Evoken / Beneath The Frozen Soil [From the Vaults]


For an introduction to Evoken, see here; and for a recent interview with founding member Vince Verkay, see here.

This is the band's 2010 release with Sweden's Beneath The Frozen Soil, on I Hate Records.

Their four contributions amount to a full-length, in duration terms; and they do not disappoint.

It's a highly cohesive split, too - with Beneath The Frozen Soil bringing three solid funeral death-doom tracks with blackened vocals to the table.

The CD is rare, but you can keep an eye out for a copy here; or the mp3 release is still widely available.

A choice track from the Evoken 'side' can be heard below.

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