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And Now The Owls Are Smiling – Epitaph (Clobber Records)

The owls have been beaming their strange and disturbing smile at us now for five years and by chance, luck, or providence I have been with them since their debut album Desolation. I have seen this curiously monikered project of… Continue Reading →

Träumen Von Aurora – Aurora + Luna (Trollzorn Records)

A double album from Germany’s Träumen Von Aurora whose name translates as Dreaming Of Aurora. It is rare you get bands releasing two albums on the same date but this very skilled and accomplished act has done just that with… Continue Reading →

Au-Dessus – Mend (LADLO)

This may only last 25 minutes but having heard this Lithuanian band’s two previous, I had no doubt that this would be another journey of post metal intensity with many variations to keep us honest. Negation, lethargy, epiphany, alienation: I’m… Continue Reading →

Freja – Tides (Babylon Doom Cult)

If you’ve had an eye and an ear on the more recent fruits of the ever-thriving Dutch black metal scene, Freja’s debut album Tides and the fact that the band defy conventional genre categories won’t take you by surprise. But… Continue Reading →

Terzij de Horde – In One of These, I Am Your Enemy (Consouling Sounds)

Black but wider than that in musical style, Terzij de Horde interest me, still more so when I read a comparison to one of my favourite bands Laster. In fact both Terzij de Horde and Laster hail from Utrecht in… Continue Reading →

Falls Of Rauros – Key To A Vanishing Future (Eisenwald)

Well, this is fairly “nice” stuff from the seaside city of Portland, Maine. It brings visions of long dusty trails through the woods to a picturesque deserted beach. There might be a waterfall encountered along the way as that is… Continue Reading →

Cepheide – Les échappées (LADLO)

Perhaps this is a bit of an “escape” for Parisian Joseph Apsarah. He has shrugged off past nom de plumes and similarly dispensed with past collaborators he has worked with under the Cepheide banner. This project was a trio when… Continue Reading →

Arde – Ancestral Cult (Wolves Of Hades)

Nature loving Black Metal from Germany for fans of Wolves in the Throne Room and Fen. Well I love nature (the satanic thing is tiresome after a while \m/ ) and I also like to give the aforementioned bands a spin every now and… Continue Reading →

TRNA – Istok (Candlelight)

Istok is a place “of great nothingness where you find peace”, while the album is the journey to get there. This is the Russian trio’s fourth album release. Dreamy “celestial blackgaze”, post black-metal …. whatever the description may be, it’s… Continue Reading →

Underdark – Our Bodies Burned Bright on Re-Entry (Surviving Sounds)

Underdark are a band that should be on the lips of everyone who loves brutality and beauty. I forget that they are a hidden gem for many and react with maybe a little too much enthusiasm when someone comments on… Continue Reading →

Agrypnie – Metamorphosis (AOP Records)

New to me, but not new to the world of metal are Agrypnie, a long-standing progressive/post-black metal band from Germany. The project’s beginnings date back as far as 2004, when vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Torsten Hirsch started out all on his own. Although… Continue Reading →

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