…VADER’s lead guitarist Marek Pajak recently recorded guitar solos for the new HELL:ON album titled The Hunt. HELL:ON is finishing up the recording of their fourth full length album at T.A. Productions in Kiev, Ukraine, which is slate for release this fall via Ferrum Records. Andy LaRocque, who renowned for his works with heavy metal band KING DIAMOND will also be a special guest on The Hunt….
…snow-covered mountainous glory – aren’t the only black metal band from the Ukraine worth fussing over. Obviously, Khors is the other and if their countrymen weren’t so imposing and majestic, they’d be the first name in Ukrainian black metal. And there’s no real signpost for Khors like Burzum is for Drudkh; rather Khors is their own secular entity and band that should be taken seriously thanks to the strength of their fourth full-length,Wisdom of C…
…ters , thus resisting the temptation to speed things up, which would probably soil this well-plotted land of Gothic BM gravestones. Across the board, Mysticism gets high praise here, as it’s the type of release that ultimately props up black metal and keeps the subgenre fresh and varied. However, don’t mistake this as your dyed-in-the-wool Cradle of Filth “Goth” BM outing – this is darkness, a dish best served cold, Ukrainian-style. www.myspace.co…
