black metal: Nivlhel (Sweden): Nivlhel (Einheit Produktionen)

Nivlhel (Sweden): Nivlhel (Einheit Produktionen)

Can the necro and the melody coexist or are they each other’s mortal nemesis? Should the quest be dictated by the restraints of an applied orthodoxy rendered abstruse by the self-appointed guardians of the regulations governing a praxis? More specifically, the meaning of melody, as with meaning of many things, springs from the enunciating sources, and not from a list of terms out of context. Who speaks? Who is Nivlhel? By far and away, Nivlhel sounds like traditional, old Scandinavian black metal. The tremolo forms the axis upon which everything rotates within Nivlhel, which embodies a sound of knowledge, and for this reason, the atmosphere of the album labors under the mark of a black metal conscious of itself and its tradition, and not some newly found theory about supposedly transcending the so-called limitation viewed as inherent. It is often the case that it is not “what” a band does that matters, but rather “how” they do it. That is certainly true for Nivlhel. The fast, grim black metal is lined with a spirit of melancholy and obscurity. Regardless of the fact that the songs travel at blazing speed, the melody is carefully composed to pronounce the specialized call for the audience that understands, upon hearing Nivlhel, what this music is. Consider that Nivlhel even has a bit of melodic singing, yet the “how” is where the tale is found: it is profoundly melancholic or somber, away from the mass-appeal objectives associated with endeavors taken upon as a method to obtain more listeners through expected conventions. Two last things: (1) Nivlhel does not sound like a demo necro band, but it is still a traditional black metal that guides; (2) all the songs are titled “Vrede” and numbered, although not in chronological order. The language, one would think, is Swedish. As to the lyrical themes, someone who speaks Swedish would know, although the two members of the band—“Fjalar and “Isar”—are in bands like Istapp, Nepharitus and Mörkersinnad, and those bands are black metal of an anti-religious nature. Strong album, memorable album, worth taking seriously if you support the style.

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Nivlhel - Vrede X

Nivlhel - Vrede II