Kawir was formed in the early 90’s by veterans of the Hellenic metal scene, this was a super star outfit that it actually worked, unlike many other bands that are not worthy of mention here, the guitarists that play in this song were/are part of bands like Varathron, Agatus, Zemial, amongst many others, the vocalist is no other than Stefan Necroabyssus, and also found here is an excellent drummer and a bassist. This is perhaps their most dark and evil song and it’s a marvelous journey through the Hellenic black metal scene, this band however will later change little by little and have an even stronger folk influence in their music in their late career.
As mentioned before, Kawir was formed by some of the most important members of the Hellenic scene, this means that the music is of the highest quality, and that’s what the listener gets. The intro at the beginning is a perfect example; the arabesque influence fits perfectly the idea and also help with the atmosphere of the song. As a personal opinion I enjoy more Egyptian, Hellenic, and Mesopotamian mythology over the Viking, the reason for this is that they seem to be more dark and gloomy. The riffs in this song are unbelievable, they are relentless, powerful, and very atmospheric, very thrashy(Sort of Varathronish), dark, and unique. The listener will find itself headbanging after the first riff (yes it is that catchy) and repeating the song time after time. The drumming here is quiet different too, this of course if it is compared to the Nordic scene, there are no blast beats whatsoever, the drumming is there doing it works which is keeping the beat of the music up and that’s how it should be. Stefan as always delivers like nobody else; his growls are even deeper than the ones found in Varathron, which makes the song sound even more sinister than anything else. The production in this promo is also excellent, it’s really bleak and filthy, no instrument is over the other so they can all be heard without trouble, the only exception being the bass which is there doing an exceptional job, but the listener can barely listen to it unless it has a really good pair of earphones .Last but not least we have the synthesizers, this is something extremely common in the Hellenic scene and it really does work, if it is not over used and only in certain parts of the music, it gives the music a sense of grandeur and superiority, after all the Greeks were the ones who defined Western Culture. HAIL SINN! HAIL THE BLAZING QUEEN!
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