Artist: Pavor
Album: Furioso
Release: 2003
Label: Self-Released
Tracklist:
1. Inflictor Of Grimness
2. Perplexer: Perdition Projectile
3. Wroth Volcanic Vent
4. Furioso
5. A Schizoid Uglifier
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Album: Furioso
Release: 2003
Label: Self-Released
Tracklist:
1. Inflictor Of Grimness
2. Perplexer: Perdition Projectile
3. Wroth Volcanic Vent
4. Furioso
5. A Schizoid Uglifier
6. Crucified Hopes
7. Inconsistent Clayblood Totemist
8. Dilettante's Dilemma
Pavor are better than you. They know they're better than you. They don't really give a shit if you object. They concluded their old press release as follows:
"To all wimps, dilettantes, kiddies, fakes, and other boring lowlifes out there that keep making fools of themselves by trying to be evil, brutal or even musically relevant: STAY AT HOME AND PRACTICE!"
They've fully maintained a sense of kvlt mystique in the face of the internet, a true rarity for any extreme band beyond, say, Tragedy. Pavor's pretense, however, goes hand-in-hand with their steadfast adherence to DIY ethic. In over two decades they've released two demos and two full-lengths, each recorded, produced and pressed by the band themselves exclusively.
Beyond image, Pavor's music holds its own. Furioso is hardly a record that can be fully taken in in one sitting. Its coherent-yet-insanely technical compositions simply take several listens to absorb, even if they're infinitely more catchy than other contemporary tech bands. Armin Rave pulls out all sorts of tasty solos. Claudius Schwartz sounds like a freshly-exhumed zombie lord. Drummer Michael Pelkowsky keeps everything fast, tight, and intricate. Most jaw-dropping of all, however, are the agile bass skills of one-time Bethlehem vocalist Rainer Landfermann. I can't tell if his speedy legato slurs, creeping breaks, or sweeping melodies are played pickstyle or with fingers, but who cares? Dude's basslines would give any lesser musician (read: a lot of people) tendinitis in a matter of seconds.
If you want a band that never blows off technicality for brutality or vice versa, bow to your new kings.
Pavor are better than you. They know they're better than you. They don't really give a shit if you object. They concluded their old press release as follows:
"To all wimps, dilettantes, kiddies, fakes, and other boring lowlifes out there that keep making fools of themselves by trying to be evil, brutal or even musically relevant: STAY AT HOME AND PRACTICE!"
They've fully maintained a sense of kvlt mystique in the face of the internet, a true rarity for any extreme band beyond, say, Tragedy. Pavor's pretense, however, goes hand-in-hand with their steadfast adherence to DIY ethic. In over two decades they've released two demos and two full-lengths, each recorded, produced and pressed by the band themselves exclusively.
Beyond image, Pavor's music holds its own. Furioso is hardly a record that can be fully taken in in one sitting. Its coherent-yet-insanely technical compositions simply take several listens to absorb, even if they're infinitely more catchy than other contemporary tech bands. Armin Rave pulls out all sorts of tasty solos. Claudius Schwartz sounds like a freshly-exhumed zombie lord. Drummer Michael Pelkowsky keeps everything fast, tight, and intricate. Most jaw-dropping of all, however, are the agile bass skills of one-time Bethlehem vocalist Rainer Landfermann. I can't tell if his speedy legato slurs, creeping breaks, or sweeping melodies are played pickstyle or with fingers, but who cares? Dude's basslines would give any lesser musician (read: a lot of people) tendinitis in a matter of seconds.
If you want a band that never blows off technicality for brutality or vice versa, bow to your new kings.
Download Here
Buy Here
-Asa
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