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Info
- Band(s): Moon [AUS]
- Label(s): Wolfsvuur Records
- Release Format(s): Cassette, Demo
- Release Year: 2008
- Review Date: August 15, 2008
- Author(s): Yulon Zhu
Hailing from Australia, Miasmyr journeys alone in Moon; recently putting out shivering Black Metal releases through splits and demos. The three lengthy tracks of self-titled demo ‘Moon’, mesh into one another and build a frozen wall of sound with wraith-like vocals and haunting riffs, embodying the strength of falling hail the size of golf balls.
‘Moon I’ is the first slate of ice and hits just under the eight minute mark, summing up all the feelings of those first couple of Black Metal albums that truly evoked the feeling of a giant blizzard, fretting nothing but coldness. Not waiting for some boring old intro, the music is ever moving, fast and certainly chaotic. The cry of Miasmyr is heard about a minute in and is a hoarse scream that blends well into the music. The effects are way in the background and sound like resonating vocalizations painting a crisp, blue atmosphere with black spilt across. ‘Moon II’ comes still with all of the distortion and simple rhythms of the song before, this time with more shrill vocals and a hardly noticeable, faster beat. Now at the final track, the vocals on ‘Moon III’ are distorted, sounding mechanized and pulsing. There are a couple of short breaks and drowned guitars that are slightly more audible, straying more away from the tightness of the instruments.
This demo is one giant snowball, every song engulfed by another. If you played this album backwards or with randomized tracks, you probably wouldn’t know, with the exception of a few parts in ‘Moon III.’ While the great, raw Black Metal on ‘Moon’ is definitely not something to brush off, some more character added to the individual songs would be appreciated, though the droning haze effect was probably planned.
Moon [AUS]
- Country: Australia
- Style: Black Metal
- Links: Facebook, Bandcamp, Spotify
