Tag Winterfylleth
Saturday So, a full day ahead for the Saturday and the prospect of an emotional one. And hopefully some decent photos. Food and chat first but thankfully paying enough attention to realise that one of two returning bands who played… Continue Reading →
Music that strives to incorporate authentic elements from its place of origin has a special appeal, because it can teach you about history, culture and customs, regional tunes and instruments in an effortless and casual kind of way. At its… Continue Reading →
This here is the debut album from the anonymous entity that is the Serbian CPMT, apparently pronounced SMRT and which translates as Death in most Slavic languages. Lesson over. With a cover that is very much the continuation of their… Continue Reading →
A week of gigs culminated in my first trip back to Manchester’s Rebellion for this unmissable line up. If I recall correctly, this gig was originally planned to be with Alda and Panopticon, and when they had to cancel (for… Continue Reading →
If I remember rightly, Alda were meant to be in the UK at the moment, touring with Panopticon and Winterfylleth. That mouthwatering line up was set to be one of the gigs of the year, not least because it would… Continue Reading →
This is a sixth album by this astoundingly good German atmospheric black metal band and like others acts in this field their ability to create palpable feeling and tangible emotion is breath-taking. It is also their second concept album, following… Continue Reading →
Glancing out of the hotel window was enough to know that the second day was going to be a damp affair. However, with bands not starting until 6pm it gave our group a chance to head out. But first, no… Continue Reading →
Four years since the wolf commune have sent a full length out into the wider world and then, in effect the excellent Thrice Woven was kind of a ‘return’ album after a strange period for them with departures, returns and… Continue Reading →
Although I am far from the first to stick my flag in the lunar surface of this particular moon reviews wise here, I have fleetingly traversed its shores before and always appreciated what I have heard. This is atmospheric black… Continue Reading →
And with a slow, ominous drumbeat, the lapping of restless waves and choral, almost Nordic voices Nre of And Now The Owls Are Smiling introduces his latest conjuring of isolation. As soon as the riff breaks loose on ‘Rejection’ you… Continue Reading →
Ok before I start, Old Growth should be a great name for a nature obsessed black metal band but my stupid brain keeps conjuring images of hairy warts, bunions and manky blebs on delicate parts. Sigh….I hate my brain…. Ok,… Continue Reading →
Right after I started listening to “Absolution”, I was reminded of a character from Airplane proclaiming, “Looks like I picked the wrong day to give up glue sniffing”. By way of explanation, “Absolution” is four tracks of abject misery and… Continue Reading →