{"id":3780,"date":"2026-01-26T01:26:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T22:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bagnik-zine.net\/?p=3780"},"modified":"2026-01-26T01:26:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T22:26:37","slug":"%d0%b1%d0%bb%d1%96%d1%86-%d1%80%d1%8d%d1%86%d1%8d%d0%bd%d0%b7%d1%96%d1%96-122-night-and-fog-vril-ya-nations-deathhammer-medieval-demon-cancer-void-idolos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bagnik-zine.net\/en\/rev\/3780\/","title":{"rendered":"Blitz reviews 122: NIGHT AND FOG \/ VRIL-YA NATIONS, DEATHHAMMER, MEDIEVAL DEMON, CANCER VOID, IDOLOS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>122nd part of the short reviews.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NIGHT AND FOG \/ VRIL-YA NATIONS &#8211; Night and Fog \/ Vril-Ya Nations<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Year:<\/span> 2024<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\">Label:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.black-metal-vendor.com\/de\/\">Darker Than Black Records<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\">Rating:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">6 \/ 10<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The young USA-based NIGHT AND FOG project is a representative of the completely straightforward, direct NS Metal with all its typical attributes. It gives both rough, raw metal with a catastrophically fucked-up sound, and atmospheric acoustics, more than clearly inspired by BRANIKALD (see the track \"Our Path to Greatness\"; it also has a brass part, which was unexpected). Anyone who has studied the releases affiliated with The Pagan Front \u2013 including, sorry about the tautology,  \u201cThe Night and the Fog\u201d compilations - will immediately understand everything. And this person will guess that NIGHT AND FOG also shares all the negative features of those older NS bands. Just like back then, the idea here stands above the music.<br \/>\nVRIL-ya NATIONS looks a bit more interesting. Unfortunately, my promo had only two tracks out of the three that are on the disc. One of them offers a cold cosmic-astral ambient, slightly spoiled by digital noises, and on the second you can hear quite musical metal, which fully corresponds to its theme (homo galactica, Atlantis and other similar stuff).<br \/>\nBoth projects belong to the same guy with the pseudonym Count of Wewelsburg. The sum of the two sides makes for a decent split for its niche, but I don't recommend it to listeners who are not familiar with The Pagan Front and all its musical affairs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" title=\"Night And Fog (US) \/ Vril-Ya Nations (US) - Split 2024\" style=\"width:420px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_2aloPVEsOZY\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/2aloPVEsOZY\/hqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2aloPVEsOZY\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT23M35S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-07-20T15:30:16Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_2aloPVEsOZY\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/2aloPVEsOZY\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Night And Fog (US) \/ Vril-Ya Nations (US) - Split 2024<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2aloPVEsOZY\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/2aloPVEsOZY\/0.jpg\" alt=\"Night And Fog (US) \/ Vril-Ya Nations (US) - Split 2024\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Night And Fog: (00:00) 1. Shores Of The Purification Flame 2. Our Path to Greatness 3. Deathstorm Invocation Vril-Ya Nations: (12:17) 4. Astral Wounds of The Other World 5. Vril-Ya Nations 6. Atlantean Transmissions Released by Darker Than Black: https:\/\/black-metal-vendor.com\/en\/Exclusive-GER-Distribution\/Darker-Than-Black-Records\/Compact-Disc\/Night-And-Fog-Vril-Ya-Nations-Split-CD::8927.html\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:420px;margin:5px auto;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p><strong>DEATHHAMMER &#8211; Crimson Dawn<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Year:<\/span> 2025<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\">Label:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/shop-hellsheadbangers.com\/\">Hells Headbangers Records<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\">Rating:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">9&nbsp;\/ 10<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Well, I've run out of words to describe the best Thrash Metal band in the world. If my previous reviews didn't convince you to listen to DEATHHAMMER, then fuck off! It's fast, it's crazy, it's Thrash as it should be. AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 350px; height: 787px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4143338944\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=e99708\/package=1749544392\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deathhammer.bandcamp.com\/album\/crimson-dawn\">Crimson Dawn by DEATHHAMMER<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEDIEVAL DEMON &#8211; All Powers of Darkness<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Year:<\/span> 2025<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\">Label:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/shop-hellsheadbangers.com\/\">Hells Headbangers Records<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\">Rating:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">8,1&nbsp;\/ 10<\/span><\/p>\n<p>MEDIEVAL DEMON has already released their fourth album after their return. What's even more exciting is that they continue to explore different facets of their sound. If the previous two albums were an elite kind of development of the traditional Greek sound with a strong Heavy Metal influence, then \"All Powers of Darkness\" offers a very dark and epic sound, in which there is not too much Greek. Partly because of the <em>most powerful<\/em> cover from Mark Riddick, this album evokes strong associations with the Conan Saga and its dark magical affairs. There really is something mysterious and terrifying about it, especially in the first half.