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Review from Forgotten Path Magazine; Issue 5

Posted by Nick Skog on Monday, June 17, 2013, In : Album Reviews

From: Forgotten Path Magazine; Issue 5
Published: November 2013
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Most of the time when I have an encounter with bands from Russia, they have some specific vibe to their music. Probably, the usage of their native language might partly have something to do with that, though this is not the main factor probably. It’s hard to describe it in words. Not that it is very fascinating or appealing, but it’s different. This is especially felt in Black Metal coming from Eastern Europe. I...

Review from Violent Solutions Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, In : Album Reviews

From: Violent Solutions Webzine
Published: May 15, 2013
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*Google translation of French review

Epitimia is Russian, he practices a BM air quality, let us input. Hosted by the Hypnotic Dirge Records, Faces of insanity is their Third full-length in five years of existence. Upon intro, the foundations are laid. The sound is excellent (for a Russian group ...), deep, hot über organic to wish all the instruments off perfectly, the voice sounds far away in echo, as if carried by the wind. ...

Review from Pitchline Zine

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, April 11, 2013, In : Album Reviews

From: Pitchline Zine
Published: April 11, 2013
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*Google translation of Spanish review

The adventures of this trio russian dating back to 2008, the year from which epitimia has continued to edit and publish new material, made the other, has been pass bill. With three studio albums as relevant material, is with the latter, especially, with whom the band has fallen squarely on the topics and even in the field of emulation. While not a bad album, 'Faces of Insanity' did not get my ...
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Review from Necromance Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, March 29, 2013, In : Album Reviews

From: Necromance Webzine

Published: March 27, 2013

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*Google translation of Spanish review

The music that the Russians epitimia offer us in this "Faces of Insanity" is not black metal, or Doom, or post-rock ... but it also has features of all these styles in his compositions groupedso this is a work that will be difficult to digest input, I recommend you listen if you have the chance because you end up going. 9 are the cuts that compose it and that has been released through Hypnotic ...

Review from Burning Black Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, January 17, 2013, In : Album Reviews

From: Burning Black Webzine
Published: January 16, 2013
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*Google translation of Spanish review

Russian Epitima is a band formed in 2008, In These four years of existence the band released three albums along with a demo an some splits, "Faces Of Insanity" is an third Their latest work ... Just by checking the album's cover you'll get an idea about the kind of music you'll find in here; epitimia here delivers an emotive and atmospheric form of Black Metal combined with some more tradi...

Review from Don't count on it Reviews

Posted by Nick Skog on Thursday, December 27, 2012, In : Album Reviews

From: Don't count on it Reviews
Published: December 25, 2012
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My relationship with Russian bands has really decreased in the last year. When I first started this blog, I remember that I covered a lot of really bad Russian one-man groups and last year I covered a handful as well, this year I don't think I've covered all that many. With Hypnotic Dirge releasing this album though, I did have faith that this would be worth hearing though.
Honestly, I wasn't quite sold on this album wh...

Review from Pest Webzine

Posted by Nick Skog on Saturday, December 22, 2012, In : Album Reviews

From: Pest Webzine/Slowly We Rot Issue 3
Published: December 20, 2012
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I remember 2 years ago I have reviewed Epitimia's debut album but this is already their third full-length so the Russian trio seems pretty productive. And luckily enough in their case productive doesn't mean lack of quality, in fact this third album is much better than their debut, they have developed from a Depressive Black Metal with good potential to an almost mature Ambient Black Metal outfit with solid compo...
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Review from Ave Noctum

Posted by Nick Skog on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, In : Album Reviews

From: Ave Noctum
Published: November 6, 2012
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Epitimia is an odd boundary-testing band but one which is also strangely accessible. Nothing I’ve read so far has been quite able to place a finger on their sound. It mixes together elements of the black metal spectrum, particularly the vocals and tremolo guitars, with a bit of catchy doom guitar soloing spliced in and the obligatory use of the word ‘post’ in there somewhere to explain the more free flipping between genres and mor...