For centuries Sri Lanka has slowly been turning away from its rich cultural heritage. A heritage soaked in Blood, Brutality, War and Hate as well as being entrenched in Peace,
Honor and Mind warping Spiritualistic rituals. In 2008 a group of Individuals decided to
address this slow fade of ancient knowledge. Out Of their longing to see their countries
culture revert to the times of old, Raaksha was born.
Formed in the early dawn of 2008, Beelzebub and Deshapriya came together with a
concept which Raaksha Projects. The concept of projecting the beauty and
atrocity of ancient realms to modern day society.
Raaksha's music can be characterized as Srilankan Folk music
with an equal footing with Raw Black Metal sounds with monotonous guitar
riffs which will take you to a hypnotic trance and with bowel shaking bass and
animalistically decimated drum lines and traditional
Sri Lankan percussions with Inhuman Shrieks and growls.
Raaksha Speaks of a lost generation of self Sufficient, noble yet fierce humanitarian
race that ruled Sri Lanka in medieval ages. Raaksha focuses more on their rituals, Dark
arts, scarification, Demonology, ancestor worshiping, Patriotism, the suffering of the
people during the colonial days and mainly almighty based religions. Most of Raaksha's
Work is done in the Ancient Language of Singhela. The Language which is used was specially
parlance in the 10th and 11th century AD.
Raaksha withdraw influences from nature, Demonic and healing Rituals in the low country of Sri Lanka.
Alongside with musical influences from bands like Mayhem, Burzum, Darkthrone ,Bathory, Bethlehem, Om, Dissection, Borknagar,
Isolation, Drudhk and Sri Lankan Black Metal
Gods Siblings of hatred and Forlorn Hope.
***)Currently Raaksha is working on there upcoming Possible Full Length Album titled Mahason Haalla which is about an ancian Sri Lankan War hero who reincarnates as a Deamon.
***)The newest track from Raaksha titled "Susaana Jujaawa" will be released via a three way split with Pioneers of Sri Lankan Depressive Suicidal Black Metal, Plecto Aliquem Capite and POGROM from all the way in United States. Expect the Ep to be Released online though Funeral Rain Records(US) and SLUM Records(SL) during the following days.
Hi Raaksha! We are the symphonic black metal band from Israel, Dagor Dagorath. You are invited to visit our Facebook page, just click the little photo below.
I Think This Is A Glimpse of Hell is now available from Funeral Rain Records! Only $5 plus shipping, this limited Pro CDR has seventeen tracks from seventeen bands, from all around the globe, including 13th Sky, The Black Bridge, Fuck the Facts, Spleen Saint, and more. Just email funeralrainrecords@hotmail.com or check out the MySpace page!
It’s October! The leaves are turning brown and orange. The rain is falling more often (unless you live here in the pacific northwest. Then it’s falling no matter what the fucking season!). And the dead are coming back to life in hopes of snagging some candy! And in honor of this unholy month (and by a sheer overdose of coincidence) we have a whole lot of black metal for you! Check it out!
Featuring Reviews Of:
3 Inches Of Blood - Here Waits Thy Doom Aanal Beehemoth - The Forest Paranoid Be’lakor - Stone’s Reach Cosmic Atrophy - Codex Incubo Dalep - 2009 Demo Dream catcher - 2009 Demo Eat The Living - Braaiiins Harness - Prepare For War Legions Of Crows - Cacophonous Aural Wickedness Nebrus - Twilight Of Humanity Protest The Hero - Gallop Meets Earth Ruiner - I Heard These Dudes Are Assholes Sidus Tenebrous - Born From The Dark Rib Stonecutters - Christhammer Tjolgtjar - Ikarkitomidon: Lord Of The Forest Tovarish - Da Tovarish Various Artists - Pressure Zone Vol. 1 Compilation
And An Interview With:
Scott Mosher (From Oceans Of Night)
And as always:
Would you like some *good publicity that's easy, quick, and free? Then send your Demos/EPs/LPs/Vinyl/PROMO MATERIAL (We don't care how old it is, we will review anything! We'll even wear/pimp your merch!) for review to:
E-MetalSpace C/O Chase "Typhon" Smith 4807 SE Boardman Ave Apt 4 Milwaukie, OR 97267
My new full length Novaya Zemlya is now available from Haute Magie Records (Texas). The Zarach Baal Tharagh / Zebulon Kosted Split is out on Kapustin Yar Records (Montana). My Persona Personal Cassette Series is still going strong, order them directly from me. The Z.K. interview with Damned By Light Magazine in Finland is posted in my blog section, please give it a read and leave a comment. Keep an eye out for these new releases in the near future: Die Nibelungen Part 2 - Death of a Hero (Satanica Records, New Zealand), Biomechanical Psychomantium (Mooncult Productions, Australia), Hashasheen Part 3 (Thorn Laceration Records, United Kingdom), Part 1 and 2 of the Hashasheen Series included in the Modern Dark Age / Z.K. Split and Cara Neir / Z.K. Split (9 Meridian Records, Colorado). Once again, sorry for the excessive self promotion, SUPPORT THE UNDERGROUND!!!!!!
Hey! Our Debut album, "Yetzer Ha'Ra", will be released worldwide in October 2nd by Twilight Records. You can listen to songs from the album in our Myspace page, and you are more than welcome to comment and tell us what you think.
The July blog is up!!! Maybe you should go read it...
This months blog features reviews of:
Arsonists Get All The Girls - Hits From The Bow (Reissue) Autumns Eyes - Surrender The Fire Battlelore - The Last Alliance Callisto - Providence Cyclotron - Into A Subconscious Surreallity Darkness Before Dawn - Post Mortem Deeply Confused - Isolated Drown My Day - One Step Away From Silence Harbinjer - Allegory Of The Cave Lorene Drive - Out Alive Mad City Rockers - Black Celebration O.S.I. - Blood Premunition - Call Of Vengeance Rebels Without Applause - Low End Head Stomp Striker - Road Warrior The Seven Gates - Angel Of Suffering ((Thorlock)) - ((Thorlock)) Tim “Ripper” Owens - Play My Game
And an interview with Nuno of Adrenicide!
And, as always:
Would you like some *good publicity that's easy, quick, and free? Then send your Demos/EPs/LPs/Vinyl/PROMO MATERIAL (We don't care how old it is, we will review anything! We'll even wear/pimp your merch!) for review to:
E-MetalSpace C/O Chase "Typhon" Smith 4807 SE Boardman Ave Apt 4 Milwaukie, OR 97267
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