BURGONET
Ancient Armors And Forgotten Hymns
(Darkness Shall Rise Productions)
28:12min

Primordial Black Metal and a castle atmosphere. BURGONET is a mysterious Black Metal band from Finland – there’s no info about the musicians or other references. This seems to be quite popular nowadays and it gives us the opportunity to focus our attention only on the artistic aspect. And the historical one, since a burgonet was a combat helmet widespread in the late middle ages / early renaissance, for those who don’t know it. The artwork is quite evocative, but don’t be misled: the medieval / renaissance outfit is aesthetic and an accompaniment to very primordial Black Metal. Originally released only in digital format in May 2023, “Demo One” now finds a physical home with the same cover as the digital version, but with another title – more impactful and evocative – “Ancient Armors And Forgotten Hymns”. The vocals are very raw with some screaming parts and a dragged moaning but never clean, never predictable and always at the right time. The second wave of Black Metal sound is the main path that is braided with an evocative dungeon synth keyboard. What is really interesting is the fact that the raw guitars and the evocative keyboard seem to go their own way, but at the same time are perfectly aligned with an incessant repetition of some chords. The moaning is what gives you the perfect evil atmosphere. For a demo the production is quite good – this could also be a reasoned choice that I would expect to find in their next releases (in the hope of listening to other music for BURGONET). Make sure to check www.facebook.com/darknessshallriseproductions, since they released an awesome physical version once again and https://burgonet.bandcamp.com for the digital format.

Giulio Minto

Giulio Minto

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