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Winds of Tragedy – Death Wash Over Me Review
By Twelve
Since its inception in 2022, Winds of Tragedy has put out one full-length per year, and I was starting to wonder if it wouldn’t happen this time. Maybe, I thought, running a record label has finally taken up enough of his time that Chilean mastermind Sergio Catalán will have to dial back on his usual creative outlets. More fool I—Catalán seemingly never stops, and Winds of Tragedy is back with its third full-length release, Death Wash Over Me. In the past, I’ve commented that the rapid cadence of these releases leads to too little change or shift between them, and so with every release, I look for the changes, the progress, the forward momentum that signals a new direction on the horizon. It’s a fascinating way to review new music, but Winds of Tragedy is an interesting project. How does the new one hold up?
Death Wash Over Me is a bleak album—the cover art should give that much away—but not in the doom-heavy way that Hating Life and As Life Drifts Away were. Death Wash Over Me sees Winds of Tragedy experimenting more with sound than Catalán arguably ever has. The album is filled with thrash-y riffs and snarling vocals, and pulls back on the mournful leads, heavy keys, and guttural roars that have been Catalán’s hallmarks for several years now. In fact, the vocal style is so different from previous Winds of Tragedy and Rise to the Sky releases that I had to double-check that there was no new vocalist—the rasps and snarls that dominate Death Wash Over Me are impressive, very well-suited to the music, and a huge step up from the previous two albums.
The other notable thing about Death Wash Over Me is that, as it progresses, it moves increasingly into depressive black metal territory. “I Am No One” is standard Winds of Tragedy fare, with a slow strings start and a gradual build over a solid riff. “My Feet Don’t Touch the Floor,” on the other hand, even apart from the title, is significantly more desperate, with guest vocals from Void in the form of manic shrieking that evokes Ezkaton in a darkly depressive duo with Catalán’s snarls. “I Built My House to Suffer” leans further into the depressive side, with more shrieks from Void and strong riffing infused with emotional keys. There is a lot of this depressive imagery in use across the album—even in the song titles (“I’m Fine But Not Really,” “Giving Up on Life”) it’s hard to avoid the dismay and depression that dominates the forty-minute runtime.
That aspect of Death Wash Over Me is likely to be its make-or-break element for many listeners, with the extreme vocals and imagery enhancing or damaging the album’s flow depending on whether or not you like them. It’s always a risk for an artist to experiment with extreme elements like this. For me, the best moments on the album don’t make use of them; “I’m Fine but Not Really” and “Giving Up on Life” have great acoustic moments and electric leads that add so much emotional depth that I wish Winds of Tragedy had utilized them more. The vocal samples in “Blood Will Wash All That’s Left of Me” don’t quite add that same depth, and Void’s guest spots feel awkward in a few places. Fortunately, the album is rooted in a fair, if slightly loud mix that does a good job of balancing these many elements into a cohesive whole.
These elements make Death Wash Over Me a tough album for me to rate. In some ways, it is the strongest Winds of Tragedy release for me, with some of the best vocals Catalán has ever done and superb instrumental moments. On the other hand, it demonstrates a potential departure from familiar territory into a side of music that I usually don’t turn to. I’d try to be objective, but that’s obviously impossible, so I’ll just go with my gut and say it’s a good album that shows untapped potential. Winds of Tragedy could go in several directions from here—I’ll be very interested to see which one Catalán treads next.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
DR: 4 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Tragedy Productions
Websites: windsoftragedy.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/WindsofTragedy
Releases Worldwide: December 13th, 2024#2024 #30 #BlackMetal #ChileanMetal #DeathWashOverMe #Dec24 #DepressiveBlackMetal #Ezkaton #Review #Reviews #RiseToTheSky #TragedyProductions #WindsOfTragedy
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Winds of Tragedy – Death Wash Over Me Review
By Twelve
Since its inception in 2022, Winds of Tragedy has put out one full-length per year, and I was starting to wonder if it wouldn’t happen this time. Maybe, I thought, running a record label has finally taken up enough of his time that Chilean mastermind Sergio Catalán will have to dial back on his usual creative outlets. More fool I—Catalán seemingly never stops, and Winds of Tragedy is back with its third full-length release, Death Wash Over Me. In the past, I’ve commented that the rapid cadence of these releases leads to too little change or shift between them, and so with every release, I look for the changes, the progress, the forward momentum that signals a new direction on the horizon. It’s a fascinating way to review new music, but Winds of Tragedy is an interesting project. How does the new one hold up?
