aNgreNOST . PLANET MUSCARIA

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Portugal comes to us from the project Angrenost with the debut album 'Planet Muscaria' .

Formed in 1995 by the will of the leader Pursan and Ainvar , the Angrenost publish the Ep 'Evil' in 1997 for Andromeda Creations collecting positive opinions from the public, but the following year the head of the project, Pursan, leave everything and falls into a vortex of mental desolation rising to extreme conditions due to drug abuse, psychotic devastation, use of acids and withdrawing into self-destructive halo that will lead to psychiatric hospitals to clinics of detoxification.

Been twelve years since that dark period Pursan shooting back on their way again and puts in motion the Angrenost, accompanied by Erdsaf (bass and drums) and E. (guitars).

On 23 September he was given to the press by Code666 this 'Planet Muscaria' , based, thematically speaking, right on the dark and bloody period of the vocalist. That the term "Muscaria" is to associate all ' Amanita muscaria (hallucinogenic mushroom used in shamanic rituals) we can not know this, though you might guess, but the fact is that Our work have created a truly disturbing, terribly dark and tragically engaging, as well as attractive.

'Infern (O)' opens the disc with a setting so bleak that will make you feel uncomfortable. It 's just an intro, but already beginning to prepare the listener for what is to come later with the first actual track 'acIdShIVa' : with a blend of old-school black metal vein enriched with a more modern and technological, emanating from electric shock glacial and perverse.

All disc moves on these lines, creating a sound very cold and sharp, as sharp blades leveled against the auditory system, enhanced by a wraparound groove bottom and gloomy.

Listening arises with a certain verve "cosmic" and powerful catapulting from tiratissime outbursts moments to ambient sulfur and cadenzamenti enthralling. The band has a clear idea in your head and the offers with great attitude, adequate preparation and a desire to have their say. Although many of the black metal purists, the term "technology" does turn up their nose, I can assure you, that as a listener of this genre, you will not be disappointed at all, in fact.

Going from 'SaTaNIOgOS' , containing also a kind of "rides" alternating openings noiseggianti and 'ajNagraMMaTON' piece containing a high dose of electronic influences with a heavy dose of synth in mind but never too pushy, you faces a "journey" mental scoinvolgente and arrives at the closing track.

The final ') O (NrefNI' is a logical continuation of the introductory track, worthy of the best situations to embarrass horrorifiche and marches.

Summing up, a job well done and a good food for friends of those who seek extremes sound well planned, though nothing completely new.
Definitely suitable for an audience with a strong "resistance" hearing, given the long duration of the pieces that varies from about 8 minutes to a little more than 10, to the exclusion of 'ScOrpIOSaUrUS' , juncture "technologically" ambient lasting about 4 minutes.

Do not become fixated exclusively with the old school black metal thin and stagnant, look over and ascoltatevi 'Planet Muscaria' , I'm sure you'll be charmed and tragically affected.

by Francesco "Chiodometallico" Russian

http://suonidistortimagazine.com/2013/11/angrenost-planet-muscaria/

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Planet Muscaria - album do ano na Zyk´s Asylum.

http://zykasylum.blogspot.pt/2013/12/medicacao-2013.html

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4/5

Angrenost is a black metal band originating from sunny Portugal, but that no one would expect judging from the chilly sound that these guys produce! Although the group of the nineties of the last century over the diabolical font was held, though it was not until sometime now before there is effectively a debut album was released, but it is right one for framing.

It is evident throughout the album Angrenost its roots in the "pure" black metal, especially in terms of fury. Nothing puts a link to the melancholic nature of Portugal, just horrid sounds blunter and more raw than an inflamed flesh wound are getting the attention they deserve. Although the group will make do with a drum machine, it sounds absolutely never mechanically and that is to a large extent, the merit of the sharp guitars, which breedlagige riff lay carpets on which the vocalist of service thing can do. The inhuman character of the music may at first sound create the necessary distance between the listener and record, eventually falling euro and correct the picture. That misanthropic touch that characterizes quite drawn out songs (eg the very grim "SaTaNIOgOS) comes fully sincere and authentic.

Angrenost should therefore not have thick layers of keyboards to almost to sound evil but relies entirely on guitar, bass and drums. The vocals are lower and oilier than normally is common for black metal, but it adds a button that does stand alongside other acts that use a similar approach to the band. Access is really Angrenost never before, the dark sound and drawn numbers something vicious, but who even make the effort to dissect this gem discovered a new dark black metal band which is pretty good.

