Tag Ukraine
Machukha is Ukrainian for Stepmother and the band fuse together elements of Post Black Metal, Post Hardcore and Punk (which is from their blurb) to make a quite magnificent sound. I would add that there are elements of Neo Folk… Continue Reading →
It is my principle to never pass on anything which contains at least 10 seconds of wall of sound. I go gogo and gaga and agog and amok for that stuff. I had a half mind to spare you this… Continue Reading →
Comprising members of White Ward, Soen, Naoni Orchestra and others, this Ukrainian band combines black metal with melodic death metal, progressive metal and traditional folk singing and instrumentation. The album is about an individual’s journey through darkness and disappointment towards… Continue Reading →
It’s no secret that reviewing a Ukrainian band would not go without a mention of the dangerous situation said band’s homeland is facing at this moment in history. However, despite the ongoing slaughter of innocents, the creative drive of Ukraine… Continue Reading →
Suffer Yourself, originally from Ukraine but now residing in Sweden, are a completely new proposition for me despite the band having already released three full lengths in the last decade. The bands moniker and album title for this fourth opus… Continue Reading →
Yes, it is actually a real word and Unfelled refers to trees that have not been cut down. Sticking with that subject this project was originally conceived by musician D of highly regarded Australian outfit Woods Of Desolation. Expanding the… Continue Reading →
Ukrainian stoner prog trio, Stoned Jesus know more than most about overcoming adversity. With the obvious terrible circumstances in their homeland, the band nonetheless have managed to craft their fifth long player since their birth in 2009. The band have… Continue Reading →
This is the third album by the multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Max Molodtsov from Kharkiv, Ukraine. Formed 9 years ago, this single person doom metal album was recorded between 2018 and 2022, with the aid of a handful of guest vocalists… Continue Reading →
It came as big surprise when Roman Saenko decided to resurrect Hate Forest 15 years after they seemingly combusted with ‘Sorrow’. Released on Xmas Day 2020 ‘Hour Of The Centaur’ came out of nowhere, seething with rage, spite and vengeance… Continue Reading →
Drudkh’s eleventh album is released against the backdrop of their homeland fighting for independence from the renewed imperialistic urges of Mother Russia, a situation which the Western world clearly empathises with. Regardless, as with my Necrom earlier in the year… Continue Reading →
Well, we’re in brutal death/borderline grind territory here with this debut EP. The pro-wrestling fans might also guess the subject of the title track too being about the fucking tragic murder of the family of Chris Benoit by Benoit and… Continue Reading →
Since forever the universe has been trying to teach us about the concept of interconnectedness, that what affects one person, one town, one region, one country, will sooner or later affect everybody else on the planet. Depending on your worldview,… Continue Reading →