Pestlegion - Biography
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2012-
Biography
PESTLEGION was founded (as usual) by two already accomplished metal musicians in 2012 in Marl, Germany, with the clear resolution to develop a strictly traditional black metal project, which against all trends and progress focuses on what made black metal famous and infamous in the early 90s – and what got lost little by little over the years. This puristic musical concept is also aesthetically framed by occult/satanic lyrics and classic corpse paint.
Quickly this alliance grew into a quartet, and in 2014, Bret Hard Rec. released the EP "March to War", on which PESTLEGION spat their hatred at humanity for the first time. It featured four apocalyptic hymns in the good old black metal style of yore – fast, heavy and in an ice-cold atmosphere. In the beginning of 2017, the follow-up full-length debut "Dominus Profundum" was unleashed on CD and all established streaming platforms. The album was received positively by audiences and metal press alike, and so the band already managed to reduce many national and international stages to rubble.
In 2018, PESTLEGION made a pact with BLEEDING HEART NIHILIST PRODUCTIONS to implement a special separate recording in order to finally present their initial artistic vision in an appropriate manner: on vinyl!
For this purpose, they created two new songs, which under the banner "Entsage Gott" represent everything that embodies PESTLEGION in a nutshell: hypnotic tremolo riffing, demonic screams and storming blastbeats, somewhere between the grim aggression of Norwegian pioneer work and the precise fury of the Swedish trailblazers, with a dash of crude Finnish insanity. Nonetheless, PESTLEGION distinguish themselves from the bulk of the current and established domestic scene.
Atmosphere is not achieved through endless repetition of simple motifs or obnoxious synth cues, but is based on versed songwriting and thought-out harmony. Despite all rawness, there's always attention on melodies in tune with the distinctive message, to accomplish a catchy and coherent artwork. The whole is deliberately embedded in a sound design set for maximum noise and roughness, while still packing a clear modern punch.
In short: simply real, authentic black metal without compromises on an appealing technical level, which revives the true spirit while rejecting all modern post-metal conformity and imbecile political extremist provocation.
Source: Reverbnation
Quickly this alliance grew into a quartet, and in 2014, Bret Hard Rec. released the EP "March to War", on which PESTLEGION spat their hatred at humanity for the first time. It featured four apocalyptic hymns in the good old black metal style of yore – fast, heavy and in an ice-cold atmosphere. In the beginning of 2017, the follow-up full-length debut "Dominus Profundum" was unleashed on CD and all established streaming platforms. The album was received positively by audiences and metal press alike, and so the band already managed to reduce many national and international stages to rubble.
In 2018, PESTLEGION made a pact with BLEEDING HEART NIHILIST PRODUCTIONS to implement a special separate recording in order to finally present their initial artistic vision in an appropriate manner: on vinyl!
For this purpose, they created two new songs, which under the banner "Entsage Gott" represent everything that embodies PESTLEGION in a nutshell: hypnotic tremolo riffing, demonic screams and storming blastbeats, somewhere between the grim aggression of Norwegian pioneer work and the precise fury of the Swedish trailblazers, with a dash of crude Finnish insanity. Nonetheless, PESTLEGION distinguish themselves from the bulk of the current and established domestic scene.
Atmosphere is not achieved through endless repetition of simple motifs or obnoxious synth cues, but is based on versed songwriting and thought-out harmony. Despite all rawness, there's always attention on melodies in tune with the distinctive message, to accomplish a catchy and coherent artwork. The whole is deliberately embedded in a sound design set for maximum noise and roughness, while still packing a clear modern punch.
In short: simply real, authentic black metal without compromises on an appealing technical level, which revives the true spirit while rejecting all modern post-metal conformity and imbecile political extremist provocation.
Source: Reverbnation