Tag Russia
Another Russian funeral doom album from the ever-reliable Solitude Productions, Everlasting’s album cover and title had me expecting something in the vein of Skepticism/Thergothon. This proved to be largely true, with empyreal, church-organ-like synths enveloping each of the album’s four… Continue Reading →
Due to a combination of early doors and meeting up with people, for once I completely broke my own rule of trying to make sure I covered all the support bands by walking in just as the second of them… Continue Reading →
I was initially attracted to Mournful Gust for the most childish of reasons in that they had a name that made me giggle, much like my fascination with Greek death metallers Ancient Balls. Being a fan of the Eastern European… Continue Reading →
There are some seriously depressed people in Russia right now if the glut of funeral and gothic doom bands currently looming out of the country’s underbelly is anything to go by. Thankfully the surge in quantity is broadly matched by… Continue Reading →
‘Угрюмые волны студёного моря’ is the first full-length album from the 10 year old Russian band Lorelei. They label themselves as gothic doom death metal and it’s a fair descriptor as the keyboard laden songs have a heavy but very… Continue Reading →
This album, the first full release by Shallow Rivers from Moscow, starts in orchestral and metal majesty. The opening title track then heads into a big section of despairing doom but impressively, it presses on and develops rather than grinding… Continue Reading →
I should have guessed that musicaholic Vaarwel was going to slip another release in before the year was out. He has been pretty prolific in 2013 with one other album an EP and a split with Petrychor. All have been… Continue Reading →
Although normally ignoring them completely I could do with the PR blurb for this one but realise that it was a double sided one which was sent out with another release from the label. Work is cut out a bit… Continue Reading →
A gloomy cover with a beautiful unblemished face looming out from amidst the autumnal leaves of a shallow grave and an album title called ‘Glad To Be Dead.’ There’s something poetic about the concept and that’s before we get anywhere… Continue Reading →
A defective divine form sounds like the stuff of nightmares as would have been receiving a batch of discs from Solitude Productions which did not include at least one Russian funeral doom band. Luckily amidst the treasures that they sent,… Continue Reading →
In the last of these reflections on ambient experimentation, audio seismologist Vaarwel really shakes things up. The 39 minute one track album has a droning sound on a low frequency rumbling through the entire length of the piece. Does it… Continue Reading →
Spring is very much in the air on this split album. We are greeted by an idyllic Swiss looking field in bloom on the cover which is in the form of an interesting green tracing paper design and inside there… Continue Reading →