Review : Lets face it fuckers in the Philippines are loads of underground metal bands that are into the scene for some years. And pretty good once also, only to bad a little amount of bands are breaking further into the world with their shit. And also Kratornas who is one of them, started in 1995 and released loads of demo’s and split albums. Kratornas has been Originally formed with three guys but they could not keep up with each other that long so the same year Kratornas has been formed they split up again. Zachariah is the only band member left from the line-up in 1995 and who has been moving forwards with the band, and I’m glad he did btw. All the releases that Kratornas recorded are all done by Zachariah so cheers man and hellish compliments. Alright lets get on with some talk about Kratornas and his first full length album. Hell on fucking earth. That’s the first thought that comes in my mind when the first melodies starts of this “Over the Fourth Part of the Earth” album.
KRATORNAS | Review: Over the Fourth Part of the Earth CD 2007 (Burning Misery Zine)
KRATORNAS | Review: Over the Fourth Part of the Earth CD 2007 (NecroHell Zine)
Review : KRATORNAS is an unholy Black Metal hook in the mouth of Grinding Death Metal. The sound of “Over the Fourth Part of the Earth” is rough raw, unusual and licensed to this South Asian band only as they declared to be sick of the over heard Metal Zone shit. I would describe KRATORNAS as a machinegun’s discharge because they play ultra fast. The riffs are reminescent of old THE TRUE MAYHEM, KRISIUN and SADISTIK EXEKUTION. I could also refer to the first albums of MORBID ANGEL for the sound and old school style of the hyperactive and poisonous lead solos. Maybe some pale influences from Pantera for the groovy breaking parts. It’s like stuffing the best and most extreme Metal outfits on this fistfucking planet in a blender, sprinkling some smashed wake up pills into the mixture, and serving it as an exotic cocktail to the most pissed off underground Metal motherfucker. KRATORNAS is unique. I never heard anything like this in the past.
KRATORNAS | Review: Subterranean Sodomies EP 2005 (MWZine)
Review : Talk about raw and primitive this is some seriously fucking raw shit. Like 1993 cassette tape kind of raw. And according to the info that arrived with it they like to have the “rehearsal sound”. The 1st track sounds like a real drummer. The next 3 sound like a drum machine to me. The 1st track though opens with a kind Danzig sounding riff. But then it goes into a grinding section that makes it more grind black metal sounding. The vocals sound sick. The 2nd track is better sounding to me. Sick raspy sounding vocals just necro kult to the max, underground elite kind of shit cold grim all those typical words like that. Its there just very very raw raw primitive not very well produced on purpose.
KRATORNAS | Review: Subterranean Sodomies EP 2005 (RMZine)
Review : One day I was contacted by Zachariah of KRATORNAS, who sent me a CDR afterwards, featuring new tracks of his band(?). The first one is called “Tribal Satan” and it’s probably the most ‘musical’ and rhythmic track I heard from Kratornas. But don’t you think it’s less insane or something, oh no! it’s short, but fucking intense and bestial, and fucking twisted! Based on sharp, ‘broken’ riffs played with extreme rapidity, and these odd vocals. The other track is “Hells Unholy Fire”, originally performed by NUNSLAUGHTER, and is going to appear on a new EP “Subterranean Sodomies”, re-arranged unrecognisably. Yeah, Kratornas again proved it’s very original and certainly one of the most peculiar bands in recent Underground.
KRATORNAS | Review: Subterranean Sodomies EP 2005 (AZine)
Review : Raw as fuck black metal with a couple of nods to old school death metal here and there. My tolerance for bad production has grown considerably in the last 6 months where before I would have ripped this apart but now I’ve got to grudgingly admit the shitty production actually works in the band’s favor. Hatred drips from every pore and disgust from every note. Anyone looking for an excuse to go on a killing spree need look no further because this would be the perfect soundtrack. Fans of Sarcofago and Bathory should eat this shit up like a cannibal in Jonestown after the big kool aid party. The band lists http://kratornas.cjb.net as their site but when I tried to check it out I was informed the page no longer exists so if you want to get your hands on it, try their label.
