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De granaatappel

De granaatappel is een van de bekendste mediterrane vruchten en komt, zoals zo veel mediterrane gewassen, eigenlijk uit het Midden-Oosten. Wilde granaatappels werden al in de Steentijd geplukt, maar de echte teelt dateert van pakweg 3000 v.Chr. en vond (voor zover bekend) voor het eerst plaats op de Iraanse hoogvlakte. Een half millennium later staan granaatappels vermeld op kleitabletten, en weer een millennium later was de vrucht bekend aan de opvarenden van het schip waarvan het wrak bij Uluburun is teruggevonden. De boeren op Cyprus en de Peloponnessos kenden de granaatappel in de dertiende eeuw v.Chr., en de Feniciërs brachten de vrucht in de IJzertijd naar het westen.

De Romeinen noemden de vrucht dan ook granatum Punicum, wat zoiets wil zeggen als “Fenicische vrucht vol pitjes”. Ook malum Punicum is gedocumenteerd, “Fenicische appel”. De Romeinse encyclopedist Plinius de Oudere meende dat het eten van de vrucht goed was voor de gezondheid: volgens hem was het sap goed voor het gehoor, genas het zweren en steekpuisten, verdreef het lintwormen, hielp het tegen diarree en tegen rode vlekken op de handen.noot Plinius de Oudere, Natuurlijke Historie 23.109. Het was bovendien een afrodisiacum.

Persefone en Hades

Het bekendste antieke verhaal over granaatappels is de mythe van Persefone, de dochter van de Griekse godin Demeter. Ze werd – zo heet het eufemistisch – geschaakt door Hades, de god van de onderwereld, maar haar moeder haalde haar na een lange speurtocht terug. Persefone had echter gegeten van een granaatappel en zes pitjes binnen gekregen; daarom zou ze zes maanden per jaar verblijven bij haar echtgenoot verkrachter, was haar moeder in rouw en was het winter. De andere zes maanden van het jaar was ze bij haar moeder, en die was dan blij en dan was het voorjaar.

De hamvraag is natuurlijk waarom het eten van de granaatappel zou staan voor een verplichte verblijfplaats. Het is net zo absurd als wanneer je, na het eten van zes happen curryworst, verplicht bent zes maanden te wonen onder de aanvliegroute van een luchthaven. Het antwoord “mythologie is wel vaker onlogisch” is dit keer iets te makkelijk, want we weten gelukkig iets meer.

Astarte en Afrodite

De granaatappel was vanouds het symbool van de Fenicische godin Astarte, de beschermvrouwe van vruchtbaarheid en het huwelijk. Dat was niet anders bij de Joden: de auteur van het Hooglied vergelijkt de lach een bruid met het rood van een granaatappel.noot Hooglied 4.3. De Grieken maakten kennis met Astarte op Cyprus en noemden haar Afrodite. Pelgrims lieten beeldjes achter van de godin met een granaatappel in de hand; ook waren er sieraden waarop granaatappels stonden afgebeeld.

De verklaring van Persefones verblijf in de Hades is dus dat ze had gegeten van een vrucht die was gewijd aan een huwelijksgodin. Het is om deze reden dat Plinius de vrucht opvat als afrodisiacum.

Het ziet er niet best uit voor Libanon. Als u meer wil weten over dat geteisterde land, lees dan mijn boek. Deze blog kunt u ook volgen via een Whatsapp-kanaal.

De granaatappel

De granaatappel is een van de bekendste mediterrane vruchten en komt, zoals zo veel mediterrane gewassen, eigenlijk uit het Midden-Oosten. Wilde granaatappels werden al in de Steentijd geplukt, maar de echte teelt dateert van pakweg 3000 v.Chr. en vond (voor zover bekend) voor het eerst plaats op de Iraanse hoogvlakte. Een half millennium later staan granaatappels vermeld op kleitabletten, en weer een millennium later was de vrucht bekend aan de opvarenden van het schip waarvan het wrak bij Uluburun is teruggevonden. De boeren op Cyprus en de Peloponnessos kenden de granaatappel in de dertiende eeuw v.Chr., en de Feniciërs brachten de vrucht in de IJzertijd naar het westen.

De Romeinen noemden de vrucht dan ook granatum Punicum, wat zoiets wil zeggen als “Fenicische vrucht vol pitjes”. Ook malum Punicum is gedocumenteerd, “Fenicische appel”. De Romeinse encyclopedist Plinius de Oudere meende dat het eten van de vrucht goed was voor de gezondheid: volgens hem was het sap goed voor het gehoor, genas het zweren en steekpuisten, verdreef het lintwormen, hielp het tegen diarree en tegen rode vlekken op de handen.noot Plinius de Oudere, Natuurlijke Historie 23.109. Het was bovendien een afrodisiacum.

Persefone en Hades

Het bekendste antieke verhaal over granaatappels is de mythe van Persefone, de dochter van de Griekse godin Demeter. Ze werd – zo heet het eufemistisch – geschaakt door Hades, de god van de onderwereld, maar haar moeder haalde haar na een lange speurtocht terug. Persefone had echter gegeten van een granaatappel en zes pitjes binnen gekregen; daarom zou ze zes maanden per jaar verblijven bij haar echtgenoot verkrachter, was haar moeder in rouw en was het winter. De andere zes maanden van het jaar was ze bij haar moeder, en die was dan blij en dan was het voorjaar.

De hamvraag is natuurlijk waarom het eten van de granaatappel zou staan voor een verplichte verblijfplaats. Het is net zo absurd als wanneer je, na het eten van zes happen curryworst, verplicht bent zes maanden te wonen onder de aanvliegroute van een luchthaven. Het antwoord “mythologie is wel vaker onlogisch” is dit keer iets te makkelijk, want we weten gelukkig iets meer.

Astarte en Afrodite

De granaatappel was vanouds het symbool van de Fenicische godin Astarte, de beschermvrouwe van vruchtbaarheid en het huwelijk. Dat was niet anders bij de Joden: de auteur van het Hooglied vergelijkt de lach een bruid met het rood van een granaatappel.noot Hooglied 4.3. De Grieken maakten kennis met Astarte op Cyprus en noemden haar Afrodite. Pelgrims lieten beeldjes achter van de godin met een granaatappel in de hand; ook waren er sieraden waarop granaatappels stonden afgebeeld.

De verklaring van Persefones verblijf in de Hades is dus dat ze had gegeten van een vrucht die was gewijd aan een huwelijksgodin. Het is om deze reden dat Plinius de vrucht opvat als afrodisiacum.

Het ziet er niet best uit voor Libanon. Als u meer wil weten over dat geteisterde land, lees dan mijn boek. Deze blog kunt u ook volgen via een Whatsapp-kanaal.

Primero fueron a raptar a Helena, quien entonces estaba soltera, o sea, antes de casarse con Menelao y fugarse con Paris. O sea, antes de la #GuerraDeTroya. Esto salió regu, porque Cástor y Pólux, hermanos de Helena (y quienes más adelante se convertirían en la constelación de Géminis), la rescataron y Teseo se tuvo que aguantar. Cástor y Pólux, como venganza, secuestraron a la madre de Teseo (Etra) y a la hermana de Pirítoo (Fisadia) y las entregaron como esclavas a Helena.

Cuando tocó ir a por Perséfone, a #Teseo le entró el cague (con la lección aprendida de lo regu que le había salido su intento de casarse con Helena) y le dijo a #Pirítoo que igual intentar hacer lo mismo con una diosa no era buena idea. Pero Pirítoo, como no había aprendido nada aún, seguía viniéndose arriba, e incluso decía que Perséfone le pertenecía. Y Cerbero también, porque ya que nos flipamos, nos flipamos del todo.

Aquí llega la parte más graciosa: #Hades les ve y, como no es tonto, se imagina lo que hay. Les invita a un banquete y les hace sentarse en unos tronos llamados "tronos del Leteo" (el Olvido). Cuando les preguntan qué hacen allí, #Pirítoo le reconoce con un par que viene a llevarse a #Perséfone (y en varias fuentes hasta subraya que no viene a cortejarla, sino a llevársela tal cual).

Esto a Hades le sienta de maravilla, como os podéis imaginar.

Unas serpientes retienen a los reyes flipados, mientras que las #Erinias (personificación de los remordimientos de conciencia) les azotan.

Mientras, Heracles estaba haciendo sus trabajos (otro mito del que hablaré otro día), y uno de ellos era reducir a Cerbero, lo cual explicaría por qué Teseo y Pirítoo pudieron pasar perfectamente al Inframundo.

Heracles ve el percal y negocia con Hades para liberarles. Yo que sé, Hades, están en esa edad y se les ha ido la pinza. Hades sólo accede a liberar a Teseo, que sólo había venido a acompañar y ni siquiera estaba muy convencido.

#mitologíagriega #culturagriegaantigua

¡Feliz #ViernesDeMitologíaGriega ! Hoy, por ser #ViernesSanto, os traigo un mito que va de #Inframundo, de pasarse la eusebia por el forro y sacar el hubris a tope. Y de llevar regu la crisis de la mediana edad.

Uno de mis #mitos favoritos: el mito del "No hay huevos", el viaje de #TeseoYPirítooEnElInframundo.

Aquí tenemos dos héroes, muy amigos entre ellos (según Ovidio eran amantes, porque no se despegaban ni con agua hirviendo): Teseo, rey de Atenas, el mismo del laberinto del Minotauro. Y, por otro lado, Pirítoo, rey de del pueblo de los lápitas en Tesalia. Ambos habían protagonizado otras historias de las que hablaremos otro día. En este mito, ambos estaban viudos y con una crisis de mediana edad importante. Pero en vez de apuntarse a hacer CrossFit o comprarse una moto, decidieron volver a creerse jovenzuelos con: buscar una nueva esposa.

Los dos además tenían una idea de sí mismos un poco flipada (lo cual nos lleva al hubris que se trata en este mito). A ellos no les valía una princesa cualquiera. Entonces se vinieron arriba. Teseo elegió para él a Helena de Esparta (recordemos que es la mujer más bella del mundo) y Pirítoo a #Perséfone, diosa de la primavera y reina del Inframundo.

Yo creo que no eligieron a Afrodita por vergüenza.

En un no hay huevos que ha trascendido el espacio y el tiempo, se prometieron acompañarse mutuamente a raptar a ambas. Ya sabemos que el rapto, en mitología griega, suele ser una metáfora de matrimonio, pero aquí con todo el contexto y las consecuencias asumimos que es un rapto al uso y pasándose por el forro cosas como el cortejo o pedir permiso al padre.

#mitologíagriega #culturagriegantigua

¡Feliz #ViernesDeMitologíaGriega ! Hoy, por ser #ViernesSanto, os traigo un mito que va de #Inframundo, de pasarse la eusebia por el forro y sacar el hubris a tope. Y de llevar regu la crisis de la mediana edad.

Uno de mis #mitos favoritos: el mito del "No hay huevos", el viaje de #TeseoYPirítooEnElInframundo.

