few black metal bands focus on their musicianship but Krv does and this is very
clear on Ograma, which is their most complex release yet. The drumming is also very different, blast
beats are only utilized on accented riffs and sections and that's where they should be placed.
Ograma has a decent production, it's not a high end one but the album is mixed well and all
instruments are audible, the album has a very thick sound when compared to their earlier ones.
Ograma also has a lot of energetic songs, the album is mostly in a lively uptempo mood.If I had to
compare Ograma and Krv and the closest thing would be something like Darkthrone before
Transilvanian Hunger but Krv have their own,unique sound. All songs start with an ambient/FX sample
which lasts abut 5-10 second and after the first two or three track it gets annoying. // 8
Lyrics and Singing: Krv often use archaic words(Ograma is an old word meaning illusion, spell, magic)
and constructs, their words of choice may be from the 900s but a lot of the lyrics focus on the social
and political situations in Bosnia-Herzegovina and their impact on the daily lives of its population. On
their earlier albums the main focus was history and Slavic mythology and there is some of that on
Ograma as well. The vocalist/guitarist Ban Krvnik uses mid-range shrieks, they are somewhere
between growls and shrieks and they are thicker than what most other band use. // 8
Impression: Chances are that you will be put off by the obscurity of the band and the fact that the
lyrics are not in English. But for those who endlessly sifter through the mesh of equally obscure
Norwegian/Scandinavian black metal bands Ograma is a chance to find unique and not generic and dry
black metal. My favorite songs are "Dok Laži Se Diviš" and "Neposluh Zmije". // 8
8.7/10 www.ultimate-guitar.com
Attacking with black metal from an unusual country Bosnia and Herzegovina, KRV delivers a solid
album of traditional elements, mixing hateful chords with a pleasant amount of epic melancholy. The
band’s fourth and also last album Ograma does not play with unnecessary gimmicks; these ten songs
(excluding the short ambient bookends) are authentically executed in an asphyxiating sound scape,
making the album an oppressive experience, mostly in a positive way.
Sung in their native language, Ograma’s message doesn’t really transfer to the listener, but the music
itself is enough captivating to make an endurable whole. Not a single track truly stand out from
another; the material seems constantly enjoyable even if definitely unsurprising. Instruments are
handled with rather careful tightness, tremolo fire doing its job admirably, not to forget the steady
drumwork nor the low-pitch growling. The previously mentioned production, though, makes it all sound
a little incoherent and tremulous, hence harder to get into.
The lack of truly outstanding compositions is, surprise surprise, the main glitch of Ograma. Those
looking for proper innovation from their black art will most likely be disappointed by the record, but for
others Ograma might provide a plentiful amount of good riffage. Not a ground breaking record
whatsoever, but would be a worthy acquisition into my shelves for an occasional listen.
www.metalmusicarchives.com
KRV may have disbanded as of recently (they are still together), but they decided to present one last
offering of raw, pulverizing black metal. 'Ograma' is a strong album that for the most part doesn't
leave much room for mercy with how each track blasts by with heavy blast beats, tremolo pickings,
and snarled, almost painful vocals. For those who are not used to this band, expect a mix of Marduk
and Setherial, who also perform eviserating black metal, but KRV make it with tact and a certain
amount of dark, evil atmosphere. The album opens up with the ambient "Na Dn," and then rips into
"Dok Laži se Diviš." A track like this sets the standard for KRV's black metal fury: highly speeding riffs
that are shrouded in distortion but not too much alongst drums that are a blur, and then the vocals
which almost seem to run on a pace of their own separate from the music. Sometimes they're long,
drawn out growls/ snarls and other times wails of anguish and hate such as on "Neposluh Zmije." The
variation adds quite a bit of dynamic to the music, especially since some fans may feel that by track
five, the album seems to be a bit one sided with how heavy it is.
The only track that really stands out from the rest is the slow, churning "Oči Sudnjeg Dana." Here it
seems like KRV go for a more groove/doom black metal style with the repetitive, but certainly pulsing
and catchy riffs. It is a very different tone for the album, and an excellent closer (not including the
final track which is again another ambient piece that feels more like silence than music). Perhaps the
best thing about this album overall is the lyrical parts- which are all in Slavic- as the group is from
Bosnia. However, instead of tackling the usual Satanic nonsense that so many black metal bands do,
they tend to lean more towards a political and historical voice with their music, educating more than
just storytelling about mythology, or bantering on about something just because the genre deems it
necessary. Although through their black metal outlet, their messages are hard to understand unless
reading the lyrics, KRV certainly had a good thing going for them within their motivations for their
music. Sadly, 'Ograma' is their last testimony... for now.
brutalism.com
As the number of years I’ve been reviewing has been increasing, the number of countries that I have
been receiving metal from has been increasing as well. Recently I’ve
been finding that a lot of quality material in the black metal realm has been coming from places that
aren’t typically associated with it, and this is the case with Krv who hail
from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The group has been releasing material on a regular basis since forming
in 2003, and their fourth full length album Ograma came out last
year via NHR Records. Based on this effort, it is clear that these guys are able to write black metal
that is just as good as bands from the Norwegian and German scenes
and they are worth checking out.
Krv has written songs that alternate between fast paced blasting and chilling mid-tempo
arrangements, which gives them a nice balance between an all out assault and a
more subdued but equally harsh sound. As with most bands of this type, the guitar and drums create
a dense layer of sound but what most listeners will notice about
Ograma is that it has been mixed in such a way that you can actually tell what is going on. Despite
the overall noisiness, the melodic guitar leads are able to break through
and this makes the songs distinguishable from one another. The leads are one of Krv’s strongest
assets, as the guitar work is stellar and results in a very cold and somber
atmosphere that listeners will get swept away in. Admittedly it did seem as though there was a little
too much filler for an album that is only 38 minutes long, as there is an
into and outro but this doesn’t hurt the release that much overall.
Lead singer Ban Krvnik has a lower pitched growl/scream that he utilizes for much of Ograma, but
occasionally he pushes it into some higher registers to add emphasis to
particular passages. While he has a fairly standard delivery style for much of the album, there are a
few moments where Krvnik really takes it over the top and screams
with so much energy that he sounds downright psychotic and it almost seems as though he is going to
burst out of your speakers and attack you. This kind of killer vocal
performance has been missing from a lot of black metal bands over the years, so it really makes Krv
stand out more when it occurs. Although I’m not entirely sure what the
lyrical content of the album is since it is sung in the band’s native language, whatever messages they
are spreading with their material is done so with as much intensity as
possible.
I would have rather seen another track or two rather than an intro and an outro, but when the
quality of the rest of the material is so high it does make up for it. Krv may
be following the traditional black metal template at times, but there is something about the way that
they pull it off that makes Ograma stand out. Perhaps NHR Records will
pick up some of the group’s back catalog in the future so that it has more widespread distribution, as it
would be interesting to see where these guys were at earlier in their
career.
Chris Dahlberg www.cosmosgaming.com
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