FUNERA - Tangled In The Architecture Rust and Razors (Refabrication) Ep

This is a 2 song Ep I just started to review by Funera, it has more substance in it I believe but with its lack of songs on it, it is still has a strong impact to the Ep overall. The songs bring more noise, shrieking vocals, and a beat that continues in a rhythm of a old Swans song to me. I could  faintly hear Michael Gira in this one!

The tones also are stronger, and more of a guitar/electronic driven style. The sounds just bunch up together and make such beautiful noise and anger filled emptiness to it. Its 2nd song Corridors of Spatial Discordance is a song based on a level in a Silent Hill game, but also has meaning behind it as Trauma actually got into a abandoned hospital, went in at ground level but had to go down a flight of steps to get to the other door to get out but he was on the same ground level.. it seems odd to me a place would be like that. It must be loaded with negative energy, just like this music. I would hate to go into a place like that to sleep for a night. 


This music is a lot more demo quality but is more, powerful, then the latest album itself. It is one of my favorites, and one the first songs Trauma introduced me to. I could play them for hours, and never get bored. If you want more punch and kick in Trauma's music, I recommend you download this Ep album now at his bandcamp site. -D
TRACK LIST
1) Tangled In The Architecture Rust and Razors
2) Corridors of Spatial Discordance

FUNERA - IV- Tangled In The Architecture Rust and Razors Review (by D)

Funera's latest album IV- Tangled In The Architecture Rust and Razors is a very interesting album. This band has been around since 2006, and has a bunch of albums up for download already. Now the album, it has a very eerie, and desolate atmosphere, I believe the process to make a music of this sound was just something that was not meant to be heard by the ears of people in this world...this is the sound track for the dead, long and gone from this Earth. It is the type of music that can bring grown men into their own realm of madness, despair, and misery. Very depressing, and very strong feelings must have been put into this. Sampling and field recordings on this one.

I enjoyed listening to this album while reading some Hellblazer comics, and its is the perfect atmosphere for such a read. The songs are lengthy at times, but brings a sound that is mostly for systems at home. I like how each title has a meaning behind them, and how they all inter-twine with another on the track list. If you like ambient music, this is a album for you.

The songs seem to draw mostly from its ambient silence, but a clean and solid structure in the music itself and not filled with static or noise that you hear on most drone albums I been hearing lately from other bands. I just feel if I am walking down a road, alone, with no place to go, most likely at 3am at night, this is what I would hear in the background. The songs 1-6 have this feel, and it something out of a very suspenseful movie to me, filled with the paranormal, and its presence just radiates it more then anything to me. It has a way of creeping up on you, and getting in your skin. Its not your typical drone, or even noise album at all really. Its is something that makes its way slowly into you, and lets you sink deep into yourself.

The album overall is pretty good, but since I am use to hearing more in the songs, I tend to listen to its last album before this was finally mastered into this album, that album was called Tangled In The Architecture Rust and Razors (Refabrication) which I will review after this one. The cover art for this album seems to fit with the musical content as well.

It held my attention after all, and you really have to be in the right mood to listen to this style of music. Tonight, was the night to hear it. -D

1 Unborn- Realization By Conflagration
2 Nightmares, And The Actualization Of Perpetual Decay
3 Offering
4 Echoes Of Never
5 Echoes Of Always
6 Environments of Dysphoric Disintegration
7 Conclusion- The Torn Eyelids of Derilect Structures

http://funera.bandcamp.com/
Country - Canada
Lyrical theme - Urban/Industrial Decay, Silent Hill, Insanity, and Surrealism

3:18 am – S.D.D.S. review (by Dracolord)

3:18 am – S.D.D.S. review

Drone can be a tricky thing to pull off. If it's too monotonous, then it won't hold anyone's attention. That seems to be my main problem with this release from 3:18 am. While there are some nice moments on this EP (whose acronym stands for Sickness Degeneration Drone Suicide), there's just too much “dead air” mucking it up.

Like the Monumenta EP I reviewed earlier, this EP is made up of one long song. A majority of the song is white noise run through a low pass filter with vocals and various atmospheric sounds on top of it. Unfortunately there are too many of those “dead air” spots in the song where all you get is white noise (and maybe some low frequency pad use). Combine that factor with the length of the EP, and what you've got is something that is a bit of a chore to listen to.