Aquí tenemos dos héroes, muy amigos entre ellos (según Ovidio eran amantes, porque no se despegaban ni con agua hirviendo): Teseo, rey de Atenas, el mismo del laberinto del Minotauro. Y, por otro lado, Pirítoo, rey de del pueblo de los lápitas en Tesalia. Ambos habían protagonizado otras historias de las que hablaremos otro día. En este mito, ambos estaban viudos y con una crisis de mediana edad importante. Pero en vez de apuntarse a hacer CrossFit o comprarse una moto, decidieron volver a creerse jovenzuelos con: buscar una nueva esposa.

Los dos además tenían una idea de sí mismos un poco flipada (lo cual nos lleva al hubris que se trata en este mito). A ellos no les valía una princesa cualquiera. Entonces se vinieron arriba. Teseo elegió para él a Helena de Esparta (recordemos que es la mujer más bella del mundo) y Pirítoo a #Perséfone, diosa de la primavera y reina del Inframundo.

Yo creo que no eligieron a Afrodita por vergüenza.

En un no hay huevos que ha trascendido el espacio y el tiempo, se prometieron acompañarse mutuamente a raptar a ambas. Ya sabemos que el rapto, en mitología griega, suele ser una metáfora de matrimonio, pero aquí con todo el contexto y las consecuencias asumimos que es un rapto al uso y pasándose por el forro cosas como el cortejo o pedir permiso al padre.

#mitologíagriega #culturagriegantigua

¡Feliz #ViernesDeMitologíaGriega ! Hoy, por ser #ViernesSanto, os traigo un mito que va de #Inframundo, de pasarse la eusebia por el forro y sacar el hubris a tope. Y de llevar regu la crisis de la mediana edad.

Uno de mis #mitos favoritos: el mito del "No hay huevos", el viaje de #TeseoYPirítooEnElInframundo.

Aquí tenemos dos héroes, muy amigos entre ellos (según Ovidio eran amantes, porque no se despegaban ni con agua hirviendo): Teseo, rey de Atenas, el mismo del laberinto del Minotauro. Y, por otro lado, Pirítoo, rey de del pueblo de los lápitas en Tesalia. Ambos habían protagonizado otras historias de las que hablaremos otro día. En este mito, ambos estaban viudos y con una crisis de mediana edad importante. Pero en vez de apuntarse a hacer CrossFit o comprarse una moto, decidieron volver a creerse jovenzuelos con: buscar una nueva esposa.

Los dos además tenían una idea de sí mismos un poco flipada (lo cual nos lleva al hubris que se trata en este mito). A ellos no les valía una princesa cualquiera. Entonces se vinieron arriba. Teseo elegió para él a Helena de Esparta (recordemos que es la mujer más bella del mundo) y Pirítoo a #Perséfone, diosa de la primavera y reina del Inframundo.

Yo creo que no eligieron a Afrodita por vergüenza.

En un no hay huevos que ha trascendido el espacio y el tiempo, se prometieron acompañarse mutuamente a raptar a ambas. Ya sabemos que el rapto, en mitología griega, suele ser una metáfora de matrimonio, pero aquí con todo el contexto y las consecuencias asumimos que es un rapto al uso y pasándose por el forro cosas como el cortejo o pedir permiso al padre.

#mitologíagriega #culturagriegantigua

¡Feliz #ViernesDeMitologíaGriega ! Hoy, por ser #ViernesSanto, os traigo un mito que va de #Inframundo, de pasarse la eusebia por el forro y sacar el hubris a tope. Y de llevar regu la crisis de la mediana edad.

Uno de mis #mitos favoritos: el mito del "No hay huevos", el viaje de #TeseoYPirítooEnElInframundo.

Aquí tenemos dos héroes, muy amigos entre ellos (según Ovidio eran amantes, porque no se despegaban ni con agua hirviendo): Teseo, rey de Atenas, el mismo del laberinto del Minotauro. Y, por otro lado, Pirítoo, rey de del pueblo de los lápitas en Tesalia. Ambos habían protagonizado otras historias de las que hablaremos otro día. En este mito, ambos estaban viudos y con una crisis de mediana edad importante. Pero en vez de apuntarse a hacer CrossFit o comprarse una moto, decidieron volver a creerse jovenzuelos con: buscar una nueva esposa.

Los dos además tenían una idea de sí mismos un poco flipada (lo cual nos lleva al hubris que se trata en este mito). A ellos no les valía una princesa cualquiera. Entonces se vinieron arriba. Teseo elegió para él a Helena de Esparta (recordemos que es la mujer más bella del mundo) y Pirítoo a #Perséfone, diosa de la primavera y reina del Inframundo.

Yo creo que no eligieron a Afrodita por vergüenza.

En un no hay huevos que ha trascendido el espacio y el tiempo, se prometieron acompañarse mutuamente a raptar a ambas. Ya sabemos que el rapto, en mitología griega, suele ser una metáfora de matrimonio, pero aquí con todo el contexto y las consecuencias asumimos que es un rapto al uso y pasándose por el forro cosas como el cortejo o pedir permiso al padre.

#mitologíagriega #culturagriegantigua

¡Feliz #ViernesDeMitologíaGriega ! Hoy, por ser #ViernesSanto, os traigo un mito que va de #Inframundo, de pasarse la eusebia por el forro y sacar el hubris a tope. Y de llevar regu la crisis de la mediana edad.

Uno de mis #mitos favoritos: el mito del "No hay huevos", el viaje de #TeseoYPirítooEnElInframundo.

Aquí tenemos dos héroes, muy amigos entre ellos (según Ovidio eran amantes, porque no se despegaban ni con agua hirviendo): Teseo, rey de Atenas, el mismo del laberinto del Minotauro. Y, por otro lado, Pirítoo, rey de del pueblo de los lápitas en Tesalia. Ambos habían protagonizado otras historias de las que hablaremos otro día. En este mito, ambos estaban viudos y con una crisis de mediana edad importante. Pero en vez de apuntarse a hacer CrossFit o comprarse una moto, decidieron volver a creerse jovenzuelos con: buscar una nueva esposa.

Los dos además tenían una idea de sí mismos un poco flipada (lo cual nos lleva al hubris que se trata en este mito). A ellos no les valía una princesa cualquiera. Entonces se vinieron arriba. Teseo elegió para él a Helena de Esparta (recordemos que es la mujer más bella del mundo) y Pirítoo a #Perséfone, diosa de la primavera y reina del Inframundo.

Yo creo que no eligieron a Afrodita por vergüenza.

En un no hay huevos que ha trascendido el espacio y el tiempo, se prometieron acompañarse mutuamente a raptar a ambas. Ya sabemos que el rapto, en mitología griega, suele ser una metáfora de matrimonio, pero aquí con todo el contexto y las consecuencias asumimos que es un rapto al uso y pasándose por el forro cosas como el cortejo o pedir permiso al padre.

#mitologíagriega #culturagriegantigua

Once upon a time, before I was a battle-jacket-wearing, corpse-paint-adorned, trve-metal warrior of the highest order, I was a high-school prog nerd. The djent wave was cresting just as I began to really delve deeper into music, and the hordes of technical, djenty bands with ultra-modern production and surprising amounts of melody still sit near and dear to my heart, even if I rarely reach back into the Sumerian-scented pile in my regular listening habits. 1 That’s why when I saw the promo for Hiraeth, the 2nd album by Brazilian prog metallers Abstracted, with comparisons to The Contortionist, The Human Abstract, and Between the Buried and Me, I couldn’t help but get a little excited at the prospect of newer music tapping into those formative sounds. Abstracted have been a band since 2013, and their long-gestating debut record, 2022’s Atma Conflux, was an effective and varied slab of djenty progressive death metal, marred by tepid production and less-than-stellar clean vocals. More than anything, though, it showed potential as a record brimming with ideas that was so close to being great. With Hiraeth, can the Brazilian group finally unify their influences into something more than the sum of their parts?

On Hiraeth, Abstracted demonstrates a thorough understanding of contemporary progressive metal styles and integrates them into something all their own. The band’s main sound is a djent-fueled take on modern progressive death metal, closest to early-era The Contortionist in its blending of odd-meter riffery, post-rock-influenced textures, and an enticing contrast between melancholic space-age cleans and technical 6-string chugs. Abstracted balance this with more traditional Haken-esque classic prog turnarounds and jazz breaks (“Sirens”), fast-paced Between the Buried and Me riff marathons (“To Quench This Insatiable Thirst”), and harmonic nuance within darker moments à la Persefone (“Requiem”). The result is a varied and dynamic set of tunes that glide effortlessly between impressive riff-fueled aggression and cathartic melodies. Songs like “The Utter End” and “The Barren Grave of God” demonstrate the band’s ability to naturally move from strength to strength without missing a beat, unfolding across expansive guitar arpeggios, delightfully off-kilter breakdowns, virtuosic solos, and powerful musical climaxes.

Hiraeth by Abstracted

This level of fluidity and genre cohesion on Hiraeth is only made possible by the high level of musicianship Abstracted display. Guitarists José Consani and Leonardo Brito give varied performances that successfully meld more djent-centric playing with classic death metal sensibilities and demonstrate keen melodic ears with dense jazz chords and powerful lead lines. Drummer Fernando Pollen blends Latin grooves with acrobatic modern metal flourishes, and the production’s more natural drum tone allows his dynamic nuances to guide several songs. 2 On bass, Riverton Alves turns in a thoroughly warm and jazz-based, Cynic-flavored performance that shines during quieter moments, while keyboardist Carol Lynn supplies plenty of atmosphere through subtle synth textures and steps to the forefront a few times with quirky, but effective synth lines reminiscent of Diego Tejeida. Together, this ensemble breathes plenty of life into a style of music that can often feel over-processed, and their performances help to unify this collection of songs into a cohesive whole.The only elements of Hiraeth that aren’t immediately impressive are the vocals and the production. Rosano Pedro Matiussi delivers an impassioned performance, and his vocal lines often fit the songs well, but his clean singing lacks a certain impact or personality to elevate good moments into great ones. Initially, this was enough to deter me from really digging deeper and appreciating the songcraft on display, but the singing grew on me quite a bit with time. Similarly, his death growls are solid, if not one-note, and they feel like they exist more so to fill a role than to accent particular sections. This could potentially be the production’s fault, as Hiraeth sounds generally good and more natural than the swaths of overproduced modern prog 3 but lacks a certain sonic clarity, occasionally making especially dense sections harder to parse. There’s a distinct lack of reverb on the harsh vocals, and I can’t help but wonder if a stronger mix could fit the layered clean singing a bit better. Matiussi’s vocals are far from bad, and there are parts like the somber intro to “Requiem” where he sounds great, but when everything else is operating at such a high level, they feel like a weak link.

With Hiraeth, Abstracted have delivered an impressive piece of modern progressive metal. This record is a grower for sure, with dense and layered compositions often revealing their clever construction and intense interconnectedness only after repeated spins. Even if the vocals leave a little to be desired, the Brazilian group has successfully combined the sounds of several of the best modern prog bands into something exciting and nuanced.

