Lunaris reviews

Sonm · Oct 14, 2002

No bother

veil the sky · Oct 14, 2002

Originally posted by *M*
our biggest fan

http://www.sinisterweb.co.uk/esoterica/reviews/oct62002.html

actually esoterica zine is where the lesser read terrorizer journalists practise their bland, uninformative and grossly self-important reviewing techniques.

i don't read either anymore.

*M* · Oct 18, 2002

http://www.concreteweb.be/reviews/14-10-2002cdbesprekingen/lunaris/cdlunaris.htm

Morgana · Oct 18, 2002

Link doesn't work...

veil the sky · Oct 18, 2002

...does so

veil the sky · Oct 18, 2002

LUNARIS: " The Infinite" (Earache Records - Zomba Records)

Release: 2002

Members: Azarak (guitars and backing vocals; Spiral Architect, Satyricon), Balfori (vocals; 1349), Ray (keyboards), Maztema (bass and clean vocals; Spiral Architect), M (guitars and backing vocals), Session drums by Asgeir Mickelson (Borknagar, Spiral Architect, Vintersorg)

Producer: M and Azarak

Engineer: Rune Minde

Studio: Finland Studio, Magic Box Studio and Bitstreems Backroom

Country: Norway

Style: Black Metal

Duration: 40:33 minutes

Track-list: In The Eyes Of The Heretic, Arise, Of The One, Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum, Mother Of Stroms, Growth Denied, Primal Construction, In Contempt Of Humanity, A Final Journey, Soulcrush

Web-site: www.earache.com www.lunarisweb.com www.enterprise-management.no

Lunaris is a new band that combines grim blackish Metal with progressive elements and a technical sound. Every song on this album is different. " Of The One" for example reminds me to a Satyricon / Khold / Malignant Eternal-alike piece of grimness, "Mother Of Storms" for example has some interfaces with Limbonic Art, "Growth Denied" is more a Solefald-meets- And Oceans track, and besides all these elements and influences I must also think about bands such as Myrkskog, In The Woods, Dødheimsgard, Helheim or Ram-Zet. Special, unusual yet unique!

Points: 83/100

Ivan Tibos

Emi · Oct 18, 2002

"The Infinite" Took 100/100 on the new FLASH MAGAZINE in Italy!! in a special "New Comer" box with Awesome words... cool!

Lee_B · Oct 18, 2002

100%? That's great stuff!

Does that "Fuzz Fuzz" guy still write for that mag?

Lee

Emi · Oct 20, 2002

nope FUZZ FUZZ is the chief editor in PSYCHO Magazine, i don't think he never wrote for FLASH before... he's also the Metal VJ on the Italian Metal Tv Programm called "Terremoto" on Match Music TV.

*M* · Oct 20, 2002

for some strange reason these guys have now reviewed ...the infinite twice.... I'm not complaining though, as they gave us one more point this time around

http://www.spot.no/33012.html

*M* · Oct 23, 2002

this is from Beyond Webzine

86/100

There are labels that really bring the water to your mouth. After having read and published news about Lunaris we indeed were really impatient to get hold of a copy of this album about which we heard that it was going to be excellent. Its true that every label is good at saying wonderful things about its new bands, but its also true that few have the possibility to back their promises up with such tangible and evident proofs of quality. After all, we were going to be treated on certain well-known personalities (for those who are interested in the Black/Death scene that is). As promised we found the talents of Asgeir Mickelson (Spiral Architect & Borknagar), Azarak (Spiral Architect & Satyricon), Maztema (Spiral Architect) and Balfori (1349). To those were added: Ray on keyboards and M who is no other than the mastermind of the band. This multi-instrumentalist indeed composed the whole ordeal and talking of composition here, we use this term with some sort of reticence because we would have loved to find a word somewhat more adapted to the present context. A word that would mean construction of an absolutely genius piece of music or something in that vein... My only regret about this album is that the prod sounds a bit too shrill but that didnt stop me from listening to it a couple of times in a row just for my private little pleasure! For right from the start it was crystal clear that my task as a journalist would be light and that I didnt have to throw in hours of forced audition for this one. Such an album indeed doesnt need trumpets because its mere presence and quality speak for themselves...

review: RNO
translation: Fae