Tag avant-garde
I seem to have a knack of picking up “controversial” bands for reviews recently. OK Schammasch have not got the same kinda traction as Escuela Grind when it comes to net gossip but I have read a fair few KVLT… Continue Reading →
I think it’s fair to say that Five the Hierophant’s music doesn’t conform to one genre. Avant-garde, post black metal, doom, ambient and jazz all appear to be in there. One description I read of “Apeiron”, the band’s third album… Continue Reading →
Fittingly, given the weird and wonderful musical year I’ve had since I started writing for Ave Noctum, my last review of 2023 is as beautiful, weird and gloriously mad as they come. I try to come to new music with… Continue Reading →
With roots stemming back to the late 90’s Void have always been a bit of a curious beast. Founding member Matt Jarman has through the group’s career had not so much as one foot in the Scandi-weird scene but has… Continue Reading →
This is the second album by the Italian project, with songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andrea Bruzzone taking care of the vocals and programming, while enlisting John Mor to deal with the guitars, Otus Rex the bass and Giulio Galati pelting the… Continue Reading →
I’ll admit I was very curious about this Danish bands second full length after giving the opening track a listen on the label’s Bandcamp page. I was suitably impressed and opted to try and cover it and luckily I was… Continue Reading →
A conundrum in three parts. When something is described as “Avant-Garde” alarm bells ring. Are there going to be nose flutes and field recordings? Ancient Sumerian death rites mixed with Russian Drum and Bass. Ah who am I kidding I… Continue Reading →
Hurrah, it’s time to get bonkers from Bergen once more as carrion critters Vulture Industries return with album number five. I admit to having had a long lead time with this and played it to death as soon as I… Continue Reading →
Why? It’s a good question but not one I often ask in the context of an album; the why should be obvious. Because it’s what they were moved to do, musically speaking regardless of whether I like it, dislike it… Continue Reading →
Many, many years ago, when I was still young and daft enough to go all over the Midlands for gigs and make mad dashes for last trains/trams/buses etc, I saw Korpiklaani play JB’s in Dudley. There were nine of Korpiklaani… Continue Reading →
If you like a diet of blackened metal, Mord A Stigmata will do nicely. They’ve been doing it for a while too, going back to the mid 00s, since when this Polish band has released six full albums including the… Continue Reading →
By album number twelve most fans of Sigh should be well aware that taking anything for granted is a foolish folly. I was well aware that even a week’s intensive listening here was not going to do more than scratch… Continue Reading →