Rating: Good
DR: 5 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: M-Theory Audio
Websites: abstractedmetal.bandcamp | facebook.com/abstractedbr
Releases Worldwide: February 20, 2026

Once upon a time, before I was a battle-jacket-wearing, corpse-paint-adorned, trve-metal warrior of the highest order, I was a high-school prog nerd. The djent wave was cresting just as I began to really delve deeper into music, and the hordes of technical, djenty bands with ultra-modern production and surprising amounts of melody still sit near and dear to my heart, even if I rarely reach back into the Sumerian-scented pile in my regular listening habits. 1 That’s why when I saw the promo for Hiraeth, the 2nd album by Brazilian prog metallers Abstracted, with comparisons to The Contortionist, The Human Abstract, and Between the Buried and Me, I couldn’t help but get a little excited at the prospect of newer music tapping into those formative sounds. Abstracted have been a band since 2013, and their long-gestating debut record, 2022’s Atma Conflux, was an effective and varied slab of djenty progressive death metal, marred by tepid production and less-than-stellar clean vocals. More than anything, though, it showed potential as a record brimming with ideas that was so close to being great. With Hiraeth, can the Brazilian group finally unify their influences into something more than the sum of their parts?

On Hiraeth, Abstracted demonstrates a thorough understanding of contemporary progressive metal styles and integrates them into something all their own. The band’s main sound is a djent-fueled take on modern progressive death metal, closest to early-era The Contortionist in its blending of odd-meter riffery, post-rock-influenced textures, and an enticing contrast between melancholic space-age cleans and technical 6-string chugs. Abstracted balance this with more traditional Haken-esque classic prog turnarounds and jazz breaks (“Sirens”), fast-paced Between the Buried and Me riff marathons (“To Quench This Insatiable Thirst”), and harmonic nuance within darker moments à la Persefone (“Requiem”). The result is a varied and dynamic set of tunes that glide effortlessly between impressive riff-fueled aggression and cathartic melodies. Songs like “The Utter End” and “The Barren Grave of God” demonstrate the band’s ability to naturally move from strength to strength without missing a beat, unfolding across expansive guitar arpeggios, delightfully off-kilter breakdowns, virtuosic solos, and powerful musical climaxes.

Hiraeth by Abstracted

This level of fluidity and genre cohesion on Hiraeth is only made possible by the high level of musicianship Abstracted display. Guitarists José Consani and Leonardo Brito give varied performances that successfully meld more djent-centric playing with classic death metal sensibilities and demonstrate keen melodic ears with dense jazz chords and powerful lead lines. Drummer Fernando Pollen blends Latin grooves with acrobatic modern metal flourishes, and the production’s more natural drum tone allows his dynamic nuances to guide several songs. 2 On bass, Riverton Alves turns in a thoroughly warm and jazz-based, Cynic-flavored performance that shines during quieter moments, while keyboardist Carol Lynn supplies plenty of atmosphere through subtle synth textures and steps to the forefront a few times with quirky, but effective synth lines reminiscent of Diego Tejeida. Together, this ensemble breathes plenty of life into a style of music that can often feel over-processed, and their performances help to unify this collection of songs into a cohesive whole.The only elements of Hiraeth that aren’t immediately impressive are the vocals and the production. Rosano Pedro Matiussi delivers an impassioned performance, and his vocal lines often fit the songs well, but his clean singing lacks a certain impact or personality to elevate good moments into great ones. Initially, this was enough to deter me from really digging deeper and appreciating the songcraft on display, but the singing grew on me quite a bit with time. Similarly, his death growls are solid, if not one-note, and they feel like they exist more so to fill a role than to accent particular sections. This could potentially be the production’s fault, as Hiraeth sounds generally good and more natural than the swaths of overproduced modern prog 3 but lacks a certain sonic clarity, occasionally making especially dense sections harder to parse. There’s a distinct lack of reverb on the harsh vocals, and I can’t help but wonder if a stronger mix could fit the layered clean singing a bit better. Matiussi’s vocals are far from bad, and there are parts like the somber intro to “Requiem” where he sounds great, but when everything else is operating at such a high level, they feel like a weak link.

With Hiraeth, Abstracted have delivered an impressive piece of modern progressive metal. This record is a grower for sure, with dense and layered compositions often revealing their clever construction and intense interconnectedness only after repeated spins. Even if the vocals leave a little to be desired, the Brazilian group has successfully combined the sounds of several of the best modern prog bands into something exciting and nuanced.

Rating: Good
DR: 5 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: M-Theory Audio
Websites: abstractedmetal.bandcamp | facebook.com/abstractedbr
Releases Worldwide: February 20, 2026

Once upon a time, before I was a battle-jacket-wearing, corpse-paint-adorned, trve-metal warrior of the highest order, I was a high-school prog nerd. The djent wave was cresting just as I began to really delve deeper into music, and the hordes of technical, djenty bands with ultra-modern production and surprising amounts of melody still sit near and dear to my heart, even if I rarely reach back into the Sumerian-scented pile in my regular listening habits. 1 That’s why when I saw the promo for Hiraeth, the 2nd album by Brazilian prog metallers Abstracted, with comparisons to The Contortionist, The Human Abstract, and Between the Buried and Me, I couldn’t help but get a little excited at the prospect of newer music tapping into those formative sounds. Abstracted have been a band since 2013, and their long-gestating debut record, 2022’s Atma Conflux, was an effective and varied slab of djenty progressive death metal, marred by tepid production and less-than-stellar clean vocals. More than anything, though, it showed potential as a record brimming with ideas that was so close to being great. With Hiraeth, can the Brazilian group finally unify their influences into something more than the sum of their parts?

On Hiraeth, Abstracted demonstrates a thorough understanding of contemporary progressive metal styles and integrates them into something all their own. The band’s main sound is a djent-fueled take on modern progressive death metal, closest to early-era The Contortionist in its blending of odd-meter riffery, post-rock-influenced textures, and an enticing contrast between melancholic space-age cleans and technical 6-string chugs. Abstracted balance this with more traditional Haken-esque classic prog turnarounds and jazz breaks (“Sirens”), fast-paced Between the Buried and Me riff marathons (“To Quench This Insatiable Thirst”), and harmonic nuance within darker moments à la Persefone (“Requiem”). The result is a varied and dynamic set of tunes that glide effortlessly between impressive riff-fueled aggression and cathartic melodies. Songs like “The Utter End” and “The Barren Grave of God” demonstrate the band’s ability to naturally move from strength to strength without missing a beat, unfolding across expansive guitar arpeggios, delightfully off-kilter breakdowns, virtuosic solos, and powerful musical climaxes.

Hiraeth by Abstracted

This level of fluidity and genre cohesion on Hiraeth is only made possible by the high level of musicianship Abstracted display. Guitarists José Consani and Leonardo Brito give varied performances that successfully meld more djent-centric playing with classic death metal sensibilities and demonstrate keen melodic ears with dense jazz chords and powerful lead lines. Drummer Fernando Pollen blends Latin grooves with acrobatic modern metal flourishes, and the production’s more natural drum tone allows his dynamic nuances to guide several songs. 2 On bass, Riverton Alves turns in a thoroughly warm and jazz-based, Cynic-flavored performance that shines during quieter moments, while keyboardist Carol Lynn supplies plenty of atmosphere through subtle synth textures and steps to the forefront a few times with quirky, but effective synth lines reminiscent of Diego Tejeida. Together, this ensemble breathes plenty of life into a style of music that can often feel over-processed, and their performances help to unify this collection of songs into a cohesive whole.The only elements of Hiraeth that aren’t immediately impressive are the vocals and the production. Rosano Pedro Matiussi delivers an impassioned performance, and his vocal lines often fit the songs well, but his clean singing lacks a certain impact or personality to elevate good moments into great ones. Initially, this was enough to deter me from really digging deeper and appreciating the songcraft on display, but the singing grew on me quite a bit with time. Similarly, his death growls are solid, if not one-note, and they feel like they exist more so to fill a role than to accent particular sections. This could potentially be the production’s fault, as Hiraeth sounds generally good and more natural than the swaths of overproduced modern prog 3 but lacks a certain sonic clarity, occasionally making especially dense sections harder to parse. There’s a distinct lack of reverb on the harsh vocals, and I can’t help but wonder if a stronger mix could fit the layered clean singing a bit better. Matiussi’s vocals are far from bad, and there are parts like the somber intro to “Requiem” where he sounds great, but when everything else is operating at such a high level, they feel like a weak link.

With Hiraeth, Abstracted have delivered an impressive piece of modern progressive metal. This record is a grower for sure, with dense and layered compositions often revealing their clever construction and intense interconnectedness only after repeated spins. Even if the vocals leave a little to be desired, the Brazilian group has successfully combined the sounds of several of the best modern prog bands into something exciting and nuanced.

Rating: Good
DR: 5 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: M-Theory Audio
Websites: abstractedmetal.bandcamp | facebook.com/abstractedbr
Releases Worldwide: February 20, 2026

Once upon a time, before I was a battle-jacket-wearing, corpse-paint-adorned, trve-metal warrior of the highest order, I was a high-school prog nerd. The djent wave was cresting just as I began to really delve deeper into music, and the hordes of technical, djenty bands with ultra-modern production and surprising amounts of melody still sit near and dear to my heart, even if I rarely reach back into the Sumerian-scented pile in my regular listening habits. 1 That’s why when I saw the promo for Hiraeth, the 2nd album by Brazilian prog metallers Abstracted, with comparisons to The Contortionist, The Human Abstract, and Between the Buried and Me, I couldn’t help but get a little excited at the prospect of newer music tapping into those formative sounds. Abstracted have been a band since 2013, and their long-gestating debut record, 2022’s Atma Conflux, was an effective and varied slab of djenty progressive death metal, marred by tepid production and less-than-stellar clean vocals. More than anything, though, it showed potential as a record brimming with ideas that was so close to being great. With Hiraeth, can the Brazilian group finally unify their influences into something more than the sum of their parts?

On Hiraeth, Abstracted demonstrates a thorough understanding of contemporary progressive metal styles and integrates them into something all their own. The band’s main sound is a djent-fueled take on modern progressive death metal, closest to early-era The Contortionist in its blending of odd-meter riffery, post-rock-influenced textures, and an enticing contrast between melancholic space-age cleans and technical 6-string chugs. Abstracted balance this with more traditional Haken-esque classic prog turnarounds and jazz breaks (“Sirens”), fast-paced Between the Buried and Me riff marathons (“To Quench This Insatiable Thirst”), and harmonic nuance within darker moments à la Persefone (“Requiem”). The result is a varied and dynamic set of tunes that glide effortlessly between impressive riff-fueled aggression and cathartic melodies. Songs like “The Utter End” and “The Barren Grave of God” demonstrate the band’s ability to naturally move from strength to strength without missing a beat, unfolding across expansive guitar arpeggios, delightfully off-kilter breakdowns, virtuosic solos, and powerful musical climaxes.

