Quick...name all the Lithuanian black metal bands that you can think of.... nothing comes to mind? That's probably due to that fact that there only seems to be one Lithuanian black metal band...and their name...(cue thunder and lightening sound effects)...was Poccolus!
Poccolus didn't seem to make much of a dent in the spike-studded world of black metal; but they managed to release one full-length album on the tiny South Korean based Hammerheart Productions label. And what an album it is! A droney, thrashy Burzum-esque masterpiece with snatches of traditional Lithuanian folk melodies layered within all the black metal buzz. Some interesting musical choices are thrown into the mix; with steel guitar, keyboards, and a Lithuanian plucked string instrument called the Kanklės all creeping into the mix. The vocals are tortured and agonizing (as all good black metal vocals should be, I suppose)...but there are also lots of clean singing here which sometimes has a Viking sort of feel. The one standout moment (vocally) for me, however, is about 5 minutes into the first track "Vilkolakiai" and everything stops in the song except for this very haunting and repetitive guitar line. And then, the singer howls. Yes..literally, he howls. It's eerie and so so so good!
A strange, beautiful, and incredibly unique album.
Here it is again
7 comments:
nice comrade, never can we have enough pagan black metal. if you haven't already, check out Skyforger. i posted one of their best here:
http://eatmyartout.blogspot.com/2007/04/skyforgerkauja-pie-saules-1998-mascot.html
also i think you'd be into Temnozor & Nocturnal Mortum. i'll be posting some of thier stuff soon, so if you can't find any just be patient. also, if you browse by country at encyclopaedia metallum you'll find 102 metal bands from Lithuania, many of which are in deed some form of black metal. check it out:
http://www.metal-archives.com/
thanks for this release, a nice addition to my collection on this holy day of sorts.
take care &
all the best
panagiotis A. stathis
Hi, just wanted to say thanks for sharing all this amazing music. i've found some real gems here that i haven't seen elsewhere. i was wondering if you could post Shiawase no Sumika by Seiichi Yamamoto and phew? i can't seem to find it anywhere and would like a listen before i shell out any cash on it. thanks again, you've introduced me to some great music!
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Thanks jim M.
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And fucked you with the carcass of my life.
I swear I'd return this sodomy in spades:::Dip an aluminum baseball bat in liquid nitrogen and ram it up those monster's rectums.
They'd long for the warm cock of the quarterhorse.
I await the day Artificial Intelligence abandons them and alligns with me. Every BrainLessCloneHost who they used to fuck the disfavored would be used strategically against the gods.
In sexual torture.
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