Atmospheric Depressive Black Metal One-Man-Band
from Sweden (Höör).
Formed in 2004 by Magnus Wohlfart
(Yggdrasil, Folkearth, Broken Dagger, Trymheim,
Lömska Planer, Anti-Christian Assault).
*Nae’blis is from fantasy author Robert Jordan’s
“The Wheel Of Time” series. It’s the title and
position granted to the Forsaken – chosen by
the Dark One himself – who will rule over the others.
Discography:
Darktunes Of Depression – Demo, 2004
Beyond The Light – Full-length, 2004
Death of Mankind – Demo, 2005
Death of Mankind…A Dream – Split (with Dominion), 2006
Sketches Of Reality – Full-length, 2007
“Sketches of Reality is one of those albums that makes you feel like it was made just for you. Only in this case, that is a pretty frightening prospect, because this album, and I will quote one of it’s 4 tracks, is a window into a seriously “Distorted Mind”.
Nae’blis utilizes a unique style, and as much as that may be thrown around, it is no lie in this case. The style lies directly within the realm of the depressive black metal, but there are a number of musical techniques that make it what it is.
The first comment should be on the guitars. While they have the similar trebly screech of many other artists, the production is somehow very clear. This unique method brings the sound right into your ears, never seeming distant or far away (like Xasthur, for example). The other unique element in this music is that the notes are always distinguishable. The walls of disonant and screeching distortion are there, but it isn’t made up of a blurred mess of guitars, it is made of the highly layered but individual guitar tones. The heavier parts of the album must have at least 3 or 4 guitar tracks to achieve this sound, and it really is a incredible sound, when there are two wailing guitars over a pair of slowly thrashing drones.
The next comment is on the rest of the instrumentation, which is just as impressive, when combined, as the guitars. The standout instrument here is definitely the piano and organ. Nae’blis has absolutely no problem slowing down the songs, at times to a near stop, for minutes on end, to segway into the next movement using a piano or organ. Each of these passages is indispensible for the development of the bleak mood. In short, probably the best use of organ or piano I have heard in black metal. The drums are good, and that is because they are never overwhelming and do nothing to divert my attention from the music. The vocals are incredible, also low in the mix, and you will often not even notice that they are there, but again they provide the perfect element of insanity and hopelessness. The vocal skills of Magnus are easily enough to lead a more vocal heavy band, but he chooses to lay them up in the background and it works.
As excited I am to talk about how perfectly the instruments work on Sketches of Reality, they are nothing to the song writing. Each song has a dominant minor, or sad, feel to it initially. This atmosphere builds as the single guitars start to add up, the singing starts, etc, and it invariably turns into a distorted opus of sorrow and longing.
Because I don’t want to write a book here and talk about each individual song, I will generalize a bit here. The best part of this album, without question, is a special interaction within the songs, a shift in the moods, while maybe not unique to the genre, has never been done better than on this album. That interaction should be familiar to us all: the sad riff shifts a chord or two, and turns into a soaring melodic wall of distortion, that may even sound “happy” because it uses a major progression. Because of the way the guitars build up, Nae’blis truly makes these moments mighty, spine tingling times. But the true genious, the splendor of depressing music, the gem of this album, is when Magnus brings you out of that melodic moment. Because when you are coming down, wrenched from that sonic bliss, is when you are most susceptible to sorrow and fear and anger, and that is when Nae’blis will hit you, when the vocals, the drums, the guitars, the piano all make sense.
Even all the things above, my pouring over the wonderfullness of it all, is not necessarily enough to merit such a high score. What puts Nae’blis in the stratosphere is that every track (all 4 of them) is just as powerful as the last. My favorite of them has rotated over the months, and only the title track has yet to be my favorite of the 4, though I’m sure it will just listening to it now (it has the most powerful piano on the album). Each track is a standout, this album is perfectly consistent, and unless something tops it, it will stand at the top of my list for this year.”
·Written by WagonTrain on July 6th, 2007
Official Webpage:
http://www.naeblis.cjb.net/
Magnus Wohlfart:
http://www.wohlfart.cjb.net/
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Alberta is quite unique; she makes your guitar sing.
How to use built-in distortion on your guitar amp in this free online instructional video.
A visual album trailer for Black Noise by Pantha Du Prince.
Get Stuff not on youtube!! http://www.guitarjamz.com/new_requests/
Idk…made this one in like a day. Not the best, but pretty good.
~UPDATE~ YES I KNOW ITS TOO FAST AND THAT THE DISTORTION SOUNDS CRAPPY. My first instructional guitar video.
HQ Stereo version: http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=akabLgfRNZA&fmt=18
Moreover it sounds in mono by default, so…
Download FLP and MP3: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?tn2mmozzqzt
in practice mode u can distort the singers voice and make it sound really weird