FUNERAL WINDS - The Unheavenly Saviour
Necromanteion
Just to paraphrase something I had written last year about this Dutch band. FUNERAL WINDS are unapologetic about being old school black metal. That's something from a review I did for their 2018 full length Sinister Creed. Just like all genres of extreme music you're going to have certain fan bases that are dedicated to the early sounds. Now sure there's plenty of newer acts recreating the past. But as far as actual recordings from originators, well the numbers of those undiscovered filth covered gems is dwindling.
So for you connoisseurs/collectors of black metal's bygone days this is for you. The Unheavenly Saviour is a compilation of FUNERAL WINDS' first couple of demo’s from the early nineties plus two more songs added on the end to, and I'm guessing, fill up space. One cut is live by the way. Just to calm your fears there's absolutely no symphonic or progressive moments on here. This is old school black metal in all it's underground raw demo quality beauty.
What's cool is that the music here holds up well against similar demo releases from that time period. Of course you can imagine what this would sound like with some better production. Then you would be hearing the later acts that copied from the original. There's a couple of songs like "Crypts of the Black Fog" and the title cut which appear on here more than once. Pick your favorite version. The songs themselves are mid-pace as far as aggression. The vocals have that bestial quality. The only downside is the drum work as far as sound quality.
As we all know, Dutch black metal has never made a huge impact outside of their nation, something which their artists are proud of. Fact is it's always been overshadowed. Be that as it may it's always had a fierce attitude. So this compilation would probably be vital to anyone out their still seeking out the old ways.
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