diablomx
A debut album born out of pure feeling. With every riff, solo, and beat one can sense emotions breathing through the skin. Emotively written and arranged, there is not a single second of monotony or boredom. This album is definitely a wild journey into the depths of the human soul, a journey worth taking.
Favorite track: Assenza.
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This is a digital version.
For CD purchase/trade requests/info (the cover image represents a preview): kryrart@gmail.com / kryrartrecords.com
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Melancholic black metal band from Italy.
Reviews:
"There is a clear intention to communicate, in which way black metal has been chosen and there is no shame in terms of emotions. If you like more personal-sounding, yet visceral black music, be sure to give this production a chance!" - 8/ 10 at:
www.femforgacs.hu/umbilicus-necis-confine-astratto-2020/
“Umbilicus Necis” was born as a duo studio project during summer 2017 from an idea by “Spread” (Guitars, Main Vocals) and “Asdraeth” (Guitars, Bass, Secondary Vocals) already active in other bands, with the intentions to give life to a more “personal” stuff in their music. At the beginning of 2018, they released their first digital single independently called “Oblio” in various streaming platforms. During the same period, they started the compositions and recordings phases of their first album called “Confine Astratto”, process that took place slowly, seeking care in every detail, finding its effective conclusion on november 2019, after mix and mastering phase.
It is a real inner research, a concept based on personal experiences, social reflections and even recurring sensations, especially concerning inner conflicts, loneliness and chaos enriched by a sound alternating with moments of anger, aggressive and furious, up to real manifestations of pure melancholy and introspection, recreating sometimes ethereal atmospheres.
The peculiarities about the duo are the sung purely in Italian, the constant alternation of the two voices within almost each song, illustrating two different points of view of a single central sensation in a narrative level.
The single "Oblio" will also be repeated on the disc again, in a slightly revisited and rearranged way. In the near future, the project will also land live with its own dedicated line up.
Line up:
Spread (Main Vocals, Guitars)
Asdraeth (Secondary Vocals, Guitars, Bass)
Bestia (Drums, Session for this record)
Collaborations:
Mk. Fred (Guest Vocals on "Confine Astratto" and Logo)
Giovanni Fiordeponti (Bass on Gelido Solipsismo)
Alice Caluisi (Band Picture)
Matteo “Hogash" Picuti at “Hogash Art Studio” (Artwork)
Recordings by Fabio “Spread” Mariantoni
Drums recorded at "HK Studios”
Christian “Gill" D’Onofrio at “Atrocity Exhibition Studios" (Mix, Master)
Layout by Proprius
"This may well be the least obviously death metal album of any death metal I've reviewed at Apocalypse Later, but it's a fascinating one." - 7 out of 10 - apocalypselatermusic.com Kryrart Records
"... mixes them together to create a sound of his own as well as keeping everything instrumental while the production sounds very dark. 8 out of 10." - bringerofdeathzine.blogspot.com Kryrart Records
"A dark, cold sounding record that utilizes slow passages but can pick up the speed aswell, adding ominous whisper singing..." - Evert Nip Kryrart Records
The UK band bring the wild "Saturnian Black Magick" of their live shows to a full-length rooted in the Swedish black metal tradition. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 14, 2017