Terminus Episode 44 - Zarabanda Moon, Kaal Akuma, Sarkrista, Humanity's Last Breath

On this megalithic episode of Terminus, we finally bring you a well-balanced roster -- two black metal bands and two death met- ok, sorry, one is basically deathcore, but it's not like the other deathcores, we promise.

The Black Metal Guy leads off with one of the final works of Lam -- Unseen Forest Patriot, recorded under the battle-mask of Zarabanda Moon. Most of you are familiar with Lam's projects Sanguine Eagle and Hand of Glory, and many are still feeling his loss. We begin with some background on his black circle, The House of First Light, and some thoughts on his personal legacy. Then we review the record. Terminus will release a proper memorial to Lam in coming months.

Next, The Death Metal Guy introduces Kaal Akuma, a Bangladeshi band whose pummeling death metal taps into the same eldritch forces as black metal. As TDMG points out, this is what "atmospheric / cavernous" death metal should be, and it really hits home with TBMG. Together we sperg over Kaal Akuma's mastery of folkish melody and their wild, intuitive playing, and do some speculation on the essence of subcontinental death/black metal.

After the break, TDMG comes in for round two with Sarkrista, a Finno-Germanic (like, literally from Finland and moved to Germany) black metal band who epitomize everything TDMG loves about the modern, melodic Sargeistian sound. You can imagine how this goes over with TBMG..... We discuss.

Finally, TBMG throws a curveball in the form of Humanity's Last Breath, a Swedish band playing a bleak, inorganic hybrid of "downtempo" and Orthodox BM. HLB has won a lot of respect in the hardcore scene, and it's time we found out what all the fuss is about. We were expecting some sick beatdowns w/ downtuned riffs over blastbeasts, but we got something far more original and challenging. This is another case of "core" bands setting the pace in the extremity arms race -- grit your teeth and turn it up.

 

00:00 - Introductory bullshitting / Terminus News ft. Transgressor (reissue) and Reaver (ft. mem. of Draghkar and Azath)

19:48 - Zarabanda Moon - Unseen Forest Patriot (Livor Mortis / Unseen Forest Patriot)

01:04:48 - Kaal Akuma - In the Mouth of Madness (Dunkelheit Produktionen)

01:44:53 - Interlude - Adversarial - "Cursed Blades Cast Upon The Slavescum of Christ," fr. Death, Endless Nothing and the Black Knife of Nihilism (Dark Descent, 2015)

1:49:52 - Sarkrista - Sworn to Profound Heresy (Purity Through Fire)*

2:38:40 - Humanity's Last Breath - Välde (Unique Leader)

3:29:25 - Outro - Sovereign - “Dogman I,” fr. Dogman (Devil’s Child Records, 2008)

*Correction: Sarkrista is native to Germany -- they did not relocate there fr. Finland.

 

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