Mystifier

Het Braziliaanse Mystifier is werkelijk een van de meest ondergewaardeerde (of minst gewaardeerde ) onderdelen van de Black Metal horde. De band romdom nihilist Beelzeebubth is al actief sinds eind jaren '80, en is tot nu toe de enige Black Metal band die letterlijk black is. De eerste releases, de demo's en het album "Wicca", zijn een beetje onhandig en niet van erg hoge kwaliteit. Nee, Mystifier werd pas echt goed met "Göetia".

Dit topic heb ik in het leven geroepen omdat de meeste Black Metal liefhebbers op het forum wel een goed lesje Black Metal geschiedenis kunnen gebruiken.

Discografie:

Wicca - 1992
Göetia - 1993
The World is so Good That Who Made it Doesn't Live Here - 1996
Demystifying the Mystified Ones (For a Decade in the Earthly Paradise) EP - 1999
Profanus - 2001
Tormenting the Holy Trinity - 2002 (vinyl-only rerelease van demo uit 1989 en 7" uit 1990)

Hier een korte review van "Wicca" die ik ooit eens geschreven heb:

This Brazilian Black Metal band is one of the most respected old underground bands in the scene, as well as one of the most underrated bands, since knowledge of the relevance and importance of Mystifier has, even after all these years, still not spread beyond the innermost core of the Black Metal scene.
Mystifier, which because of numerous line-up changes has always been the child of the nihilistic figure Beelzeebubth, released it's first album with Wicca. When I first listened to this piece of black art I was surprised at it's unique character. Thus, despite it's monotonous nature, I find it very hard to compare Wicca with other Black Metal albums. It's style is primitive and harsh, but the band has succeeded admirably in creating the kind of gloomy, demonic atmosphere normally evoked exclusively by keyboard-heavy Black Metal bands. The key to this accomplishment is the vocal department, handled very well by Naosouninguem, who would be gone by the time of the recording of the follow-up Göetia. The vocals are among the most demonic I've ever heard, as if Satan himself paid a visit to the studio where the album was recorded.
Like I said, the music is quite primitive, with endless strings of blastbeats as well as slow doomy parts making up the rhythmic aspect of Wicca. The guitar-sound is highly distorted, sometimes almost indiscernible, but occasionally '80s Death/Thrash like solo's appear, providing a cool detail. Surprisingly (but not so surprising considering that's Beelzeebubth's department), the bass guitar plays a prominent role on this album, which is ofcourse remarkable since bass guitar is generally barely noticeable on these kinds of Black Metal albums. This album doesn't have that cold, Nordic thing to it, but what it does evoke is a taste of the hot, asphyxiating environment of hell itself.
Despite a couple of basic riffs and the occasional solo, there is hardly any melody to be found on this album. It's all about harshness, extremity and atmosphere, the latter especially being a characteristic found throughout the songs on Wicca. This album is for those who like their Black Metal devoid of melody and beauty, who want to experience the evil atmosphere it can create to it's fullest extreme.

Zijn er hier misschien toch luitjes die deze band kennen (Etter, ProgressiveHouseDude, Jay Leno)?

http://www.mystifier.com.br/

[Dit bericht is gewijzigd door Summoner op 19-09-2003 15:20]

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Op dinsdag 18 maart 2003 23:16 schreef Jay Leno het volgende:
Beherit.

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Op woensdag 19 maart 2003 22:56 schreef _Etter_ het volgende:
hhmm dacht dat ik het niet kon totdat ik een hoesje zag, volgens mij heb ik het weleens gehoord maar ik moet zeggen dat ik het toen waarschijnlijk met een grote glimlach heb weggelegd! ik kan best naar black metal luisteren maar niet naar zulke satankinders (sorry...).

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Als je niet naar satanskinders kunt luisteren kun je de halve Black Metal scene wel afschrijven.

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Op vrijdag 19 september 2003 15:35 schreef Diverse_Reality het volgende:
Ook goede teksten trouwens, iets wat je niet altijd ziet binnen de Black metal scene...
Gaan o.a over atheisme, de diverse vormen geloof, kapitalisme, vooroordelen en ook een andere vorm van extreme stompzinnigheid, racisme, komt aan bod.

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'All bands from hailed Norway are called "gods". I hate most of the new so-called Black Metal bands. They should be called "new goth music from northlands". Not Black Metal or Metal. Make-up, swords, outfits, white heritage, fascism, nazism don't make a Black Metal band.'

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Op zaterdag 20 september 2003 17:09 schreef OphiOn het volgende:
Mijn excuses Summoner dat ik dit topic nog niet had gezien.

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Op donderdag 23 oktober 2003 19:17 schreef thecrook het volgende:
Er moeten meer van dit soort bands over de aardbol dwalen ja, maar die zitten erg diep weggestopt in donkere wouden en bossen ben ik bang

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"Craftsmanship" isn't a word that one often hears in connection with death metal. Back in the '70s and '80s, that word was certainly applicable to Judas Priest, Led Zeppelin, Queensr˙che, Iron Maiden, Ronnie James Dio, and Black Sabbath -- those artists, for all their aggression, were extremely musical. But death metal has often been about brutality for the sake of brutality, which isn't to say that bands like Deicide, Carcass, and Cannibal Corpse aren't enjoyable -- they aren't terribly musical, but despite their limitations, they can be exhilarating and fun (in a sick, twisted way) if one has a taste for extreme metal. Mystifier, however, isn't your average death metal/black metal combo. Arguably Brazil's most appealing metal export since Sepultura, Mystifier brings a strong sense of craftsmanship to Profanus. This CD is brutally forceful, but it's also intricate, musical, and relatively melodic. Goth-rock-sounding keyboards are used extensively, and even though lead singer Asmodeus favors the sort of choked, demonic, larynx-shredding vocal style that death metal, black metal and grindcore are known for, he is usually understandable; more often than not, one can understand the Occult-minded lyrics that are coming out of his mouth. Profanus (which was recorded in 2001) has enough high-speed brutality to keep a mosh pit happy, but the material also shows a strong awareness of old-school fantasy metal artists like Iron Maiden, Queensr˙che, King Diamond, and Savatage. That isn't to say that a fantasy metal enthusiast who dislikes death metal in general will necessarily get into Profanus; however, a fantasy metal enthusiast who has a casual interest in death metal and appreciates the occasional Slayer, Sepultura, or Witchery CD may very well have an easy time getting into Mystifier. Without question, Profanus is an impressive example of the band's ability to avoid death metal's limitations.