Eswiel / Apolion Split 7" EP
Review by norsksvartmetall.com 
Eswiel / Apolion Split EP (Black Hate Productions)
With a choice of three colours I opted for red and lo and behold the
vinyl arrived as a gatefold and within the black and white cover art,
a poster. Now that’s the true spirit of the underground as this split
will fade in to obscurity within a year. Eswiel are an unknown Norwegian
act to appear like magic from the dark abyss. [the band features members
from equally obscure Norwegian band Energumen that released some demos
in 1992] Musically the band stutter into life through a tribal like
beat, ponderous, rolling guitar strums and a constant drum pattern that
evokes a unique atmosphere. Second track, Black Abyss, is propelled
at you like a poison dart, hyper fast Black Metal that rips the skin
off the back of your ears with its thrashing rage. There is a charnel
smoke issuing from the relentless pursuit of aural decimation here,
a barbaric ruthlessness of clashing guitars and biting drums. This is
a Black Metal onslaught of the fiercest kind and one that is deployed
with hurtful intent. There is a catchy melody woven into this track
and one that reveals the bands willingness to steer the chaotic music
away from total noise. The flip side ushers forth the more than endearing
Apolion from Italy. Italian Black Metal has an equally long history
as the Nordic hordes and here we find yet another straight from the
hip primitive Raw Black Metal band that employs a loose guitar style
and a mixture of fast and slow tempos. Melody oozes from the two tracks
on offer here, the first being a short, sharp blast to the forehead.
The second having a more slow burring lethargic feel to its sustained
rhythmic substance. The light weight guitars weave a hypnotic atmosphere
of despair and bleak reality. Apolion are the more accessible of the
two bands here.
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