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Kawir -Ophiolatreia cd

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When it comes to Hellenic black and death metal then im sure most people think of Rotting Christ and Septic Flesh, but Kawir is worthy of attention as well. The band (whose name translates to “powerful”) is one of those groups that are well known in some circles, but completely unheard of in others. They definitely can’t compare to the aforementioned countrymen, yet they’ve been releasing quality pagan black metal since 1993. So what do they sound like? They can be described as a raw, yet melodic black metal band with touches of clean vocals, acoustic guitar, and keyboards. Don’t let the idea of keys bother you! They don’t distract from Kawir’s menacing power. With a few exceptions (for example the midsection to “Poseidon”) Kawir sticks to a mid paced tempo, sometimes kicking it into gear like in the fast paced “Ares (The God Of War).While the vocals, bass and drumming are all solid, the real stars of the album are Thertonax, who comes up with some great, memorable riffs, and Erichthonios whose keyboards play an important part of every song. Its difficult to pick out the most outstanding tracks on this album of near perfection, but I’d have to pick “Ares” and the title track. Every single note, every sound is worthy of attention, and one will not get bored listening to “Ophiolatreia”. The only bad thing I can point out is the production, it is neither clear nor lo-fi, more like stuck in the middle, sometimes sounding a bit muddy. Still, that is no reason not to pick up this opus.

Track list:
1. Moirae
2. Rhea (Meter Theon)
3. Poseidon
4. Nemesis
5. Ares (The God Of War)
6. To Pallas
7. Hephaistos
8. Ophiolatreia
9. Aeizoon Pyr

Additional information

Label

Those Opposed Records

Release Year

Catalogue Number

TOR 006