Bölzer is living proof that you don't need an army of musicians to summon a sonic apocalypse—just two visionaries with a singular purpose. The Swiss duo KzR (Okoi Jones) and HzR (Fabian Wyrsch) seem to defy the laws of physics. What rolls off the stage sounds like a five-piece band, but in reality, it is the ingenious interplay of massive, tribal drumming and a unique ten-string guitar that covers the entire spectrum from crushing bass frequencies to wailing highs.
Their music, defined on the cult EPs Aura and Soma and further evolved on the album Hero, is hard to categorize. It is a fusion of black and death metal that refuses to follow traditional genre tropes, resembling instead a shamanic ritual in the eye of a storm. KzR's vocals, shifting from guttural roars to clean, urgent preaching, alongside the hypnotic hit "Entranced by the Wolfshook," have become classics of the modern underground. Prepare for a transcendental experience where brute force meets mystical atmosphere. Bölzer will crush you, and you will thank them for it.