Death Wash Over Me is a bleak album—the cover art should give that much away—but not in the doom-heavy way that Hating Life and As Life Drifts Away were. Death Wash Over Me sees Winds of Tragedy experimenting more with sound than Catalán arguably ever has. The album is filled with thrash-y riffs and snarling vocals, and pulls back on the mournful leads, heavy keys, and guttural roars that have been Catalán’s hallmarks for several years now. In fact, the vocal style is so different from previous Winds of Tragedy and Rise to the Sky releases that I had to double-check that there was no new vocalist—the rasps and snarls that dominate Death Wash Over Me are impressive, very well-suited to the music, and a huge step up from the previous two albums.
The other notable thing about Death Wash Over Me is that, as it progresses, it moves increasingly into depressive black metal territory. “I Am No One” is standard Winds of Tragedy fare, with a slow strings start and a gradual build over a solid riff. “My Feet Don’t Touch the Floor,” on the other hand, even apart from the title, is significantly more desperate, with guest vocals from Void in the form of manic shrieking that evokes Ezkaton in a darkly depressive duo with Catalán’s snarls. “I Built My House to Suffer” leans further into the depressive side, with more shrieks from Void and strong riffing infused with emotional keys. There is a lot of this depressive imagery in use across the album—even in the song titles (“I’m Fine But Not Really,” “Giving Up on Life”) it’s hard to avoid the dismay and depression that dominates the forty-minute runtime.
That aspect of Death Wash Over Me is likely to be its make-or-break element for many listeners, with the extreme vocals and imagery enhancing or damaging the album’s flow depending on whether or not you like them. It’s always a risk for an artist to experiment with extreme elements like this. For me, the best moments on the album don’t make use of them; “I’m Fine but Not Really” and “Giving Up on Life” have great acoustic moments and electric leads that add so much emotional depth that I wish Winds of Tragedy had utilized them more. The vocal samples in “Blood Will Wash All That’s Left of Me” don’t quite add that same depth, and Void’s guest spots feel awkward in a few places. Fortunately, the album is rooted in a fair, if slightly loud mix that does a good job of balancing these many elements into a cohesive whole.
These elements make Death Wash Over Me a tough album for me to rate. In some ways, it is the strongest Winds of Tragedy release for me, with some of the best vocals Catalán has ever done and superb instrumental moments. On the other hand, it demonstrates a potential departure from familiar territory into a side of music that I usually don’t turn to. I’d try to be objective, but that’s obviously impossible, so I’ll just go with my gut and say it’s a good album that shows untapped potential. Winds of Tragedy could go in several directions from here—I’ll be very interested to see which one Catalán treads next.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
DR: 4 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Tragedy Productions
Websites: windsoftragedy.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/WindsofTragedy
Releases Worldwide: December 13th, 2024#2024 #30 #BlackMetal #ChileanMetal #DeathWashOverMe #Dec24 #DepressiveBlackMetal #Ezkaton #Review #Reviews #RiseToTheSky #TragedyProductions #WindsOfTragedy
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Winds of Tragedy – Death Wash Over Me Review
By Twelve
Since its inception in 2022, Winds of Tragedy has put out one full-length per year, and I was starting to wonder if it wouldn’t happen this time. Maybe, I thought, running a record label has finally taken up enough of his time that Chilean mastermind Sergio Catalán will have to dial back on his usual creative outlets. More fool I—Catalán seemingly never stops, and Winds of Tragedy is back with its third full-length release, Death Wash Over Me. In the past, I’ve commented that the rapid cadence of these releases leads to too little change or shift between them, and so with every release, I look for the changes, the progress, the forward momentum that signals a new direction on the horizon. It’s a fascinating way to review new music, but Winds of Tragedy is an interesting project. How does the new one hold up?
