VIETAH – ”The Atmospheric Black Metal Phenomenon from Belarusian Swamps”– is the brainchild of Antarctis, an artist hailing from the city of Gomel situated in the southeastern part of Belarus, close to the Ukrainian border. In a state where the political regime (in conspiracy with the church) does not look lightly upon metal—extreme metal in particular—and takes every chance to counteract or shut down everything not fitting their agenda, VIETAH has managed to stay active for ten years, releasing four convincing full-length albums to date. Antarctis handles all instruments himself and delivers some really desperate vocals sung in the Belarusian language, giving his creations a unique touch – the folk soul of the Belarusian people permeates through VIETAH’s incantations. For black metal initiated this album could evoke the same ancient pagan feelings once raised by DRUDKH, early BURZUM and WALKNUT. This is VIETAH’s darkest and most desperate recording so far. Czornaja cvil is the creation of a truly tortured soul, and as you sink into it, it will take you to a place where imagination and reality collide.