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Furia - Martwa polska jesień

Something truly remarkable - 99%

rahabtannin, April 1st, 2013

What we have here is six tracks of raging chaos and melody from polish horde, Furia. I never had the pleasure to listen the older project of these guys, Massemord, but from what I read I assume it must some kind of straightforward black metal entity. Furia ain't for the fainthearted either: melodic black metal riffs in the vein of Taake's "...Bjoergvin..." are played mercilessly upon a carpet of blasting drums and neckbreaking tempo changes. With that being said, this album shows some truly original solutions in terms of songwriting, which I found really clever; you can tell these guys are professionals who perfected their craft before unleashing this opus.

For example, not only guitars manage to sound epic without being cheesy, they also play something pretty diverse for black metal standards; at times they show some kind of folk and rock influence, which gives a "modern" touch to these sounds of old. As you could expect, through "Martwa Polska Jesien" we get much mayhem but also some nice acoustic interludes, which add to the sorrowful, tragic atmosphere of the whole. Thanks to the good production, you'll be able to understand every note that's being played in the songs despite them being black metal; that's why the bass gets to play a larger role than usual. Luckily, it is undoubtedly well-played and manages to be creative in its own way, not simply following what the guitar dictates. And did I mention that the vocals kill? Cause they do. Nihil, also guitarist and mastermind of the band, crafts his grunts and screams with heartbreaking intensity; he just sounds so enraged and proud, spitting those words in his mothertongue. His delivery is also pretty atypical; at times he reminds me of an angry polish Kvarforth, just forget the suicidal tendencies and add some frenzied berserker spice.

I can't really point out any kind of weakness in this album, nor can I name a track that's significantly better than the others; the whole album is killer black metal material, floating between the best of both old and new school. My most profound greetings to Furia, who created an epic jewel with almost no flaws.

Ghastly Polish black metal masterpiece - 100%

dismember_marcin, June 6th, 2011

This band just gets better and better with every new release... Two demos were enough to me to fully appreciate Furia's music, but this debut full length is something beyond any my imaginations and being Polish myself, I can only be proud that this country was able to shit out such excellent bands as Furia. I guess the main thing is that Furia plays the kind of black metal that I like most - which is music based on the atmosphere in the first place. If I mention bands like Secrets of the Moon, Dornenreich, Helrunar, Agalloch, Taake, Mgla and many others alike, then you probably get my point. Furia may have a little bit in common with few of these hordes, but as overall "Martwa Polska Jesien" presents the band going individual and its own (left hand) path. Will you follow it? You must, trust me.

The atmosphere... Well, I already said that word here. But I must underline it one more time... FUCKIN ATMOSPHERE! It's almost ghastly... Cold, sinister, mournful, angry, melancholic... You may use such words while describing Furia's music and they'll all fit. "Martwa Polska Jesien" has many layers, on which the band builds their music, consequently developing the style from the demo recordings, "I Krzyk" especially. And so you'll find the so familiar kind of folky melodic riffs, which may remind you about the early Taake or even Kampfar, and as such they were present in Furia's music already in the earlier tracks. Many of them are played in neckbreaking speed, what surprisingly reminds me also another Polish black metal troupe, Abusiveness. And fast playing fills up the great part of the album, "Nade Mną Mgła" and "Dzień Czarny, Noc Czarna", which begin the album are fantastic examples for that. But the arrangements are getting more and more brave and make the discovering of "Martwa Polska Jesien" an exceptional experience. Furia isn't scare of using very peaceful, melancholic part next to those furious, fast playing. They even use some catchy chorus parts here and there, "Krew w Kolorze Bursztynu" coming to my mind straight away.

And if meanwhile you'll find the fragment, which can remind you even post metal bands... well, you didn't go deaf. Furia does put some incredible instrumental passages, which transformed into black metal language creates amazing feeling and ATMOSPHERE. I love those fragments, when the tension builds up and a quiet, sorrowful part is suddenly interrupted by cold black metal fast riffing. "Idzie Zima" and "Na Ciele Swym Historię Mą Piszę" must be mention here as some of the finest black metal songs ever to come out from the human mind. In my opinion, all such aspects like the production, arrangements, individual performance of each musician... everything here is top notch and even the ghastly front cover with grey artwork fits perfectly.

Nihil's vocals are some of the best I've ever heard on black metal album. And it's not just due the fact that all the lyrics are in Polish, what obviously adds special feeling and character to his voice, as Polish in so different than the usual English... But he simply has amazing voice, his shrieks and screams together with some sort of clean singing are just one of the kind and I've never heard anything like it before. Together with some stunning, very poetic lyrics he's done brilliant work; he's the man behind Furia's success. By the way, the title "Martwa Polska Jesien" in English means "Dead Polish Autumn" as opposite to our saying "Golden Polish Autumn", a sentence which is supposed to describe the colorful landscape of early Autumn in this country... And as the album is closed by song titled "Idzie Zima" ("Winter's Coming"), while the second album is titled "Grudzień za Grudniem" ("December by December") and is all about the winter... All puzzles are fitting. Get ready, as it won't be sunny and pleasant...

ASTONISHING - 99%

greififreud, February 6th, 2008

I must admit, this record is probably the best black metal album I heared in the year 2007. What is more, this is probably one of the best black metal albums I have ever heard.

What seems to be the secret of this CD is the atmosphere. It is gloomy and sad, but not trivial. This is a beautifuly built and crafted monolith. It doesn't lack anything. All the songs about hate and sadness....they are truly beautiful.

But there is more to this record than the mood itself. The music is performed nicely, with great musicmanship and a lot of passion. All the songs make sense and in some there are parts which make shivers run down my spine. And I'm talking here only about the music itself. The songs are composed in a very interesting way and often can surprise the listener. If you have ever listened to Furia's sister-band Massemord, you may know exacately what I am talking about. Only Furia plays rather slower, with less anger and, well, fury. But still, this album is just fucking great.

All the songs here are in polish. And satan bless Nihil for writing them this way. They are amaizing, real poetry, not the usual black metal shit (like Nargaroth "Black Metal ist Krieg", well, whaddaya' say?). Also the vocals here simply KILL. Nihil hisses, shrieks, shouts and growls in many ways and sounds both mad and possessed. Marvelous.

To conclude, I salute Furia for recording such an ALBUM. It is a real masterpiece.