Ramon: Crimson Falls is paving its way in changing line-ups since 2002, and they call themselves one of the longest running brutal acts from Belgium. From Dessel, to be more precise, in the Dutch speaking part. Part of the management is in their own hand, which i always admire as a token of persistence. Since 2004 the vocals are operated by Wim Jacobs. And then you can built up material as a five piece for both studio and live material. They have succeeded on more than one occasion.
Truly wonderful artwork with horror and warthemes mixed, blended in a moody atmosphere. They draw me towards the new release of Crimson Falls. Their third appearance with this e-zine is once again one to reckon with. Just like the two previous ones, this ‘Fragments Of Awareness’ has a positive judgment. Death metal that is easy to understand in a brutal manner, with occasional trips to American or Swedish influences. All this with innovative music and a relevant guitar sound. And of course we do not have to go without rude, brutal vocals. The band plays energetic and melodic, with a hundred percent metal mentality. They have played some impressive shows and I am sure that they managed to make an equally good impression every now and then on those occasions, as they do on the studio performances.
The pictures in the booklet are really beautiful and very professional. There’s been an artist working here. What to think of an elderly couple with the woman who has scars of stitches around her mouth. A child with bleeding eyes and a mature hand stifling her scream. A concealed blooded knife. The light at the end of a barrel, a cross in a shallow grave and a firmament with all four great world religions pictured on it. Most of them are too stupid to realize that it is the same they support. But hey, “only we are righteous, the rest of them disserve nothing more than eternal punishment”. That way, the world will stay in war forever. Is that a fragment of awareness? At least that’s what they evoke with me. The lyrics are prety good too. When you read the title “If I’d become A Father”, you can’t help but wanting to read it. It may not be their best song, but it is invitational. I am very positive, thought their positive message is veiled in a somewhat aggressive manner, which will maybe not make it as convincing as it should be for anyone.
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