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Poenari (Poland): “Wrath, War, Lucifer”

26/4/2016

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Poenari are a death / black metal band from Warsaw, Poland, with two albums out, the second of which Wrath, War, Lucifer was first self-released as a cassette in 2013. This album was later re-released as a CD in 2015 via US label EEE Recordings.

The album, which comes with an old-fashioned and quite stereotypical cover depicting what seems to be a kind of a demon,  offers an uncompromised and unpretentious death / black metal of the harshest kind: it is like a fist in your face, but it is also unimpressive. In fact, the craftsmanship of the riffing is very ordinary, and the album as a whole is flat; it lacks highlights and fails to engage the listener. The shifting between black metal and death metal, and sometimes even brutal death, does not add anything interesting, and some guest vocals by Beldaroh of Polish black metal vets Besatt do not help. Besides, the bad sound production contributes negatively. Mediocre.

Notes:
Release date: July 13 2015 through EEE Recordings.

Personnel:
Lukasz Szulczyk (Vocals)
Krzysztof Zdanowicz (Vocal)
Daniel Babecki (Guitar)
Krogul (Bass)
Lukasz Tomczak (Drums)
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Text by Herjann
herjann@unholyblackmetal.com

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