Tag Ladlo Productions
This Normandy based trio are new to the label but have several albums prior to this one. They also contain members of bands such as Monarch, Ataraxie, Malemort and Void Paradigm among others. Although liking what I was hearing straight… Continue Reading →
There is no such thing as “dead time” for Bornyhake and Borgne and if you are thinking this came quickly, it did indeed. Only just over a year since last album Y was released here is another sprawling and labyrinthine… Continue Reading →
I remember this Swiss band from their debut album Generation Abomination back in 2013. The group even though new really impressed with an album that I said back at the time “reeked of professionalism”. Since then, I heard nothing more… Continue Reading →
Despite having a previous EP and an album behind them, Mur have definitely ducked under my radar. This though was touted as a step forward in their sound and offering music ‘ahead of its time’. It also mentioned synthwave added… Continue Reading →
It is clear that this Dutch duo, D. Scherman and R. Schmidt, want to inflict a harrowing listen on anyone who cares to partake on either of the albums they have released as this second chapter, as I’ve deemed it,… Continue Reading →
What do New Order, The Cardiacs, Lacuna Coil, Depeche Mode & Blurr Thrower have in common? Well, they all have album covers with flowers as a central motif. I have been trying to work out what flowers adorn Les voûtes… Continue Reading →
Listening to the latest label sampler from Les Acteurs De L’Ombre Productions, Les Chants De Nihil were a band who stuck out as one I had not previously encountered and their brand of Gallic blackness definitely struck as one needing… Continue Reading →
French band In Cauda Venenum recently released the enigmatically-titled album G.O.H.E., their second full release. It captured the interest of Ave Noctum’s writer Andrew Doherty who at the invitation of the band’s label Les Acteurs de l’Ombre asked band members… Continue Reading →
Just to settle any confusion in the first instance this album is actually entitled ὸ θεὀς ὸ βασιλεὐς but putting that in the subject line could cause a website meltdown, so like others we are going with the translation. Anyway,… Continue Reading →
Bait, three guys from Würzburg, Germany, certainly don’t lack ideas, nor energy. There is so much happening on their album Revelation of the Pure that you don’t know where to direct your attention first. Pressing play is like a whirlwind… Continue Reading →
In the land of the blind there is always the one-eyed king and that king is known as Borgne. Man of a veritable plethora of bands Bornyhake is back just two years after last album [∞] and seems to be… Continue Reading →
Listening to Monolithe is a bit like catching up with a friend you take for granted. Off they go every year or two and return with fascinating tales and you can’t remember why you don’t spend more time with them… Continue Reading →