Acherontas - Vamachara

Vamachara album cover
8.1 | 35 votes |
Band
Acherontas
Style
Black metal
Release date
25 October 2011
Owners
31 have it
8 want it
Tracklist
01. Opening The Eye Of The Storm
02. Blood Current Illumination
03. Αβραξας
04. Vamachara
05. Ohm Krim Kali
06. Beyond The Mazeways To Ophidian Gnosis
07. Drakonian Womb
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Black metal. The bitter-cold music of darkness. Throughout the history of this genre, various bands have focused on the importance of different features: repetitive riffs, blast-beat drumming, raspy vocals, Satanic lyrics, the inclusion of folk elements, crossovers with other subgenres, intentionally raw production. But the most essential element - the attribute which exemplifies all great black metal acts - is atmosphere. And few bands have ever crafted such a mesmerizing ambience as on Acherontas's Vamachara.

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published 24.08.2022 | Comments ( 8 )
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Alakazam
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04.09.2015 - 02:03
Alakazam
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Had to play Drakonian Womb again, it's beautiful, shards of Dissection's melo all over the place...
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F3ynman
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20.03.2022 - 09:43
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F3ynman
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Only 28 votes! This is fantastic black metal! The ghoulish vocals and the eerily mesmerizing riffs remind me a lot of De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
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10.07.2022 - 19:35
Rating: 8
AndyMetalFreak
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They've definitely got that Dissection vibe going on, the riffs and the drumming on this are magnificent, and there's a great early Hellenic sound to this too, and the vocals and songwriting is very Mgła'ish. It's surprising just how overlooked this band actually is.

"Beyond the Mazeways to Ophidian Gnosis" and "Drakonian Womb" are the main stand out tracks on this album for me.
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