Malokarpatan – Vertumnus Caesar CD

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Somewhere around autumn last year, when my friend and I were fanboying and discussing extreme metal bands from Eastern bloc countries such as Tormentor, Root, Master’s Hammer, Kat etc., he introduced me to a Slovakian heavy/black metal band Malokarpatan. The band is very particular for its lyrical themes of Slovak folklore and witchcraft, while their dark heavy metal music is a wonderful blend of oldschool heavy metal and first wave black metal, a cross mix between Mercyful Fate/King Diamond, Master’s Hammer and Motorhead. Ever since I gazed into their world with their first album Stridžie Dni, I was absolutely astonished with the dark medieval vibe of that album, whereas their second album Nordkarpatenland wonderfully expanded their style, but their third album Krupinské ohne was where the band really dwelled into even darker territories and it is in my opinion perhaps the best entry in their discography. When I read that their upcoming fourth album Vertumnus Caesar was scheduled to be released on October 27th this year via Invictus Productions, I got hyped over the fricking roof, but once I read that the album was mixed by Olof Wikstrand of Enforcer, that is where I truly lost my mind. Was it worth the wait? Let’s find out…

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