Void Forger & VVVLV - Split (2016)

VOID FORGER & VVVLV "Split"

Year: 2016

Genre: Metallic Crust / Sludge
Country: Romania

Track List:

1. Excess Collapse - Void Forger
2. Homo Economicus . VVVLV

Void Forger is a Romanian band from Bucharest playing a mix of sludge, crust and black metal formed in 2011. Its three members are originally from Bacau, Romania, but have relocated to Bucharest for studies. There they have done a few jams with different band members, the ones from 2010 leading to the ideas approached by the current band, old school down tempo harshly distorted music with hints of speed, screamed vocals and with a dark and nihilistic sound. The lyrics are inspired by cyberpunk and dystopian themes, fantasy and social issues.  In early April 2012 they released a 3-song demo, Ruined, which is free to download" (official biography)

This is a Split with VVVLV, an anarchist DIY sludge collective from Timisoara and Cluj.

You can download this split in both of their bandcamps: Void Forger and VVVLV.

Void Forger - "Ruined" (2012)

VOID FORGER "Ruined"

Year: 2011
Genre: Metallic Crust/Sludge
Country: Romania

Track List:

1. Pointless Media
2. Relief
3. Automation

bandcamp / facebook

"Void Forger is a Romanian band from Bucharest playing a mix of sludge, crust and black metal formed in 2011. Its three members are originally from Bacau, Romania, but have relocated to Bucharest for studies. There they have done a few jams with different band members, the ones from 2010 leading to the ideas approached by the current band, old school down tempo harshly distorted music with hints of speed, screamed vocals and with a dark and nihilistic sound. The lyrics are inspired by cyberpunk and dystopian themes, fantasy and social issues. In early April 2012 they released a 3-song demo, Ruined, which is free to download" (official biography)


I'd describe their sound as a mix of sludge, epic crust, and some black metal elements (in this order). Don't know if I should write a more detailed review, as it was already done here, but anyway, you're free to download and enjoy this demo.

Social Death - "Carpe Noctem" (2012)

SOCIAL DEATH "Carpe Noctem"

Year: 2012
Genre: Raw Depressive Black Metal
Country: Romania

Track List:

1. Intro
2. Volatile Cult
3. Seize The Night
4. IV
5. Fill The Void
6. Venturing Down
7. The Wanderer

DOWNLOAD

Another demo sent to me by a reader of my blog, now it's lo-fi DSBM from Romania. The quality of production may be far from perfect, but it isn't bad for a first demo (except for first two or three tracks, which I didn't really like).

Livia Sura - s/t (2011)

LIVIA SURA "Livia Sura"

Year: 2011
Genre: Blackened Sludge/Crust
Country: Romania

Track List:

1. Poraimos
2. Tăcere surdă
3. Generații de mizantropi
4. Saiwala

Livia Sura are a new blackened crust/sludge collective from Timisoara, Romania, who have sent me their first EP for a review. Although their music is more sludge than BM or crust, I think it'd fit here well. The EP is available from bandcamp.