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live in Moscow 22.02.2021
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Thanatomass, Morgenstern, Todestriebe live at Izi club, Moscow, Russia. 22 February 2021. Review and photos by Olga Schneider
Little by little, it gets more and more intense Metal events here in Moscow, and the end of February turned out kinda specially intense. 22.02.2021 was the evening that united three of the strongest representatives of Russian underground Black Metal. First of all, I must mention that RITUAL BOOKING agency has been working with really solid underground Black
Metal bands around the world, and they always do a truly great work, so this time wasn’t an exception. The band that opened the festival was Thanatomass [Moscow]. Quite young band that, however, managed to release a demo in 2018 and a full-length album in 2019, nowadays these dudes have started lots of concert activities and seems like they try to keep it as much as possible and gain their own audience, and they’re actually worthy of checking out. Just blackers who are trying to keep closer to old school, without any modern influences, and it’s highly appreciated. No special live show and stuff like that, all short and sweet. Morgenstern from St. Petersburg continued this evening and brought some underworld, and at the same time cosmic atmosphere as soon as they took the stage. Raw riffs, screaming and howling vocals and some synth elements for creating the authentic atmosphere. And, finally, the headliner n a m e d Todestriebe. The oldest and the most experienced one, active since 2007 and lots of experience of sharing the stage with some underground Extreme Metal titans. They always turn their live performances into some kind of rituals, with sheep heads on stage and true blood that gets poured into the audience. Old school on top that always turns out into a true act of madness.
Must be honest, that festival made me feel alive again, and despite the fact that the club wasn’t even adapted for such events/music and the sound was truly awful, everything passed simply brilliant. This is what I really missed during really lots of time.
