GRIFT / SAIVA - Skarprättaren / Sjiedvárre (NORDVIS Produktion - split 10" 2015)
A blind buy that turns into a
real jewel – can there be anything better? I bought this split 10”LP without
knowing much about both bands, but when I played it for the first time I really
was intrigued and pleasantly surprised. Both bands really did killer job on
their part and both songs are amazing in my opinion! What bands am I talking
about? They’re both Swedish and are Grift and Saiva. Both had only EPs released
prior to this split (Grift with “Fyra elegier” and Saiva with “Finnmarkens folk”,
released on Nordvis Produktion) and I definitely have to grab copies of them
also, as I am very, very eager to hear more of such excellent stuff.
Both Swedish bands play black
metal that reminds me some Norwegian bands from the 90’s like Kampfar, Satyricon,
Taake, Ulver, even Burzum and Isengard, etc, so quite folky, melodic, epic, but
harsh black metal that creates great cold atmosphere and is so damn catchy that
you play these songs over and over again. Of course we can add also some newer
bands as comparison – Skogen, Stilla, Dråpsnatt, Domgård, Hermóðr and more.
Doesn’t matter. The point is that both bands have impressed me so much that
they’re like the best discovery in black metal that I’ve made in many months.
So, first we have “Skarprättaren”
by Grift. This song begins fantastically, with accordion that plays a nice,
sorrowful, mesmerizing melody which will become the main theme of the whole
song. The structure of this track is quite easy and maybe even obvious, but
despite that, it is still very, very nice song. Accordion theme rapidly
transforms into harsh, melodic black metal with great, screaming vocals and mid
paced, slow, up to fast tempos, so it’s fantastic, very diverse and powerful,
memorable piece. And Grift immediately captures my attention and doesn’t let go
even for a second. Once “Skarprättaren” is over, I play it again. And again.
And I thought that Saiva can’t
be any better… but they are! Fuck, their “Sjiedvárre” is 10 minutes long
masterpiece and maybe it’s pointless to say that one song is better than the
other, if both are so extremely killer, but Saiva came up with a perfect epic,
folky black metal. They have everything in “Sjiedvárre” that I love in this
sort of black metal. There are awesome clean and harsh vocals, great melodies, icy
cold, powerful aura, aggression and riffs that sound like Ulver on their black
metal records. What a fantastic stuff, wowweee! I want more!!!!
So, can someone please takes
this 10” vinyl from me away please, so I can start listening to something else,
not just these two bands over and over again? Damn, I love this release, it is maybe
even the best split of 2015 in my opinion. So, I have to now find more stuff
from both bands, this is a must for me.
Final rate: 95/100
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