Cypriot band Zivanished belong to the satirical metal category, mixing thrash metal and death metal with funny, satirical lyrics! Of course, it’s not only thrash and death metal that are present in their music – they also incorporate many other elements, such as black metal, deathcore, punk and hardcore, while on a few occasions they even bring in folk/Eastern influences (they even cover Greek folk/pop composer Phoebus)! And by singing in Cypriot Greek, they create their own mosaic of Cypriot metal, standing out from other bands that have humor as a strong part of their musical identity! All of the above are confirmed by their new EP, “100% Agnos Kypriakos Villos” (villos means dick), which will give you many moments of pure, unfiltered madness! You will get fired up by the metal riffs and intense grooves, while laughing your heart out at the biting and hilarious lyrics! The production is flawless, the songs are imaginative and well-crafted, and the band has clearly worked very hard to deliver a very good result! Of course, Zivanished are not reinventing the wheel or creating something completely new. However, they are creative, inspired, and full of passion and determination! What reaches our ears is damn enjoyable and forces you to hit repeat again and again! “100% Agnos Kypriakos Villos” leaves us with high hopes for Zivanished’s future. If they continue like this and believe even more in their talent, their next album could be something truly worth talking about and admiring! We all need to give this Cypriot metal a try!
♦ 8/10
Dimitris Zacharopoulos