Don't misinterpret my criticisms as hatred for drone in general. Drone, when done right, is very enticing. Unfortunately it seems that a lot of the self released drone is hit and miss.

While I didn't enjoy S.D.D.S. myself, I have a feeling that some others who have more tolerance for drone may enjoy it more than I did. If you're like me and you only enjoy Sunn O)))'s Monoliths and Dimensions, you may not enjoy this EP. But if you're one of those people who loves anything Sunn O))) puts out, then maybe you'll appreciate this band and it's EP more than I did.

3:18 am can be found at the following site.

www.myspace.com/0318am

Monumenta Sepulcroum – Self Titled EP review (by Dracolord)

Monumenta Sepulcroum – Self Titled EP review

Monumenta Sepulcroum is one of those EPs made up of one very long song. It is a nice blend of depressive black metal and dark ambiance that does it's job well. I'm feeling terrible right now, and this EP is just making it so much worse. That is how you know when you're listening to good depressive black metal.

The vocals, while unintelligible, add a nice texture to the EP itself. I doubt I'd be able to understand it anyway if they weren't muffled/over-reverbed due to the band being a collaboration with persons from Italy and Brazil. There is a nice mixture of fuzzy, sustained guitar chords and various keyboard voices that fill out this EP.

In a way the song structure reminds me of a typical Dark Metamorphosis song in which there is guitar that drops out in the middle of the song and returns for the end.. The only thing different is that DM likes to thrash it up a bit, and I doubt Monumenta Sepulcroum plays anything above 120 bpm quarter notes (not that I'm complaining about that).

I can honestly recommend checking this band and their EP out. While they don't do anything new with the depressive black metal sound, it is a solid release.

You can find Monumenta Sepulcroum at the following sites.

www.myspace.com/monumentasepulcroum

HELLFROSTE AND HIS GREATEST HITS!!!! Exclusive

About Hellfroste

Main Songwriter, Guitarist, Drum Programmer, Keyboardist for:

Drowning (USA, Belgium)
Depressive/Melancholic/Symphonic Black Metal
www.myspace.com/drukneinnedarlig
www.youtube.com/officialdrowning
Working on second full length.

Discography:

Into Nothingness - 2010, Rigorism Productions

www.myspace.com/rigorismprod
www.rigorism.narod.ru

Other Members:

Surtur (Endless Sorrow, Means to an End, Wounds, |||_|||, Deep-pression, etc.) - Vocals, Lyrics

Main songwriter, Guitarist, Drum Programmer for:

Necropalis (USA)
Orthodox/Ritualistic Satanic Black Metal
No site yet. Working on split with Dodkvlt.

Other Members:

Dethfukker - Vocals
S. Inferno - Bass
Telokvim - Keyboards

Main Songwriter, Guitarist, Drum Programmer, Keyboardist for:

Born Of Ashes (USA)
Funeral Doom/Black Metal
www.myspace.com/bornofashesofficial
Working on debut full length.

Other Members:

S. Inferno - Vocals, Lyrics

Vocalist for:

Silence the Sun (Australia/USA)
No site yet.
Working on songs.

Other Members:

Skeg (Endless Sorrow, Neathist) - Guitars, Drums, Keyboards, Lyrics

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02. Your Dead
03. Cyber Christ
04. E.V.P.
05. A Song For Grim
06. Quare Mortuus Sum...*
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08. Destructive Solutions
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MADELINA HORN INTERVIEW

 (OLD ONE THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE POSTED A FEW MONTHS AGO, ENJOY! -D)
Hello, Welcome to Transylvanian Forest E-zine! how you been?

1)What got you started in modeling and what influenced you to take up such a profession? you were the very 1st metal model I heard? or so have read.
MH) I originally wanted to be a photographer but after finishing college I realised it was not for me. The final project was a self portrait and I fell in love with being in front of the camera. I always knew I wanted to be a part of the alt and fetish scene.

2)How long have you been modeling for? can you name some big events, or acts you were involved with?
MH) I've been modelling since the age of 18, 2 years professionally. I count my lucky stars everyday. The biggest event is obviously The Playboy Mansion Halloween show but I've been lucky enough to be a part of SMack! NYC, Taboo Sex Show, Montreal Fetish Weekend, Bizarre Ball, too name a few...

