Fornicatus "Vive Memor Leti" (2013) [Review. English / Russian]

Fornicatus is a Finnish three-piece band playing classical DSBM. It was founded in 2006 and since then it has been releasing short, but very good albums almost every year. “Vive Memor Leti” was released in 2010 and it was re-released in 2013. The differences between the two editions are the covers, a track order and also the absence of Hypothermia covers. 

“Vive Memor Leti” is an anthem of despair and depression that lasts for more than an hour. If you really like music of Fornicatus, then I’m sure you like this album also. The sound of this album is pretty similar to the sound of the other Fornicatus albums (“Razorsunday” and “Omnium Animalis Terminus”, as I’m talking only about important releases, not about splits).

Lathspell "Impious Incantations" (2014) [Review. English / Russian]

Lathspell. Lathspell. Lathspell. It’s another name on Finnish Black Metal scene that has been lost somewhere in the shadows of more famous bands from the land of a thousand lakes. It’s another band that hasn’t been recognized properly. And this band isn’t too young; it has a quite good discography. Unfortunately, the band died in 2012, but it’s possible that it was some kind of sacrifice for the creation of Hautakammio, Oath and Kalmankantaja, the last one has appeared in the moment of Lathspell’s death.

The band promised to release the final album and it kept the promise. The 4th and the last Lathspell album was released on Misanthropic Art Productions in July 2014. I think that the band members have worked on every detail. Well, it should always be like that, but there were some drawbacks on previous albums, however, there’re no of them here. Everything is ideal.