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Batushka - Litourgiya



8.6 | 398 votes |
Release date: 4 December 2015
Style: Black metal

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235 have it
28 want it


01. Ектения I: Очищение
02. Ектения II: Благословение
03. Ектения III: Премудрость
04. Ектения IV: Милость
05. Ектения V: Святый вход
06. Ектения VI: Уповане
07. Ектения VII: Истина
08. Ектения VIII: Спасение

Top 20 albums of 2015: 3

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Title translations
1. Litany I: Cleansing
2. Litany II: Blessing
3. Litany III: Wisdom
4. Litany IV: Grace
5. Litany V: Holy Entrance
6. Litany VI: Hope
7. Litany VII: Truth
8. Litany VIII: Salvation

Guest review by
nikarg
Rating:
9.0
During our decade, it seems that Poland is for black metal what Norway was in the 90s and France in the 00s. Hoodies have replaced corpse paint and with bands such as Mgła, Cultes Des Ghoules, Furia and now Batushka, this eastern European country is out to become the leader of the pack for the extreme genre. Litourgiya is hands down the best debut of 2015 and is battling with Mgła's Exercises In Futility for the title of black metal album of the year. And it probably beats it.

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published 29.03.2017 | Comments (8)

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03.08.2016 - 18:16
Alakazam
spendin' cheese
I'm annoyed about this albums hype because there's something slightly going for it throughout, but not enough interest to reface the entire bm landscape.
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03.08.2016 - 18:19
Rating: 6
Karlabos
Meat and Potatos
Written by Alakazam on 03.08.2016 at 18:16

I'm annoyed about this albums hype because there's something slightly going for it throughout, but not enough interest to reface the entire bm landscape.

Actually it's just blackened doom
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"Aah! The cat turned into a cat!"
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03.08.2016 - 18:32
Vombatus
Potorro
Written by Karlabos on 03.08.2016 at 18:19

Actually it's just blackened doom


I hear no doom in it. Sounds more like straightforward BM not unlike other polish bands, with some slower tempo songs which is also common in BM.


Anyway, this is still fucking awesome.
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03.08.2016 - 18:35
LuciferOfGayness
Account deleted
Written by Karlabos on 03.08.2016 at 18:19

Written by Alakazam on 03.08.2016 at 18:16

I'm annoyed about this albums hype because there's something slightly going for it throughout, but not enough interest to reface the entire bm landscape.

Actually it's just blackened doom

Just So we do have a hierarchy between genres here. Bm>doom?
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03.08.2016 - 18:44
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Written by Karlabos on 03.08.2016 at 18:19

Written by Alakazam on 03.08.2016 at 18:16

I'm annoyed about this albums hype because there's something slightly going for it throughout, but not enough interest to reface the entire bm landscape.

Actually it's just blackened doom


Except that there is zero to no doom in their sound.
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Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal

Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight
Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.)
05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996

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03.08.2016 - 23:46
Rating: 6
Karlabos
Meat and Potatos
Written by Guest on 03.08.2016 at 18:35


Just So we do have a hierarchy between genres here. Bm>doom?

Nah... The word "just" is to emphasize there's nothing exactly new to the sound like everyone is implying since merging doom and black has been done a lot of times already. Not necessarily a demerit adverb for black or doom.

For people saying it isn't doom it's ok to think as doomed black instead of blackened doom then.
The tempo is hella slow and sometimes the guitar notes are played in a non-typical blackish manner (ie, tremolo) but rather crushingly and separatedly. Listen to this song until about 1:40 then stop. If that's not doom I don't know what is.
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"Aah! The cat turned into a cat!"
- Reimu Hakurei
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18.10.2016 - 06:28
3rdWorld
China was a neat
Absolutely fucking love this. Very aggressive bm with chants and orthodox influenced songwriting. Such an addictive listen. Their wooden tape boxes are fucking gorgeous. Sad nothing is available at a decent rate and the cassette wooden tape box is totally not available at all.

Also not doom at all here. Shame when I saw the doom tag everywhere else it wouldn't be here in ms, but not sure why its present here.
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23.12.2016 - 22:45
Rating: 10
Milan Korenev

Written by Paz on 27.01.2016 at 20:51

Can't speak for others here, but I personally love the combination of black metal and orthodox russian chants. That's a pretty neat move if you ask me.


Definitely. It's one captivating, original touch.
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24.12.2016 - 00:12
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Saw a bit of them live last Saturday and it was really bad.
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Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal

Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight
Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.)
05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996

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24.12.2016 - 10:09
Rating: 9
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 24.12.2016 at 00:12

Saw a bit of them live last Saturday and it was really bad.


Really? A shame. Was the performance itself? Sloppy? Bad sound?
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Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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24.12.2016 - 11:52
Zap
Guest
I left after about 5 minutes, so yeah, not that great. They took forever to set up and it wasn't worth the wait.
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14.08.2017 - 17:01
Rating: 9
Liafev

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 24.12.2016 at 00:12

Saw a bit of them live last Saturday and it was really bad.

Saw them this weekend at Brutal Assault and it was amazing! Even though the album didn't catch me before. And I'm now listening to it
Give them another try if you have the chance one day
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24.10.2017 - 23:29
BetulaObscura

Really good album! I have listened it twice so far. Definitely I am going to listen it more!
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"Inspired by the future of the past"
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24.10.2017 - 23:53
Rating: 8
Paz
Nuclear Cowboy
^ Only twice?!

In other news, this guy did a fine job with covering their songs. His intro is dope too!

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31.10.2017 - 20:33
BetulaObscura

Written by Paz on 24.10.2017 at 23:53

^ Only twice?!


Sola dosis facit venenum.
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"Inspired by the future of the past"
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27.12.2020 - 22:01
Rating: 9
EccePrimordium

An absolutely massive release! The only reason I dont give it the perfect score is because I feel that the chants arent mixed into the music to be as loud as I would like them to be. The unique orthodox chants are often drowned by the thunderous drums and growls, which damages the atmosphere in my opinion. It sometimes feel as if the two are clashing against each other instead of building upon each other.
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02.02.2022 - 18:37
Rinbel

Masterpiece. Very few albums achieves this perfectly balanced atmosphere between beautiness and agression.
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31.03.2022 - 18:44
Rating: 9
F3ynman2000
Nocturnal Bro
Very enjoyable, unique black metal!
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17.09.2023 - 18:41
Rating: 9
F3ynman2000
Nocturnal Bro
Of Drabikowski and Krysiuk, who did the deep, chanting vocals and who did the more traditional black metal rasps?
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12.01.2024 - 22:30
Rating: 10
billy4metal

One of the best albums of last decade. Still sounds amazing from start to finish.
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