Hiraeth by Abstracted

This level of fluidity and genre cohesion on Hiraeth is only made possible by the high level of musicianship Abstracted display. Guitarists José Consani and Leonardo Brito give varied performances that successfully meld more djent-centric playing with classic death metal sensibilities and demonstrate keen melodic ears with dense jazz chords and powerful lead lines. Drummer Fernando Pollen blends Latin grooves with acrobatic modern metal flourishes, and the production’s more natural drum tone allows his dynamic nuances to guide several songs. 2 On bass, Riverton Alves turns in a thoroughly warm and jazz-based, Cynic-flavored performance that shines during quieter moments, while keyboardist Carol Lynn supplies plenty of atmosphere through subtle synth textures and steps to the forefront a few times with quirky, but effective synth lines reminiscent of Diego Tejeida. Together, this ensemble breathes plenty of life into a style of music that can often feel over-processed, and their performances help to unify this collection of songs into a cohesive whole.The only elements of Hiraeth that aren’t immediately impressive are the vocals and the production. Rosano Pedro Matiussi delivers an impassioned performance, and his vocal lines often fit the songs well, but his clean singing lacks a certain impact or personality to elevate good moments into great ones. Initially, this was enough to deter me from really digging deeper and appreciating the songcraft on display, but the singing grew on me quite a bit with time. Similarly, his death growls are solid, if not one-note, and they feel like they exist more so to fill a role than to accent particular sections. This could potentially be the production’s fault, as Hiraeth sounds generally good and more natural than the swaths of overproduced modern prog 3 but lacks a certain sonic clarity, occasionally making especially dense sections harder to parse. There’s a distinct lack of reverb on the harsh vocals, and I can’t help but wonder if a stronger mix could fit the layered clean singing a bit better. Matiussi’s vocals are far from bad, and there are parts like the somber intro to “Requiem” where he sounds great, but when everything else is operating at such a high level, they feel like a weak link.

With Hiraeth, Abstracted have delivered an impressive piece of modern progressive metal. This record is a grower for sure, with dense and layered compositions often revealing their clever construction and intense interconnectedness only after repeated spins. Even if the vocals leave a little to be desired, the Brazilian group has successfully combined the sounds of several of the best modern prog bands into something exciting and nuanced.

Rating: Good
DR: 5 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: M-Theory Audio
Websites: abstractedmetal.bandcamp | facebook.com/abstractedbr
Releases Worldwide: February 20, 2026

Once upon a time, before I was a battle-jacket-wearing, corpse-paint-adorned, trve-metal warrior of the highest order, I was a high-school prog nerd. The djent wave was cresting just as I began to really delve deeper into music, and the hordes of technical, djenty bands with ultra-modern production and surprising amounts of melody still sit near and dear to my heart, even if I rarely reach back into the Sumerian-scented pile in my regular listening habits. 1 That’s why when I saw the promo for Hiraeth, the 2nd album by Brazilian prog metallers Abstracted, with comparisons to The Contortionist, The Human Abstract, and Between the Buried and Me, I couldn’t help but get a little excited at the prospect of newer music tapping into those formative sounds. Abstracted have been a band since 2013, and their long-gestating debut record, 2022’s Atma Conflux, was an effective and varied slab of djenty progressive death metal, marred by tepid production and less-than-stellar clean vocals. More than anything, though, it showed potential as a record brimming with ideas that was so close to being great. With Hiraeth, can the Brazilian group finally unify their influences into something more than the sum of their parts?

On Hiraeth, Abstracted demonstrates a thorough understanding of contemporary progressive metal styles and integrates them into something all their own. The band’s main sound is a djent-fueled take on modern progressive death metal, closest to early-era The Contortionist in its blending of odd-meter riffery, post-rock-influenced textures, and an enticing contrast between melancholic space-age cleans and technical 6-string chugs. Abstracted balance this with more traditional Haken-esque classic prog turnarounds and jazz breaks (“Sirens”), fast-paced Between the Buried and Me riff marathons (“To Quench This Insatiable Thirst”), and harmonic nuance within darker moments à la Persefone (“Requiem”). The result is a varied and dynamic set of tunes that glide effortlessly between impressive riff-fueled aggression and cathartic melodies. Songs like “The Utter End” and “The Barren Grave of God” demonstrate the band’s ability to naturally move from strength to strength without missing a beat, unfolding across expansive guitar arpeggios, delightfully off-kilter breakdowns, virtuosic solos, and powerful musical climaxes.

Hiraeth by Abstracted

This level of fluidity and genre cohesion on Hiraeth is only made possible by the high level of musicianship Abstracted display. Guitarists José Consani and Leonardo Brito give varied performances that successfully meld more djent-centric playing with classic death metal sensibilities and demonstrate keen melodic ears with dense jazz chords and powerful lead lines. Drummer Fernando Pollen blends Latin grooves with acrobatic modern metal flourishes, and the production’s more natural drum tone allows his dynamic nuances to guide several songs. 2 On bass, Riverton Alves turns in a thoroughly warm and jazz-based, Cynic-flavored performance that shines during quieter moments, while keyboardist Carol Lynn supplies plenty of atmosphere through subtle synth textures and steps to the forefront a few times with quirky, but effective synth lines reminiscent of Diego Tejeida. Together, this ensemble breathes plenty of life into a style of music that can often feel over-processed, and their performances help to unify this collection of songs into a cohesive whole.The only elements of Hiraeth that aren’t immediately impressive are the vocals and the production. Rosano Pedro Matiussi delivers an impassioned performance, and his vocal lines often fit the songs well, but his clean singing lacks a certain impact or personality to elevate good moments into great ones. Initially, this was enough to deter me from really digging deeper and appreciating the songcraft on display, but the singing grew on me quite a bit with time. Similarly, his death growls are solid, if not one-note, and they feel like they exist more so to fill a role than to accent particular sections. This could potentially be the production’s fault, as Hiraeth sounds generally good and more natural than the swaths of overproduced modern prog 3 but lacks a certain sonic clarity, occasionally making especially dense sections harder to parse. There’s a distinct lack of reverb on the harsh vocals, and I can’t help but wonder if a stronger mix could fit the layered clean singing a bit better. Matiussi’s vocals are far from bad, and there are parts like the somber intro to “Requiem” where he sounds great, but when everything else is operating at such a high level, they feel like a weak link.

With Hiraeth, Abstracted have delivered an impressive piece of modern progressive metal. This record is a grower for sure, with dense and layered compositions often revealing their clever construction and intense interconnectedness only after repeated spins. Even if the vocals leave a little to be desired, the Brazilian group has successfully combined the sounds of several of the best modern prog bands into something exciting and nuanced.

Rating: Good
DR: 5 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: M-Theory Audio
Websites: abstractedmetal.bandcamp | facebook.com/abstractedbr
Releases Worldwide: February 20, 2026

Progressive Death Metal Titans PERSEFONE Unveil ‘Live In Andorra’ With Orchestral “One Word” https://www.byteseu.com/1818629/ #AlbertGumí #Andorra #DanielRFlys #NapalmRecords #NationalAuditoriumOfAndorra #OrquestraNacionalClàssicaD’Andorra #PereBardagí #Persefone

Fa anys em vaig llegir el llibre del que parla i els Misteris Eleusins sempre m'han cridat molt l'atenció per diversos motius.
Per cert, Mintha (Menta), era una nàiade i la única amb qui Hades va posar les banyes a Persèfone, anteriorment anomenada Kore (donzella), la seva esposa i reina dels morts, filla de Deméter (que ve de Dea Mater -deessa mare-) deessa de l'agricultura i, clar, dels cereals.

La Menta formava part dels ritus funeraris. La meva teoria és que aquesta associació sorgeix del fet que la menta sembla morir però rebrota dels rizomes que es mantenen vius sota terra quan les condicions exteriors no li són favorables. I de la seva capacitat de reproduir-se i escampar-se, però no per llavor, sinó precisament per aquests rizomes (que són tiges subterrànies), com si creixés del seu esquelet. I, encara més, com si d'un esquelet en poguessin créixer desenes de mentes noves.

Menta, representant el poder del reverdir, del reviure, és com una altra Persèfone, que mentre és reina de l'Hades, de l'inframón, res prospera, però quan ressorgeix, tot torna a la Vida.

És possible que la Menta sigui una reminiscència d'un ritus més antic que l'agricultura, que es va fondre amb la nova versió agrícola de Deméter i Core.

#mitologiagrega #mitologiagriega #plantodon #etnobotanica #arqueobotanica #mitologia #botanicamagica #mentha #hades #persefone

Fa anys em vaig llegir el llibre del que parla i els Misteris Eleusins sempre m'han cridat molt l'atenció per diversos motius.
Per cert, Mintha (Menta), era una nàiade i la única amb qui Hades va posar les banyes a Persèfone, anteriorment anomenada Kore (donzella), la seva esposa i reina dels morts, filla de Deméter (que ve de Dea Mater -deessa mare-) deessa de l'agricultura i, clar, dels cereals.

La Menta formava part dels ritus funeraris. La meva teoria és que aquesta associació sorgeix del fet que la menta sembla morir però rebrota dels rizomes que es mantenen vius sota terra quan les condicions exteriors no li són favorables. I de la seva capacitat de reproduir-se i escampar-se, però no per llavor, sinó precisament per aquests rizomes (que són tiges subterrànies), com si creixés del seu esquelet. I, encara més, com si d'un esquelet en poguessin créixer desenes de mentes noves.

Menta, representant el poder del reverdir, del reviure, és com una altra Persèfone, que mentre és reina de l'Hades, de l'inframón, res prospera, però quan ressorgeix, tot torna a la Vida.

És possible que la Menta sigui una reminiscència d'un ritus més antic que l'agricultura, que es va fondre amb la nova versió agrícola de Deméter i Core.

#mitologiagrega #mitologiagriega #plantodon #etnobotanica #arqueobotanica #mitologia #botanicamagica #mentha #hades #persefone

Fa anys em vaig llegir el llibre del que parla i els Misteris Eleusins sempre m'han cridat molt l'atenció per diversos motius.
Per cert, Mintha (Menta), era una nàiade i la única amb qui Hades va posar les banyes a Persèfone, anteriorment anomenada Kore (donzella), la seva esposa i reina dels morts, filla de Deméter (que ve de Dea Mater -deessa mare-) deessa de l'agricultura i, clar, dels cereals.

La Menta formava part dels ritus funeraris. La meva teoria és que aquesta associació sorgeix del fet que la menta sembla morir però rebrota dels rizomes que es mantenen vius sota terra quan les condicions exteriors no li són favorables. I de la seva capacitat de reproduir-se i escampar-se, però no per llavor, sinó precisament per aquests rizomes (que són tiges subterrànies), com si creixés del seu esquelet. I, encara més, com si d'un esquelet en poguessin créixer desenes de mentes noves.

Menta, representant el poder del reverdir, del reviure, és com una altra Persèfone, que mentre és reina de l'Hades, de l'inframón, res prospera, però quan ressorgeix, tot torna a la Vida.

És possible que la Menta sigui una reminiscència d'un ritus més antic que l'agricultura, que es va fondre amb la nova versió agrícola de Deméter i Core.

#mitologiagrega #mitologiagriega #plantodon #etnobotanica #arqueobotanica #mitologia #botanicamagica #mentha #hades #persefone

Fa anys em vaig llegir el llibre del que parla i els Misteris Eleusins sempre m'han cridat molt l'atenció per diversos motius.
Per cert, Mintha (Menta), era una nàiade i la única amb qui Hades va posar les banyes a Persèfone, anteriorment anomenada Kore (donzella), la seva esposa i reina dels morts, filla de Deméter (que ve de Dea Mater -deessa mare-) deessa de l'agricultura i, clar, dels cereals.