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 350px; height: 787px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3176011612\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=ffffff\/package=2595687644\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medievaldemon.bandcamp.com\/album\/all-powers-of-darkness\">All Powers of Darkness by MEDIEVAL DEMON<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>CANCER VOID &#8211; First Metastasis<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Year:<\/span> 2025<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\">Label:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mesacounojo.com\/\">Me Saco un Ojo Records<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\">Rating:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">7,2&nbsp;\/ 10<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The debut EP of the Czech band. Retro Death Metal with all the attributes. I've already gotten tired of this style, but the Czechs have tried to add a little originality if not to the music itself, then at least to its sound, and this already makes their release better than the endless stream of <em>identical<\/em> albums that make up 90% of the modern wave of old-school Death Metal. You can and even should listen to it. Czechs today make Death Metal better than Americans, for example.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 350px; height: 654px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=430387718\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=4ec5ec\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cancervoid.bandcamp.com\/album\/first-metastasis\">First Metastasis by Cancer Void<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>IDOLOS &#8211; 132019<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Year:<\/span> 2025<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\">Label:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/adipocere-shop.com\/site\/index.php\">Adipocere Records<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #008080;\">Rating:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">7,7 \/ 10<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A new signal has been received from the Venusians IDOLOS, who are already well known to attentive readers of Bagnik Zine. This time, the transmission from representatives of the otherworldly race was very long, and the French Adipocere Records, which, believe it or not, still exists, even released it on disc as a full-length album. Over the years of communication with humanity, the Venusians have picked up a bit of human silliness, because \u201c132019\u201d allows itself almost rock'n'roll frivolities. But as long as they remain in the decoration of charmingly beautiful atmospheric phenomena disguised as guitar sequences, such cultural appropriation can be forgiven. The Venusians themselves call \"132019\" a new step in human evolution. I wouldn't go that far, but when it comes to communication technology, IDOLOS has really made a lot of progress, as their music sounds much clearer than in previous times. If almost all the sections with blast-beat percussion and aggression efforts were thrown out of it, it would be great. Either way, I <em>highly<\/em> recommend IDOLOS to those who haven't heard them yet. It's not every day that you get the opportunity to meet a band that not only sounds original, but also comes from Venus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 350px; height: 787px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2256160159\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=e99708\/package=3243426600\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/idolos.bandcamp.com\/album\/132019\">132019 by IDOLOS<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>122-\u0456 \u0432\u044b\u043f\u0443\u0441\u043a \u043a\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0456\u0445 \u0430\u0433\u043b\u044f\u0434\u0430\u045e. NIGHT AND FOG \/ VRIL-YA NATIONS &#8211; Night and Fog \/ Vril-Ya Nations \u0413\u043e\u0434: 2024 \u0412\u044b\u0434\u0430\u045e\u0446\u0430: Darker Than Black Records \u0420\u044d\u0439\u0442\u044b\u043d\u0433: 6 \/ 10 \u041c\u0430\u043b\u0430\u0434\u044b \u0448\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0430\u045e\u0441\u043a\u0456 \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0436\u044d\u043a\u0442 NIGHT AND FOG \u0451\u0441\u044c\u0446\u044c \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0430\u045e\u043d\u0456\u043a\u043e\u043c \u0446\u0430\u043b\u043a\u0430\u0432\u0456\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043b\u0456\u043d\u0435\u0439\u043d\u0430\u0433\u0430, \u043d\u0435\u043f\u0430\u0441\u0440\u044d\u0434\u043d\u0430\u0433\u0430 NS Metal \u0437 \u0443\u0441\u0456\u043c\u0456 \u044f\u0433\u043e \u0442\u044b\u043f\u043e\u0432\u044b\u043c\u0456 \u0430\u0442\u0440\u044b\u0431\u0443\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0456. \u0401\u043d \u0434\u0430\u0435 \u044f\u043a \u0433\u0440\u0443\u0431\u0430\u0433\u0430, \u0441\u044b\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0430 \u043c\u044d\u0442\u0430\u043b\u0443 \u0437 \u043a\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0444\u0456\u0447\u043d\u0430 \u0437\u0430\u0441\u0440\u0430\u043d\u044b\u043c&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,2],"tags":[27,17,105,9,88,44,23,130,41,61,45,63,95,89,174],"class_list":["post-3780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blitz","category-rev","tag-atmospheric-metal","tag-black-metal","tag-czech-republic","tag-death-metal","tag-france","tag-greece","tag-norway","tag-ns-metal","tag-thrash-metal","tag-usa","tag-45","tag-63","tag-95","tag-89","tag-174","wpcat-43-id","wpcat-2-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bagnik-zine.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bagnik-zine.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bagnik-zine.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bagnik-zine.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bagnik-zine.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3780"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bagnik-zine.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3781,"href":"https:\/\/bagnik-zine.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3780\/revisions\/3781"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bagnik-zine.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bagnik-zine.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bagnik-zine.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bagnik-zine.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}