The coming months are offering several releases from old and new Italian Bands (STORMLORD, ADVERSAM, MELENCOLIA ESTATICA) and maybe one of these bands is in the position to achieve the underground cult status of bands like MORTUARY DRAPE. With HOMSELVAREG a further band from Europe’s down under is bringing armageddon to Europe and honestly speaking the re-release of their 2006 concept album is bringing back some lost Black Metal feeling from the dark past. The 8 songs from the original album are telling the story of the Homselvareg an old nature beast / creature living in the Alps hunted by modern civilisation. The album offer’s traditional Black Metal in the vein of GORGOROTH (“Antichrist” era) means pure aggression with some folklore parts and points of rest (accoustic intro, accoustic interlude) and HOMSELVAREG are doing a fine job because the lyrical and musical side are fitting together so the raging beast can be nearly touched musical wise. Furthermore the band added to the regular release three demo tracks which are soundwise not on the same level but interesting for seeing the development of the horde from Italy. To cut a long story short HOMSELVAREG are a real interesting newcomer with potential to re-establish what once been lost in the Italian scene. www.detenebrarumprincipio.eu, www.myspace.com/homselvaregitaly