حراس قبر حمزة مطرب المقدس

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Based on 170 ratings
2019 Ratings: #783
November 1, 2019 / Release Date
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Baylen
90

★★★★★

"This tape... I tell you; it's cursed. Proceed at your own risk."

Upon first glance, the mysterious and enigmatic cover art of this demo by the band "Aljinn" is bound to pique the curiosity of any onlooker. The title of the demo itself, "The guards of the tomb of Hamza, the singer of Jerusalem" and the band's name, "Aljinn" (a derivation of the word "Jinn", an Islamic creature known for its malevolent nature), only adds to the ... read more

nino888
70

it sounds like a demon has possessed an old videotape and wants to tell you the end of the world

Brando
99

This sounds both demonic and weirdly calming…

…Well fuck I’m cursed. :/

So, this is an atmospheric black metal project created by الجن [Aljina] that seemed to be apparently advertised as “being cursed”. I have heard about this project before and I finally decided to give it a listen and… well yeah, this sounds cursed.

The production is super lo fi and it works pretty well, as it helps create a haunting vibe even if it isn’t mixed the best or ... read more

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Haplesscactus59
88

Am I getting damned to hell for listening to this?

BranBarrhopper
55

Good?
Production's purposely atrocious to the point you can barely hear what's going on. Honestly this is the PEAK of black metal being recorded on a toaster. Tickles my brain in the same way Metal Machine Music does but there's a full band here behind the noise. The playing is pummeling and the vocalist is hitting those screeches but even making out anything beyond that is past my hearing limits.

Pretty cool demo I don't know if I'll ever return to it though. Also ... read more

cosine
20

have you ever heard the wind outside on a particularly windy day and wondered what it would sound like it a painfully mediocre paysage d'hiver cover band was playing 50 blocks down from you? well thats what this demo tape is.

listened for the album cover really. in the short runtime this has its still able to make it feel like absolute ages are taken from me. very uninteresting ambient.

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