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"Personally I'm not a big fan of 7" singles or splits. I prefer the completeness of a full-length or even an EP. But as with everything, there are the exceptions. This split release initially caught my attention because of the SCYTHIAN side, since their amazing 2009 debut full-length Those Who Stand Against Us was one of that year's finest offerings. And with "Grunwald" here, they continue their quest, by unleashing their marching, crushing death metal with a definite old-school feeling, magnificent guitar leads and battering drums. This is EPIC in its truest meaning. On the other side of the vinyl, Greek blackmetallers KAWIR seem to take a different approach in their sound. Their "Titanomachia" track steps with one foot in the Hellenic black metal scene of the early nineties with the melodies of a more classic metal approach (this is especially made clear in the track's closing minute). With the other foot, they incorporate uncompromising first-era BATHORY riffing and the outcome proves surprisingly solid. Add native tongue vocals and some fine pagan feeling and suddenly 7" splits are essential. Well, not really, but in this case we DO have an exception!"

Review taken from the Anti-Flesh Nimbus blog. Limited to 500 copies.