Death Wash Over Me is a bleak album—the cover art should give that much away—but not in the doom-heavy way that Hating Life and As Life Drifts Away were. Death Wash Over Me sees Winds of Tragedy experimenting more with sound than Catalán arguably ever has. The album is filled with thrash-y riffs and snarling vocals, and pulls back on the mournful leads, heavy keys, and guttural roars that have been Catalán’s hallmarks for several years now. In fact, the vocal style is so different from previous Winds of Tragedy and Rise to the Sky releases that I had to double-check that there was no new vocalist—the rasps and snarls that dominate Death Wash Over Me are impressive, very well-suited to the music, and a huge step up from the previous two albums.
The other notable thing about Death Wash Over Me is that, as it progresses, it moves increasingly into depressive black metal territory. “I Am No One” is standard Winds of Tragedy fare, with a slow strings start and a gradual build over a solid riff. “My Feet Don’t Touch the Floor,” on the other hand, even apart from the title, is significantly more desperate, with guest vocals from Void in the form of manic shrieking that evokes Ezkaton in a darkly depressive duo with Catalán’s snarls. “I Built My House to Suffer” leans further into the depressive side, with more shrieks from Void and strong riffing infused with emotional keys. There is a lot of this depressive imagery in use across the album—even in the song titles (“I’m Fine But Not Really,” “Giving Up on Life”) it’s hard to avoid the dismay and depression that dominates the forty-minute runtime.
That aspect of Death Wash Over Me is likely to be its make-or-break element for many listeners, with the extreme vocals and imagery enhancing or damaging the album’s flow depending on whether or not you like them. It’s always a risk for an artist to experiment with extreme elements like this. For me, the best moments on the album don’t make use of them; “I’m Fine but Not Really” and “Giving Up on Life” have great acoustic moments and electric leads that add so much emotional depth that I wish Winds of Tragedy had utilized them more. The vocal samples in “Blood Will Wash All That’s Left of Me” don’t quite add that same depth, and Void’s guest spots feel awkward in a few places. Fortunately, the album is rooted in a fair, if slightly loud mix that does a good job of balancing these many elements into a cohesive whole.
These elements make Death Wash Over Me a tough album for me to rate. In some ways, it is the strongest Winds of Tragedy release for me, with some of the best vocals Catalán has ever done and superb instrumental moments. On the other hand, it demonstrates a potential departure from familiar territory into a side of music that I usually don’t turn to. I’d try to be objective, but that’s obviously impossible, so I’ll just go with my gut and say it’s a good album that shows untapped potential. Winds of Tragedy could go in several directions from here—I’ll be very interested to see which one Catalán treads next.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
DR: 4 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Tragedy Productions
Websites: windsoftragedy.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/WindsofTragedy
Releases Worldwide: December 13th, 2024#2024 #30 #BlackMetal #ChileanMetal #DeathWashOverMe #Dec24 #DepressiveBlackMetal #Ezkaton #Review #Reviews #RiseToTheSky #TragedyProductions #WindsOfTragedy
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( #Dolch ) - Burn
https://youtu.be/RpzijjSq1ZY#CultofFire - अस्तित्व की चिता पर (On the Funeral Pyre of Existence)
https://youtu.be/fuAAQ9R1k9g#Korgonthurus - Puhdistuksen Tulet (Cleansing Fires)
https://youtu.be/grgIu9wbj0I#Svartidauði - Burning Worlds of Excrement
https://youtu.be/BrEHFC1ZC_8#Ezkaton - Altars of the Flame
https://youtu.be/HUMyqR5Llgc -
Finally, here are my top 17 albums of 2022. These are the albums that left the most impression on me, and it wasn't easy to draw the line even with this amount. I still stand by my AOTY as
#Ezkaton - To Those who Fell
which was released exactly one year ago. Rest of the albums are listed in the original post row by row. Arranged them by similarity as best as possible, so if you like any one of these on the border, you might like the adjacent ones as well.
