Decibel Magazine Premiers VISERION’s “Fathers” Featuring Protagony
Decibel Magazine is hosting an advance listening party for “Fathers” featuring Protagony by New York City’s VISERION. The track can be heard here and will be on their upcoming split album with TELOCH VOVIN, which will be released at the end of the month.
“‘Fathers’ is among the first songs written with our new lineup. This track is more of a journey than our past releases showcasing both melodic layers and lyrical complexity. The lyrics, written by Tasso and Janan from the band Protagony, tell the tale of the centurion who bore the spear that killed Jesus. We are proud to announce ‘Fathers’ as it showcases the first of many steps forward in Viserion’s progression and growth.”
“The band borrows from many different styles to craft their sound, but to my ear they sound like the atmospheric feel of Agalloch and Panopticon infused with the punch and production of bands like Naglfar and Dark Funeral.”
VISERION’s Embrace The Void tracks were recorded at Level Up Recording Studios by David Melendez, featuring guest vocals on “Abandoned” by Xenomorph. The only track not to be recorded here was “Fathers”, which was recorded at 2525 Studios, produced by Gil Vives and Janan Kerry. Under Elohim Acherim, TELOCH VOVIN’s material for the split album, The Iron Age Of Kali Yuga, was produced by Grigori, engineered/recorded/mixed by Antonio (Ash) Padilla, and mastered by Mike Usifer at Aural Assault Studio. The cover art and layout for the album was created by Elena Vasilaki with additional art from CryforDeath666.
A hometown release party for the album will be held on July 28th (day of release) at Duff’s in Brooklyn. The event will be hosted by Ed Farshtey of Armageddon Productions (formerly of Book Of Armageddon Fanzine, Rage Records, Wendigo Productions, and more). VISERION’s side of the split will be played at 10pm, TELOCH VOVIN’s side will be played at 11pm, and the entire record will be played again at 12:30am.
TELOCH VOVIN is based in Long Island/New York City and is made up of Baba Ogun (vocals), Etu Narum (vocals), Grigori (guitars/backing vocals), Saturnus (bass/backing vocals), Azag (bells/samples/backing vocals), Proph (electronics), and Ash (drums). Their work is conceptual and expresses the worship and ritual workings with the Forces ov Khaos, Entropy, and Death. TELOCH VOVIN is Enochian, Teloch translates to “Death” and Vovin translates to “Dragon”. This is a reference to Samuel “The Dragon ov Death” which is known for its fiery, destructive aspect as Satan.
Reforged with fiery depths and after several lineup changes, TELOCH VOVIN returned in 2020 and thrived through the pandemic. They performed live streams with Blood Feast, Sickbay, and Malignancy. They also released a series of self-produced tracks via Bandcamp. The Elohim Acherim material for their contributions to The Iron Age Of Kali Yuga showcases the band combining black metal with elements of traditional, death, and doom metal as well as ambient/electronic influences intertwined with occult practices that are the backdrop of TELOCH VOVIN. This delivers a raw listening experience that is raw and violent, but also captivating and hypnotic.
Queens based VISERION is made up of Benedetto “Slaughter” Marvilli (vocals/guitar), Matthew “Durden” Marvilli (backing vocals/drums), Cris V (lead guitar), and Tasso Diakov (bass). The band takes raw black metal and metamorphoses its elements with a chaotic fury with their extreme influences. These influences are a blend of death, grindcore, and progressive dynamics. VISERION isn’t afraid to further descend into the blackened depths and showcase the horrors within.
The band emerged in 2019 with a name that was inspired by Game Of Thrones undead ice dragon. The extreme metal band has made an impact on the scene with their ruthless sound and playing at venues like the legendary Saint Vitus Bar. They have crafted their own cross genre twist by drawing influences from Darkthrone, Watain, Agalloch, Harakiri For The Sky, and many more.
In January of 2020 VISERION unveiled their savage debut, the Death Dealer EP, followed by the full length album Natural Selection in 2021. The band delivers sound directly from the void below with their banshee shrieks and demonic guttural growls against a backdrop from your worst nightmares, revealing monstrous realms. The band has also explored a different route, venturing into eerie atmospheres and bleak soundscapes to summon a place of vast nothingness. Their early career has shown many great steps and the band is bound to have an incredible future.