La Menta formava part dels ritus funeraris. La meva teoria és que aquesta associació sorgeix del fet que la menta sembla morir però rebrota dels rizomes que es mantenen vius sota terra quan les condicions exteriors no li són favorables. I de la seva capacitat de reproduir-se i escampar-se, però no per llavor, sinó precisament per aquests rizomes (que són tiges subterrànies), com si creixés del seu esquelet. I, encara més, com si d'un esquelet en poguessin créixer desenes de mentes noves.

Menta, representant el poder del reverdir, del reviure, és com una altra Persèfone, que mentre és reina de l'Hades, de l'inframón, res prospera, però quan ressorgeix, tot torna a la Vida.

És possible que la Menta sigui una reminiscència d'un ritus més antic que l'agricultura, que es va fondre amb la nova versió agrícola de Deméter i Core.

#mitologiagrega #mitologiagriega #plantodon #etnobotanica #arqueobotanica #mitologia #botanicamagica #mentha #hades #persefone

Fa anys em vaig llegir el llibre del que parla i els Misteris Eleusins sempre m'han cridat molt l'atenció per diversos motius.
Per cert, Mintha (Menta), era una nàiade i la única amb qui Hades va posar les banyes a Persèfone, anteriorment anomenada Kore (donzella), la seva esposa i reina dels morts, filla de Deméter (que ve de Dea Mater -deessa mare-) deessa de l'agricultura i, clar, dels cereals.

La Menta formava part dels ritus funeraris. La meva teoria és que aquesta associació sorgeix del fet que la menta sembla morir però rebrota dels rizomes que es mantenen vius sota terra quan les condicions exteriors no li són favorables. I de la seva capacitat de reproduir-se i escampar-se, però no per llavor, sinó precisament per aquests rizomes (que són tiges subterrànies), com si creixés del seu esquelet. I, encara més, com si d'un esquelet en poguessin créixer desenes de mentes noves.

Menta, representant el poder del reverdir, del reviure, és com una altra Persèfone, que mentre és reina de l'Hades, de l'inframón, res prospera, però quan ressorgeix, tot torna a la Vida.

És possible que la Menta sigui una reminiscència d'un ritus més antic que l'agricultura, que es va fondre amb la nova versió agrícola de Deméter i Core.

#mitologiagrega #mitologiagriega #plantodon #etnobotanica #arqueobotanica #mitologia #botanicamagica #mentha #hades #persefone

My wife is out, so it's hi-fi night! Lights out, Persefone on! 🎵

#metal #persefone

Dark Tranquillity and Soen announce spring 2026 North American co-headline tour:

#DarkTranquillity #Soen #Persefone #TourAlert

Link: https://metalinsider.net/touring/dark-tranquillity-and-soen-announce-spring-2026-north-american-co-headline-tour

Dark Tranquillity and Soen announce spring 2026 North American co-headline tour:

#DarkTranquillity #Soen #Persefone #TourAlert

Link: https://metalinsider.net/touring/dark-tranquillity-and-soen-announce-spring-2026-north-american-co-headline-tour

Dark Tranquillity and Soen announce co-headlining North American tour

Dark Tranquillity and Soen will be teaming up for a co-headlining North American tour this spring. Persefone will…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Music #DarkTranquillity #Entertainment #hardcore #Lambgoat #Metal #Persefone #Soen
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/420498/

Dark Tranquillity and Soen announce co-headlining North American tour

Dark Tranquillity and Soen will be teaming up for a co-headlining North American tour this spring. Persefone will…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Music #DarkTranquillity #Entertainment #hardcore #Lambgoat #Metal #Persefone #Soen
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/420498/

Can't wait for Lingua Ignota Pt. 2. (by Persefone)... But there hasn't even been an announcement of that album yet 😂.

#metal #progressiveMetal #persefone

¡Ya estoy aquí!

Como último trabajo, Afrodita le ordenó a Psique que fuera al Inframundo a pedirle a #Perséfone un cofre donde había un poco de esencia de belleza, bajo el concepto de que no lo abriera.

Y pasó lo que pasó, que la curiosidad le pudo de nuevo a Psique. Al abrir el cofre cayó en un sueño profundo. Eros la encontró y suplicó a #Zeus y Afrodita que la hicieran inmortal y así poder casarse con ella. Y cumplieron este deseo y dieron su bendición a este amor.

Este mito está representado en mosaicos griegos, pero a nivel literario la fuente que es más popular es la Apuleyo, autor romano que recopilaba muchos mitos griegos heredados.

Ovidio (poeta romano amante de los retellings) cuenta que se transformó en mariposa

Se han hecho muchos análisis de este mito, pero el que me parece más interesante es qué representan las tareas que Afrodita le impone a Psique. No se tratan de "putadas", para vengarse de ella, sino un aprendizaje de la feminidad (aunque fuera bajo los estándares griegos). Psique aprende tareas que se esperaban de una mujer: clasificar granos (que debe moler), tejer (de ahí sacar la lana), ir a por agua al pozo (o a las cascadas) y su socialización con otras mujeres (de ahí que se la invite a conocer a Perséfone, quien también pasó de niña a esposa).

Psique vuelve a caer en su debilidad humana y traiciona su pacto de nuevo, pero la súplica de Eros y el perdón de Afrodita simbolizan cómo el amor se impone al rencor.

Espero que este #ViernesDeMitologíaGriega os haya gustado y que Afrodita llene vuestro viernes de gozo. Si queréis invitarme a un té o una hidromiel, podéis hacerlo aquí:
https://ko-fi.com/lauralunamodel

#mitologíagriega #culturagriega

¡Ya estoy aquí!

Como último trabajo, Afrodita le ordenó a Psique que fuera al Inframundo a pedirle a #Perséfone un cofre donde había un poco de esencia de belleza, bajo el concepto de que no lo abriera.

Y pasó lo que pasó, que la curiosidad le pudo de nuevo a Psique. Al abrir el cofre cayó en un sueño profundo. Eros la encontró y suplicó a #Zeus y Afrodita que la hicieran inmortal y así poder casarse con ella. Y cumplieron este deseo y dieron su bendición a este amor.

Este mito está representado en mosaicos griegos, pero a nivel literario la fuente que es más popular es la Apuleyo, autor romano que recopilaba muchos mitos griegos heredados.

Ovidio (poeta romano amante de los retellings) cuenta que se transformó en mariposa

Se han hecho muchos análisis de este mito, pero el que me parece más interesante es qué representan las tareas que Afrodita le impone a Psique. No se tratan de "putadas", para vengarse de ella, sino un aprendizaje de la feminidad (aunque fuera bajo los estándares griegos). Psique aprende tareas que se esperaban de una mujer: clasificar granos (que debe moler), tejer (de ahí sacar la lana), ir a por agua al pozo (o a las cascadas) y su socialización con otras mujeres (de ahí que se la invite a conocer a Perséfone, quien también pasó de niña a esposa).

Psique vuelve a caer en su debilidad humana y traiciona su pacto de nuevo, pero la súplica de Eros y el perdón de Afrodita simbolizan cómo el amor se impone al rencor.

Espero que este #ViernesDeMitologíaGriega os haya gustado y que Afrodita llene vuestro viernes de gozo. Si queréis invitarme a un té o una hidromiel, podéis hacerlo aquí:
https://ko-fi.com/lauralunamodel

#mitologíagriega #culturagriega

¡Ya estoy aquí!

Como último trabajo, Afrodita le ordenó a Psique que fuera al Inframundo a pedirle a #Perséfone un cofre donde había un poco de esencia de belleza, bajo el concepto de que no lo abriera.

Y pasó lo que pasó, que la curiosidad le pudo de nuevo a Psique. Al abrir el cofre cayó en un sueño profundo. Eros la encontró y suplicó a #Zeus y Afrodita que la hicieran inmortal y así poder casarse con ella. Y cumplieron este deseo y dieron su bendición a este amor.

Este mito está representado en mosaicos griegos, pero a nivel literario la fuente que es más popular es la Apuleyo, autor romano que recopilaba muchos mitos griegos heredados.

Ovidio (poeta romano amante de los retellings) cuenta que se transformó en mariposa

Se han hecho muchos análisis de este mito, pero el que me parece más interesante es qué representan las tareas que Afrodita le impone a Psique. No se tratan de "putadas", para vengarse de ella, sino un aprendizaje de la feminidad (aunque fuera bajo los estándares griegos). Psique aprende tareas que se esperaban de una mujer: clasificar granos (que debe moler), tejer (de ahí sacar la lana), ir a por agua al pozo (o a las cascadas) y su socialización con otras mujeres (de ahí que se la invite a conocer a Perséfone, quien también pasó de niña a esposa).

Psique vuelve a caer en su debilidad humana y traiciona su pacto de nuevo, pero la súplica de Eros y el perdón de Afrodita simbolizan cómo el amor se impone al rencor.

Espero que este #ViernesDeMitologíaGriega os haya gustado y que Afrodita llene vuestro viernes de gozo. Si queréis invitarme a un té o una hidromiel, podéis hacerlo aquí:
https://ko-fi.com/lauralunamodel

#mitologíagriega #culturagriega

¡Ya estoy aquí!

Como último trabajo, Afrodita le ordenó a Psique que fuera al Inframundo a pedirle a #Perséfone un cofre donde había un poco de esencia de belleza, bajo el concepto de que no lo abriera.

Y pasó lo que pasó, que la curiosidad le pudo de nuevo a Psique. Al abrir el cofre cayó en un sueño profundo. Eros la encontró y suplicó a #Zeus y Afrodita que la hicieran inmortal y así poder casarse con ella. Y cumplieron este deseo y dieron su bendición a este amor.

Este mito está representado en mosaicos griegos, pero a nivel literario la fuente que es más popular es la Apuleyo, autor romano que recopilaba muchos mitos griegos heredados.

Ovidio (poeta romano amante de los retellings) cuenta que se transformó en mariposa

Se han hecho muchos análisis de este mito, pero el que me parece más interesante es qué representan las tareas que Afrodita le impone a Psique. No se tratan de "putadas", para vengarse de ella, sino un aprendizaje de la feminidad (aunque fuera bajo los estándares griegos). Psique aprende tareas que se esperaban de una mujer: clasificar granos (que debe moler), tejer (de ahí sacar la lana), ir a por agua al pozo (o a las cascadas) y su socialización con otras mujeres (de ahí que se la invite a conocer a Perséfone, quien también pasó de niña a esposa).

Psique vuelve a caer en su debilidad humana y traiciona su pacto de nuevo, pero la súplica de Eros y el perdón de Afrodita simbolizan cómo el amor se impone al rencor.

Espero que este #ViernesDeMitologíaGriega os haya gustado y que Afrodita llene vuestro viernes de gozo. Si queréis invitarme a un té o una hidromiel, podéis hacerlo aquí:
https://ko-fi.com/lauralunamodel

#mitologíagriega #culturagriega

¡Ya estoy aquí!