What do you think about these choices? -
Selfmade border with my current top 121 albums generated from 24106 lastfm scrobbles. Least amount of plays for an album is 51 here.
Lots of new covers including albums by
#Ezkaton
#Vaino
#Saor
#Guđveiki
#Vihameditaatio
#Vorga
Olio Tähtien Takana
Warmoon Lord
Sumerian Tombs
Malcuidant
Colotyphus
Dysylumn
Häxenzijrkell
Lunar Spells
Moonlight Sorcery
Morgal
Kraken Duumvirate
Deathspell Omega
Ziegenhorn
Karner
PANZERFAUST
Drudensang
Selbst
Ypokosmos
ANARKHON
Moeror
YmirHow many do you recognize?
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Here's a #spotify playlist to curated songs from most of the listed albums
included are
#Ezkaton #Saor #SumerianTombs #Vorga #Vaino #Theriomorph #Drudensang #UmbraConscientia #WędrującyWiatr #Entgeist -
Here's a #spotify playlist to curated songs from most of the listed albums
included are
#Ezkaton #Saor #SumerianTombs #Vorga #Vaino #Theriomorph #Drudensang #UmbraConscientia #WędrującyWiatr #Entgeist -
Here's a #spotify playlist to curated songs from most of the listed albums
included are
#Ezkaton #Saor #SumerianTombs #Vorga #Vaino #Theriomorph #Drudensang #UmbraConscientia #WędrującyWiatr #Entgeist -
Here are my favorite albums from 2022 so far:
#Ezkaton #Saor #Malcuidant
#SumerianTombs #Vorga #Vaino
#Theriomorph #Drudensang #Karner #UmbraConscientia
#Pissmoon #WędrującyWiatr #Bilwis #EntgeistAnyone here knows any of these (except the Saor)? :breadpeek:
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Here are my favorite albums from 2022 so far:
#Ezkaton #Saor #Malcuidant
#SumerianTombs #Vorga #Vaino
#Theriomorph #Drudensang #Karner #UmbraConscientia
#Pissmoon #WędrującyWiatr #Bilwis #EntgeistAnyone here knows any of these (except the Saor)? :breadpeek:
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Here are my favorite albums from 2022 so far:
#Ezkaton #Saor #Malcuidant
#SumerianTombs #Vorga #Vaino
#Theriomorph #Drudensang #Karner #UmbraConscientia
#Pissmoon #WędrującyWiatr #Bilwis #EntgeistAnyone here knows any of these (except the Saor)? :breadpeek:
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3rd spot on the monthly chart takes my most listened to album is year
#Ezkaton - To those who fell
a masterpiece of #atmosphericblackmetal /#dsbm from #ukraine
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April #musicworship (according to my #lastfm charts)
#Saor wins with a single song
Other notable releases:
#Colotyphus - My Nostalgia
#UKronakh - Stonewounds
#Aūkels - Ebwaidilīsnā
#Bilwis - Pan
#ChaosInvocation - Devil, Stone & Man
#Tattva - Naraka
#Anheim - Anihorim#Ezkaton #Délétère #Candina #WarmoonLord #Chotzä #Deichkind #Sodom #IllumAdora #Kankar #Archgoat
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April #musicworship (according to my #lastfm charts)
