Mantar – The Modern Art Of Setting Ablaze

Thomas Nielsen — Sun, 12 Aug 2018 09:33:10 +0000

I think it’s fair to say that German duo Mantar’s Ode to the Flame from 2016 hit the metal and alternative scene like a bombshell. The cathartic mixture of sludge, doom, black metal and DIY punk aesthetics proved a welcome break from basically any of the typical formulas we are accustomed to.

Rarely have two individuals been able to wreak so much havoc and create so much constructive noise with their respective instruments. Ode to the Flame showed that the intensity and power embedded in Erinç Sakarya (drums, vocals) and Hanno Klänhardt (vocals, guitars) is immense.

Although we are now prepared for what might be coming, Mantar are still a shock to the system. Compared to its predecessor, this is basically a case of more of everything. More heaviness, more filth, more melody, more epicness, more diversity in the compositions, more brutality.

The album begins on a fairly light note with a nice and dark intro, but then things take off in the way that the mega-hit ‘Era Borealis’ from the last album thundered ahead. This time the hit song is called ‘Age of the Absurd’, and its expression and effect is very much like that of ‘Era Borealis’. In other words, it’s super cool and downright infectious.

The Modern Art Of Setting Ablaze is a natural continuation of its predecessor, still combining the above-mentioned genres in their own unique way, begetting one groovy dirt monster after the other.

Mantar are set for world domination. Look out.

Dirty, gritty rock from NP At The Banishing Point

Thomas Nielsen — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 12:45:27 +0000

High energy, a brooding mood and nerve to match; You’ll have a hard time keeping still when NP At The Banishing Point sends waves of dirt-ridden, gritty rock your way!

With solid experience and proficiency, NP Nielsen – known from among others The Kandidate and Disrule – is ready with his first solo outing, under the name NP At The Banishing Point. The self-titled debut contains 14 sharp tracks, in which lovers of uncompromising rock music will delight. The vocals, songwriting and the riff is at the forefront in this mix of hardrock, heavy metal, punk and stoner rock.

The album is out digitally and on cassette tape through Tonewood Tapes. It was mixed and mastered by Jacob Bredahl at Dead Rat Studio. He and NP play together in The Kandidate, where NP handles the drums.

NP At The Banishing Point is available on most streaming platforms and can be found on facebook:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5FDNjVZBJfhZWWNQarkVYr
Bandcamp: https://npatthebanishingpoint.bandcamp.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/NPAtTheBanishingPoint
YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCLAiG6nBvxQM50yBs1_QxVA

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Mantar – The Modern Art Of Setting Ablaze

Dirty, gritty rock from NP At The Banishing Point