Music: Thrash Metal
Website: www.katedrainrock.com
Duration: 40:06 minutes (10 tracks)
Country: Lithuania
I got album “Ugnicalnis” (in English “Volcano”) from Lithuanian label Atra Musica Records. KATEDRA is created by Lithuanian thrashers. The band exists the longest in Lithuania from among metal bands. Their beginnings reach to 1986 year! And they also played shows in Poland, in Sopot as well as in Sweden, Finland and in Germany from among many concerts. At present they are cult band in their country and they have unfortunately only the 2 vinyl and the 2 cd. Despite of this I found out their just now …
Let's begin the analysis of KATEDRA… “Ugnicalnis” music represents type of Thrash Metal which contains dynamic and heavy phrases well-kept in average paces. The drums often creates the average pace of the whole even with quick the guitars. However the quicker hitting sometimes appear. The basis of the arrangement is built by energetic and muffled riffs with specific melodics of solos. And pretty heavy and hoarse vocal sounds on front of the whole. The Lithuanian texts make characteristic climate of the whole…
When I listen the tracks I have impression the music is like would be here and there a bit coarse. I sometimes wait for some track will be more ravishing but I do not feel this. I was thinking maybe the track stood up in the same place. Naturally we also will hear various interesting accents here pretty often… like the guitar solos or the guitar thrashing or the slowdowns or the sudden changes of subjects of phrases…
Although the every track has characteristic features I still have impression I listen a one long song. Maybe it is effect intentional such stylistic cohesion. Despite that I with trouble waded by the whole of the material that I found the positive aspects in KATEDRA music. And namely… Mood album reminded me old Polish bands like ALASTOR or TESTOR or also PROLETARYAT. Moreover a bit technical subjects and the sudden changes of arrangement appeared here. And the balladic insertion (with the acoustic guitars and the melodious solo) began the last one song. The balladic introduction transmutes to typical playing for “Ugnicalnis”. This was very good solution. Unfortunately in the one work only. Just this type of accents I have lack…
note: 7.0/10
Tracklist
1. Kariai Pagonys
2. Angelai
3. Baimės Akys
4. Kareivis
5. Krachas
6. Prarastas Rojus
7. Instrumentalas
8. Budelis Grizta
9. Natūrali Antra'n'ka
10. Ugnikalnis
Line-up
Ričardas Laginauskas: Guitar & Vocals
Gediminas Jurgaitis: Bass
Salvijus eimys: Drums
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