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quarta-feira, 19 de fevereiro de 2014

Black Howling - “Alma…Uma Floresta de Dor”


Today Ill leave you with some black metal from my home country Portugal. Black Howling could be generally described as the Portuguese correspondent to Hypothermia (in fact, theyve released a split with the latter some years ago). I find them to be quite good, the only reproachable thing is, in my opinion, thenational-romanticistlyrical approach they have embarked upon in the last two full lengths (Melancholy of a Pagan Bucolic Spirit and This Rain Is the Weeping of Forefathers), to the detriment of the introspective thematic present in their one-track album AlmaUma Floresta de Dor (2007), which I share below. Even though Im nonetheless quite fond of the last albums, Im of the opinion that thenational-pagan-nostalgicthemes they imprint on their lyrics come into clear contradiction with the individual-oriented depressive tone the music conveys. I think that bands of this specific subgenre of black metal should either embrace modernity and the socially atomized egotistical urban decay that comes along with it or, in case they still prefer to heed the call from the past, they should follow the example of the Portuguese doom/black metal entity Defuntos, who recall the austere and bitter human existence of yesteryears in rural Portugal, devoid of any embellishments or nationalistic idealizations. In any case, Black Howlings second full length AlmaUma Floresta de Dor came out before that phase and it is my personal favourite from this duet, so I hope you unjoy it as much as I do.


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