“For anyone familiar with this Canadian-Serbian band, this will be exactly what you want in your life. If you're not familiar with Bane yet, get familiar. This album is what you Dissection and Behemoth fans have been lacking in your lives.”

“If you’re fond of Dissection, you will love these guys.”

“Bane upped the stakes with warlike chords, an old-school thrash stage presence, and an Immortal vs. Watain fervor that blew away the fog.”

“The band opened with ‘The True Insomnia’, which instantly had me drawn in. The sound is a tasty mix of black and death, and it hits you full tilt and in the face. The band ventured through a great six-song set that spans their catalogue of two albums and various split EP’s and singles. Ending with ‘Pandemonium’, the band looked to impress many in attendance, and had an infectious energy that had the crowd banging their heads.”

“I was expecting conventional black metal...but what I got instead pleasantly surprised me! Playing in a musical style reminiscent of Behemoth and Dissection, they offered an extremely effective performance with a sound that was excellent.”

“It seems fairly clear that Nödtveidt and crew are a direct influence. The vocals alternate between a lower-pitched death metal growl and the higher-pitched blackened rasp you might expect, which helps give the slower, more somber passages more heft while keeping the faster elements tastefully blackened.”

“The hyper speed drumming and tremendous tremolo picking harmonies are perfectly and intelligently fused with death metal high to low growls and vicious guitar riffs.”

“With their high-quality performance, they attracted people in a previously empty space until the place was filled during the first song. A relatively young band, playing a mixture of black metal and death metal. The show had an unforgettable atmosphere, thanks to melodic guitar riffs and fast-paced metal.”

“'Chaos, Emptiness & Darkness' has been heralded as one of Europe's finest metallic exports.”

“If you ever had the chance to see this band live, you understand their professional approach in everything they do, so from that side you will not wonder how powerful 'The Acausal Fire' sounds like.”

“We're about to review the latest record of Bane, a Satanic Death Metal band that in recent years has become a great success, serving as one of the best in the underground.”

“Every aspect of 'The Acausal Fire' is straight up awesome. I look forward to hearing more from these melodic blackened death metal masters, and this is easily one of the best records I’ve heard this year!”

“The cold melodicism of Dissection's lead parts mix somewhat originally with more brutal death-like elements in the riff department.”

“Bane expresses through strength and dynamics a sound that evokes the glorious tradition of Swedish black metal.”

“Bane plays fast and technical, and they are more than adequate musicians. Their sense of melody is fine and the song-writing is well done.”

“If you feel like you’ve listened to the first two Dissection albums seemingly 1000 times and want more, Bane is definitely recommended.”

“The majestic progressions present in their tremolo bursts are redolent of groups like Dissection, Dark Funeral, Marduk and Lord Belial, the vile dissonance of the eerier minor chords was pretty much the standard in the formative works of Norse and Swedish acts through the 90s and beyond, and they're not the sort to shy away from using higher, cleaner production standards than the primordial swamp of grime and wretchedness that inspired them.”

“To conclude, if you like melodic black metal, this is really an album you should own and worship. Everything is great, the songs, the musicianship and the production.”

“The songs are pretty good, the production is high quality, while the followers of the school of Dissection will be delighted to hear the successful adaptation of Bane's “Night’s Blood” cover. They set the bar high, slowly and steadily.”

“Each track on this masterwork of evil and destruction is carefully crafted yet seemingly played with reckless abandon, creating an atmosphere of controlled chaos that will have you bouncing off the fucking walls...a “must-have” for fans of Black Metal Armageddon.”

“Aside from the obvious homage to the Swedish black metal sound, Bane somehow manage to create an album which does have spurts of originality in the riffs, melodies and song construction which sets them a cut above the rest.”

“Bane is an excellent band. Within a genre that is often stagnant, they have many standout elements, including powerful and diverse vocals, present bass, and outstanding drumming. 'Chaos, Darkness, and Emptiness' is chock full of evidence that these guys are capable of meandering between different styles and feels with ease.”

“When the music borders on stagnation, Bane throws a curve ball and suck you right back in. Fast tremolo lines, fast blast beats and vicious vocals, with a few unexpected twists and turns: if that sounds good to you, then by all means check this out.”

“You are treated to a great blend of blackened Death with them concentrating more on the Black Metal aspect. Adding melody throughout you can see it thrives on bands like Dissection and Thulcandra.”

“These guys have been around for awhile and slowly built a strong fan base. With one listen to "The Acausal Fire' that fans base will surely grow much larger and much quicker. This is a perfect example of two of my favorite genres of Metal merging perfectly.”

“Is Bane a baby Dissection? Oh, and how! Bane’s metal of death succeeds at warp speed blasting, and huge riffs that lift sleepy heads out of stupor and into motion. The strong dose of spiraling riffs, that re-work and rewind, frame songs as intense, as they are memorable and melodic.”

“The Serbian’s Scandinavian idolization is as apparent as before with a blackened death gem that has been polished off like a fossil from the nineties. The production is a lot cleaner than its forefathers’, but that doesn’t stop Bane from creating an atmosphere reminiscent of Dissection and the vocal balance between black and death flows in between a symphonic intro and outro in a haunting Belphegor manner.”

“At the end of the day it’s not even hard to spit it out loud and clear that 'The Acausal Fire' is simply one of the most outstanding Black / Death Metal releases of the recent times you can find in today’s Metal markets.”

“If this album is indeed the end of the road for Bane, it would indeed be a pity, as it displays a lot of potential for a new rising force in the blackened death metal sphere: if it is their legacy to be remembered by this farewell, then it is a fitting one…”

“All hails to Bane on a job well done. I hope this album will get the attention it deserves.”

