Raventale - Небес Смолистая Чернь ("Niello, Resinous Sky")

[Lordvand]

Gosto demais desse som, viagem total!!!

[chickencrust1]

GREAT BAND, GREAT SOUND!!!!!!!!!!

[Actuminterae]

20.11.09 EXIT of the NEW ALBUM "MORTAL ASPIRATIONS"

(Тленные Стремления)

[mrgrimviking]

I like the repetitive use of chords which never cease to bore the listener. Epic and minimal at the same time. Love it.

[oyunsureno]

wow very nice love this one

[bakosanoli]

на якому мові говорять?

[Infinitesimalism]

I only speak English and am forced to translate through very rudimentary means (online dictionaries) as Ukrainian is hard to translate. Do you speak English? If so, the transliteration of this title would help, because if you refer to this title as being translated incorrectly, I'd like to know a more accurate translation. Thanks.

[gleb202]

@Infinitesimalism Actually it is russian language,not ukranian. Anyway the band and this specific song are awesome. Thank you for uploading!

[Shadowtomo]

@gleb202 Its ukrainian. Why russian? Raventale is from Ukraine and they have similiar language.

[gleb202]

@ShadowtomoYou're right : ukranian and russian and also belorussian languages are very similar (for relative comparison the similarity between russian and ukranian is like slovak and czech or bulgarian and macedonian etc) ,but as i am native russian speaker myself i can clearly distinguish russian language from ukranian and i can assure you that this band sings in russian.

Cheers!

[Shadowtomo]

@gleb202 Oh? I didnt know that. I just dont know, why does Astaroth sings in russian...

[gleb202]

@Shadowtomo Never heard of that band. Where are they from?

[Septim777]

@Infinitesimalism sorry for this belated answer. a lot of bands in the post-soviet contries write lyrics in Russian, this song isn't an exception. (wonder how did u managed to translate smth with a Ukraine dictionary). As to the title, in Russian it souds rather poetic, i'd suggest such version: "The heaven's tarry blackness" imo it tells the original meaning more precisely.

[49935]

на руском

[gleb202]

@bakosanoli На русском,хотя и в правду трудно различить слова.

[NihiLizTikVoiD]

Minutes.- 1:45 - 2:00 has a really depressive essence (without the 1:45 scream) .

[RuidoAnticapitalista]

I am actually quite fond of doom metal myself, so it's hard for me to imagine why someone wouldn't like it. but to each his own

this band is fucking amazing....definitely an obscure gem of the Ukrainian scene

[Kampfnogger]

Raventale is simply amazing! It's a shame this album is so hard to find, it's defenitely one of the best ever.

[Celestialhost]

Yeah, I hate Cradle and Burger.

[Celestialhost]

I am not keen on Doom, but this is quite good.

The guitar intro has a definite Black metal edge, as do the vocals.

The keyboards are slightly Gothic, like Paradise Lost. That kind of makes it sound British.

[Infinitesimalism]

Well, I'm not keen on Doom Metal either, but this such a deft blend of that genre and Black/Depressive Black that I had to post it. Doom Metal is a little too slow for my taste most of the time, but I dig the vocals here and the overall outcome of this project.

I can see a hint of Gothic with the keyboards, but because of the minimalistic inclusion I find it much more listenable than some of these mainstream BM bands like Borgir and Cradle. I do see a likeness to PL musically, not vocally.