3)How long have you been part of the metal scene and do you have any favorite bands or artists you like to mention?
MH) I have been actively in the scene since I was 14 years old and had to sneak into the bar shows all the time. There are a lot of great bands from right here in my city like Begrime Exemious, AMSG, The Order of Chaos, and the infamous Dead Jesus.

4)Where are you originally from? and what was it like growing up?
MH) I grew up in Victoria, B.C. until I was 12 then moved out here to Edmonton. Growing up in BC was lovely, I'm so glad I got my start out there. It's so beautiful and feels magickal. The tattoo on my back is a tribute to Victoria. It's the Pooley angel from Ross Bay Cemetary, which is said to cry tears of blood under a full moon and has been written about by countless Canadian metal bands, most famously Blasphemy.

5)Do you like what you do everyday, and what does your family think about it?
MH) I love it! I am so lucky. My family is extremely supportive. My dad got me into metal via Metallica and Guns n Roses when I could barely walk and my mom is my best friend. I took her with me to the Playboy Mansion.

6)What is the meaning or purpose you think in your life? (deep question lol)
MH) My purpose as I understand it is to be a muse in all aspects I can. I love nothing more than to see the reactions of people, especially other artists, to my work. I love inspiring others. It creates a cycle of inspiration that makes me want to do and be even more for them.

7)What bands have you been associated with?
MH) Well I've performed on the bill with countless bands. I loved opening for my friends The Order of Chaos, they're great. I was supposed to be a part of promo shots for both AMSG and Begrime Exemious before some of the members ended up in jail so I guess time will tell. I recently got the news Ill be in the new Chrome Division album and there might be more collaberations in the future with them.

8)I see you like vampires, and like the vampire image? and you also have a few pics as one too! What do you think about that? is it something you always were into? movies? books?
MH) I like vampires as much as the next goth or metal girl. I just relate to vampires the most of all the archetypical monsters because of my blood fetish.

9)How much longer do you think you can being modeling for and is their any achievements or accomplishments you have that you are proud of?
MH) Well Julie Strain modelled until she was 40 I think so I have plenty of time! I'm proud of everything I've done so far but it is just the beginning.

10)Who helps you in the business? and is their any other models out their you have been or still are associated with? please name a few.
MH) I've done all the work myself, I haven't really had any "big breaks" that have got me here. Just hard work. I have been privileged enough to work with some of the top fetish models in the world though including Masuimi Max and Emily Marilyn.

11)Are you on the road, or do you take a gig every once in awhile? how does this work?
MH) It depends. Sometimes Ill be on the road and do a few shows or modelling gigs in a row and sometimes I fly in and out the next day for a performance. It depends how busy I am.

12)Any good shows you been to lately? any bands that you seen that you were glad to have finally seen or get acquainted with?
MH) I finally saw Dimmu Borgir play with Enslaved openning, which was amazing. It was my 3rd time at a Dimmu show but the only time I'd actually been able to see the show due to getting kicked out the previous times... lets not get into why. I loved Enslaved, they are an amazing live act. I saw Begrime Exemious and AMSG together before they went to jail and it was an amazing show! A refreshing dose of true Canadian underground.

13)What hobbies do you have at home, and what do you do most of your free time?
MH) I do a lot of yoga and reading. Sounds boring but when you live in the true north, it doesn't exactly inspire you to go out and party.

14)Do you have any shout outs to anyone out their you like to mention?
MH) Yes. Hail Satan.

15) What do you think of the underground metal scene today?
MH) I'm not as in touch with the underground scene as I once was. I'm hoping to reconnect to it by doing interviews with zines such as this. I want my fans to know that I haven't lost my love for heavy dark and obscure music.

16)I like to thank you for taking your time from your busy schedule to be interviewed by me :) If you have any last words, to friends, peers, haters, family? let it all out! :D thank you very much Madelina! Keep in touch. SUPPORT THE UNDERGROUND!!!! -D
MH) I thank you for your patience and interest in my art. Please visit TheHornedGoddess.com or facebook.com/TheHornedGoddess

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