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La Morte Viene Dallo Spazio – Trivial Visions (Svart Records)

Inspired by sci-fi Italian horror films and soundtracks, La Morte Viene Dallo Spazio are a space ritual project on a “free-form journey”. Psychedelic vibes and obscurity would seem to be the bywords here. Mystical and mysterious is how this work… Continue Reading →

White Void – Anti (Nuclear Blast)

2020 was a difficult year for most people and given the time, musicians in particular had to find their own different ways to deal with it. Many were very active on social media, posting blogs, lockdown videos, acoustic tracks and… Continue Reading →

Wolvennest – Temple (Van Records)

Breaking out from your very own Groundhog Day and escaping the same old same old has gotten very difficult during the pandemic. A good album is a blessing in these times. It can transport you to another place, to another… Continue Reading →

Sunnata – Burning In Heaven, Melting On Earth (S/R)

Poland’s Sunnata deliver their fourth long player since their formation back in 2013. More than your straight-ahead doom band, they offer up a more rounded music experience that pulsates and immerses the listener. “Crows” opens the album with slightly psychedelic,… Continue Reading →

The Ruins Of Beverast – The Thule Grimoires (Van Records)

A new album by Alexander von Meilenwald’s highly revered Ruins Of Beverast is a pretty major event in the extreme music world and the follow up to the sublime ‘Exuvia’ of 2017 is an album that needs time and a… Continue Reading →

Splendidula – Somnus (Argonauta Records)

I’ll get this out the way early doors – “Splendidula”. Is it an artificial sweetener or a quote from either the B.F.G or Mary Poppins? No Sir or Madam, Splendidula is a Doom/Psyche/Sludge outfit from Genk in Belgium. Somnus is their third album following a self-titled release… Continue Reading →

Dread Sovereign – Alchemical Warfare (Metal Blade Records)

So, as a bit of a heads up, this is the first time I had heard of Dread Sovereign, being a three piece out of Dublin Ireland, formed by Primordial’s own A.A. Nemtheanga back in 2011 ish. Now, I’m a… Continue Reading →

Dark Buddha Rising – Mathreyata (Svart Records)

Dark Buddha Rising come with some reputation. These “dark underlords of psychedelic drone” attract words like occult and spiritual. Looking back on the reviews by different writers, they’ve always made a deep and positive impression. It’s my turn now. “Sunyaga”… Continue Reading →

Gong Wah – Gong Wah (Tonzonen Records)

Gong Wah are a trip. A trip back to the mid 60’ with stops in the 90’s and 70’s on the way wearing cocktail dresses, floaty kilts, dark shades and plaid shirts. This Cologne collective mix-up grunge, shoegaze and psychedelia with some New Wave spirit and… Continue Reading →

MuN – Presomnia (Piranha Music)

I’ll be entirely honest and say that despite being in this music reviewing lark for a wee while, I know next to nothing about the Polish metal scene.  With the exception of the rather excellent Corruption, my only encounters with… Continue Reading →

Esoteric – Metamorphogenesis (Aesthetic Death)

Continuing to lovingly bring Esoteric’s albums to life on vinyl Aesthetic Death have now breathed fresh air into the group’s 3rd full length Metamorphogenesis. It is a somewhat odd release even by this band’s standards. For a start it is… Continue Reading →

Kairon; IRSE! – Polysomn (Svart)

A bit of psych rock here from the only band I’ve ever encountered with a semi colon in their name. Not sure what the IRSE is about but I doubt it stands for the Institute of Railway Signal Engineers. Band… Continue Reading →

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