Iskalde Morket
Iskalde Morket
4 Track E.P
Released April 2013
Superb E.P
Iskalde Morket – Norfolk
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Iskalde-Morket
Listen here:
https://soundcloud.com/iskaldemorket/sets/submurged-from-light
Genre: Disease
ridden Black Metal
Iskalde Morket is a solo black metal project!
Formed around 2010 by John Rogers. He started it when he was attending College
as a way of removing frustration and not being able to find like-minded
musicians but if he had he may not have come up with anything as inspirational
as this and also it makes it a lot easier to make decisions i.e. no alpha males
or ego’s to contend with as is what can happen in bands from time to time and
maybe a lot of the time
Iskalde Morket is Norwegian for Freezing
Darkness! John felt it portrayed what he was trying to get across to people and
‘borrowed’ it from Throne of Katarsis album called 'det iskalde morket'
John also has
another band which is the total opposite of Iskalde Morket. And is a comedy power violence band! – Now that has
sparked intrigue already!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fascists-To-Ashes
I just had to
take a peek at Fascists 2 Ashes and
believe me it could not be far more removed from Iskalde Morket if it tried. So including a video of ‘Fish Molester’
here because I love the way they say ‘Fesh’
with their Norfolk country bumpkin accent!
Reet noice Fesh!
Now back to the
doom and gloom - Suicide, Misanthropy, Metaphysics and Life after Death are
just some of the themes John uses to create such dark and atmospheric tracks
for Iskalde Morket.
I am always
excited to receive new stuff from bands and have been sent some amazing stuff
over the years but this is quite extraordinary for just one man to have created
and produced and I personally hope he continues...
A Manifestation
of Cacophony
The deep wind
blows and the eerie sounds that go with it can be heard fluctuating along with
a demonic growling whisper. The familiar black riffs come tumbling from the
speakers along with the most scornful of vocal that desecrates and then a
quirky little rhythm starts which is very untypical of black metal. The demon
is back gargling venom to a build-up of powerful riffs that are controlled to a
degree but have their moments of mayhem.
Submerged from
the light, and I am drowning
The idea of
black metal has grown and become more varied as time goes by introducing
various complex rhythms although still blacker than black and never losing its
ambiance. This is just as complex and consistent in dark and ominous effects.
Clever use of the keyboard, not used for symphonic purposes, but just for those
finishing touches. An intense listen that is dynamic and rich in a black dense web
of enthralling and indulgent passages.
Disintegration
of Ether
“The whole human
race is some kind of cancer on the face of the earth and deserves to be
eliminated!” This track is like being thrown
in to the deepest forest, passing through ancient landscapes, battling through
the undergrowth. It succeeds to pull you
further into its gnarly winding passages of not knowing what is around the
corner. The voice that culminates from the speakers is what you come face to
face with on your journey and there is no turning back – no escape from the
relentless curse – this is deserving of your time and attention – it creates a
lot of dark images that come to life as soon as you listen but beware of the
aftermath!
Winter
Low dominant
keyboard that protrudes danger and evil in its tones. It strikes fear into your heart and makes you
shiver with excitement at what is to come. The rasping vocal is just as demonic
but the mood is more sombre. The sense of intensity is damming and brutal and
like the deepest winter landscapes offers no respite from its bitterly cold
atmosphere. Driving chords and constant beats are just like the driving wind
and constant snow that falls in abundance.
The man behind Iskalde Morket - John Rogers
To Sum up:
This is more of
an insight into the mind of John Rogers.
It instantly conjours up a bleak and barren landscape of futile vastness. It
sweeps all around you pulling you further into its dark recesses of the mind
until you find yourself in a web of dense blackness – there is no light, there
is no hope! The embers that once were only perceive to be truly snuffed out
with coldness. Goodnight world!
I have enjoyed
every second of this amazing E.P and want to thank John for sharing his dark
thoughts and imagination so clearly. His inhuman rasps of pure unadulterated
bile immediately sends you to a cold environment and has you witnessing his
visions with extreme ease like a video that repeats over and over. – Its stark
and ‘less is more attitude’ will shroud you in its intensified evil ambiance
every time you press play – it is truly remarkable! And in a strange way it is
uplifting although the themes are less than jolly!
I truly get
this! I urge you to as well.
10/10
Track List:
A Manifestation of Cacophony
Submerged from the light, and I am drowning
Disintegration of Ether
Winter
Members:
John Rogers - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Programing, Keys and
Ambiance
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