Medo is definitely psychedelic occult and ritualistic black
metal, in fact the entire album as a whole is like listening to a long lost
soundtrack for an occult LSD induced/influenced horror film from the 60’s or 70’s.
There’s definitely even some essence of Argento/Bava felt in the shorter clean
spoken ritual tracks like “Medium”, “Por Tras da porta de ferro”, and “O
verdugo”; each of which sound like audio clips from scenes in an actual film.
“Trabalho de Magia Negra” and “You Will Never Burn all
Witches” feature
gruff and raspy gutteral spoken word incantations and some
howling occult moans creating a disturbing and pretty freaked out Acid
trip/murder cult vibe that’s unique and sure to intrigue any listener (even if
they’re some non-suspecting bystander like people at my work). Also throughout
these songs is this psychedelic and esoteric whistling melody in the background
that makes the songs play out like the soundtrack to a scene in a supernatural
horror film involving a desert, hallucinogenics, sadistic orgies and more than
likely zombies and possibly even aliens.
“O Misterio Da Nau Da Morte” continues with some of the
sci-fi and acid flare off and on but the spoken Portuguese clean vocals remind
me here a bit of Paul Chain and the Italian horror/doom/prog sound/style. Even
some of the guitar chords and riffs/chords are almost classic
doomy/horror/occult, like the wailing guitar leads toward the end of the track
as the vocalist finally goes completely insane.
“Almas Penundas” returns to the raspy and gritty dusty
vocals and more traditional black metal chords and structure, but can’t help
but to throw in some solid leads and develops a bit of a crude and classic
thrash vibe in the process.
Medo is a rare and lucky find, they convey the perfect blend
of melodic yet grim and basic black metal, thrash, and even pscyhedelic styles
to give one of the most genuine portrayals of psychedelic black metal and capture the classic horror film
genre in sound and atmosphere.
“Por Tras da porta de ferro” can be heard here:
http://www.war-productions.org/cd_releases.html
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