If you want a break from black metal dealing with Satanism, nihilism/misanthropism, the void in all its forms, Odin and Valhalla, frostbitten mountains and snow-covered forests, and all the other cliché themes associated with the genre, try out Kawir. And if murder-filled, revenge-fuelled and tragedy-stricken Greek mythology is not an apt theme for this type of music, I don't know what is.   Review by nikarg ››

Kawir are hailing from the black metal abyss of the 1990s, but they haven't had the recognition of bands like Rotting Christ, Necromantia or Varathron even though they were born from the same Greek ominous womb. Since 2008's Ophiolatreia, the group has been steadily gaining acclaim and new fans and Exilasmos is, I dare say, their best effort to date.   Review by nikarg ››