Como último trabajo, Afrodita le ordenó a Psique que fuera al Inframundo a pedirle a #Perséfone un cofre donde había un poco de esencia de belleza, bajo el concepto de que no lo abriera.

Y pasó lo que pasó, que la curiosidad le pudo de nuevo a Psique. Al abrir el cofre cayó en un sueño profundo. Eros la encontró y suplicó a #Zeus y Afrodita que la hicieran inmortal y así poder casarse con ella. Y cumplieron este deseo y dieron su bendición a este amor.

Este mito está representado en mosaicos griegos, pero a nivel literario la fuente que es más popular es la Apuleyo, autor romano que recopilaba muchos mitos griegos heredados.

Ovidio (poeta romano amante de los retellings) cuenta que se transformó en mariposa

Se han hecho muchos análisis de este mito, pero el que me parece más interesante es qué representan las tareas que Afrodita le impone a Psique. No se tratan de "putadas", para vengarse de ella, sino un aprendizaje de la feminidad (aunque fuera bajo los estándares griegos). Psique aprende tareas que se esperaban de una mujer: clasificar granos (que debe moler), tejer (de ahí sacar la lana), ir a por agua al pozo (o a las cascadas) y su socialización con otras mujeres (de ahí que se la invite a conocer a Perséfone, quien también pasó de niña a esposa).

Psique vuelve a caer en su debilidad humana y traiciona su pacto de nuevo, pero la súplica de Eros y el perdón de Afrodita simbolizan cómo el amor se impone al rencor.

Espero que este #ViernesDeMitologíaGriega os haya gustado y que Afrodita llene vuestro viernes de gozo. Si queréis invitarme a un té o una hidromiel, podéis hacerlo aquí:
https://ko-fi.com/lauralunamodel

#mitologíagriega #culturagriega

Lore Olympus: Hades and Persefone By Kappurucosplay kappurucosplay.com Los Angeles Comic Con #loreolympus #hades #persefone #anime #cosplay #flickr #photography #losangeles #comiccon flic.kr/p/2ryH87b

Anyone here up for #Persefone and #Tesseract tonight? 🤘

#beprog2025 #barcelona #progmetal

Anyone here up for #Persefone and #Tesseract tonight? 🤘

#beprog2025 #barcelona #progmetal

Anyone here up for #Persefone and #Tesseract tonight? 🤘

#beprog2025 #barcelona #progmetal

Anyone here up for #Persefone and #Tesseract tonight? 🤘

#beprog2025 #barcelona #progmetal

Looking forward to Lingua Ignota Pt 2 😍

https://listen.plex.tv/album/656ae7f2562a6a207e0ac3d7

#metal #persefone

Asphodelus cerasiferus
Porrassa, gamó, albó, asfodel...

És una planta de la família de l'all i la ceba.
Comestible, però...
Com molts aliments silvestres, cal saber com preparar-la, perquè en ser més riques en principis actius, són més nutritives, més medicinals, però també poden ser més tòxiques que les cultivades que, com explicaré a la xerrada d'aquest dissabte a Escornalbou, han perdut nutrients i virtuts per guanyar hidrats de carboni i aigua.

La medicina popular i tradicional ha recorregut als tubercles de la porrassa per al mal d'orella, en oleat; per la tos i els problemes respiratoris i urinaris en decocció en ús intern; i pels èczemes i altres problemes cutanis, ferides, cops i morenes, en emplastre.

Com a aliment, ha sigut molt apreciat des de ben antic, però sempre remullat i/o cuit, llençant després l'aigua, o fermentat, per a eliminar amb aquests processos els tòxics asfodelina i asfodelòsid. Tant les fulles com els tubercles.

Les llavors, en canvi, es poden menjar sense aquests passos previs, tot i que se solien torrar. Tenen mucílag i es barrejaven en grans quantitats amb la massa del pa.

A l'antiga Grècia, un plat comú eren els tubercles cuits al caliu, entremig de les cendres.
També els podem fregir, després d'haver-los remullat prèviament.

Les inflorescències immadures i les fulles, també s'han menjat arreu. De fet, la purrussalda, un plat típic d'Euskadi, es feia originalment amb les parts baixes i tendres de les fulles d'Asphodelus albus, una parenta també comestible.

A Grècia, també, per un procés que no he aconseguit trobar, dels tubercles se n'extreien els sucres per fer-ne un edulcorant. Perquè en té forces, i per això en alguns llocs s'ha fet servir per fer-ne begudes alcohòliques.

A les seves parts subterrànies també se'ls han trobat aplicacions en l'artesania, com a tint groc i, seques i fetes pols, com a goma per enganxar sabates i altres treballs.

Finalment, com tantes plantes, ha tingut un lloc en l'espiritualitat mediterrània. Planta consagrada a Persèfone i Hades, els guardians de l'inframón. Es deia que entapissa els Camps Elisis, una de les zones del món dels morts, on van a descansar les deesses i déus, i les ànimes dels herois i heroïnes i tot ésser que mereixi tal glòria.
També s'hi ha recorregut com a protector i per a realitzar exorcismes.

https://www.floracatalana.cat/flora/vasculars/taxons/VTax3515
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#asphodelus #gamon #etnobotanica #remeistradicionals #remeisnaturals #remeierescatalunya #remeieria #medicinatradicional #persefone #mitologia #mitologiagriega #tintsnaturals #silvestrescomestibles #rewilding #flora #fitoterapia
#saludnatural #salutnatural

Asphodelus cerasiferus
Porrassa, gamó, albó, asfodel...

És una planta de la família de l'all i la ceba.
Comestible, però...
Com molts aliments silvestres, cal saber com preparar-la, perquè en ser més riques en principis actius, són més nutritives, més medicinals, però també poden ser més tòxiques que les cultivades que, com explicaré a la xerrada d'aquest dissabte a Escornalbou, han perdut nutrients i virtuts per guanyar hidrats de carboni i aigua.

La medicina popular i tradicional ha recorregut als tubercles de la porrassa per al mal d'orella, en oleat; per la tos i els problemes respiratoris i urinaris en decocció en ús intern; i pels èczemes i altres problemes cutanis, ferides, cops i morenes, en emplastre.

Com a aliment, ha sigut molt apreciat des de ben antic, però sempre remullat i/o cuit, llençant després l'aigua, o fermentat, per a eliminar amb aquests processos els tòxics asfodelina i asfodelòsid. Tant les fulles com els tubercles.

Les llavors, en canvi, es poden menjar sense aquests passos previs, tot i que se solien torrar. Tenen mucílag i es barrejaven en grans quantitats amb la massa del pa.

A l'antiga Grècia, un plat comú eren els tubercles cuits al caliu, entremig de les cendres.
També els podem fregir, després d'haver-los remullat prèviament.

Les inflorescències immadures i les fulles, també s'han menjat arreu. De fet, la purrussalda, un plat típic d'Euskadi, es feia originalment amb les parts baixes i tendres de les fulles d'Asphodelus albus, una parenta també comestible.

A Grècia, també, per un procés que no he aconseguit trobar, dels tubercles se n'extreien els sucres per fer-ne un edulcorant. Perquè en té forces, i per això en alguns llocs s'ha fet servir per fer-ne begudes alcohòliques.

A les seves parts subterrànies també se'ls han trobat aplicacions en l'artesania, com a tint groc i, seques i fetes pols, com a goma per enganxar sabates i altres treballs.

Finalment, com tantes plantes, ha tingut un lloc en l'espiritualitat mediterrània. Planta consagrada a Persèfone i Hades, els guardians de l'inframón. Es deia que entapissa els Camps Elisis, una de les zones del món dels morts, on van a descansar les deesses i déus, i les ànimes dels herois i heroïnes i tot ésser que mereixi tal glòria.
També s'hi ha recorregut com a protector i per a realitzar exorcismes.

https://www.floracatalana.cat/flora/vasculars/taxons/VTax3515
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#asphodelus #gamon #etnobotanica #remeistradicionals #remeisnaturals #remeierescatalunya #remeieria #medicinatradicional #persefone #mitologia #mitologiagriega #tintsnaturals #silvestrescomestibles #rewilding #flora #fitoterapia
#saludnatural #salutnatural

Asphodelus cerasiferus
Porrassa, gamó, albó, asfodel...

És una planta de la família de l'all i la ceba.
Comestible, però...
Com molts aliments silvestres, cal saber com preparar-la, perquè en ser més riques en principis actius, són més nutritives, més medicinals, però també poden ser més tòxiques que les cultivades que, com explicaré a la xerrada d'aquest dissabte a Escornalbou, han perdut nutrients i virtuts per guanyar hidrats de carboni i aigua.

La medicina popular i tradicional ha recorregut als tubercles de la porrassa per al mal d'orella, en oleat; per la tos i els problemes respiratoris i urinaris en decocció en ús intern; i pels èczemes i altres problemes cutanis, ferides, cops i morenes, en emplastre.

Com a aliment, ha sigut molt apreciat des de ben antic, però sempre remullat i/o cuit, llençant després l'aigua, o fermentat, per a eliminar amb aquests processos els tòxics asfodelina i asfodelòsid. Tant les fulles com els tubercles.

Les llavors, en canvi, es poden menjar sense aquests passos previs, tot i que se solien torrar. Tenen mucílag i es barrejaven en grans quantitats amb la massa del pa.

A l'antiga Grècia, un plat comú eren els tubercles cuits al caliu, entremig de les cendres.
També els podem fregir, després d'haver-los remullat prèviament.

Les inflorescències immadures i les fulles, també s'han menjat arreu. De fet, la purrussalda, un plat típic d'Euskadi, es feia originalment amb les parts baixes i tendres de les fulles d'Asphodelus albus, una parenta també comestible.

A Grècia, també, per un procés que no he aconseguit trobar, dels tubercles se n'extreien els sucres per fer-ne un edulcorant. Perquè en té forces, i per això en alguns llocs s'ha fet servir per fer-ne begudes alcohòliques.

A les seves parts subterrànies també se'ls han trobat aplicacions en l'artesania, com a tint groc i, seques i fetes pols, com a goma per enganxar sabates i altres treballs.

Finalment, com tantes plantes, ha tingut un lloc en l'espiritualitat mediterrània. Planta consagrada a Persèfone i Hades, els guardians de l'inframón. Es deia que entapissa els Camps Elisis, una de les zones del món dels morts, on van a descansar les deesses i déus, i les ànimes dels herois i heroïnes i tot ésser que mereixi tal glòria.
També s'hi ha recorregut com a protector i per a realitzar exorcismes.

https://www.floracatalana.cat/flora/vasculars/taxons/VTax3515
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#asphodelus #gamon #etnobotanica #remeistradicionals #remeisnaturals #remeierescatalunya #remeieria #medicinatradicional #persefone #mitologia #mitologiagriega #tintsnaturals #silvestrescomestibles #rewilding #flora #fitoterapia
#saludnatural #salutnatural

Asphodelus cerasiferus
Porrassa, gamó, albó, asfodel...

És una planta de la família de l'all i la ceba.
Comestible, però...
Com molts aliments silvestres, cal saber com preparar-la, perquè en ser més riques en principis actius, són més nutritives, més medicinals, però també poden ser més tòxiques que les cultivades que, com explicaré a la xerrada d'aquest dissabte a Escornalbou, han perdut nutrients i virtuts per guanyar hidrats de carboni i aigua.

