Tag Darkspace
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 →
Don’t you just hate in when things get lost in space? Well it was cyberspace that gobbled up a load of promo emails from Belgian based label Immortal Frost Productions but liking their output I agreed to play catch up… Continue Reading →
Blimey, has it really been a whole decade since we last had recorded material from enigmatic Swiss explorers of the cosmos Darkspace? It’s not like the trio comprising of Wroth, Zhaaral and new member Yhs have found themselves stranded on… Continue Reading →
Do Panspermic Warlords disappear in spunk? No that would frankly be silly and Panspermia actually refers to the theory of life being carried through space by the likes of meteors and comets. That goes for nasty things as well such… Continue Reading →
Despite being about since 1997 Wintherr has kept his solo project Paysage D’Hiver purely an outlet for demo material until comparatively recently when he released debut studio album Im Wald in 2020. No doubt this has brought the Darkspace musician… Continue Reading →
Cosmic black metal proclaims the PR, and they sure ain’t wrong. We get four long passages, a little under forty minutes, of a deep journey into dark space under the piloting of Lennart Janssen. First track ‘Zinloos’ begins with unsettling,… Continue Reading →
Space, the final frontier… well it is as far as Starless Domain are concerned. For some who decide to take a trip to the fringes of the universe with them it was not the easiest of journeys. The US based… Continue Reading →
Are you ready for “the unravelling of your unconscious ancient dreams, crossing the abyss into transcendental magic realms?” Well using the words of BSB aka Black Sorcerer Battle seems apt. In answer though, I have to admit I am still… Continue Reading →
Paysage D’Hiver – literally ‘Winter Landscape’ – might just be the epitome of the black metal trope that from extreme chaos emerges form and beauty. Or, perhaps to look at it another way, as the band’s sole member Wintherr said… Continue Reading →
I admire all attempts to evolve black metal – but appreciate that sometimes, the harder you try, the more unblack metal it’s gunna sound. That’s just the way it is. So, for example, there’s a big difference experimenting within the… Continue Reading →
An obscure artist, limited and already sold out in physical media of just 300 copies here from Van. The Eternal Dance… is our introduction to German atmospheric and ambient black metal entity RAAUMM. There’s very little chance of anything to… Continue Reading →
The deep field black metal that defines the style of this album is a reference to vast cosmic scenes. This 58 minute, single track episode starts with old style furious black metal drumming, but this is the foil for a… Continue Reading →