Zalaam - Palestinian homemade DIY black metal

Zalaam

Nocturnal Luster

November 10th, 2020

1.The Calls of War 06:17

2.Uebermensch 08:31

3.Nyx 02:35

4.Eccentria 03:15

5.Into the Cave 08:30

6.After Purgatory 07:26

7.Atma 04:41

total time 41:15

Metal Archives and Bandcamp show that "Zalim" (Amir Yacoub) is a Palestinian man with a solo black metal project. All the instrumentation, vocals, lyrics, and the various aspects of recording were all done by Amir, says Bandcamp. It is homemade, DIY black metal, like a metal music demo, and there are mellow or acoustic moments, so it is not a raging black metal jackhammer, but more like a varied recording falling mostly in the category of eclectic black metal. Observe that this recording is exclusively for the very curious fan into DIY, solo and eccentric projects, and not for audiences demanding professional, studio recordings. Here are some excerpts of Amir’s explanation back in 2019: "This is addressed to my friends who know me mostly as Amir the Oud player and the nice school teacher. Most of you don't know a lot about my music preferences and creations, but a big part of my knowledge about music, harmony, counterpoint and theory came rather directly and indirectly from listening to black metal music. The way I personally see black metal is almost like a very dark extension of classical music and the opera... on steroids. … This music is filled with hellish and heavenly sounds, beauty and ugliness, fantasies and realities that reach deep levels of intellect.. but most of all, gloomy art and poetry at its best. … If I were to say something about the music in it, I'd say, even though I've striven to include the Oud as much possible in it, it's probably not for everyone (especially because of our Arab society's untrained ears), but with that said, everyone can find something in the album that they can relate to. Maybe a nuance, a melody or even a whole song." Anyway, this is all information from Metal Archives, Bandcamp and Facebook that you can check out for yourself and see what you think.

Nocturnal Luster by Zalaam

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