La medicina popular i tradicional ha recorregut als tubercles de la porrassa per al mal d'orella, en oleat; per la tos i els problemes respiratoris i urinaris en decocció en ús intern; i pels èczemes i altres problemes cutanis, ferides, cops i morenes, en emplastre.

Com a aliment, ha sigut molt apreciat des de ben antic, però sempre remullat i/o cuit, llençant després l'aigua, o fermentat, per a eliminar amb aquests processos els tòxics asfodelina i asfodelòsid. Tant les fulles com els tubercles.

Les llavors, en canvi, es poden menjar sense aquests passos previs, tot i que se solien torrar. Tenen mucílag i es barrejaven en grans quantitats amb la massa del pa.

A l'antiga Grècia, un plat comú eren els tubercles cuits al caliu, entremig de les cendres.
També els podem fregir, després d'haver-los remullat prèviament.

Les inflorescències immadures i les fulles, també s'han menjat arreu. De fet, la purrussalda, un plat típic d'Euskadi, es feia originalment amb les parts baixes i tendres de les fulles d'Asphodelus albus, una parenta també comestible.

A Grècia, també, per un procés que no he aconseguit trobar, dels tubercles se n'extreien els sucres per fer-ne un edulcorant. Perquè en té forces, i per això en alguns llocs s'ha fet servir per fer-ne begudes alcohòliques.

A les seves parts subterrànies també se'ls han trobat aplicacions en l'artesania, com a tint groc i, seques i fetes pols, com a goma per enganxar sabates i altres treballs.

Finalment, com tantes plantes, ha tingut un lloc en l'espiritualitat mediterrània. Planta consagrada a Persèfone i Hades, els guardians de l'inframón. Es deia que entapissa els Camps Elisis, una de les zones del món dels morts, on van a descansar les deesses i déus, i les ànimes dels herois i heroïnes i tot ésser que mereixi tal glòria.
També s'hi ha recorregut com a protector i per a realitzar exorcismes.

https://www.floracatalana.cat/flora/vasculars/taxons/VTax3515
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#asphodelus #gamon #etnobotanica #remeistradicionals #remeisnaturals #remeierescatalunya #remeieria #medicinatradicional #persefone #mitologia #mitologiagriega #tintsnaturals #silvestrescomestibles #rewilding #flora #fitoterapia
#saludnatural #salutnatural

Asphodelus cerasiferus
Porrassa, gamó, albó, asfodel...

És una planta de la família de l'all i la ceba.
Comestible, però...
Com molts aliments silvestres, cal saber com preparar-la, perquè en ser més riques en principis actius, són més nutritives, més medicinals, però també poden ser més tòxiques que les cultivades que, com explicaré a la xerrada d'aquest dissabte a Escornalbou, han perdut nutrients i virtuts per guanyar hidrats de carboni i aigua.

La medicina popular i tradicional ha recorregut als tubercles de la porrassa per al mal d'orella, en oleat; per la tos i els problemes respiratoris i urinaris en decocció en ús intern; i pels èczemes i altres problemes cutanis, ferides, cops i morenes, en emplastre.

Com a aliment, ha sigut molt apreciat des de ben antic, però sempre remullat i/o cuit, llençant després l'aigua, o fermentat, per a eliminar amb aquests processos els tòxics asfodelina i asfodelòsid. Tant les fulles com els tubercles.

Les llavors, en canvi, es poden menjar sense aquests passos previs, tot i que se solien torrar. Tenen mucílag i es barrejaven en grans quantitats amb la massa del pa.

A l'antiga Grècia, un plat comú eren els tubercles cuits al caliu, entremig de les cendres.
També els podem fregir, després d'haver-los remullat prèviament.

Les inflorescències immadures i les fulles, també s'han menjat arreu. De fet, la purrussalda, un plat típic d'Euskadi, es feia originalment amb les parts baixes i tendres de les fulles d'Asphodelus albus, una parenta també comestible.

A Grècia, també, per un procés que no he aconseguit trobar, dels tubercles se n'extreien els sucres per fer-ne un edulcorant. Perquè en té forces, i per això en alguns llocs s'ha fet servir per fer-ne begudes alcohòliques.

A les seves parts subterrànies també se'ls han trobat aplicacions en l'artesania, com a tint groc i, seques i fetes pols, com a goma per enganxar sabates i altres treballs.

Finalment, com tantes plantes, ha tingut un lloc en l'espiritualitat mediterrània. Planta consagrada a Persèfone i Hades, els guardians de l'inframón. Es deia que entapissa els Camps Elisis, una de les zones del món dels morts, on van a descansar les deesses i déus, i les ànimes dels herois i heroïnes i tot ésser que mereixi tal glòria.
També s'hi ha recorregut com a protector i per a realitzar exorcismes.

https://www.floracatalana.cat/flora/vasculars/taxons/VTax3515
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#asphodelus #gamon #etnobotanica #remeistradicionals #remeisnaturals #remeierescatalunya #remeieria #medicinatradicional #persefone #mitologia #mitologiagriega #tintsnaturals #silvestrescomestibles #rewilding #flora #fitoterapia
#saludnatural #salutnatural

Dissocia – To Lift the Veil Review

By Carcharodon

Dissocia is the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Daniel R Flys (of Persefone and Eternal Storm) and drummer Gabriel Valcázar (Wormed and Cancer). On their debut, To Lift the Veil, the duo set themselves a challenge: blend extreme metal with synthwave and dreamwave elements to create a catchy, yet unpredictable, blend of genres that come together into a progressive package. Were these two complete unknowns presenting that vision, one would rightly expect a horrifically unlistenable car crash. However, given Flys and Valcázar’s pedigree with their other outfits, I had somewhat higher hopes (albeit with expectations carefully managed) for Dissocia. I’m not entirely sure what dreamwave is, and synthwave is not my go-to, although it has its place1 but, mixed with extreme metal, I envisaged some sort of off-the-wall Devin Townsend craziness happening.

Straight out of the gate, the dancing arpeggio-like guitar line and swelling synths that open “Existentialist” make clear that To Lift the Veil is going to be a wild ride. And so it proves. Across a chaotic 41 minutes and change, Dissocia lurch between progressive melodeath, something that approaches deathcore in a few places (“He Who Dwells”), symphonic synth movements, dreamy Unreqvited-esque sequences and more, the whole often set to weirdly discordant, pulsing rhythms that border on industrial groove. All in all, the album’s structures have the same levels of predictability as the movements of a severely inebriated person crossing an ice rink. This need not necessarily be viewed as a bad thing though. Flys is both a talented guitarist and a versatile vocalist, his harsh vox often recalling Gojira’s Joe Duplantier (“Existentialist”), while his surprisingly delicate cleans, which occasionally wander into Caligula’s Horse territory (“Evasion”), offer a much-needed extra dimension. Similarly, Valcázar’s work on drums is stellar and the sheer unpredictability of this record is part of its charm.

The challenge for Dissocia is to somehow tie the numerous threads of To Lift the Veil into a cohesive tapestry, rather than a ball of yarn. At its strongest, they manage this well. There’s a rabid groove to “Samsara” that it’s almost impossible not to enjoy, while the slow build synth opening to “Zenosyne” gradually unfolds itself, the tension building, before the Flys’ guitar lets loose progressive death riffs and Valcázar unleashes overlapping broadsides behind the kit. This flows well into “The Lucifer Effect,” which similarly shifts between soaring moments of chaos and more reflective passages. While the turn-on-a-dime nature of the craziness does in some ways recall Devin Townsend, it’s not until the heavily distorted screams at the midway point of closer “Out of Slumber” that Hevy Devy really shows through in the vocals.

Not everything on To Lift the Veil works though and, at times, it feels like Dissocia are losing their grasp on the myriad elements of the record. “He Who Dwells” is the most obvious example of this, as the progressive extreme elements, which often mirror opener “Existentialist,” stray into deathcore territory, particularly in Valcázar’s drumming. This simply doesn’t gel with the rest of To Lift the Veil. Equally, the drifting moods of “Evasion” seem rather aimless at times, while Flys’ vocals rather get away from him on closer “Out of Slumber,” which by its end feels like someone desperately trying to claw themselves out of slumber and into wakefulness. The production, also handled by Flys, doesn’t always help, with the drums sometimes seeming to disappear down a hole (middle of “He Who Dwells”) before roaring back to the front of the stage, and the whole thing feeling loud and slightly flat, despite the DR6.

You have to admire the vision and ambition on show on To Lift the Veil, which in other hands would likely have been a hot mess. Far from easing themselves into things on their debut, Dissocia have thrown everything at this record and some of it’s really good (“Samsara” and “Zenosyne”). The stunning artwork by Rein Van Oyen (Haken) gives a sense of the surreal, expansive journey you can expect, but perhaps not the chaotic nature of the ride. I hope Dissocia have a second album in them because, with just a little more refinement and focus to iron out some of the inconsistencies, as well as improve the production a little, there is a helluva lot of very interesting potential here.

Rating: 2.5/5.0
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Willowtip Records
Websites: dissociaofficial.bandcamp.com/album/to-lift-the-veil | facebook.com/dissociaofficial
Releases Worldwide: March 21st, 2025

#25 #2025 #AmericanMetal #CaligulaSHorse #Cancer #Deathcore #DevinTownsend #Dissocia #ElectronicaMetal #EternalStorm #Gojira #Mar25 #Persefone #ProgressiveMetal #Review #Reviews #Spanish #Synthwave #ToLiftTheVeil #Unreqvited #WillowtipRecords #Wormed

Dissocia – To Lift the Veil Review

By Carcharodon

Dissocia is the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Daniel R Flys (of Persefone and Eternal Storm) and drummer Gabriel Valcázar (Wormed and Cancer). On their debut, To Lift the Veil, the duo set themselves a challenge: blend extreme metal with synthwave and dreamwave elements to create a catchy, yet unpredictable, blend of genres that come together into a progressive package. Were these two complete unknowns presenting that vision, one would rightly expect a horrifically unlistenable car crash. However, given Flys and Valcázar’s pedigree with their other outfits, I had somewhat higher hopes (albeit with expectations carefully managed) for Dissocia. I’m not entirely sure what dreamwave is, and synthwave is not my go-to, although it has its place1 but, mixed with extreme metal, I envisaged some sort of off-the-wall Devin Townsend craziness happening.

Straight out of the gate, the dancing arpeggio-like guitar line and swelling synths that open “Existentialist” make clear that To Lift the Veil is going to be a wild ride. And so it proves. Across a chaotic 41 minutes and change, Dissocia lurch between progressive melodeath, something that approaches deathcore in a few places (“He Who Dwells”), symphonic synth movements, dreamy Unreqvited-esque sequences and more, the whole often set to weirdly discordant, pulsing rhythms that border on industrial groove. All in all, the album’s structures have the same levels of predictability as the movements of a severely inebriated person crossing an ice rink. This need not necessarily be viewed as a bad thing though. Flys is both a talented guitarist and a versatile vocalist, his harsh vox often recalling Gojira’s Joe Duplantier (“Existentialist”), while his surprisingly delicate cleans, which occasionally wander into Caligula’s Horse territory (“Evasion”), offer a much-needed extra dimension. Similarly, Valcázar’s work on drums is stellar and the sheer unpredictability of this record is part of its charm.