#Saor wins with a single song
Other notable releases:
#Colotyphus - My Nostalgia
#UKronakh - Stonewounds
#Aūkels - Ebwaidilīsnā
#Bilwis - Pan
#ChaosInvocation - Devil, Stone & Man
#Tattva - Naraka
#Anheim - Anihorim#Ezkaton #Délétère #Candina #WarmoonLord #Chotzä #Deichkind #Sodom #IllumAdora #Kankar #Archgoat
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my overall music taste after 6666 scrobbles with 666 individual albums
places 1 to 25:
#Membaris #Hænesy #Korgonthurus #Horna #YounA #Saor #Ahab #Ezkaton #Kres #TemplumAnimaMorti #Ferriterium #Stworz #Graupel #Barathrum #Kryptamok #Nietzu #SpectralVoid #kravgi #FvneralFvkk #IllumAdora -
my overall music taste after 6666 scrobbles with 666 individual albums
places 1 to 25:
#Membaris #Hænesy #Korgonthurus #Horna #YounA #Saor #Ahab #Ezkaton #Kres #TemplumAnimaMorti #Ferriterium #Stworz #Graupel #Barathrum #Kryptamok #Nietzu #SpectralVoid #kravgi #FvneralFvkk #IllumAdora -
my overall music taste after 6666 scrobbles with 666 individual albums
places 1 to 25:
#Membaris #Hænesy #Korgonthurus #Horna #YounA #Saor #Ahab #Ezkaton #Kres #TemplumAnimaMorti #Ferriterium #Stworz #Graupel #Barathrum #Kryptamok #Nietzu #SpectralVoid #kravgi #FvneralFvkk #IllumAdora -
Top overall artists for Halbeard (part 2/2)
11. #Stworz (59 plays)
12. #Kres (58 plays)
13. #Ezkaton (57 plays)
14. #Zarathustra (56 plays)
15. #IllumAdora (55 plays)
16. #TemplumAnimaMorti (53 plays)
17. #Ferriterium (51 plays)
18. #Graupel (50 plays)
19. #Nietzu (49 plays)
20. #Sargeist (47 plays)320 different artists in this time period
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Top overall artists for Halbeard (part 2/2)
11. #Stworz (59 plays)
12. #Kres (58 plays)
13. #Ezkaton (57 plays)
14. #Zarathustra (56 plays)
15. #IllumAdora (55 plays)
16. #TemplumAnimaMorti (53 plays)
17. #Ferriterium (51 plays)
18. #Graupel (50 plays)
19. #Nietzu (49 plays)
20. #Sargeist (47 plays)320 different artists in this time period
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Top 16 overall artists for Halbeard (part 2/2)
9. #Ezkaton (57 plays)
10. #Kalmah (53 plays)
11. #TemplumAnimaMorti (53 plays)
12. #IllumAdora (52 plays)
13. #Stworz (51 plays)
14. #Kres (45 plays)
15. #Zarathustra (43 plays)
16. #Witchfucker (42 plays)
257 different artists in this time period -
Top 16 overall artists for Halbeard (part 2/2)
9. #Ezkaton (57 plays)
10. #Kalmah (53 plays)
11. #TemplumAnimaMorti (53 plays)
12. #IllumAdora (52 plays)
13. #Stworz (51 plays)
14. #Kres (45 plays)
15. #Zarathustra (43 plays)
16. #Witchfucker (42 plays)
257 different artists in this time period -
#AlbumOfTheMonth - January 2021
#Ezkaton - Sheen and Misery
https://youtu.be/mT9PvH3F8XsStarting another series which presents my top listened album of the particular month unless it has already been posted once.
