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Castaka

by Bihargam

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bmurator US Black Metal. Some fantastic ideas here for this debut! Having said that, unfortunately the vocals do not come out loud & clear which is a shame. But the music is great & multilayered & requires a few listens to fully absorb. Oh and the riffs are out of this world! Love the cover too :) Recommended! Favorite track: The Illusion of an Honored Being is Returned to the Illusion that is the Universe.
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Skvm Cadaverous Better than whatever dumb shit you were gonna listen too instead I'll tell you that. Favorite track: Melmoth.
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Hayduke X Riff-heavy, ripping black metal. And, oh, what riffs they are. Earworms for days! Favorite track: Shabda-Oud.
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1.
Long ago on Ahour the Dwarf Rival clans go to war A child is born, mixed and scorn Upon ascension, death is sworn The memories of the origin burned into our chests The spirit of the sepulcher of the mother forms the crest Honor the code above all else Victory at all costs, the alternative is death Rival twin warriors Daughters to be trained A life of piracy Before the mother is slain A land of marble A hidden valley awaits Gravity defied A Metabaron will rise The memories of the origin burned into our chests The spirit of the sepulcher of the mother forms the crest Honor the code above all else Victory at all costs, the alternative is death
2.
Epiphyte 04:40
On a world barren and hard Generations standing guard Sacred wealth of our tribe The secret of epiphyte Imperial invasion force Revelations, battles lost Manipulations, limbs reborn Retaliation, the son is gone Epiphyte All your weight denied Interstellar flight Weaponry to fight Patricide Cybernetic hide Imperial design Metabarons rise With the destruction of a fleet The empire bestows the name With a single drop of blood A new heir comes again Suicidal servants of man An injection of epiphyte All the mass is deprived The son takes to the skies Epiphyte All your weight denied Interstellar flight Weaponry to fight Patricide Cybernetic hide Imperial design Metabarons rise A child Born from lies Face the test Youth of trials The perfect spawn The witches con Betrayed Vengeance sworn To ensure the sacrifice Will not be in vain The father forces a fight The son takes the name New beginnings in solitude Lone survivor of the clan The son takes to the skies The Metabaron rise
3.
Shabda-Oud 07:17
Alone in space Become the messiah for the primitive race. Eyes on revenge Seize a cetacyborg ship and begin Capture the breeder Save the experiment Telepathic confrontation Battle with witches A mind is lost Mysterious savior Hope reborn Revenge Revenge Revenge Revenge A life that’s known Seeking one thing It’s all he owns The family name Never tied To a home All he owns Seeking one thing The messiah is played for a fool The returned lover is a lie Digusted by the deeds he’s done To bring forth a child in such a way Into a rage Reaching for weaponry Take the head of the offspring Sworn to return as a mercenary Father versus son To the death A life that’s known Seeking one thing It’s all he owns The family name Never tied To a home All he owns Seeking one thing Revenge Revenge Revenge Revenge Facing each other down Spanning all dimensions The father overwhelms The son is prepared Mutilating the hybrid The father surrenders Taking his own life The Metabaron rise Monster Monster Monster Monster
4.
Melmoth 07:57
Despised for his methods Demands for supremacy Kill for the medallion of high nobility A planned accusation Questioning ability Searching for emotion Finding a man of peace The merge of two in one Emerge Melmoth reborn The poet and the warrior Lover and destroyer The monster has learned to love Recreating what was lost Finally has his bride Prevention of suicide Forgiveness in a clone Eyes ripped from her skull Old hatreds resurface Splitting what was joined The merge of two in one Emerge Melmoth reborn The poet and the warrior Lover and destroyer Diseased They both cannot be saved Take the male brain to save the family name Keep the female body Metabaron rise The merge of two in one Emerge Melmoth reborn The poet and the warrior Lover and destroyer
5.
Born as a hybrid, the brother-sister grows Raised on wolf-spider milk, disguised for the role Executing all the galaxy’s worst Destroying it’s mother, the father is cast out After invasion has decimated fleets The son-daughter waits to be called for relief Mocked for its birth by the Golden Planet’s court The spider returns and proves his/her worth Hide your fate They’ll never see your face Hide away Rise into your place Facing down enemies entirely alone Wiping out a universe and following the code Shedding a tear for a mercy killing done Filled up with a sadness because that’s all it’s known Immaculate conception brings forth a son Hiding away, make a distant planet home One final battle to protect the throne The heir is praised but his name is unknown Hide your fate They’ll never see your face Hide away Rise into your place Hide your fate They’ll never see your face Hide away Rise into your place Find your way They’ll never know your name Metabaron rise
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Nameless 08:30
Psionic prowess Enduring of pain Executioner Mercenary Enhancements ready It’s time for tradition Slaying the father-mother An oath of celibacy The grandfather’s grand return Challenge issued for the name Distance measured to a fault Only smallest scar remains Blasted and paralyzed Brain removed, thoughts erased Trapped inside a weaker body The truth is out, it’s time to pay A parallel universe A second battle in space A planet devoured The unnamed forced to flee Cerebral waves exchanged Uniting the caste again The grandfather’s epic ruse Self-destruction takes the galaxy Falling into depression 30,000 years awaits The boredom is overwhelming Random destruction A failed seduction Ancestral reflection Vain and useless A change of heart The spirit comes alive Justice will be restored An understanding of life And what it means to be human The Unnamed will start the cleanse Evil is cast out His work truly begins The Golden Planet is brought to its knees Freedom is restored The war has just begun Empires fall Not for money Ekonomats doomed Colonials in his sights Worst of all, the Techno-Techno cult The shadow egg Metabaron rise
7.
Sunmoon 06:55
Parents chosen for genetic codes Representing both gender roles Embodying a superior force He’s indestructible since birth Adopted by the unnamed last Hesitation for fear of the past The bloodline is no longer pure But he’s meant for something more The son of a warrior Or the son of a fool The light of the mother The Sun and the the Moon The Perfect Androgyne Conflicting realities Dual identities Sun and Moon Another space in another time The black and the luminous combined Transform into a starship’s mind Two opposing pyramids in flight Surrounded by darkness and death Transmute into an energy egg The darkness is driven to retreat The Emperoress Patmah sleeps The Seven Into the Incal’s cradle The Portal of Transfiguration Inside the Theta Dream Confront the Darkness Sacrifice life essence To be reborn The son of a warrior Or the son of a fool The light of the mother The Sun and the moon The Perfect Androgyne He is the last The Emporeress The Metabarons die Sunmoon Metabarons die
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"Sometimes it’s traditional black metal, sometimes it’s not. Rules hard the whole time."
- Foehammer Podcast

