Awrizis Interview

 

1.Can you give us an update on what has been going on with the band since the recording of the new album?

 

After finishing recording of previous album Dreadful Reflection, we have been mostly on the road to support this album. But all this time we had plan return to studio in spring of 2020. The corona virus pandemic appeared, and we had to change our plans little bit. So whole album Gears of Fear was recorded during quarantine and our plans for touring are postponed to 2021.

This time we are focused on activities around new album, rehearsing and preparing live show. Also, every week we have live stream on our Facebook page so you can already hear songs and important news

 

2.In December you have a new album coming out, musically how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?

 

The fact that whole album was produced during quarantine affected sound and overall vibe for new album. It is more aggressive yet dark and melodic. Even in this weird situation whole process was very inspiring and unique.

 

3.You refer to your music as being 'hybrid metal', can you tell us a little bit more about this term?

 

We are not orthodox metal listeners and musicians, so our music is influenced in many ways. You can hear elements of melodic death and Black metal but also some doom or heavy metal vibes. Our music is for open minded people with wide range of taste.

 

4.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the newer release and also how would you describe your progress as songwriters over the years?

 

We are constantly writing new material and we had no pause or break in 10 years because we are still evolving in our craft. As I said whole pandemic situation affected everything including our lyrics. Dealing with nowadays situations was cathartic through the lyrics of new album.

 

5.Can you tell us a little bit more about the artwork that is presented on the new album cover?

 

It’s combination of anti-religious and anti-corporate symbolism because these influences are not good for mankind and their negative aspects were fully discovered during pandemic crisis. Red color represents blood and warning.

 

6.What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?

 

Live performance is for us very important. Small clubs or even big festivals every gig is unique and different. We have played lot of shows and we always trying to do our best without theatrical gestures. One of our favorite times were for example on Czech Death Fest or supporting Batushka.

 

7.The new album is going to be released on 'Slovak Metal Army', how would you compare working with this label to your previous labels 'MetalGate' and 'Parax Magizine' and 'DeFox Records'?

 

We are still searching for new label to promote our music to new fans. To evaluate cooperation with SMA is still early, we will see fruits of our cooperation after year.

 

8.On a worldwide level how has the reaction bene to your music by fans of extreme metal?

 

We are grateful for positive abroad response for new album and even for older ones. Hope that we will be able to arrange some European tour in near future.

 

9.What is going on with some of the other bands or musical projects these days that some of the band ,members are a part of?

 

POSTCARDS FROM ARKHAM is our very close band. Check out their music videos and the latest album Oakvyl. More atmospheric side of heavy music.

 

10.Whre do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

 

Preproduction of new album already begun but we want to take time and improve our skills, explore more territories and try new approaches for production. We don’t have specific plans, just what comes naturally.

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Awrizis/Gears Of Fear/Slovak Metal Army/2020 CD Review

 

 Awrizis  are  a  band  from  the  Czech  Republic  that  plays  a  melodic  mixture  of  black,  death,  thrash  and  groove  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2020  album  "Gears  of  Fear"  which  will  be  released  in  December  by  Slovak  Metal  Army.

  Acoustic  guitar  playing  starts  off  the  album  before  going  into  a  heavier  direction  while  also  introducing  death  metal  growls  and  black  metal  screams  onto  the  recording.  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard  along  with  the  mid  tempo  sections  of  the  songs  also  adding  in  elements  of  groove  metal.

  Throughout  the  recording  you  can  also  hear  a  decent  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  while  whispered  vocals  can  also  be  heard  at  times.  When  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  also  done  in  a  very  melodic  style  along  with  the  riffs  also  adding  in  a  great  amount  of  melody  as  well  as  the  acoustic  guitars  and  clean  playing  also  returning  on  some  of  the  later  tracks.

  Some  of  the  faster  riffing  also  adds  in  a  small  amount  of  tremolo  picking  along  with  one  track  also  introducing  keyboards,  stringed  instruments  and  spoken  word  parts  onto  the  recording  as  well  as  one  track  also  introducing  symphonic  sounds  onto  the  album,  the  riffs  also  show  an  influence  of  modern  thrash  metal.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  inner  struggle  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Awrizis  are  a  very  gear  sounding  melodic  mixture  of  black,  death,  thrash  and  groove  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Where  the  True  nature  Of  Human  Dwells  In  Shadow"  "Broken  Clocks"  "The  Racing  Heart"  and  "Signs  In  The  Sky".  8  out  of  10.

 www.myspace.com/awrizis 

www.bandzone.cz/awrizis 
www.facebook.com/awrizis 
www.youtube.com/user/thefrodys 

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