'Planet muscaria' is at no time a typical black metal disk and that alone is worth mentioning. The Portuguese have the ice heart in the right place and make a spherical, cold and dead album that smells of sulfur. The perfect combination for a memorable black metal disk in having so.

http://www.kwadratuur.be/cdbesprekingen/detail/angrenost_-_planet_muscaria/#.Ur2R2tGYbmJ

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Top 10 Black Metal albums de 2013 para a Lachryma Christi

4 albums CODE666!

http://lachrymachristizine.blogspot.it/2013/12/top-ten-black-metal-albums-for-2013.html

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Planet Muscaria na lista da Apochs TOP 25 albums de 2013

24. Gog: Ironworks (Season of Mist Records)
23. Beaten to Death: Dødsfest! (Mas-Kina Recordings)
22. Acacia: Tills döden skiljer oss åt (Art of Propaganda)
21. Nahar: The Strange Inconvenience (Avantgarde Music)
20. Cnoc An Tursa: The Giants of Auld (Candlelight Records)
19. Arsis: Unwelcome (Nuclear Blast Records)
18. Entrails: Raging Death (Metal Blade Records)
17. Hybrid: Angst (Deepsend Records)
16. DevilDriver: Winter Kills (Napalm Records)
15. Semantic Saturation: Solipsistic (Cornless Unicorn Records)
14. De Magia Veterum: The Deification (Transcendental Creations)
13. Angrenost: Planet Muscaria (Code666 Records)
12. Årabrot: Årabrot (Fysisk Format)
11. Lustre: Wonder (Nordvis Produktion)
10. Mastic Scum: CTRL (Massacre Records)
09. Speedtrap: Powerdose (Svart Records)
08. Ranger: Knights of Darkness (Ektro Records)
07. Children of Bodom: Halo of Blood (Nuclear Blast Records)
06. Centurian: Contra Rationem (Listenable Records)
05. Chthonic: Bú-Tik (Spinefarm Records)
04. Birth A.D.: I Blame You (Unspeakable Axe Records)
03. Six Feet Under: Unborn (Metal Blade Records)
02. Alghazanth: The Three-Faced Pilgrim (Woodcut Records)
01. Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats: Mind Control (Metal Blade Records)

http://apochs.net/2/top24-albumsof2013/

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Strangely striking spellings of song names have unfortunately the bad aftertaste that they often try to distract from the quality of the musical program. Of course, that I after reading the first two song titles "Infern (O)" and "acIdShIVa" from the debut of the Portuguese Angrenost had some concerns about what would probably expect me to "Planet Muscaria". Modern Metal? Avant-garde experiments? A look at the logo tells me the genre, which intends to use the trio - Black Metal.

Where the first two thoughts were not wrong, because as can be seen in the course of nine tracks that connect Angrenost the hardness of Black Metal with modern elements, for example, interspersed voice samples ("SchIzOphObOS") and avant excuses ("ScOrpIOSaUrUS") with electronic intros ("Intra Venus") and an orchestral keyboard carpet. At no time does any of these items the upper hand, so that "Planet Muscaria" is not in danger of getting knots in a cheesy keyboard braid, nor to be a non-diversified piece from the raw black metal. If a successful interaction of the symphonic playfulness of Carach Angren wishes with the bombastic sound of Carpathian Forest, will not be disappointed by Angrenost!

In "Planet Muscaria" there are neither distinctive hook lines in the style of the U.S.: It is hard after the first round of the debut, which includes at least about an hour of music, to answer a question on a recommendable song on the album, as is formation Inquisition still a vocal range of variation as Ihsahn (Emperor) to "Prometheus: The Discipline Of Fire & Demise" showed. Instead, Angrenost bolt through at least eight minute long songs and staffieren them with atmospheric, melodic symphonic and industrial sounds. Packaged in a clear production quality is the only one judgment: the Portuguese succeed on their debut full-length to convince.

Rating: 8/10

http://www.metal1.info/cd-dvd-reviews/angrenost-planet-muscaria/

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Entrevista na Battle Helm

ANGRENOST intrigued me enough to wanting to interview them. So here it is. Read and learn more about this band. Anders Ekdahl ©2014

Could you please give us a short introduction to band so that we know a bit about what we are dealing with?
-Angrenost was created back in 95 after I met Ainvar (Sirius/Storm Legion). The two of us joined forces under the same seal Angrenost. After many issues the band split apart staying in a coma for almost 12 years. We recorded our demo EP Evil back in 97 and split by the end of 98, just before recording Angrenost´s debut album. In 2010 I reactivated Angrenost without Ainvar but with two new members, Erdsaf and Enobólico from Wavelength Satan. We recently ink a worldwide deal with CODE666 for the release of our debut album Planet Muscaria, out September this year. Our sound is cold and alien, industrial violent Black Metal. In Planet Muscaria we explore the psychological depths of human psyche and the miserable side in human existence.

