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Negura Bunget

Wed 25 Oct 2006

Om

1. Ceasuri Rele
2. Esarul de Lumini
3. Primul Om
4. Cunoasterea Tacuta
5. Inarborat
6. Dedesuptul
7. Norilor
8. De Piatra
9. Cel Din Urma Vis
10. Hora Soarelui
12. Al Doilea Om

Negura Bunget

Front Cover
Romania’s Negura Bunget have always played Black Metal in a rather unconventional way, lyrics focussing more on the surrounding influential landscapes of their homeland and more emphasis being placed in enigmatic spiritual matters than on the generic satanic doctrines the BM scene is (in)famous for.

Four years after their cyclic masterpiece, ‘N Crugu Bradlui’ they have embarked on another psychedelic, transcendental yet vicious output with their fourth studio album ‘Om’.

Opening with a haunting introduction of an unforgiving, visually invoking soundscape of gargled screams laced in miserable pain entwining with ethereal synths before going into the heroic and weathering riffs of ‘Tesarul de Lumini’. ‘Om’ harkens back to the earlier outputs with ‘Maiastru Sfetnic’ being easily comparable.

‘Om’ tantalises, inspires and reinvents ideals that so far, many bands have shied away from or simply haven’t had the creative acumen to pursue.

Along with the rabid blasts, skin shedding guitars and tormented screams there is a diverse balance within Negura Bunget’s spiritual journey by utilising the strong ideals of eastern European folk and ambience with clean, imperial vocals ascending above, creating a harrowing yet comforting, a warm yet forlorn paradoxical appeal to their identity, ‘Hora Soarelui’ being a clear example of Negura’s growing maturity with melancholic flute flutters showering the undefiled woodblock percussion.

Thinking man’s Black Metal quite simply.

‘Om’ is released on 30th October through Code 666
Review by Lee Macbride