Maha Kali
| Maha Kali | |
|---|---|
| Dissection | |
| publication | 2004 |
| length | 6:01 |
| Genre (s) | Melodic death metal , heavy metal |
| Author (s) | Jon Nödtveidt , Brother Nemidial |
| Label | Escapi Music |
Maha Kali is a song by the Swedish band Dissection . It was released as a single in 2004 and a re-recorded version on their third album Reinkaos in 2006 .
Emergence
Jon Nödtveidt wrote the music and together with Frater Nemidial from the Temple of the Black Light the text. Nödtveidt recorded vocals and guitar in 2003 in Hall Prison, the other recordings were made in 2004 in the Monolith studio. In addition to the permanent members of the new line-up Tomas Asklund, Brice Leclercq and Set Teitan, Nyx 218 was a guest singer. Asklund and Lech Chudon were involved as sound engineers. On July 19, Dissection announced a single and a music video to be released in September 2004. On September 4, the title of the single, Maha Kali , was announced; the single should initially only be available through the band itself. A sample of the new song followed in autumn. Due to delays in printing, the single did not appear on time for the band's first concert after Nödtveidt's release. Due to the delays, Nödtveidt indicated the expected publication date of November 9th. Ultimately, Maha Kali appeared on the day of her performance in Osnabrück, November 10, 2004. The single also contained a re-recording of Unhallowed from the second album Storm of the Light's Bane , in order to reconnect the old material with the new line-up.
In 2006 a new version appeared on Reinkaos , which is “much better produced and more dynamic”.
Music genre
Maha Kali can be assigned to Melodic Death Metal or Heavy Metal . The female song was described as having a Far Eastern sound.
song lyrics
The text pays homage to the Hindu goddess Kali as the deity of the destruction of the worlds ( Mahapralaya ). The words Jai Kalika are repeated in the text ! Jai Kali! in Sanskrit , it also contains a mantra in this language:
"Jaya Mahākālī, jaya mā Kālikā
jaya Mahākālī, jaya mā Kālikā
Kālī mātā, namo namaḥ
Kālī mātā, namo namaḥ"
“Victory, great Kali, victory, mother Kalika.
Victory, great Kali, victory, mother Kalika.
Mother Kali, worship, worship!
Mother Kali, admiration, admiration! "
This mantra overlaps with a spoken passage quoted by Ramprasad Sen :
“O Kali, you art fund of cremation grounds
So I have turned my heart into one, that you
may dance there unceasingly.
O Mother - I have no other fund desire in my
heart. Fire of a funeral pyre is burning there. "
“O Kali, you like floors where corpses are burned. So I turned my heart into one that you may dance there incessantly. O mother - I have no other loving desire in my heart. Fire from a funeral pyre burns there. "
When asked why the band chose Kali, "when there are so many other gods of chaos", as well as the concept, Jon Nödtveidt replied:
“We have chosen many goddesses and gods for the upcoming album. We have songs about many different gods. This is only for the single - Kali seen as the concept of the greatest black goddess is the greatest concept of the destructive feminine aspect. [...] It is the principle that creates and destroys and it is above creation, but it is the one that brings creation back into formless chaos. It is the time of disillusionment. So we are living in the Kali era right now and in the last period before Armageddon. "
reception
The song has been criticized for not sounding like the band's old works. According to the Rock Hard review , the song “disappoints across the board. There is no trace of the filigree and finely elaborated, dissection-typical songwriting and a production for the garbage can. The catchy chorus, sung by a female choir alone, gives the song its own touch. We can only hope that 'Maha Kali' will be the only failure on the upcoming album and that Mr Nödtveidt will return to his strengths. "In the review of the album," the instrumental title track and the newly and much better produced 'Maha Kali' " named as highlights, but this song is "far from even remotely approaching even the weakest songs of the old days". While Wiebke Rost from Powermetal.de was of the opinion that the previously published sample sounded "no longer as dark as the old Dissection stuff", Dissection guitarist Set Teitan replied: "To me it sounds even darker than the old material." Chris D. from Decibel was initially disappointed with Maha Kali ; on the album it is basically still the same song, but the "warts" have been removed, which D. refers to the production and mixing. The interaction between Nödtveidt and Nyx 218 seems a bit strange at first, but makes sense if you read the text.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maha Kali. (No longer available online.) Dissection, archived from the original on July 15, 2006 ; accessed on September 4, 2013 .
- ↑ 2004-07-19. (No longer available online.) Dissection, July 19, 2004, archived from the original on August 10, 2004 ; accessed on September 4, 2013 .
- ↑ a b c d 2004-08-27. (No longer available online.) Dissection, August 27, 2004, archived from the original September 4, 2004 ; accessed on September 4, 2013 .
- ↑ a b c d www.dissection.nu - official Rebirth Of Dissection website. (No longer available online.) Dissection, archived from the original on December 5, 2004 ; accessed on September 4, 2013 .
- ^ A b c Henri Kramer, Wiebke Rost: Dissection: Interview with Jon Nödtveit, Thomas, Brice, Set. Powermetal.de , accessed on September 4, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Luxi Lahtinen: Jon N? Dtveidt of Dissection. Metal Rules, December 4, 2004, accessed September 4, 2013 .
- ^ Fafnir: Dissection (Jon / Brice / Set). Terrorverlag, November 14, 2004, accessed on August 28, 2013 .
- ↑ Past Shows. (No longer available online.) Dissection, archived from the original on September 25, 2007 ; accessed on September 4, 2013 .
- ^ Henri Kramer: Dissection - Reinkaos. Powermetal.de, May 8, 2006, accessed on August 28, 2013 .
- ↑ a b c Michel Renaud: Dissection - Maha Kali. The Metal Crypt, February 20, 2005, accessed August 28, 2013 .
- ^ Frank Stöver: Dissection. Maha Kali. Voices from the Darkside, accessed September 4, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Chris D .: Justify Your Shitty Taste - Dissection's “Reinkaos”. Decibel Magazine, April 13, 2011, accessed August 28, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Dissection - Maha Kali . In: Rock Hard . No. 212 ( rockhard.de [accessed on August 28, 2013]).
- ^ Dissection - Reinkaos . In: Rock Hard . No. 230 ( rockhard.de [accessed on August 28, 2013]).