▄█████▄ ░█████▄ ▄████▄░█▄ ░█▄ ▄█████▄ ███▄██ ▄██ ▄█▄ ▄██████ ▄█▄ ▄███ ░████░██▀████▓ ▀██ ▄██░▀█████ ████ ███▓ ██████▓██ ▓███████ ███▓░▀█▀████ ███▓ ███▓ ▓███░ ██ ██▄ ▄██▓██ ▓███▓██░ ▓███░███░███████████▄ ███░███░ ███░ ▄███ ███ ▄█▀░ ████████░██ █████████▄ ▓██░███ ███▓█████████ ███████ ███ ███░ ███████ ███▓ ░██ ██ ██████▓ ░██ ▀██ ███░███▓██████ ███▓███ ███ ███ ████████░███░ ███ ██▄ ██▓███░ ██▄ ██░██▓ ███ ▀▀████ ███░███ ███ ███ ███▓░███████░ ███ ███▓██ ███ ███▓██▓██░ ███ ▓████ ███ ███ ▓██▓ ███ ███░ ▓██████ ███ ▓████ ▓██▄ ▓████████ ███ ▓███ ███ ███ ███░███ ███ ░██████ ███ ░████ ░███ ███▓███▓ ███ ░███ ███ ███ ██▓███ ███ ███▓██ ███ ███ ▓██▄ ███░███░ ███ ███ ███ ███ ░█████ ███ ██▓░██▄ ███ ▓█▀ ▓██▄ ███ ██░ ███ ██▓ ███ ███ ░███▀ ░█▀ ██░ ██ ░█▀ ░███▄ ▀ ▀ ▓█▀ ███░ ░█▀ ██▀ ██░ ▄██▀ ░█▄ ▄███▀ ░██ ░ ██ ▓░ ▓░ ██░ ▓█░ ░█▀ ▀█░ ░█▓ ░ ██ ██ Artist: Holocaustum ██ ██ ▓ █░░ ■█ Album: In the Fields They Bled █■ ░░█ ■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2015 █ ▀▓█ ░ █ ▓ Rel. Date: 2018-04-13 ▓ █ ▒ ▒ Genre: Death Metal ▒ ▒ █▄ ░ Label: Dark Horizon Records ░ ▄█ ░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█ ░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░ ▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓ ▓ █ █ ░ ▓ ▄ ■ ■ ▓ ■ ░█ █░ ▀ █ HOLOCAUSTUM are a black/death metal band from Fort █ █ Wayne, Indiana. HOLOCAUSTUM have just put out █ █ their latest effort "In The Fields they Bled" via █ █ Dark Horizon Records. HOLOCAUSTUM wants to bring █ █ the 1990s era of Black Metal back to life with █ █ their latest release. █ █ "In The Fields They Bled" appears to be a concept █ █ album of sorts that is talking heavily about the █ █ travesties and heartbreaks of war, and the toll it █ █ can take on the countries that are fighting each █ █ other. HOLOCAUSTUM are an incredibly, impressively █ █ dark and heavy act on their latest "In The Fields █ █ They Bled" release. HOLOCAUSTUM drive home the █ █ point of the people in this world needlessly █ █ killing each other over what seems to be nothing █ █ more than human greed and desire for "more". █ █ Humanity always wants more of everything (e.g. █ █ more power, more land, more money, etc.) which █ █ causes us to invade the money/goods/lands/power of █ █ other countries to take what they have that we █ █ might want. All of of this costs many people their █ █ lives, and causes countries to go to war in █ █ bloodbaths that otherwise may never have had to █ █ happen. █ █ The opening track "Can You Smell The Stench" sets █ █ a brutal stage to the entire album that is to █ █ follow. The track sets the stage with a dreadful, █ █ putrid stink filling the air as people smell the █ █ dying carcasses lying in the fields of battle as █ █ more and more people needlessly die. The title █ █ track "In The Fields They Bled" sets the stage of █ █ people being massacred by the lots as they all █ █ fight in vain for the causes that drive mankind to █ █ greed and lust after what other people have. █ █ Whoever ends up in the way of this entire terrible █ █ dispute is likely to end up dead as they bleed in █ █ the fields where they were murdered. This is part █ █ of the game of war, and people die needlessly in █ █ the faces of these greedy, vain battles that are █ █ fought for the betterment of the greed of mankind. █ █ "Remnants Of the Dead" begins with body parts █ █ littering the battlefield as the fight rages on █ █ and the carnage rises. These are painted as █ █ people's brothers, fathers, sons, and family █ █ members, as human beings rather than just dead █ █ corpses lying in a field somewhere. HOLOCAUSTUM do █ █ a great job of making music that will speak to the █ █ fans, and really drive the point of what they are █ █ trying to say home. █ █ "Harvesting The Horde" begins to shift focus from █ █ the dead and the tragedy of war over to the █ █ concept that once these people are dead their █ █ bodies are just left there to waste away. Or they █ █ are moved away in hordes and buried in mass graves █ █ prepared for them quickly, carelessly, and likely █ █ without much thought. "Atrocities Of War" reflects █ █ back on the terrible things that happen in wars as █ █ many innocent people lose their lives and perish █ █ over greed of one country wanting to likely take █ █ everything they are "jealous" of another country █ █ having. This is an atrocity that causes human █ █ casualties as lives are lost to the futile arguing █ █ of nations of our world today. This ends up █ █ ruining civilizations, and bringing powers to █ █ their knees rather than actually getting someone █ █ to advance their hold on power to become more █ █ powerful than they were before. This is true at █ █ least in most cases. "Pulverizing Your Cadaver" █ █ turns the concept yet again, this time to the idea █ █ that the other side does not care how many people █ █ perish in their wars. Long as people get their █ █ power and their might over on your side, it's a █ █ won war for them. They just send the people that █ █ are dead away where their cadavers are thrown into █ █ holes, and generally in most cases grossly █ █ disrespected by authorities and opponents of the █ █ other armies in other countries. "Bring Forth The █ █ Flesh" talks about all of the bodies the are █ █ harvesting and gathering up off the fields. This █ █ is something of a flesh offering for someone █ █ daring to threaten to fight the other army. █ █ Finally, "I am Not Merciful" begins with drivehte █ █ point home htat they do not let up and that if █ █ someone is in their paths they can and will kill █ █ at will. This is war. Anything is fair in war. █ █ HOLOCAUSTUM paint a gut-wrenching image of what █ █ happens when war tears people apart, and ruins █ █ what would have otherwise been a great life for so █ █ many people. HOLOCAUSTUM make people realize the █ █ costs of war, and the concepts that drive people █ █ to do insane things like taking the lives of █ █ innocent people. It paints a real image of war, █ █ and reminds us what is important in life, and why █ █ it is not worth fighting over material goods and █ █ power and money. Blackened Death Metal outfit █ █ HOLOCAUSTUM cover the topic of death quiet █ █ thoroughly with their "In The Fields They Bled", █ █ and the dark, heavy sounds of the music truly put █ █ Death Metal out there in a new light. A job well █ █ done, and a great concept-album that is a █ █ must-listen to for anyone that is a Death Metal █ █ fan. █ ▓ ▓ ▒ ▒ ░ 1. Can You Not Smell the Stench? 6:45 ░ ░ 2. In the Fields They Bled 6:25 ░ ░ 3. Remnants of the Dead 5:30 ░ ░ 4. Harvesting the Horde 6:23 ░ ░ 5. Atrocities of War 7:11 ░ ░ 6. Pulverizing Your Cadaver 5:57 ░ ░ 7. Bring Forth the Flesh 4:42 ░ ░ 8. 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