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R.date :: 2025-08-23 :: _::__ Cat.nr. :: NSP 315 S.date :: 2025-06-06 __::_ ::// \\:: ::/---------------------------------------------------------------------\:: :: :: /: Encoder :: LAME 3.100 -V0 :\ ..: Bitrate :: avg. 285kbps :.. . Quality :: 44.1 kHz/Joint Stereo . . Size :: 136.41MB . . . __ __ _ . : _ ____ _ _ ____ _ : . _ __ __ .\\\\------- : | ---\ /---------------------\ /--- | : -------////. +/ -\------- | | ----\ tracklist /---- | | -------/- \+ /: . : : . :\ /:: ::\ :: 1. Dar viken 6:29 :: :: 2. Bolz-noz ifernus 5:29 :: :: 3. Morzhol tan 5:52 :: :: 4. E gor an egor 6:05 :: :: 5. Tenvalijenn 6:24 :: :: 6. Kabalastral 5:01 :: :: 7. Korollarvest meurdezus 5:42 :: :: 8. Sterenn du 5:00 :: :: 9. Heg vras an didermen 4:52 :: :: 10. Dreist an hollved hewel 4:09 :: :: 11. Tuzumded 5:32 :: :: 12. Hurlink 2:25 :: :: :: :: :: :: ------- :: .. >> 63:00 .. __ __ _ . : _ ____ _ _ ____ _ : . _ __ __ .\\\\------- : | ---\ /---------------------\ /--- | : -------////. +/ -\------- | | ----\ release notes /---- | | -------/- \+ /: . : : . :\ /:: ::\ :: :: :: Six years after its last release, the project led by Loic :: :: Cellier (all instruments/vocals, ex-Asyndess) continues its :: :: adventure in the Northern Silence Productions stable with its :: :: ninth album, Egor. :: :: :: :: DÆar viken welcomes us with its melodious but rather dark :: :: riffs, which become much more impressive, welcoming first a few :: :: mysterious choirs and then Loicæs unleashed howls. Hypnotic :: :: harmonics respond to a furious blast coupled with majestic :: :: orchestration, creating a natural duality within the track :: :: before surrendering totally to rage on Bolz-noz ifernus, a :: :: composition where waves of raw violence mercylessly strike us. :: :: ThereÆs a slightly dissonant touch in the guitars, but the :: :: vocal parts make the mix eerie, almost menacing, letting the :: :: sound fade away to join the eerie Morzhol tan, which initially :: :: opts for a slow, heavy approach. The rhythm then becomes more :: :: aggressive and jerky, but the lead parts give it a more :: :: mysterious touch that lasts until E gor an egor takes over, :: :: offering us a moment of calm with its soothing introduction. :: :: Saturation naturally adds weight and disrupts the tranquility :: :: with a raw unifying power that captivates us in no time, making :: :: the track fly by in a fraction of a second, while Tenvalijenn :: :: in turn takes us under its spell with particularly well :: :: thought-out riffs. The few vocal interventions are also perfect :: :: for punctuating our progress through the haunting darkness to :: :: Kabalastral and its rather changeable approach, moving from a :: :: virulent explosion to more mystical passages. Korollarvest :: :: meurdezus follows, drawing us into its macabre and sometimes :: :: melancholy dance, revving up the machine again and again with :: :: heady harmonics before letting Sterenn du lead its charge :: :: between fury and slightly softer points of sadness. A moment of :: :: calm returns with the opening moments of Heg vras an didermen, :: :: quickly reinforced by massive riffs that take our minds into :: :: limbo, but the sound eventually thickens again on Dreist an :: :: hollved hewel, becoming almost suffocating during the most :: :: virulent passages framed by a few more ethereal touches. The :: :: vocals contribute to this unhealthy atmosphere, before Tuzumded :: :: borrow from Doom to turn its riffs into a rhythmically shifting :: :: curtain of darkness, which eventually evaporates as it joins :: :: Hurlink, the last instrumental composition that seems almost :: :: unreal, so different from the others, allowing us to come to :: :: our senses. :: :: :: :: Well-known on the French Black Metal scene, Belenos donÆt :: :: hesitate to borrow from their Breton Pagan roots, or even from :: :: other styles, to color Egoræs riffs. The bandÆs return is more :: :: than welcome. :: :: :: :: . _ _ . :: \: :. \\ ___________ . ___________ // .: :/ __\____ :: ____ ___\ _ / BERC : 2025 \ _ /___ ____ :: ____/__ \\\f3! :: \\\ __ _/_________i_________\ /___/ /// :: cRO/// \ :: :\-\___________\_ ___ / _ _/___________/-/: :: / :: | . . _ _ _/ __/ . \_ _ _ . . | :: : :::::::: | | \\\\\/ _______\____|\ \///// | | :::::::: : :: | | -\-\/____/-------------\____\/-/- | | :: :: | | \ :|: / | | :: : : | . ` ::: ' . | : : . . | : ::: : | . . | :::....:::....::: | : ::::::::::::::::: : . :::''``:::''``::: . : ::: : . ::: . .:. :