Death by Burning

I'm admittedly dubious about one-to-two man bands and more often than not find something lacking with them, more so in the two piece department. Usually these bare-boned endeavors are found in black and prog metal. There are exceptions to the rule, of course, like JUCIFER, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM and hopping genres for a second, AIR. You can add the German/Turkish partnership known as MANTAR to the two player exception list.When your album cover features a Baroque-touched portrait of a youn...

Dafür, dass hinter MANTAR nur zwei Leute stecken, fährt die Band einen verdammt fetten Sound. Lediglich mit Gitarre und Schlagzeug bewaffnet, erschaffen die Newcomer einen ganz eigenen Klangkosmos, als dessen drei Vektoren Melvins, Darkthrone und Celtic Frost fungieren.