Eritis sicut Deus; Verbum Diaboli Manet in Aeternum; Vox Vespertilio Act I – Moon Var Dies Irae is the first demo by the Polish avant-garde black metal

Black metal

Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....

 band Devilish Impressions

Devilish Impressions

Devilish Impressions is a Polish avant-garde black metal band. They were formed on November 1, 2000 by Quazarre, Turquoissa and Starash.-Biography :The band was officially formed on November 1, 2000 by Quazarre, Turquoissa and Starash...

. This is the first demo they released as a band after the band members joined forces in 2000. The musical arrangements were still of low quality and the vocals are barely hearable on this demo. But the band had a pretty good idea what they were doing and whereto they wanted to evolve as a band. Some of the elements used in this demo can be traced back in their following first and debut album Plurima Mortis Imago.
Devilish Impressions is known for their lengthy songs, but the demo is known for having the most lengthy songs of all their work so far.

Track listing

1. "Moon" - 19:52
2. "Var" - 14:26
3. "Dies Irae" - 11:39

Total playtime: 45:57 minutes.

Personnel

• Przemyslaw "Quazarre" Olbryt - vocals, guitar
  Electric guitar
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  , synthesizers
  Synthesizer
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• Turquoissa - synthesizers
  Synthesizer
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• Starash - guitar
  Electric guitar
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Guest appearance

• Paweł Wołczyk - drums
  Drum kit
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  , programming
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  , bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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External links

• Encyclopaedia Metallum (retrieved 02-03-09)