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  Frozen Wreath Melancholic Melodies of Old This interview came to be after a review I did of Frozen Wreath's last album, the 2023 release, "Mea Culpa" , and it was planned to be published via Team Brutal. However, plans not always go as expected, and it was impossible, but Cláudia was kind and sent me the file. iIf you have never heard the band, go ahead and listen to it. A very interesting sound, and an interesting pair of Artists. Read all about it, below. First, thank you very much for your time and words. Let us start off with the new album, “Mea Culpa”. What is the core subject of this new album? Zoltán: I am greeting the readers and thank you for the opportunity to talk a little bit about Frozen Wreath. ‘Mea Culpa’ is our second album and lyric-wise it is a concept album, again, just like our first album, ‘Memento Mori’ was. The previous album was about the finality of human life and now we returned to death as subject, but this time Roland specified all his l...

  Brakel “Wranger Wanen” (Signal Rex, 2024) Belgium once again. The Belgian scene is a special one, and I have stated this more than once in the Past. Their approach to Black Metal is very “outside the box” most of the times. This time, Brakel, an unknown act to me, delivers a very trance like Black Metal… in a way. This lives within the realm of Raw Black Metal, very enrooted in the Clandestine Circle of Aldebaran – which is a win in my book – and adjacent sonic experiences. “Zonderling En Drang” might be one of the more special tunes I had the pleasure of listening to, this year. That melody, the dark atmosphere that surrounds it. It is special and delicate; it is a delicate tune, no doubt. But the overall atmosphere is amazing! This is not your standard Raw Black Metal act; this is not some basic, tasteless sonic experience, no! This is a very special release, that needs to be absorbed slowly, but steadily. It works as an experience if I may. One sees himself pulled into thi...