Tag Post Black Metal
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 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 →
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 →
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 →
I’m really not sure what it is with French bands who play this style of music but reading behind the lines one wonders if members entwined in their line-ups are difficult to work with. Personally, I was incredibly disappointed that… Continue Reading →
Harakiri For The Sky do post black metal like no one else and I’ve not come across a release yet that I’ve failed to enjoy more than the last. Yes, the early releases are excellent and obviously a great icebreaker… Continue Reading →
Post black metal is something that may well be looked at as taking the real thing and diluting it, which is very much what one does with their life if they take drugs such as Sertraline to keep them sane… Continue Reading →
Art Of Propaganda Records are hitting the ground running this January with some highly anticipated offerings from Karg, Harakiri For The Sky and Ellende. All 3 are well regarded in post black metal circles so we can expect plenty in… Continue Reading →
The wintery, post-festive season is usually a rather quiet and maybe also a depressive time. This year, politics and pestilence are causing plenty of hysteric excitement. If you feel some nostalgia for the good old days of self-absorbed rumination, Karg’s… Continue Reading →
This Ghent post hardcore crew are looking to blow the arse out of 2020 with their second album “Mere” . Four years after their debut “Allure” these guys have kept consistency with 7 tracks of raging yet melodic black metal tinged post hardcore…. Continue Reading →
Saint Petersburg – the town of the Neva, Nevsky Prospect and Nikolai Gogol. Well, at least that’s where some of his most famous stories are set. I have never been there, unfortunately, but I sure would like to visit this… Continue Reading →
Apparently, this is Wayfarer’s fourth album, and even from the outset it shows. There’s a steadiness and a confidence that comes from work put in here, and a sense that everyone is on the same page musically for this adventure…. Continue Reading →