Arafel
Skazki Starogo Lesa
[Independent]


This here black metal band are made-up of Russian immigrants living in Israel and claiming to be Slavonic pagans, but this is not the reason why I was completely turned-off even before I listened to this demo.

Here I am, looking over the inside cover, reading the band members' "thank you" lists, and what do I see? One of them is thanking some people here and some bands there, and then, get this!, he thanks Limp Bizkit, Deftones, Squarepusher and, at the end, "guys that listen more then Black Metal." #$@&#$@&#$@&#$@&#$@&#$@&...I don't think any further comments are necessary. I don't know about the rest of the band, but if they have accepted an imbecile like that into their fold, they are just as idiotic as he is. The music, surprise-surprise, is just as retarded as the band themselves. This is pure black metal mediocrity full of badly executed clichés and no substance what so ever. One thing I have to thank them for is that crap like this makes me appreciate good bands even more. Right after I listened to it, I put on a Tharaphita tape, and it was like a revelation.

Usually, I am not the one to insult bands even if they suck, but Arafel deserve it. Crawl back into your holes and die you morons!!!


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