Opinion : Your sound was extremely Underground, and not wimpy. A little bit too chaotic for Me, as I like mid tempo stuff the most. I think you carry on a tradition like Sarcofago or Blasphemy! Uh!

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Review : After an absence of 4 years, Kratornas is back with a new album. And the Asiatic South-East’s demon is as destructive and unhealthy as ever. The metal scenes of this part of the world has offered us some of the most blasphemous and chaotic bands (like Abhorer, Impiety, Bazzah, Prophecy), but this band from the Philippines is the most depraved of them. “Hecatomb to Affliction” was writed in 1998, but was only recorded in 2003. For those who already know Kratornas, it’s yet a torrent of morbid chaos, of vocals coming from the deepest abyss of the Pacific, and of filthy loudness. This album is on the other hand slightly more melodic than “The Onslaught of Battledemons”, with some more quiet parts ; possibly more in the vein of the demo “Enorth Eht Nihtiw Si Taog Eht”, but without keyboard. But don’t worry, it’s always the same good old destructive Kratornas.

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Review : Oh, a new release by Kratornas!!!! This time is old material from back in 1998 and in my point of view different than the “Onslaught…” chaoz. This time beyond the fast and chaotic war Black/Death parts you will find many mid-tempo Thrash/old school Death parts that are really neck breaking many times, also some Heavy Metal riffs in my opinion appears some times. The stuff sounds more mature than the demo tape and the sound is a bit better but excellent for such sickness. All the tracks have many chapters and as I can understand any of them is a concept track or something. The vocals are in the same way as on the demo but this time sounds to me better and in the right time (he, he), maybe the sickest and more extreme vox in today’s scene.

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Review : Here we have a brand new release of one of the most brutal and extreme act from the Far East: Kratornas!! This little jewel of brutality has composed of 3 long songs for a total of 26 minutes of pure nihilism and it should be released as a Cassette EP by the French Ordealis Records. The trademark of these songs is as always the inhume vocals and the drum machine at full speed: only in the second song “Hollow Ground Destruction” it slackens speed to create morbid atmospheres. This is surely my favorite song also because because there are some melodic guitar riffs (even if called “melodic” is a bit excessive!!) and this makes the song more variegated. To conclude, this release must be in every stereo of a Blasphemy or Beherit fan or in every hands of all guys who think that the real spirit of Metal is to annihilate every kind of life!!! 8/10

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Review : I sent for “The Onslaught of Battledemons” last year, and it was ok. This, though, is another beast entirely, and I worship this! In the vein of BEHERIT, early SODOM, and BLASPHEMY, among other more Scandinavian styled bands, KRATORNAS destroys! I don’t get where Bruno calls this an EP, though. It’s half a fuckin’ hour long! Three tracks, split up into a total of 13 chapters! Long-ass songs, for sure. They carry a truly dark feeling, and are only occasionally guilty of dragging themselves out interminably. Most of the time, they’re an easy listen. Pretty good shit. I look forward to the next one.

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