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Kinit Her – The Nature Out There (Prophecy Productions)

Fittingly, given the weird and wonderful musical year I’ve had since I started writing for Ave Noctum, my last review of 2023 is as beautiful, weird and gloriously mad as they come. I try to come to new music with… Continue Reading →

Dool – Visions of Summerland (Live at Arminius Church Rotterdam) (Prophecy Productions)

It’s the time of year that labels fill some gaps with live albums but we are told that this is not just another typical one. The congregation was gathered in this holy place on the winter solstice 23rd Dec 2022… Continue Reading →

Esoteric – Epistemological Despondency (Aesthetic Death)

Having turned doom on its head and forged the genre into strange new paths with demo collection Esoteric Emotions: The Death Of Ignorance in 1993. It was time for Birmingham based band Esoteric to release their debut album the following… Continue Reading →

Vanishing Kids – Miracle Of Death (Aural Music)

There doesn’t seem to be any definitive answer regarding what happened to Jex Thoth who have been mysteriously silent now for a decade. Vanishing Kids who have been active for six albums have two ex-members of the band in their… Continue Reading →

Hexvessel – Polar Veil (Svart Records)

My English professor at university was very fond of well-written opening lines. For him, the beginning of a story, book or drama had to contain the crux of the piece, introduce the main character(s) or hint at the plot in… Continue Reading →

Domkraft – Sonic Moons (Magnetic Eye)

Referring to Swedish power-trio Domkraft as “psychedelic Warlords” is not too wide of the mark. Indeed, on their fourth “Sonic Attack,” it’s evident that this is no gentle trip for aging old hippies to comfortably smoke a blunt to and… Continue Reading →

Bees Made Honey In The Vein Tree – Aion (Magnetic Eye Records)

Time to step into the musical apiary here, hopefully it will be sweet and we won’t get stung. Mind you it would not be surprising if the German quartet got a few barbed hooks into us, after all we are… Continue Reading →

They Watch Us From The Moon – Cosmic Chronicles: Act 1, The Ascension (New Heavy Sounds)

Despite having been alive in no less than seven different consecutive decades (I had to check my maths, and damn, I wasn’t wrong!), I try not to be too set in my ways, and especially when it comes to music,… Continue Reading →

Megalith Levitation – Obscure Fire (Aesthetic Death)

It can’t be easy for any band practicing dark rites in deepest Russia right now and apart from a look to check they are not preaching warmongering politics we have to give them a pass without any form of prejudice…. Continue Reading →

Netherlands – Severance (Svart Records)

From New York City comes Netherlands, a heavy metal project with the label of heavy-progressive sludge, but given the lengthy multi-genre history of its creator Timo Ellis much more is promised. I had no doubts however that given the stated… Continue Reading →

L’Ira Del Baccano – Cosmic Evoked Potentials (Subsound Records)

Time, or at least the way we perceive it as passing, can be a strange old thing, and it’s something I’ve particularly noticed when listening to music. Sometimes it can seem to drag, indicating something is an unwelcome slog to… Continue Reading →

The Abbey – Word of Sin (Season Of Mist)

I’m a fan of good cover designs, of covers that truly represent the music they are introducing, and the cover for the debut album Word of Sin by The Abbey definitely falls under that category. Held in black, tones of… Continue Reading →

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