{"id":27535,"date":"2025-06-22T09:13:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T09:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=27535"},"modified":"2025-06-22T09:13:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T09:13:27","slug":"barnserker-schmarz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2025\/06\/22\/barnserker-schmarz\/","title":{"rendered":"B\u00e4rnserker &#8211; Schm\u00e4rz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Schm\u00e4rz&#8221; begins like a ritual, with strong distortion, crawling speeds, and sad vocals characteristic of the early 1990s doom-death metal movement. B\u00e4rnserker&#8217;s audio sounds remind one of My Dying Bride or Ancient, with an\u00a0atmospheric black metal touch that\u00a0puts the listener in a dark, melancholic\u00a0atmosphere. The track stands out for its unexpected folk vibe. Beneath the &#8220;dying&#8221;\u00a0wall of sound is a small melody line offering a moment of contrast, a\u00a0memory hidden in the noise. This folk element does not reduce the metal\u00a0impact, but rather enhances the melancholy, like a lonely echo of something gone. As the song continues, the tempo builds up, particularly on the drums, delivering a more groovy but driving energy. At 2:43, the guitar riffs become more brutal, almost ritualistic, triggering Rotting Christ and the unique character of Hellenic black metal. It&#8217;s a standout moment, combining raw fury with a macabre feeling of harmony. Before the end, B\u00e4rnserker retracts his claws, synths take control, creating a more ethereal\u00a0atmosphere. However, this is only a temporary retreat. The music returns to its doom-death roots, completing the ritual in the same way it began: slow; crushing, and filled with an endless pain. &#8220;Schm\u00e4rz&#8221; is more than simply a song; it&#8217;s an adventure through several metal and mental\u00a0realms, funeral, folkloric, and feral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Schma\u0308rz\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ETSvD5-rI1Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100087011437312\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100087011437312<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/baernserker.bandcamp.com\/\">http:\/\/baernserker.bandcamp.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Schm\u00e4rz&#8221; begins like a ritual, with strong distortion, crawling speeds, and sad vocals characteristic of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,5],"tags":[3442,66,209],"class_list":["post-27535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hard-music","category-reviews","tag-barnserker","tag-black-metal","tag-death-metal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27535"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27537,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27535\/revisions\/27537"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}