The upyr is simply one of the many names for the leper, vaper, platenik or, if we should make things easier for you – the naughty vampire that infests the folk tales of all Balkan peoples.

With this we simply wish to demonstrate how well educated we are, for in fact the guys from UPYR are not really going through old books filled with Bulgarian folk tales, looking for inspiration.

Yes, ‘Аltars/Tunnels’ is all about doom and gloom but also about death and black metal. It’s brimful of eldritch atmosphere, the tracks are of epic length (all going beyond the 9-minute mark), the riffs are heavy and hypnotically repetitive, while the vocals of Boro Brodnik (from the Sofia hardcore crew Melekh) go from deathly growl to low shrieks and even Aaron Stainthorpe style narration....

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