The challenge for Dissocia is to somehow tie the numerous threads of To Lift the Veil into a cohesive tapestry, rather than a ball of yarn. At its strongest, they manage this well. There’s a rabid groove to “Samsara” that it’s almost impossible not to enjoy, while the slow build synth opening to “Zenosyne” gradually unfolds itself, the tension building, before the Flys’ guitar lets loose progressive death riffs and Valcázar unleashes overlapping broadsides behind the kit. This flows well into “The Lucifer Effect,” which similarly shifts between soaring moments of chaos and more reflective passages. While the turn-on-a-dime nature of the craziness does in some ways recall Devin Townsend, it’s not until the heavily distorted screams at the midway point of closer “Out of Slumber” that Hevy Devy really shows through in the vocals.

Not everything on To Lift the Veil works though and, at times, it feels like Dissocia are losing their grasp on the myriad elements of the record. “He Who Dwells” is the most obvious example of this, as the progressive extreme elements, which often mirror opener “Existentialist,” stray into deathcore territory, particularly in Valcázar’s drumming. This simply doesn’t gel with the rest of To Lift the Veil. Equally, the drifting moods of “Evasion” seem rather aimless at times, while Flys’ vocals rather get away from him on closer “Out of Slumber,” which by its end feels like someone desperately trying to claw themselves out of slumber and into wakefulness. The production, also handled by Flys, doesn’t always help, with the drums sometimes seeming to disappear down a hole (middle of “He Who Dwells”) before roaring back to the front of the stage, and the whole thing feeling loud and slightly flat, despite the DR6.

You have to admire the vision and ambition on show on To Lift the Veil, which in other hands would likely have been a hot mess. Far from easing themselves into things on their debut, Dissocia have thrown everything at this record and some of it’s really good (“Samsara” and “Zenosyne”). The stunning artwork by Rein Van Oyen (Haken) gives a sense of the surreal, expansive journey you can expect, but perhaps not the chaotic nature of the ride. I hope Dissocia have a second album in them because, with just a little more refinement and focus to iron out some of the inconsistencies, as well as improve the production a little, there is a helluva lot of very interesting potential here.

Rating: 2.5/5.0
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Willowtip Records
Websites: dissociaofficial.bandcamp.com/album/to-lift-the-veil | facebook.com/dissociaofficial
Releases Worldwide: March 21st, 2025

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Dissocia – To Lift the Veil Review

By Carcharodon

Dissocia is the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Daniel R Flys (of Persefone and Eternal Storm) and drummer Gabriel Valcázar (Wormed and Cancer). On their debut, To Lift the Veil, the duo set themselves a challenge: blend extreme metal with synthwave and dreamwave elements to create a catchy, yet unpredictable, blend of genres that come together into a progressive package. Were these two complete unknowns presenting that vision, one would rightly expect a horrifically unlistenable car crash. However, given Flys and Valcázar’s pedigree with their other outfits, I had somewhat higher hopes (albeit with expectations carefully managed) for Dissocia. I’m not entirely sure what dreamwave is, and synthwave is not my go-to, although it has its place1 but, mixed with extreme metal, I envisaged some sort of off-the-wall Devin Townsend craziness happening.

Straight out of the gate, the dancing arpeggio-like guitar line and swelling synths that open “Existentialist” make clear that To Lift the Veil is going to be a wild ride. And so it proves. Across a chaotic 41 minutes and change, Dissocia lurch between progressive melodeath, something that approaches deathcore in a few places (“He Who Dwells”), symphonic synth movements, dreamy Unreqvited-esque sequences and more, the whole often set to weirdly discordant, pulsing rhythms that border on industrial groove. All in all, the album’s structures have the same levels of predictability as the movements of a severely inebriated person crossing an ice rink. This need not necessarily be viewed as a bad thing though. Flys is both a talented guitarist and a versatile vocalist, his harsh vox often recalling Gojira’s Joe Duplantier (“Existentialist”), while his surprisingly delicate cleans, which occasionally wander into Caligula’s Horse territory (“Evasion”), offer a much-needed extra dimension. Similarly, Valcázar’s work on drums is stellar and the sheer unpredictability of this record is part of its charm.

The challenge for Dissocia is to somehow tie the numerous threads of To Lift the Veil into a cohesive tapestry, rather than a ball of yarn. At its strongest, they manage this well. There’s a rabid groove to “Samsara” that it’s almost impossible not to enjoy, while the slow build synth opening to “Zenosyne” gradually unfolds itself, the tension building, before the Flys’ guitar lets loose progressive death riffs and Valcázar unleashes overlapping broadsides behind the kit. This flows well into “The Lucifer Effect,” which similarly shifts between soaring moments of chaos and more reflective passages. While the turn-on-a-dime nature of the craziness does in some ways recall Devin Townsend, it’s not until the heavily distorted screams at the midway point of closer “Out of Slumber” that Hevy Devy really shows through in the vocals.

Not everything on To Lift the Veil works though and, at times, it feels like Dissocia are losing their grasp on the myriad elements of the record. “He Who Dwells” is the most obvious example of this, as the progressive extreme elements, which often mirror opener “Existentialist,” stray into deathcore territory, particularly in Valcázar’s drumming. This simply doesn’t gel with the rest of To Lift the Veil. Equally, the drifting moods of “Evasion” seem rather aimless at times, while Flys’ vocals rather get away from him on closer “Out of Slumber,” which by its end feels like someone desperately trying to claw themselves out of slumber and into wakefulness. The production, also handled by Flys, doesn’t always help, with the drums sometimes seeming to disappear down a hole (middle of “He Who Dwells”) before roaring back to the front of the stage, and the whole thing feeling loud and slightly flat, despite the DR6.

You have to admire the vision and ambition on show on To Lift the Veil, which in other hands would likely have been a hot mess. Far from easing themselves into things on their debut, Dissocia have thrown everything at this record and some of it’s really good (“Samsara” and “Zenosyne”). The stunning artwork by Rein Van Oyen (Haken) gives a sense of the surreal, expansive journey you can expect, but perhaps not the chaotic nature of the ride. I hope Dissocia have a second album in them because, with just a little more refinement and focus to iron out some of the inconsistencies, as well as improve the production a little, there is a helluva lot of very interesting potential here.

Rating: 2.5/5.0
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Willowtip Records
Websites: dissociaofficial.bandcamp.com/album/to-lift-the-veil | facebook.com/dissociaofficial
Releases Worldwide: March 21st, 2025

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Dissocia – To Lift the Veil Review

By Carcharodon

Dissocia is the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Daniel R Flys (of Persefone and Eternal Storm) and drummer Gabriel Valcázar (Wormed and Cancer). On their debut, To Lift the Veil, the duo set themselves a challenge: blend extreme metal with synthwave and dreamwave elements to create a catchy, yet unpredictable, blend of genres that come together into a progressive package. Were these two complete unknowns presenting that vision, one would rightly expect a horrifically unlistenable car crash. However, given Flys and Valcázar’s pedigree with their other outfits, I had somewhat higher hopes (albeit with expectations carefully managed) for Dissocia. I’m not entirely sure what dreamwave is, and synthwave is not my go-to, although it has its place1 but, mixed with extreme metal, I envisaged some sort of off-the-wall Devin Townsend craziness happening.

Straight out of the gate, the dancing arpeggio-like guitar line and swelling synths that open “Existentialist” make clear that To Lift the Veil is going to be a wild ride. And so it proves. Across a chaotic 41 minutes and change, Dissocia lurch between progressive melodeath, something that approaches deathcore in a few places (“He Who Dwells”), symphonic synth movements, dreamy Unreqvited-esque sequences and more, the whole often set to weirdly discordant, pulsing rhythms that border on industrial groove. All in all, the album’s structures have the same levels of predictability as the movements of a severely inebriated person crossing an ice rink. This need not necessarily be viewed as a bad thing though. Flys is both a talented guitarist and a versatile vocalist, his harsh vox often recalling Gojira’s Joe Duplantier (“Existentialist”), while his surprisingly delicate cleans, which occasionally wander into Caligula’s Horse territory (“Evasion”), offer a much-needed extra dimension. Similarly, Valcázar’s work on drums is stellar and the sheer unpredictability of this record is part of its charm.

The challenge for Dissocia is to somehow tie the numerous threads of To Lift the Veil into a cohesive tapestry, rather than a ball of yarn. At its strongest, they manage this well. There’s a rabid groove to “Samsara” that it’s almost impossible not to enjoy, while the slow build synth opening to “Zenosyne” gradually unfolds itself, the tension building, before the Flys’ guitar lets loose progressive death riffs and Valcázar unleashes overlapping broadsides behind the kit. This flows well into “The Lucifer Effect,” which similarly shifts between soaring moments of chaos and more reflective passages. While the turn-on-a-dime nature of the craziness does in some ways recall Devin Townsend, it’s not until the heavily distorted screams at the midway point of closer “Out of Slumber” that Hevy Devy really shows through in the vocals.

Not everything on To Lift the Veil works though and, at times, it feels like Dissocia are losing their grasp on the myriad elements of the record. “He Who Dwells” is the most obvious example of this, as the progressive extreme elements, which often mirror opener “Existentialist,” stray into deathcore territory, particularly in Valcázar’s drumming. This simply doesn’t gel with the rest of To Lift the Veil. Equally, the drifting moods of “Evasion” seem rather aimless at times, while Flys’ vocals rather get away from him on closer “Out of Slumber,” which by its end feels like someone desperately trying to claw themselves out of slumber and into wakefulness. The production, also handled by Flys, doesn’t always help, with the drums sometimes seeming to disappear down a hole (middle of “He Who Dwells”) before roaring back to the front of the stage, and the whole thing feeling loud and slightly flat, despite the DR6.

You have to admire the vision and ambition on show on To Lift the Veil, which in other hands would likely have been a hot mess. Far from easing themselves into things on their debut, Dissocia have thrown everything at this record and some of it’s really good (“Samsara” and “Zenosyne”). The stunning artwork by Rein Van Oyen (Haken) gives a sense of the surreal, expansive journey you can expect, but perhaps not the chaotic nature of the ride. I hope Dissocia have a second album in them because, with just a little more refinement and focus to iron out some of the inconsistencies, as well as improve the production a little, there is a helluva lot of very interesting potential here.

Rating: 2.5/5.0
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Willowtip Records
Websites: dissociaofficial.bandcamp.com/album/to-lift-the-veil | facebook.com/dissociaofficial
Releases Worldwide: March 21st, 2025

#25 #2025 #AmericanMetal #CaligulaSHorse #Cancer #Deathcore #DevinTownsend #Dissocia #ElectronicaMetal #EternalStorm #Gojira #Mar25 #Persefone #ProgressiveMetal #Review #Reviews #Spanish #Synthwave #ToLiftTheVeil #Unreqvited #WillowtipRecords #Wormed