Darvulia is a French black metal band formed since 1999, consisting of Kobal handling the vocals and all instruments and with Akhron on Drums, this duo pursues the route of occult black metal via witchery, drugs, and death. It goes without say that Darvulia are one of my favorite black metal bands, let alone the entirety of all French black metal out there with their abundance of amazing material that consistently comes out of that country, I could easily name a list of "favorites" that all originate in France. Shabattu, Danse Lunaire is Darvulia's second demo from 2001, it was still during this era that Darvulia relied on a drum machine, Darvulia eventually evolved and now involve highly talented drum work. The main thing that gets me in this particular demo is the guitars and bass, they are highly prominent in these recordings, and are especially nice during the title track. Entrancing you into a spell via the monotony of the repetitive beat and the wickedness of the morphing riffs, Darvulia can be compared to the likes of the Les Légions Noires, and can be associated accordingly. If you enjoy this release, this is more or less the beginning days of Darvulia, and unlike most bands today they actually got better through time. This is a true dark working of sinister intent and esoteric desire.
1. Pacta Conventa Daemononiorum
2. Ainsi soit-il
3. Shabattu, Danse Lunaire
4. La Sorciere Des Bois Opaques
5. Suellam
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