“In my opinion this is another great recording from Bane and if you are a fan of their previous efforts, you should check out this album.”

“I knew I was going to love this even before I heard it.”

“Ultimately 'The Acausal Fire' is a hateful, brutal album that has a lot to offer to the Extreme Metal audience.”

“A very tight band made of extremely talented musicians taking their time to create memorable, melodic and atmospheric Black Death Metal.”

“Those who long for the classic Swedish death/black metal sound will find a lot to like here. Definitely worthwhile.”

“The album’s worth every recommendation - an extreme metal release that's quality is one of the top of the world’s in the black-death scene.”

“Fillers are nowhere to be found. The album sounds like a one-of-a-kind album. My highlights, however, are "The End Of Humanity" and "As Chaos Rises" reminiscent of Dark Funeral, with its evil monk choirs in the chorus. Bane is really, totally awesome!”

“Once you open the drawer of the player and given the chance to turn on the stereo in “The Acausal Fire”, you will see that high-sounding names such as Dissection, Dark Funeral, Marduk, Naglfar and in reality as minor as Sacramentum and Lord Belial are more than likely the stylistic references to the Slavs.”

“Although it is a mixture of black and death metal, apparently black metal is stronger, similar to Dissection and recent Naglfar.”

“The balance between brutality, extremism, melody and atmosphere in 'The Acausal Fire' is not achieved at the expense of compromising any aspect.”

“Bane offers aggression, speed, acoustic guitars and even orchestral touches in the correct doses, so that the end result is an entertaining and above all, brutal work.”

“We find this trip through the Black Metal / Death Metal scene extremely successful and we encourage everyone to give this band (Bane) and album ('The Acausal Fire') a chance, they deserve it.”

“Fans of melodic, atmospheric (Metal) should definitely give Bane a chance - I don't think you will be disappointed by this album.”

“All these components make the sound of BANE very individual and creative. The all in all ten songs are very energetic and diversified. 'The Acausal Fire' was recorded very ambitious on a high technical level which reinforces the positive general impression. Buy the CD. It's worth it!”

“Probably you don't know the work of this great band, but once you listen to their albums, especially the masterpiece 'The Acausal Fire' you will be able to feel the fire power created by Bane.”

“I remember that I liked Bane’s previous album. There was something to that album by these guys that touched all the right places in my metal heart. So with that in mind I expect, if not great things, at least close to great things from this album. I expect to be totally blown away by the sheer power of Bane’s blackened death metal. And it proved to be as good as I had hoped for.”

“Originally from Serbia but now located in Canada, death/black metallers Bane (possible connection to album title Storm of the Light’s Bane, but none to the Massachusetts-based hardcore band of the same name) take only the fastest, brutalist, sickest moments in Dissection’s oeuvre for the The Acausal Fire album. Actually, that’s not true, Bane are well versed in Nödtveidt-styled (and by extension former axeman Zwetsloot) melancholic harmonies. Released in ’12 on cult indie Abyss Records, it’s likely most Dissection acolytes never heard The Acausal Fire (or Bane, for that matter). From “The End of Humanity” to “Existence in Denial”, the complex bombast of 'The Acausal Fire' should make Bane a new favorite. Closing with a cover of “Night’s Blood” wasn’t a bad move either.”

“Blackened Death from Serbia, who sound like they're from Sweden in the mid- '90s. If you're a fan of early Dissection and Dark Funeral then this record is a must!”

“BANE - definitely the best Metal band in Serbia.”

“Put Dissection, Dark Funeral, Naglfar and The Legion all together with a slightly more Death Metal spirit at times (ala Belphegor), and Bane will magically appear.”

“A very nice combination of sounds that Bane manage to weld together smoothly, potently and with memorable riffs and vocal patterns that soon make this a very tasty proposition.”

“Their misfortune is that they come from Serbia – if they were from northern Europe or Germany, the Extreme Metal Scene would have been talking a lot more about this band.”

“Bane's excellent sound takes you directly back to Sweden, reminiscent of Dark Funeral, Dissection and Old Man’s Child - Blackened Death Metal drenched with melody and great intensity.”

“This is by far one of the best melodic black metal albums I’ve heard this year, and I could definitely see this band doing well for themselves on the international level.”

“It is a very original album - they manage to condense a lot of styles in every song, without making them chaotic or tiring.”

“BANE take things that have already been done, put a couple of them together as one, and make something that is theirs only.”

“This album is filled with variety and the production of this album is over the top good.”

“Practically everything surrounding "Chaos, Darkness & Emptiness" screams professionalism, from the massively ace production quality to the level of aggression found within the band’s compositions.”

“Fans of melodic, atmospheric Black/Death Metal should definitely give Bane a chance. I don’t think you will be disappointed with 'The Acausal Fire'.”

"From all sides I hear how this band is compared to Dissection. Well I don`t know, but I like BANE certainly more than the Nordic legends."

“All the metal elements shown throughout this CD cleverly balance each other out and come across as solid, and that Bane are a band that need to be taken seriously.”

"Chaos, Darkness & Emptiness" to already be named as the best Black Metal album coming from Serbia in the last few years.

“Perfectly catchy. This is well made, well thought out and brilliantly executed.”

“This is blasphemous black/death and you’re getting what you pay for.”

“Above all, the band showcases that rarest of indescribables – soul. One hopes they continue moving further away from being just a homage band; in all fairness, they’re doing enough even now to refute that tag. But they’re obviously capable of much more.”

“Recommended to everyone who loves Dissection.”