Tag Prophecy Productions
When this arrived for review, I made myself two promises. Firstly, I would not let nostalgia interfere with my review and it would be 100% objective; this promise I kept. Secondly, I would not mention THAT song. For the benefit… Continue Reading →
E-L-R are a Swiss band from Bern, playing quite an individual mixture of Doom, Shoegaze and Black Metal. Recently, Prophecy Productions have released Vexier, the band’s second album. Lush soundscapes, filled to the rim, taking the listener on a journey… Continue Reading →
To say this album came as a bit of a surprise would not be an understatement but rest assured it is very much a closing statement from the Romanian group who started their journey as Wiccan Rede back in 1994…. Continue Reading →
Shantel Amundson is the mastermind of Illudium, a post metal project from Oakland, California, heavily influenced by 90s Grunge. On their recently released album Ash of the Womb the band impressively combines dreamy and gloomy soundscapes with heavy riffage and… Continue Reading →
Kayo Dot’s last album “Blasphemy” (2019) had me hanging onto every note. The discovery of this band was amazing. When you think that musicians have drained the creative pool like draining all the fish from the sea and there is… Continue Reading →
The cover for the album at hand might look like there is some folky black metal hiding beneath it, but that’s not what you will find here. What is it then? Well, those who have been following alternative and underground… Continue Reading →
It only seems five minutes ago that I was reviewing Unreqvited’s last album ‘Mosaic II: la déteste et la détresse’ and the wonderful split with Sylvaine that was released at the same time, but here we are with another top-notch… Continue Reading →
It is time to escape to the tranquil and pastoral Austrian Tyrol. Watch that cow-pat it’s freshly laid and still steaming, ouch, damn bitey bugs, achoo, stupid hay-fever. Ah it’s OK, still in the comfort of the living room, but… Continue Reading →
“The sound of a teardrop falling onto a moss-covered stone. The sound of a heart breaking. The sound of a rosebud opening at dawn.” The sentences above could well be taken from a romantic poem or a Zen koan, like… Continue Reading →
’Tis the season to be jolly……Ah wait, someone forgot to tell Fortíð. who have just released their sixth full length. Instead of festive cheer, ‘World Serpent’ is a dark, intense slab of desolate extreme metal that on reflection is perhaps… Continue Reading →
Imha Tarikat (Turkish for “Destruction Sect”) are a young Turkish-German black metal duo attempting something rather unusual – and succeeding. What do I mean by that? I’ll tell you in a bit. For starters I’d just like to say the… Continue Reading →
Named for the giant volcano hidden beneath the ice cap of Mýrdalsjökull glacier in their homeland Iceland, Katla is a collaboration between multi-instrumentalist Einar Thorberg Gu∂mundsson and drummer Gu∂mundur Óli Pálmason previously of Solstifar fame. The duo have spent some… Continue Reading →