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Saintsombre is a project comprising half of an old black metal band Sacrarium who rereleased two albums between 2009 and 2013. The instigator of Saintsombre sees this as “an artistic evolution”. Still pursuing dark themes while exploring the concept of… Continue Reading →
I have stated before in reviews on this estimable site that I believe music and the enjoyment of it is situational. In the same way the fact that you arrive home in your beaten up car at midnight after a… Continue Reading →
Atmospheric, dark and heavy post-metal is what Codespeaker dispense. According to the band, “Scavenger” lacks the warmth of their first album, and is more vitriolic and desperate. The album starts with “Usud” (You). Shadow, haunting and heavy, the build-up is… Continue Reading →
“La France pue la haine, la France pue le fascism” (France stinks of hatred, France stinks of fascism). This lyric from the opening song “Les Feux Plus Forts” gives us an idea where Sordide are coming from. “Ainsi Finit le… Continue Reading →
Hailing from Chicago, Illinois Immortal Bird have spent the past 11 years combining black metal, crust punk and some sludgy genres to create a somewhat unique blend of metal and adjacent sounds to express their outspoken shtick. Having discovered them… Continue Reading →
As the band’s name suggests, dark soundscapes have been their trademark, a view which I confirmed when listening to previous works “Semente” (2016) and “Sangue Cássia” (2018). I found the former offered more than the latter, which for me overdid… Continue Reading →
Earlier this year some hero – I forget who – recommended Noose Almighty by Swamp Coffin to me. I loved its filthy blend of sludgy riffs and spiky vocals – giving off as it does major Hang the Bastard and… Continue Reading →
“Glacial Tomb” conjures up dark, dankness partnered with slow moving vastness on a millennial scale. Now this is true of the Denver band on their second full length release. However, the ice mountain is not so lazy in its progress…. Continue Reading →
It’s always nice exploring new music in the process of writing reviews for a site like Ave Noctum, but in my experience, it’s even more fun when said new music comes from a band you’ve been meaning to check out… Continue Reading →
What do we have here? A new Earth Ship record. The first one after six years of silence, the first one to follow six previous releases, six releases which established the band as an outfit to be taken seriously. Why… Continue Reading →
Barbarian Hermit is a band I’m pretty familiar with, my last purchase of their material being the 2021 reissue of the EP ‘One’, although at a 45 minute plus run time across the seven tracks I’m not sure why it’s… Continue Reading →
Seemingly existing only as pertaining to the album title, the word ‘Nightfloating’ seems an easy enough one to deduce. Unless I am completely mistaken it is the liminal state of being where one is crossing the path between wakefulness and… Continue Reading →