What was it that made you go with the name you have? What do you feel about it now that you’ve gotten accustomed to it?
-What? Pursan, you ask? Pursan in demonology is the name of a very important king in Hell´s hierarchy, one of the fallen angels. He has 22 legions under his command and he can tell all things present, past, and to come, knowing the secrets of Creation. A very powerfull entity wich represents the knowlegde within Darkness, an arquetype for purity on the black side of creation. I choosed this name long time ago due to personal reasons, and I still today feel conforttable with It.

What was it that made you want to play the style of metal that you play? Was there a specific moment/artist/album that spoke to you?
-Back then, the Black Metal wave coming from the North of Europe was like a massive Nuclear Bomb… very powerful stuff, and dangerous to. It was not just about music and, at least for me, the early and mid-90´s were the very first time in extreme metal where ideology and music became two indivisible parts of the same movement. There are many albums from that time that called my attention and inspired me totally. I cannot speak of a particular artist but most of the albums released between 91 and 96 still remain today as the BM albums that I regularly ear. Playing Black Metal was not a decision I consciously made, was and is just a natural thing, it resonates with what I am.

What is it that has defined your sound, what makes ANGRENOST sound like ANGRENOST?
-We play Black Metal, with or without sinths, with or without this or that, Angrenost is about BM. There are many things that make us sound unique but those subjects belong to other people to discuss. Angrenost plays pure BM, and hallucinogenic form of one, simple as that.

How do you as a band find your own sound? How much does environment play a part in how you sound? Is there a specific sound for your region/country pertaining to the style you play?
-We are simply satisfying our own needs without being influenced by exterior forces of any kind. An album is not a moment but a process, best is when the sound creates itself and translates the concept and ideology completely. Of course is very vague to put it this way, but just the artist who doesn´t follow any trends will be able to come out with something truthful and unique. In Planet Muscaria I was inspired by the surroundings of course, which resulted in a very alien and abstract soundscape. Geographical or physical environment have no influence over Angrenost since we are influenced by other means of inspiration, more in the psychological and ethereal environments of existence.

What ways has been the best for you in order to promote the band? What do you do to reach as many interested as possible? Is promoting the band important to you?
-Promotion is for labels. Angrenost is only concerned with creation aspects, just that. Personally, I think there´s nothing sadder than auto promote yourself, is almost ridicule to be honest. The best way to promote a BM band is from mouth to mouth, as it was in the past, not this industrialized production line we live nowadays. Even playing live is a shame… circus mode. I guess promotion is just an issue for those bands who seek money, fame or an empty ego, which in Black Metal sounds completely ridicule and entirely the opposite of what BM stands for. Is not the quantity of people but the way people look at your art that matters, but to be honest, I couldn´t care less about those kinds of questions. What I think about my art does not depend of what others think about it, if they are many or just a few even less. Has said before, all those subjects are important for labels not to real artists the way I see it.

How important is playing live today? Is there still a live scene to talk about? Do people still go to shows? To me it seems that it is all big tour packages or festivals that are left.
-I think I already shared with you about how I see Black Metal. BM is not entertaining music, maybe Pop Music or other kinds of metal may be, not BM. For me BM is a very misanthropic and occult form of expression… BM and society just do not mix, at least for me they don´t. Curiously or not, most of the albums I admire and listen to are from bands that never played live, so coincidently or not, maybe that simple fact explains a lot.

Is it important to have an album cover that grabs people’s attention? How do you get people to go from looking at the cover to actually listen to the album?
-Is important to have a cover that reflects what comes inside. Is important to strength the content inside but besides that, what defines a great cover? In Planet muscaria even the artwork was entirely made by us… few are the bands that can say that. What I mean by that is that in the creation of Planet Muscaria, from recording to finished product, not a single finger outside the band touched the album. Planet Muscaria reached CODE666 as it is. The Planet Muscaria cover, as all artwork, reflects entirely what comes inside the box, which is a very intense, abstract and dark trip through a dehumanized cold dimension. I don´t know if Angrenost´s cover caught or not the deserved attention from people is a damn gloomy and alien cover anyway, so…

What are your feelings on this development of digital replacing physical?
-I feel like an alien inside it. I don´t comprehend it. Feels like a different era to me. Music is treated like junk food… sucks. The smell of the old is gone.

What do would you like the see the future bring with it?
-No clue.

http://battlehelm.com/interviews/angrenost/