THE BEAST

Matianak (USA) - Compilación De Insaniam - Reviewed by OccultBlackMetalZine ! Check it out here at this link: https://occultblackmetalzine.blogspot.com/2022/06/matianakcompilacion-de-insaniam2020.html

 Matianak  are  a  band  from  Chicago,  Illinois  that  plays  a  very  raw  and  melodic  form  of  black  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2022  album "Compilación  De  Insaniam".

  A  very  dark  sounding  synth  orientated  intro  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  chants  in  the  background  before  going  into  a  very  fast  and  raw  musical  direction  which  also  utilizes  a  great  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast  beats.  Vocals  are  mostly  high  pitched  black  metal  screams  while  all  of  the  musical  instruments  on  the  recording  also  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Melodies  are  also  added  into  some  of  the  guitar  riffing  while  the  songs  also  add  in  a  decent  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts.  The  tracks  also  add  in  a  decent  mixture  of  both  old  school  and  modern  influences  along  with  some  death  metal  growls  also  being  utilized  at  times  as  well  as  a  later  track  also  introducing  clean  playing  onto  the  recording.

  Matianak  plays  a  style  of  black  metal  that  is  very  raw,  melodic  and  aggressive  sounding.  The  production  sounds  very  raw  and  heavy  while  the  lyrics  cover  death,  gore,  murder,  horror,  the  mentally  insane,  occultism  and  voodoo  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Matianak  are  a  very  great  sounding  raw  and  melodic  black  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Psychedelic  Insanity"  "Homicidal  Offering"  and  "Voodoo  Possession".  8  out  of  10. - OccultBlackMetalZine

Release Date: November 27, 2020

FFO: Watain, Dissection, Emperor

Location: Chicago, IL

Formed in 2014, Matianak (MAH-TEA-AH-NAH) which means death of a child that is also known as pontianak which is an Indonesian folklore vampiric ghost witch that died from stillbirth, was created by the vocalist Arelys Jimenez. A Black metal band from Chicago with an evil twist, hellish banshee screams, and dark evil tunes. This Vision of the band is to express the music through theatrical visuals in our performances and take you into the minds of the mentally insane. We want you to feel our music as a story itself. We use real animal bones, candles, feathers, fire, and dark imagery. The creativity through our dark arts consists of cultural influences, a variety of music genres, horror, tribes, and real stories of the mentally unstable. Our lyrics are based on real people and some personal experiences. Our goal is to give you a show of a disturbing cult tribe world and make you feel uneasy with our visuals, imagery, our performances, and music.

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Follow the band at these links:

https://www.facebook.com/MatianakOfficial/
https://www.instagram.com/Matianak_vocalist/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1kwJr3jhP9hb5TBMLWYQG6
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmJJKCxV-DXZ36VPJTyPeiw
Matianakofficial.bandcamp.com