"Grim Black Metal that makes some interesting riff choices."
- Cult Metal Flix

"Skill, craft, execution ... just great! Castaka by Bihargam is so ... creative! Savagely cruel." 76/100
- Madman Reviews

4/5
- Sputnik Music

5/5
- Nehuram (Turkey)

"A very dark, heavy and melodic album starts off the album while all of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them. When the music speeds up a great amount of blast beats have a very powerful sound to them along with the vocals being mostly grim yet high pitched black metal screams.
Throughout the recording you can also hear a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts The songs also add in a good balance between old school and modern influences along with some touches of death and thrash metal as well as some of the tracks being very long and epic in length.
When tremolo picking is utilized it also gives the songs more of a raw feeling along with the music also being very heavily rooted in the Nordic style as well as a fw tracks also adding in a small amount of clean playing and the album also closes with an instrumental. The production sounds very powerful while the lyrics cover meabarons and space themes.
In my opinion Bihargam are a very great sounding aggressive black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album."
- 8/10 Occult Black Metal Zine

"Sorry, it's not exactly my cup of tea."
- Black Metal Promotions

All songs written, performed, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Josh Hines.
Recorded & mixed entirely on an iPhone in The Metabunker 11/1/2018 - 1/10/2019.
Art by The Mattabaron Matt Simone.

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released March 1, 2019

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Metal that's as cold and black as the emptiness of outer space.

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