The first one I've only discovered in January but it got itself straight to the top position. Ezkaton from #Ukraine have both outstanding #dsbm compositions, stellar execution and one of the best vocalists in the genre.
favorite track: 01. Altars of the Flame
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my #overall #music #taste after 2000 #lastfm scrobbles. Pretty accurately reflects my preferences already
Top 16 overall artists for Halbeard (part 1/2)
1. #Korgonthurus (148 plays)
2. #Saor (90 plays)
3. #Fjoergyn (67 plays)
4. #Sørgelig (63 plays)
5. #Barathrum (62 plays)
6. #Horna (59 plays)
7. #Ezkaton (57 plays)
8. #TemplumAnimaMorti (53 plays)225 different artists in this time period
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my #overall #music #taste after 2000 #lastfm scrobbles. Pretty accurately reflects my preferences already
Top 16 overall artists for Halbeard (part 1/2)
1. #Korgonthurus (148 plays)
2. #Saor (90 plays)
3. #Fjoergyn (67 plays)
4. #Sørgelig (63 plays)
5. #Barathrum (62 plays)
6. #Horna (59 plays)
7. #Ezkaton (57 plays)
8. #TemplumAnimaMorti (53 plays)225 different artists in this time period
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#monthlylastfm for January 2021
Top 8 monthly artists for Halbeard
1. #Ezkaton (51 plays)
2. #Stworz (49 plays)
3. #Saor (34 plays)
4. #DeathKommander (31 plays)
5. #Zarathustra (28 plays)
6. #Sørgelig (25 plays)
7. #TemplumAnimaMorti (23 plays)
8. #sacrificiumcarmen (21 plays)101 different artists in this time period
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#monthlylastfm for January 2021
Top 8 monthly artists for Halbeard
1. #Ezkaton (51 plays)
2. #Stworz (49 plays)
3. #Saor (34 plays)
4. #DeathKommander (31 plays)
5. #Zarathustra (28 plays)
6. #Sørgelig (25 plays)
7. #TemplumAnimaMorti (23 plays)
8. #sacrificiumcarmen (21 plays)101 different artists in this time period
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Updated the list with releases that I've missed or didn't think of the first time around
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KHeuHfsGzY&list=PLBScDlQ0tCYe7nTQRw7627BfVc_P8NYyl&index=13
#Antzaat
#Haapoja
#Membaris
#Gaerea
#Ezkaton
#SolitudeM
#Stworz
#IllumAdora
#CrépusculeDHiver -
Updated the list with releases that I've missed or didn't think of the first time around
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KHeuHfsGzY&list=PLBScDlQ0tCYe7nTQRw7627BfVc_P8NYyl&index=13
#Antzaat
#Haapoja
#Membaris
#Gaerea
#Ezkaton
#SolitudeM
#Stworz
#IllumAdora
#CrépusculeDHiver -
#LatestMusicPurchase
let's continue with some of the download codes I've got#Ezkaton - Sheen and Misery
https://ezkaton1.bandcamp.com/album/sheen-and-misery
Exceptional #atmospheric dsbm, fell in love with this right away#Nietzu - Hyperboreal ... long title
https://nietzu.bandcamp.com/album/hyperboreal-signals-from-the-wounded-firmament
Another very good atmospheric #blackmetal project, with some post elements#WynterMyst - Maelstrom Fury (single)
https://wyntermyst.bandcamp.com/track/maelstrom-fury-2#Deveneror - Kenoma
https://deveneror.bandcamp.com/album/kenoma
Occult USBM with stellar production -
#LatestMusicPurchase
let's continue with some of the download codes I've got#Ezkaton - Sheen and Misery
https://ezkaton1.bandcamp.com/album/sheen-and-misery
Exceptional #atmospheric dsbm, fell in love with this right away#Nietzu - Hyperboreal ... long title
https://nietzu.bandcamp.com/album/hyperboreal-signals-from-the-wounded-firmament
Another very good atmospheric #blackmetal project, with some post elements#WynterMyst - Maelstrom Fury (single)
https://wyntermyst.bandcamp.com/track/maelstrom-fury-2#Deveneror - Kenoma
https://deveneror.bandcamp.com/album/kenoma
Occult USBM with stellar production