OVAKNER - Ar/Lume (EP 2017)
Astonishing! This is a splendid blend of Old-school Death Metal and Blackened Crustcore interspersed with some ‘unexpected’ elements, resulted this whole work sound truly brawny and potent. The EP “Ar/Lume” from Spanish death/crust OVAKNER (MCD released by Barcelona’s Tupatutupa Records) contains 4 mesmerizing tracks; about 16:27 minutes of energetic yet emotive riffs, fast and frantic d-beat, dark as well as crushing vocals. The entire guitarworks and also the drum-patterns sounded very outstanding, empowered with stellar recording quality. Inclusion of acoustic / Pagan-inspired rhythms (especially on the last track) have put Ovakner in a pretty perfect position and the “Ar/Lume” itself as in total is a masterpiece! For your information, the EP was also released on cassette-tape (with 2 bonus tracks) through Michigan’s (US) label, Eihwaz Recordings. Artwork by the late Timo Ketola (rest in peace, dude).
