Tag Aesthetic Death
If you fancy a bit of noise and distortion, Mekigah is probably not a bad place to come. I did review the album “Litost” and that was something to have to get your head round, but that was in 2015…. Continue Reading →
I got into the strange dark world of Haiku Funeral through Thee Ed’s reviews on these pages and a generous gesture from Aesthetic Death owner Stu some while back. They are not easy music but their progression has been wonderful… Continue Reading →
Are you ready for some “hideous rituals of blood and fire”, some music said to appeal to fans of bands such as Godflesh, Einstürzende Neubauten, Throbbing Gristle, Ramleh, Abruptum, Lustmord, Swans and more? Are you sure? The reason I’m double… Continue Reading →
This split album features two underground German funeral doom outfits, both of whom contribute two tracks. Anyone knowing the genre will not be surprised by the fact that each track here weighs in at over the ten-minute mark so there… Continue Reading →
I was quite taken with the sophomore album by Finnish black metal weirdos Vaina. Their ability to blend so many different genres into their style, seamlessly, was quite remarkable and took me back to the mid-90s when bands like Arcturus… Continue Reading →
With over two decades of misery behind them there are no expectations that Parisians Mourning Dawn will have found their happy place on album number six. They may have found some euphoria on the last one several years ago but… Continue Reading →
I’m always a sucker for “improvised electronic ambient sonicscapes” which is how this album is described. There are bands called Eventide from the USA and Sweden, but this one is a recent offshoot of the French progressive death doom band… Continue Reading →
More strangeness from the strange dimension that is Aesthetic Death, definitely one of the most adventurous labels out there. This time we have a collaboration between Ord (sole member Ord Err) and Demonologists (Cory Rowell, Evan Price) both I guess… Continue Reading →
Suffer Yourself, originally from Ukraine but now residing in Sweden, are a completely new proposition for me despite the band having already released three full lengths in the last decade. The bands moniker and album title for this fourth opus… Continue Reading →
Having turned doom on its head and forged the genre into strange new paths with demo collection Esoteric Emotions: The Death Of Ignorance in 1993. It was time for Birmingham based band Esoteric to release their debut album the following… Continue Reading →
Opening notes and the ponderous nature and doom laden sounds with the faintest of orchestral feel to the melody and its clear I am in for some dark landscapes here. I know little about this multi-national band beyond two members… Continue Reading →
I studied the sleeve picture of this album, trying to work out where the railway station is. Somewhere in the US I guess, not that it matters as the cold, obscure scene with the deserted platform and smattering of lights… Continue Reading →