You might expect quite a bit from the band that calls itself "Evil," I think you will not be disappointed. Evil, from Brazil, play extremely weird lo-fi black metal. "Iron and Thunder" is perhaps one of the most poorly recorded black metal albums ever (which is really saying something), instantly making it one of my all-time favorites. These are songs collected from a demo titled "Revenge of Iron and Thunder" and a split with German cult horde, Moonblood. Evil used to be a full band, but quickly dissolved into the concern of sole member, Warlord. This was due in part to jail sentences (in one case a murder charge) and general bad trips. The music ranges from simple Beherit like black metal to RAC influenced punk all coated in static and fuzz. So fucking cult and primitive. Released in very limited numbers on the now defunct, and once great label, Autistiartili. At the time of this writing Warlord has decided to discontinue Evil, citing pressure from Brazilian authorities as his reason for quitting.http://www.megaupload.com/?d=0DZP0Y3J
EVIL are amazing. Weird lo-fi Black Metal describes it quite well, however there are actually good "true" Black Metal songs to be found beneath the raw noise and fuzz. Also, they were one of the most obscure bands in the mid to late nineties and early years of the new millenium. They´ve come out of the shadows recently, with a myspace profile, their first studio full-length on Werewolf Records and a lot of new releases. They are still great, but sadly lost a bit of their utterly obscure aura. That "Raw Coldness" tape is fantastic as it captures their early rawness again quite well...
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