Tag Les Acteurs de l’Ombre Productions
Although only visiting the area briefly long ago, I was aware of the significance of wind as far as the South Of France is concerned and sure enough a bit of research buffeted me in the direction of Le Mistral…. Continue Reading →
Black metal is an ever widening and diversifying genre, something that delights me with every new release as it annoys all the gatekeepers who want everyone to sound like something recorded on a kids’ tape recorder in a Norwegian basement… Continue Reading →
After “dissolving” Asphodèle after just one album it’s as though vocalist Spellbound had something to prove. Quickly forming Jours Pâles he has gone into full creative mode releasing three albums in just over three years and the latest is another… Continue Reading →
I’m sure that many of you out there follow this French label avidly such is its enduring quality and penchant for releasing wholly spellbinding and intriguing black metal releases. There are some labels, such as this one, where you could… Continue Reading →
By Satan and all his agencies, this is a (great) beast of an album. Running just shy of an hour and hitting you like the last 5-minutes of Ben Wheatley’s Kill List, (what do you mean spoilers, it came out… Continue Reading →
The French are revolting again but they do it so well! Griffon are back with their third album and here they set things out historically with bloody revolutions as a theme. This isn’t a call to arms or an album… Continue Reading →
Primarily the work of Romain Paulet although extended to a full band for live excursions RüYYn (pronounced Ruin) are a fairly new outfit only active since 2021. Previous to this they released a self-titled EP which kind of left our… Continue Reading →
I adored this French duo’s debut album, ‘The Eternal Harvest’, released in February 2022 which I reviewed for the site back then, it was a superlative example of how to construct emotive atmospheric black metal but with abundant aggression. It… Continue Reading →
If this French band had a slogan, may I suggest it would be “No Nonsense”. “Aucune Connerie”, perhaps? Excuse my French. Like their EP “Vermines”, this album is a collection of one word titles which give a clue that the… Continue Reading →
This nicely packaged album comes from Parisian band Moonreich, who have been plying their trade since 2008 and have released five albums including this one. The sleeve-work is probably the only nice element of it, as this is a black… 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 →
It is always good to continue reviewing a bands output when you covered their previous releases as I reviewed this French acts debut ‘Serpentine’ and the split with Bâ’a and Verfallen in 2017 and 2018 respectively. Both those releases were… Continue Reading →