Description

China press on clear and red splatter vinyl with printed innersleeve. Limited 100 copies

Hong Kong death metal act Evocation was formed back in 2002 and even though they have had a loyal fan base in their homecountry they really started to gain attention abroad with this, their second album Abracadabra in 2013. This album was well received and even got them booked on the Wacken Open Air Festival in 2014. This is a blackened form of death metal, abundant with mystical and occult elements. As their name suggests, Evocation’s main sources of inspiration are rituals mainly from Buddhist tradition, inscribed in a general context of opposition to power and authoritarian strumentalizations. Exactly as you might be guessing by now, Behemoth is one of their main influences, both musically and conceptually, but the Hong Kong quintet is much more than a simple carbon copy. Abracadabra is a solid release: nine tracks of well-designed and produced metal, with a highly original flavor to it. All the lyrics are in Cantonese and written in the booklet using a font reminiscent of the traditional characters found on stone tables in temples. The record starts with a Buddhist chant as an introduction to forty minutes of metal, flowing between black and death metal with a personal approach and really skilled singing. This album is recommended to all fans of blackened death metal and to those interested in discovering a “new” band from Hong Kong.

Track list:
1. War. Soul. Sequence
2. The More Empty Revenge
3. Hurried Retreat
4. Loess
5. Abracadabra
6. Immortal Dynasty
7. Regime Change
8. Immortality
9. Myth