SWR FEAST 29-30 April 2022 -|- BARROSELAS, PORTUGAL

 

On 25 April 1998, the Steel Warriors' Rebellion saga began in the north of Portugal, in the very peaceful village of Barroselas. A festival that grew from the underground, based on the do-it-yourself concept and eager to make a difference, whether in the care for artistic content and visual aesthetics, the desire to maintain a familiar atmosphere and the will to do something special and peculiar. 

 

 

 

 

 

Initially founded as a studio project by singer and multi-instrumentalist M. After the release of With Hearts Toward None in 2012, Mgła started to play live shows employing guest musicians apart from the official drummer Darkside; M. sings and plays rhythm guitar.

 

 

 

 Equaleft are a groove death metal band from Porto/Gaia ,(Portugal) that were born in 2004 .
Their sound is equal to metal combined with a massive dose of groove, power and some melody.

 

 

 

 

 

 Sijjin is a Death Metal band, based in Berlin, the band was formed in 2019 and two of their three components are Spanish (Basque Country). The band plays a primitive Death Thrash influenced mainly by bands like Morbid Angel, Death, Possessed, Sadistic Intent, Necrovore or Incubus. They have released a demo the same year of their creation and their debut album will be released in November 2021 by the Voz Sepulcral label with the title of ''Sumerian Promises''. The name of the band refers to the Islamic belief of a prison, a vehement torment or narrow circumstances at the bottom of Jahannam: Gehenna or Hell.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Autopsy were founded in the late '80s by Eric Cutler and Chris Reifert, the latter of whom had just parted ways with pioneering Florida death metallers Death. Employing a caustic blend of thrash, doom, and death, the band released a string of influential albums like Severed Survival (1991) and Mental Funeral (1991) before shutting down operations in 1995. The group reconvened in 2010.

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Formed in Växjö in 1992, Birdflesh is one of the craziest grindcore acts around. Their take on grindcore is filled with strong thrashy influences, wacky lyrics, humorous music and a funny atmosphere overall.

The band usually performs live with props and costumes.

As they gained the status of “cult band” in the grincore scene, the live activity took the band on the greatest stages for extreme metal, such as Obscene Extreme Festival, Maryland Deathfest, Neurotic Deathfest and many more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VA - Crushing The Holy Trinity (Deathspell Omega, Stabat Mater, Musta Surma, Clandestine Blaze, Mgla, Exordium) 2005

Musta Surma

 Musta Surma is the aftermath of Crimson Evenfall (R.I.P.) which worked from `94 to `97. The line-up was Thyrgrimmr: voice,drums,synth , Strigoi Mort:guitars , Krieg: bass. The band did demos called "Nocturnal Storms of Infinity" (`96) , "Winterheart" (early`97) and "Ad Inferos Ante Christum Natum" (autumn`97). They got great response in the underground. In the end of `97 Krieg left the band, so Thyrgrimmr and Strigoi Mort, masterminds behind C.E., decided to rename the band to be Musta Surma.

 Musta Surma  recorded "Demo 97" in December and it was released in January ´98. That tape got very good response from the black metal underground.

The musical basis of M.S. is same like C.E., pure and aggressive Black Metal, in the vein of old Scandinavian black metal gods, but rawer and uglier way than C.E. ever did. There is no place for synth, beautiful melodies etc for sure! All lyrics of M. S. are written in Finnish and the main goal is clear; they are sword against the Christianity.

M.S. recorded three new songs in December ´98 and after all delays and problems MCD called "Riena" was released May `99. Also Surma Productions was founded for our self-financed release(s) at the same time.

In December `99 M.S. and one of the most honourable Finnish Black Metal horde Horna gathered their powers and recorded split-EP for the French End All Life productions. That vinyl was released in April 2000. The song "...And heaven fell" was recorded in August `00 for EAL compilation LP called "Black Metal Blitzkrieg". It was released in February ´01. English lyrics in this song are exception in common Musta Surma line, in the future we´ll blaspheme in Finnish again.

