Tag Austere
A state of nothingness for 13 years and then two albums delivered within the space of just one. For whatever reason Australian musos Mitchell Keepin and Tim Yatras found the necessary spark to resurrect Austere, I’m sure nobody is complaining…. Continue Reading →
When Austere last laid down like old ashes back in 2009 many may have thought the winds had carried them off to scatter over the scorched Australian hinterlands forevermore. Yet despite calling it a day after that album, Mitchell ‘Desolate’… Continue Reading →
Yes, it is actually a real word and Unfelled refers to trees that have not been cut down. Sticking with that subject this project was originally conceived by musician D of highly regarded Australian outfit Woods Of Desolation. Expanding the… Continue Reading →
Swedish musician Rafn has been involved in no shortage of bands through his musical journey, from Abysmal Silence through Endless Woods and even with a bit of Sodomizing Christ going down. Hermóðr along with Mist and Deadlife seem to be… Continue Reading →
Normally with anything related to black metal members do indeed “lurk”, hiding themselves behind initials, numerals or names from wizards, demons, or mythical figures. Not so here and it is actually kind of refreshing to welcome an artist from Strasbourg… Continue Reading →
It’s probably not surprising that there is little in the way of information available about a band called None. They don’t pop up in the normal places you would try and gather facts about everything from band members to releases,… Continue Reading →
Such are the constant requests for reviewing stuff digitally, I almost missed this one. It was only when people including the band Darkspace were talking about it on social media that I went and had a look and found the… Continue Reading →
Last heard from on 2015 album by French avant-garde band Verlies things have been a bit quiet from Australian artist extraordinaire Tim Yatras of late. It would appear that apart from occasional guest spots he is only really active with… Continue Reading →
‘‘Vegferð Tímans’ (‘Journey of Time’ in English) is the third full length album from this Icelandic atmospheric black metal duo, and a mighty release it is too. Yes folks, its atmospheric black metal time. Time to turn off the central… Continue Reading →
It’s black and on Black Forest Records, that should give you some idea what to expect in the way of pine scented glory from this EP. Hailing from Norway but also with further flung help which I shall get to… Continue Reading →
Сивый Яр or to give them their more pronounceable name Sivyj Yar are a Russian outfit who have several releases including three albums prior to this, my first encounter with them. It would appear that everything we hear from them… Continue Reading →
To say that Australian Tim Yatras who also at times goes by the name Sorrow has had a busy career would be an understatement. It’s pretty easy to lose count of the amount of bands and solo projects he has… Continue Reading →