Hail Spirit Noir - Oi Magoi (2014)
Hail Spirit Noir - Oi Magoi (2014)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image & cue & log) | 401 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 182 MB | Scans | 49:24
Genre: Progressive Rock / Experimental / Post Metal | Country: Greece | Label: Code666 | CODE089
EAC Rip | FLAC (image & cue & log) | 401 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 182 MB | Scans | 49:24
Genre: Progressive Rock / Experimental / Post Metal | Country: Greece | Label: Code666 | CODE089
"Oi Magoi" is the 2nd full-length studio album by Greek progressive extreme metal act Hail Spirit Noir. The album was released through code666 in January 2014. Hail Spirit Noir was originally formed as a side-project by two members of Greek avant garde/post-black metal act Transcending Bizarre?, but the band's debut album "Pneuma (2012)" turned out to be a major success for the band. Widely praised by critics and fans alike, so it appears that Transcending Bizarre? is put on hold for the moment and all focus is on Hail Spirit Noir.
Stylistically the music on "Oi Magoi" continues the progressive/psychadelic extreme metal style of "Pneuma (2012)". A curious mix of black metal and 70s hard rock/heavy psych and progressive rock with a freakshow atmosphere. The band's use of vintage keyboards add a warm and organic sound to the music which is further enhanced by the earthy and analogue sounding production. The black metal elements are actually not that dominant on "Oi Magoi" and are pretty much limited to raspy vocals and the occasional harder edged distorted riff section (like the opening section in "Satyriko Orgio (Satyrs' Orgy)") and progressive rock listeners not accustomed to extreme metal vocals, should still be able to greatly appreciate large portions of the album. Tracks like "Satan is Time" and especially the 11:29 minutes long "The Mermaid", both feature clean vocals and longer passages that are closer in style to 70s progressive rock than they are to extreme metal of any kind.It's the darker and more heavy part of the progressive rock from the 70s that's been the influence on Hail Spirit Noir, so even though there are some tranquil and beautiful sections on "Oi Magoi", there is a dark and almost occult atmosphere to the proceedings that works really well within an extreme metal context. The songwriting was generally on a high level on "Pneuma (2012)", but "Oi Magoi" is more consistent and slightly more sophisticated. As a result of that, it's a slightly stronger album than it's predecessor and that actually says a lot since "Pneuma (2012)" was a surprisingly high quality debut album. "Oi Magoi" deserves a 4.5 star (90%) rating.Review by UMUR
Hail Spirit Noir - Oi Magoi (2014)
Tracklist:
1. Blood Guru
2. Demon For A Day
3. Satan Is Time
4. Satyriko Orgio (Satyrs’ Orgy)
5. The Mermaid
6. Hunters
7. Oi Magoi
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011
EAC extraction logfile from 22. January 2014, 20:55
Hail Spirit Noir / Oi Magoi
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Defeat audio cache : Yes
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Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
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Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
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==== Log checksum 395D595F498B7A297A3FBC8377495533FC0CC1B4DBF519F8D98FB1BE1A9B1541 ====
EAC extraction logfile from 22. January 2014, 20:55
Hail Spirit Noir / Oi Magoi
Used drive : ASUS DRW-1608P Adapter: 1 ID: 1
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 6:17.27 | 0 | 28301
2 | 6:17.27 | 6:00.25 | 28302 | 55326
3 | 12:17.52 | 7:03.06 | 55327 | 87057
4 | 19:20.58 | 6:32.21 | 87058 | 116478
5 | 25:53.04 | 11:28.40 | 116479 | 168118
6 | 37:21.44 | 6:43.68 | 168119 | 198411
7 | 44:05.37 | 5:18.58 | 198412 | 222319
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Filename D:\Hail Spirit Noir - Oi Magoi.wav
Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 7.2 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 3F15F629
Copy CRC 3F15F629
Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
Track 1 not present in database
Track 2 not present in database
Track 3 not present in database
Track 4 not present in database
Track 5 not present in database
Track 6 not present in database
Track 7 not present in database
None of the tracks are present in the AccurateRip database
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==== Log checksum 395D595F498B7A297A3FBC8377495533FC0CC1B4DBF519F8D98FB1BE1A9B1541 ====
Personnel
Haris - synths
Theoharis - guitars, vocals
Dim - bass, acoustic guitars
Guest musicians:
Ioannis Giahoudis - drums
Dimitris Dimitrakopoulos - additional vox
All thanks to mekong
Hail Spirit Noir - Oi Magoi (2014)
