MANII — Kollaps (review)

MANII — Kollaps album cover Album · 2013 · Depressive Black Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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"Kollaps" is the debut full-length studio album by Norwegian black metal act Manii. The album was released through Avantgarde Music in January 2013. Manii was formed by Cernunnus (guitars) and Sargatanas (vocals) after Manes disbanded in 2011. Sargatanas already left Manes in 1999 after the release of "Under ein blodraud maane (1999)" and before their progressive/experimental phase, so Manii is the reunion of the two main members of Manes from their black metal period.

"Kollaps" ultimately sounds very little like "Under ein blodraud maane (1999)" though, so anyone hoping for a continuation of the sound of the latter mentioned should´t get their hopes up too high. Stylistically the music on "Kollaps" is slow/doomy and atmospheric black metal (tagged as suicide black metal by some). It´s depressive, gloomy and cold. The riffs are usually repeated a lot to build the dark atmospheres and the music will primarily appeal to those who favor atmosphere over riffs and not the other way round.

The sound production is raw and cold, which is a sound that suits the music well. The distorted guitar tone is almost too abrassive and harsh, but in the end that too suits the music well. "Kollaps" is overall a decent quality release by Manii, but considering the high quality and adventurous nature of most of Manes discography, it doesn´t really reach those heights. Within the slow/doomy part of the black metal scene "Kollaps" is not exactly a revolutionizing release but a 3 - 3.5 star (65%) rating is still deserved.
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