T. E.D.
From the icy, buzzing guitars to the eerie keyboard touches, this is everything that drew me to Norwegian Black Metal years ago. Also ordered the ltd ed Tshirt & vinyl bundle.
Favorite track: Helvetes Haller.
Ken Goodey
Difficult to choose a favourite track, as there are only two and both are pretty damn good. Although the beautifully painful screams of anguish in Dansen Gjennom Skuggeheimen, along with some interesting and enjoyable guitar parts make this the stand-out track for me.
Favorite track: Dansen Gjennom Skuggeheimen.
A few months before the release of their eagerly-awaited next full-length effort, MANII, rightly known as the new incarnation of the old Norwegian legend MANES, give us a chance to revisit the greatest moments in the history of Black Metal !
Continuing where "Under Ein Blodraud Maane" left off, MANII, like the noble guardians of the temple, offer us, with this sumptuous 7" EP titled "Skuggeheimen", a lesson of freezing darkness, combining a solid musical background and a unique and invaluable know-how on the writing of cold, immersible and haunting Black Metal.
Like a homage to this glorious past in the meanders of a sacred underground scene, "Skuggeheimen" contains nothing less than two old MANES songs completely re-recorded by Cernunnus and Sargatanas - "I Helvetes Haller" and "DansenGiennom Skuggeheimen", which originally appeared on the 2nd and 3rd MANES demos.
During the wait for the next masterpiece of this cult band, don't miss this rare opportunity to taste the eternal and authentic sound of the 90's.
The Best Batushka album so far. A Black Metal Classic!!!
There are few albums that I can listen to from start to finish without skipping a track and this is on the top of the list. You almost have to listen to the album as a whole.
Do yourself a favor and buy this album
The true follow up to this album is Krzysztof Drabikowski Панихида (Panihida). Bart's Раскол / Raskol EP is also a good follow up to this album as well just not as close as Panihida sounds.
10/10 ChrestusV