Blackevil - 'Praise the Fire for the Sacrament' (visualizer)

Οι Blackevil μας έρχονται από την Γερμανία. Δημιουργήθηκαν πριν από μία ενδεκάδα έτη και χαρακτηρίζουν την μουσική τους ως "Heavy Thrashing Triumvirat" αναφέροντας ως επιρροές "Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, 1st wave of Black Metal".

Έχουν κυκλοφορήσει δύο "ολοκληρωμένους" δίσκους ("The Ceremonial Fire" 2017, "Forever Baptised in Eternal Fire" 2020) και ισάριθμα EPs ("Hail the Cult" 2015, "Witchevil Attack!" 2018). Το νέ τους πόνημα φέρει τον τίτλο... σιδηρόδρομο ""Praise the Communion Fire for the Unhallowed Sacrament"" και αναμένεται στα τελειώματα του τρέχοντος μήνα...

Δελτίο τύπου: «Dying Victims Productions is proud to present Blackevil’s highly anticipated third album, Praise the Communion Fire for the Unhallowed Sacrament, on CD and vinyl LP formats. Hailing from Bavaria, Blackevil have been forging fire since 2013.

Their first demo, appropriately titled Hail the Cult, emerged from the darkness in 2015, auspiciously revealing a razor-sharp and endlessly salacious style of blackthrash. Come Blackevil’s debut album, 2017’s The Ceremonial Fire, the power-trio up-ratcheted everything: more speed, more hooks, more black, more evil, more of MORE!

Still, their breakout moment was yet to come. Under the auspices of Dying Victims, Blackevil released their second album, Forever Baptised in Eternal Fire, in 2020.

Here, the duo laid it all on the line, taking their noble roots - most obviously the German thrash Big Three of Sodom, Kreator, and Destruction as well as evil speed metal legends like Razor, Evil Angel, OZ, and Exciter - and assimilating them something that was uniquely their own and yet uniquely and purely HEAVY METAL.

Now, with third album Praise the Communion Fire for the Unhallowed Sacrament, Blackevil take bolder steps into the epic that they only hinted at prior.

If its predecessor began to transcend “blackthrash” categorization, Praise the Communion Fire wholly does so, canvassing a wider range of other stylistic sizes - late ‘90s melodic black metal, same-era blackened death, early ‘80s epic metal, and even a bit of NWOBHM that preceded that - that altogether result in something that’s more unique than ever.

The album’s runtime of 46 minutes across seven tracks no doubt suggests that turn toward the epic, and the songwriting indeed goes everywhere but still with remarkable focus. Their chops, while thankfully evincing a human touch, support these daring constructs with finesse and a finely honed clarity.

Leads and otherwise-more-melodic riffs lead the charge into the battlefield, buttressed by dynamics that are never boisterous for their own sake; rather, they’re reigned in, allowing those riffs and rhythms to breathe, thus making the surges of energy all the more exciting.

Put another way, Blackevil aren’t just another black(ened) metal band flying off the rails, imparting one extreme expression after another: there’s actual class and craft at work here, honoring the ancient lore of heavy metal whilst adding to its lexicon.

In that sense, the ceremonial reverence they exude truly supports the title Praise the Communion Fire for the Unhallowed Sacrament. Forever Baptised in Eternal Fire reaped acclaim, but still left Blackevil as a well-kept secret.

Again blessed with (un)godly art by the masterful Paolo Girardi, Praise the Communion Fire for the Unhallowed Sacrament should once and for all establish Blackevil as top-tier heavy metal blacksmiths!»

Band: Blackevil
Country of origin: Germany
Location: Bavaria / Baden-Württemberg
Formed in: 2013
Genre: Heavy/Black/Thrash Metal
Lyrical themes: Satan, Purgatory, Blasphemy, Heavy Metal
Years active: 2013-present

Visualizer: "Praise the Fire for the Sacrament"
Album: "Praise the Communion Fire for the Unhallowed Sacrament"
Type: Full length
Release date: October 25th, 2024
Label: Dying Victims Productions
Format: CD, 12" vinyl, Digital

Track listing:
1. Timeless Throne
2. Divine Forces
3. Beneath this Pentagram
4. Praise the Fire for the Sacrament
5. The Gladiator
6. Unknown Hands
7. Towards the Carpathian Winter Battle

Band members:
Abyss - ghoulish throat of revenge and roaring 4-string hell
Deathinfektor - attack of the iron six-string saw
Bloodhammer - glorifier of the infernal wardrum thunder