Mgła

Initially founded as a studio project in the year 2000 at Kraków by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mikołaj "M." Żentara with the collaboration of drummer Dariusz "Daren" Piper, both originally from the band Kriegsmaschine, together they recorded two unreleased demos, a collaboration split album with Deathspell Omega, Clandestine Blaze, Stabat Mater, Exordium and Musta Surma and their first 2 EPs. Daren left the band in 2006 and was replaced by Maciej "Darkside" Kowalski. The band signed to Northern Heritage Records in 2008 and released their debut album Groza in that same year, Mgła has been signed to Northern Heritage ever since.

In 2012 after the release of With Hearts Toward None the band started touring worldwide, they enlisted bassist The Fall and guitarist Silencer, originally from Black metal band Medico Peste, to complete their live lineup and according to M. rehearsed for over a year before hitting the road. In 2015 Silencer left the band and was replaced by E.V.T., also from Medico Peste, as live guitarist. The tour, which helped the band to gain notoriety, had various notable performances at well known metal festivals like Nidrosian Black Mass on Belgium, Brutal Assault on the Czech Republic and Dark Easter Metal Meeting and Party San on Germany. During the same year M. and Darkside created "No Solace"; a label and mailorder in which they catalogue the music from Mgła and other projects. Through "No Solace" M. and Darkside also release music under the Kriegsmaschine moniker. No Solace is also the name of Żentara's music studio. From 2015 to 2016, the band's lineup joined Mikko Aspa's Clandestine Blaze for various shows. 

 

 

-Tracklist:

 Disc 1 - Father

  01. Deathspell Omega - Diabolus Absconditus     22:30

  02. Stabat Mater - Above Him                17:38

                                                                                        

Disc 2 - Son

  03. Musta Surma - Kalpeina helvetin tulessa       04:47

  04. Musta Surma - Ruton ruhtinas            03:53

  05. Musta Surma - Hän on pimeys             04:02

06. Musta Surma - Valkeuden hauras tuhka          04:10

07. Clandestine Blaze - Intro                   00:57

  08. Clandestine Blaze - Destroyer of the Nations   06:18

  09. Clandestine Blaze - Trophy               03:26

10. Clandestine Blaze - Behind the Faith        05:45

                                                                                       

Disc 3 - Holy Spirit

11. Mgła - Power and Will I            05:55

12. Mgła - Power and Will II          04:02

13. Mgła - Power and Will III          04:16

14. Mgła - Power and Will IV          04:42

15. Exordium - Ei toivottu vieras (Intro) / Tyrannia Martyrum     06:23

16. Exordium - Craving  Vehemence       03:18 

17. Exordium - Unevangel          09:34

 

 

-Line up:

  -Deathspell Omega (Fra)

- Hasjarl: Guitars

  - Khaos: Bass

  - Mikko Aspa: Vocals, Drums

 -Stabat Mater (Fin):

  - Mikko Aspa: Vocals, All instruments.

-Exordium (Fin):

  - Tuukka Karstila: Guitars

  - Toni Kemppainen: Guitars, Vocals

  - Atte Karstila: Drums

 -Mgla (Pol):

  - M.: Vocals, Guitars, Bass

  - Daren: Drums

 -Clandestine Blaze (Fin):

  - Mikko Aspa: All instruments, Vocals

 -Musta Surma (Fin):

  - Thyrgrimmr: Vocals, Drums

  - Strigoi Mort: Guitars, Bass.

 

 

 

Mikko Aspa (Clandestine Blaze, Deathspell Omega, Stabat Mater)

 

 

Mgła 

 

 

Musta Surma

 

 

Exordium
 

 

 

Label: Northern Heritage Records.

Tracks 1-2 written in October 2001.

Tracks 3 to 6 recorded during 2001, except drums which were recorded on 6th of December 2000. Tracks 7 to 10 written, recorded and mixed in August 2002. 

Tracks 11 to 14 recorded on 20th & 21st of February 2003 at Gaschamber Portable. 

Tracks 15 to 17 recorded and mixed between 2002 & 2003.

Label: Northern Heritage Records.