Tag Atmospheric
Four hefty slabs are presented to us. Yet at first it seemed they’re not as monolithic as the title of this album from the man from Santa Ana might suggest. Progressive black metal is a description I read. The sound… Continue Reading →
Falls of Rauros are a band that deserve your undivided attention; since forming in 2005, the Maine four-piece have put out two solid full lengths but are often overlooked in the world of atmospheric black metal for ‘bigger’ acts such… Continue Reading →
“Recorded in the woods of Daknam”, we are told in the sleeve notes. I guess the grey and murky place in the cover picture is Daknam. The fuzzy ambient post rock haze which opens up this substantial work from this… Continue Reading →
Not the catchiest of names or titles I’ll grant you but one I would urge you to remember as if there’s any justice, you’ll be hearing it a lot more over the next 12-18 months. I was introduced to this… Continue Reading →
The cover image is of a wet city night. The scene of isolation could be the one we hear in this sextet of post rock pieces from this Finnish band. Actually, I didn’t think that “Prologue” was as gloomy as… Continue Reading →
There are some albums that impress so much by their physical appearance that at the very least you know there is serious attention and involvement in your hands. This limited release is kind of special in its hand crafted presentation;… Continue Reading →
The touch of romantic, atmospheric doom spreads far and is not synonymous with the cold rain cobbled streets of Yorkshire even if its frozen fronds spread from there. In fact I am sure the climate could not be much further… Continue Reading →
The last EP of My Dying Bride’s happens to have the same duration, however that was a single track, while this EP contains four. Both are brilliant examples of their song writing skills, be they 27 or 4 minutes long…. Continue Reading →
Shades of grey dully greet us from the cover art of this four track EP. There is mention of Autumn and October and there is a chill air of drab despair about all this before we even get to the… Continue Reading →
A solitary man looks upwards through the branches of the giant twisted tree for inspiration. The sun struggles to penetrate the grey and swirling clouds. All the customary signs are here of Finnish forests and man’s impotence as nature acts… Continue Reading →
The Fall Of Every Season comprises of a single person, Marius Strand who takes care of vocals, instruments and programming. ‘Amends’ is his second album and like with many one man bands there’s the possibility that this is either hit… Continue Reading →
Over the years, Cult of Luna have carved out a formidable reputation for the creation of dark atmospheric metal music. In 2003, I saw them play in Brighton alongside, bizarrely, Dillinger Escape Plan. Barely visible through the fog of dry… Continue Reading →