
(written by Islander)
Two years after the release of their debut EP Ritual, the Siberian band Dewichor are returning with their first full-length album, No Tomorrow, which is set for release in August by Satanath Records. The “elevator pitch” for the album describes it as “the quintessence of black, death and post-metal, seasoned with the atmosphere of the end of the world.”
The label’s further pitch is to recommend it for fans of such bands as: Behemoth, Kriegsmaschine, Mgła, Batushka, Ultar, Grima, Gaerea, Schammasch, Belphegor, and Panzerfaust.
As quick pitches go, those are obviously very enticing, especially since these days it’s fairly easy to imagine living in a post-apocalyptic world before we expire (but hopefully not before this album’s release in August). It’s thus agreeable to have a soundtrack that (as the label promises) will “plunge us into a world of chaos and the absence of any hope for survival.” And of course those comparative band references create agreeable (and lofty) expectations too.
But let’s see how well the music of No Tomorrow lives up to these quick pitches. As a sign of that, we present the album’s fifth track, a stunner named “Barbed Wire“. Continue reading »