Voidfire : Ogień Pustki (2020)

Voidfire was originally founded as an instrumental project by Jakub Maciej Zdzienicki in February 2018.
A little later, in the summer of the same year, the drummer Łukasz ‘Icanraz’ Sarnacki (Devilish Impressions,Corruption, Abused Majesty, Christ Agony, etc.) joins the team.
They decide that it’s time for Voidfire to be more than just an instrumental project.
Jakub Lisicki, a great songwriter, along with vocalist Krzysztof ‘Virian’ Sobczak (Lilla Veneda) join the duo in 2019 and work together on their debut album, ‘Ogień Pustki’, which is expected to be released on February 28th this year.

“Ogień Pustki” is one of the albums that I find very interesting to hear from end to end.
A melodic black with powerful blasts, extreme heavy vocals and rhythm, bringing a unique atmosphere to the work.
In “Bladość”, we notice post-rock elements and a rhythm, part of the album’s very specific shade.
An interesting piece that makes you think about the music you listen to and where it actually belongs.
“Światło-Cierń” is entering the real atmosphere of the album – an atmospheric black metal piece with piercing vocals and cutting instruments. There is also no recollection of the post-rock elements of the previous song.
The blasts have already reached their full capacity here, the riffs break the tremolo, and the vocals erupt with their fury.
The next piece, “-“, begins with a very ethereal guitar solo that goes smoothly into a heavy, slow and methodical instrumental part. The blast beats in this song make a very good impression right from the start.
The idea of alternating clean vocals and heavy vocals is also very good and in combination with the strong instrumental , it creates a truly atmospheric picture.
“Kwiat Pustki”  is a very powerful title of the album.
The brutal vocals, along with the crazy guitars and inhuman drums … make you shudder.
Strong emotional charge, combined with rhythmic atmospheric melodies, such as the closing instrumental part in the song, for example.
The next song, “Sztorm”, begins with a light instrumental, suddenly bursting into a mental whirlwind of fierce ferocity. I didn’t like this moment, to be honest, because my headphones are quite powerful … and such an element is not very pleasing to the ear. But so are the storms – they come suddenly and without anyone anticipating them, and after the surprise, you begin to actually like the storm and enjoy it.
So did I.
“Ogień Pustki” is the final song on the album.
Whispering, the voices tell you a story that goes in a heavier atmosphere after a long overture and with its weight, it actually gives the album a very beautiful ending in the final minutes.
At the end of the song, in addition to the brutal blast beats, we can also hear an incredible guitar rock solo work, which one more time shows the skills of the musicians and their desire to experiment with their sound.

The moment you notice the cover artwork  by Zdzisław Beksiński, you know that this band has a sense of art.
The album is a pleasant, atmospheric, melodic and at the same time, very raw story, written by true masters of the dark sound.
Each of the musicians proves their skills in the genre with a swing and the result is one really good album, a valuable excerpt from the polish black metal scene.

Score: 8.8/10 ????
Favorite songs: “-”  &  “Kwiat Pustki”

Premiered songs from the album :

Useful links :

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/VoidfireBM/
SOUNDCLOUD : https://soundcloud.com/user-196371258
BANDCAMP: https://voidfire.bandcamp.com/album/ogie-pustki