Faith
Bloody hell the vocals here are absolutely majestic; supremely dynamic with loads of variance in style while maintaining a visceral brutality. The atmospheric elements are gracefully and artfully intertwined but make no mistake, this is ruthless black metal first and foremost. Band synergy is also stunning and can be felt through my speakers; everything is just so masterfully packaged together.
SANDRA.N.696
Scandinavian old school BM smell in the air.
Hellas furious horde band from Greece.
This is the best release of Isolert.
Favorite track: World in Ruins.
Darknight
Who would have thought that the scorching black metal of this kind would come from Greece. The ferocity is unlike any of its kind and just the ability of this killer band are able to create breathless darkness,embrace World In Ruins.
Favorite track: Staring At A Path Towards Nowhere.
Today, Nihilistische KlangKunst announces November 11th as the international release date for Isolert‘s highly anticipated second album, World in Ruins, on CD and vinyl LP formats.
Howling forth from the nameless abyss betwixt Hell and insanity, black wings outstretched to envelop the world, comes the nihilistic yet irrepressible spirit of Isolert. Forged in Volos, Thessaly amidst the searing flames of 2015 by Nick S and Panagiotis T (also active together in Sørgelig), this bewitching project draws not from the classic Greek black metal sound and instead delves deep into the Scandinavian night with a wretched fervor that calls to mind such luminary names as Gorgoroth or Dissection, dexterously blended with a touch of that crepuscular madness that only acts like Tribulation can typically conjure.
The early years of Isolert were a flurry of diabolical activity. In March of 2015, with the sparks of their meeting setting all around them ablaze, their initial demo, Isolated Soul, was quickly wrought upon the unsuspecting world. 2016 would then see Giannis and Apostolos join the band for the release of their first LP, entitled No Hope, No Light… Only Death, garnering great acclaim. 2017 pushed their possessed productivity to even greater levels of intensity, the impure fruits of which were an EP entitled Isolert, a split album with countrymen and kindred souls Insanity Cult, plus a collaborative effort with the mighty Human Serpent on a glorious 20-minute composition – all of which only served to strengthen their whispered legend.
And then, the project was locked in a cage. Hidden deep underground. Almost forgotten…until now.
For 2020 sees the now-triumvirate of Nick, Panagiotis, and Apostolos poised to release their most devastating ode to darkness yet: World In Ruins. With a name both inspired by the end-state of the world and descriptive of what will surely happen once this album is released, the album roars and rails with a ferocious apocalypticism only hinted at in Isolert‘s previous works. Crushing melodic leads entwine with an incredibly visceral, vital vocal performance to inspire dread and despair as you, the listener, can only watch it all collapse around you…
So be warned: you have until November to make all necessary preparations before Nihilistische KlangKunst unleashes the final catastrophic blow upon humanity via digipack CD and 12″ vinyl, with spectacularly eschatonic cover art courtesy of VisionBlack – Nikos Stavridakis.
Isolert have returned…and they bring with them a World in Ruins. (text by Aaron Bray)
credits
released November 11, 2020
Mixed and Mastered by Mihail Karpathiou @ D Studios Athens
Artwork and Layout by VisionBlack
World in Ruins was recorded @
Drums, Guitars - D Studio - Athens
Vocals - DFS Studio - Volos
Bass - KTZ Studio - Athens
supported by 220 fans who also own “World In Ruins”
Ωμό, καταπιεστικο, βάναυσο ελληνικό black metal ηχογραφημένο στα μπουντρούμια του Αδη, από μια απ τις καλύτερες μπάντες της χώρας... Collapse, denying everything, watch the world and the last day οι καλύτερες στιγμές για μένα! DiaDeMuertos
supported by 186 fans who also own “World In Ruins”
so many gems in this album but after i went through this in order for my review, i kept returning to this anguished call to humanity, an emblem of despair in vast nothingness. a shred of hope dashed, as this album as a whole speaks to the annihilation of the ideals of humanity and the pedestals they sit on - and what happens when we watch all that shatter. there are plenty of outer space themed albums, but VORGA brings us something worth listening to. mintymetal