Nowen, Peace with Death

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Miksausprosessi on aloitettu

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Huomenna masterointia ja homma alkaa olemaan plakkarissa. Ei mennyt kuin noin 7 kuukautta kaikkinensa. Ok, olihan tuossa pitkiä taukoja äänitysten välissä että ei tarvi vertailla Black-levyyn.

Vielä jos saataisiin jostakin kansitaidetta meille, niin ehkä jotain julkaisuakin voisi tapahtua.

Edit 30.5.-15:

Levy on täysin valmis.

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Kannet ovat lopultakin valmiit myös. Ehkä tämä pihalle joskus saadaan.

Markus päätti erota bändistä studion jälkeen, joten tästä eteenpäin mennään triona. Jos tulee jotain keikkajuttuja, eiköhän me korvaavaa kitaristia saada mukaan, mutta enpä usko, että keikkoja tullaan tekemään, koska minua ei keikkailu enää kiinnosta hetkeäkään. Ei ole kiinnostusta enää heittää koko päivää hukkaan yhden tunnin takia. Mutta jätetään hiukan takaovea auki, jos jotain mielenkiintoista ilmaantuisi. Epäilen kuitenkin vahvasti.
Musiikin teko toki kiinnostaa edelleen.

Levy tulee kantamaan nimeä "Peace With Death" ja alla biisilistaa;

1. Intro III
2. When Death Arrives
3. In Death We Shine
4. The Lost Fire
5. The Gracious Farewell
6. Yearning
7. Peace With Death
8. Choices
9. Nothing To Forgive

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Pari vuotta siinä meni, viimeisimmän levyn teossa. Projekti oli raskas ja vaati omat veronsa monella tapaa. Lopputulos on kuitenkin nyt tässä, ilmaiseksi kuunneltavissa; Nowen ja kolmas levy, Peace with Death. Julkaisu ainoastaan digitaalisesti,

http://nowen.bandcamp.com/album/peace-with-death

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Hitto, laitetaas tänään kuunnellen. On kyllä korkeat odotukset kun Essence of Fear oli/on niin saakutin kova lätty.

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Kuulosti kerta pyöräytykseltä oikein mainiolta. Jos fyysistä julkaisua tulee niin hankitaan toki kun on aiemmatkin.

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Arvosteluakin löytyy:

"
Third album from gruff throated Finnish outfit that is labeled (somewhat inaccurately, in my book) as "death thrash," as they are much too technically proficient for such rudimentary categorization. In fact, in its best moments, the altering tonality, melody, guitar proficiency (more than a few acoustic moments) and sinister barked vocals approach the majesty of Dissections' classic Storm Of The Light's Bane or later era Death, music with a multi-genre crossover appeal. To that end, there's even an unexpected jangly, ska/jam band vibe, right in the midst "The Gracious Farewell"!

However, their calling card is the fleet fingered display and sudden dynamic changes on "In Death We Shine" and to end "The Lost Fire". Some might question, "Why do we need another Dissection/Death?" especially with the bad taste (in no way connected to the music) the former left in our mouths. While they'll never be duplicated/replaced, both are sorely missed by those that remember. Countless others never heard/investigated, so if these Finns, who have been trying to get noticed since 1999, want to reprise the best elements of either, count me in. "Yearning" is essentially a short acoustic instrumental intermezzo, leading into the drum cadence begun, 8:11 title cut, the first legitimate thrash number. "Choices" is built around atonal experimentation and a pair of (seldom used) voices, while mid-tempo closer "Nothing To Forgive" (another eight minute construct) opts for clean vocals. Not the run-of-the-mill unsigned band. Check it out. "

Lähde: Bravewords

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Maailma on ihmeellinen paikka. Olin jo laittanut koko bändin ajatuksissani täysin taka-alalle/jäihin ja tuli yhteydeottoa. No, sen seurauksena on ensi kuussa tulossa "Peace with Death" ihan CD-muodossa.

http://mp.musica.mustdie.ru/en/news/

Laitan tänne linkkejä, mistä levyn voi mahdollisesti ennakkotilata Yms.

Levy toki edelleen myös bandcampissa kuunneltavissa kokonaan ja ilmaiseksi. Kuten myös kaikki muut bändin tuotokset.

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Tuolta ainakin voi tilata uusinta levyä CD-muodossa;

http://rusmetal.net/goods/NOWEN-Peace-with-Dead

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Mahtailua, taitojen esittelyä, kloonausta Yms. Ei tainnut osua hermoon?

"Almost four years separate Essence of Fear and Peace with Death from the Finnish Nowen formation. I had sufficiently appreciated the previous album to reiterate the experience with this novelty which, curiously, does not seem to have found taker side labels.

Just like his previous effort, Nowen offers a melodic Death with strong Thrash trends focused on speed and endless guitar solos. No real musical evolution on Peace with Death, Nowen continues on its cloning and stagnates in ordinary standards and without splinters. A difference however is felt throughout the album: The pretension to want to put full view with a stream of continuous notes to show the talent of the instrumentalists. There are many good ideas but put together end to end, these ideas are a whole little convincing and far from original.

So in the end, Nowen is another of those innumerable clones that still grind the same porridge. A lot of talent on the sleeves of guitars, few convincing ideas to stand out."
7/10

Toinen arvio;

" This is the first I have heard of Nowen, reccomended to me by gasmask_colostomy for Secret Satan 2016. I must say, it was a very enjoyable affair. The music hear is very technical thrash, with elements of death metal in there, especially in the vocals. The album feels a bit divided, because the first few songs are absolutely relentless thrashers that destroy everything in their path, then the next few songs after that are longer, more progressive songs that are very complex and powerful, and the album ends with slower, more atmospheric songs. This makes the album lose a bit of cohesiveness, especially when you reach towards the end. It feels like each song is it's own whole entity, and this is just a collection of entities next to each other. This may just be me, but I feel like that's something about the album could do better.

The songs themselves are really good though. "The Lost Fire" is extremely fast and brutal, with many, many changes scattered throughout to make the song feel like an epic, extremely powerful and just crushing overall. "Peace With Death" is an 8 minute track that gets more and more heavy as it goes on, with the vocals and lyrics becoming more reflective, giving a post-apocalyptic vibe. It's a really atmospheric track you can feel as it destroys you and transcends you into a new world. "When Death Arrives" and "In Death We Shine" are two shorter tracks that rip your flesh away and crush your skull in 4 minutes or less, and they are both incredible.

The album's not perfect, though. The intro track "Intro III" feels rather awkward as an intro to the album because it feels really dramatic, overproduced, intense, and it feels less natural then the rest of the album. I don't really seen the need for it to be on the album. As well "Yearning" is an acoustic interlude that isn't bad at all, but extremely out of place and kind of breaks the album apart. "Choices" and "Nothing To Forgive" (the latter to a much less extent) are drawn-out to the point where they feel overcooked. They aren't bad tracks themselves, but I feel like they're not natural.

Overall, this is an enjoyable album that has it's flaws but is a kickass album to listen with excellent playing, excellent production, and just lots of pure POWER. A great album that I recommend. "

Levymuodossa myös Ebaysta:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOWEN-Peace-wit ... Swux5YT-Zn

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Äxästä löytyy levykäistä;
https://www.levykauppax.fi/artist/nowen ... th/#516355