Tag avant-garde
I have had great fun witnessing The Earls Of Mars live a few times and seeing people stagger out of the show at its conclusion with dazed looks on their faces, not knowing quite what they have heard and witnessed…. Continue Reading →
I don’t know what Vulture Industries would think of being regarded as “the new Arcturus”. Whilst in some respects this is a compliment and there is a commonality in that they’re both from Norway, “The Tower” is Vulture Industries third… Continue Reading →
Despite having been going for two decades Fleurety have only released two full length albums and are unlikely to ever bring out another one. The work of Svein Egil Hatlevik and Alexander Nordgaren on these full lengths, previous demos and… Continue Reading →
If you walk into a record store, that is if you are lucky enough to have one in this day and age, wander over to the metal section; assuming that is if the staff have put this album in that… Continue Reading →
One thing that was rather a big surprise was to find out that Solefald were not only going to play their first dates since 1998 but also they were going to kick off the ‘Fire Walks With Me’ Tour alongside… Continue Reading →
2013’s Apnoe sees Germany’s Todtgelichter take further strides away from their Black Metal roots of a few years ago. Continuing the trend of the band’s 2010 Angst CD, but pushing things further, there is very little on here that could… Continue Reading →
One look at the cover art tells you immediately this is going to be one of those albums that will leave you puzzled after the first listen but will well and truly hit home on subsequent plays. As a one… Continue Reading →
I love an album that literally takes you on a trip, one that you press play on and have no choice but to be taken on a wild journey through the deranged mind of its composer. French band Pensees Nocturnes… Continue Reading →
I’m always up for a bit of avant-garde black metal, and this band seems to fit the bill nicely. I’ve not heard Way to End’s previous album “Desecrated Internal Journey” (2009) but reading reviews of it and listening to “Various… Continue Reading →
Many, many bands with a black metal influence claim to be `dark, grim and bleak’ but only a few of them can deliver the goods in the way that they promise, often mistaking `terribly produced’ for `atmospheric’. Schattenbrandung are no… Continue Reading →
A crumbling building with a very scary and ghastly looking figure, face wrapped in alien looking bandages which hang down towards the ground greeted me in the promo photo accompanying the invite to review the digital download of this album…. Continue Reading →
Perhaps I was in a weird mood the day I agreed to review this album, but it’s not a decision I regret. Having never heard of Between the Buried and Me, I went into this with an open mind. This… Continue Reading →