KONTAGION: I
Year: 2026Label: Zoharum When mentioning industrial metal, my guess is that most people will think of bands such as Ministry, Rammstein and, I dunno, maybe Deathstars. Acts such as Godflesh seem to have vanished from the map of industrial metal … Continue reading KONTAGION: I
MONOCUBE & TROUM: Contemplator Caeli
Year: 2020/2026Label: Transgredient Records/Zoharum Released originally in 2020 only on vinyl, Zoharum’s recent re-release of Monocube’s and Troum’s collaborative effort finally makes the album available on CD (and tape). This re-release features one track not available on the original, expanding … Continue reading MONOCUBE & TROUM: Contemplator Caeli
ODIR Newsletter #5: July Jottings
Last month was a pretty quiet one again for ODIR, owing largely due to the preparations for the DDC gig next month, but also thanks to some rather demanding texts. Especially the Ars Sonitus review (see below) took a lot … Continue reading ODIR Newsletter #5: July Jottings
ARS SONITUS: Transfuturist Bruitism Manifesto
Year: 2026Label: Impulsy Stetoskopu In the beginning of this year I published an essay titled Metaphysics matter (here). In it, I discussed the importance of a less reactive, more contemplative, metaphysical and philosophical approach to writing about music. Polish Ars … Continue reading ARS SONITUS: Transfuturist Bruitism Manifesto
DIEUX DES CIMETIÈRES: Mercy & Severity
Year: 2026Label: Misantropia Records/Ambirial Mvsic Productions Like our text on Dieux Des Cimetières’ previous album, 2024’s Säkeitä esoteerisesta Euroopasta (here), this is not a review, but a text discussing the concept of the album its themes and its influences. After … Continue reading DIEUX DES CIMETIÈRES: Mercy & Severity
DE LA ROCKA: The Vampire
Year: 2026Label: De La Rocka Music Two years after the blistering debut album Nightmare Reborn (review here), Finnish De La Rocka return with a new single. As project mainman Panu De La Rocka discussed in the interview I did with … Continue reading DE LA ROCKA: The Vampire
Xeper!: Reflections on Tapio Kotkavuori’s Left-Hand Path
Tapio Kotkavuori’s 2004 book Vasemman Käden Polku (The Left Hand Path in English) was a groundbreaking book in its time. It was one of the first, if not THE first serious exposition of left-hand path occultism and magick written in … Continue reading Xeper!: Reflections on Tapio Kotkavuori’s Left-Hand Path
ODIR Newsletter #4: Death In Junebugs
We’re already almost a third into June, so I guess you could say this newsletter is woefully late! Compared to last month, there’s been more activity on the ODIR website, including the first interview of the year. Typically, summer has … Continue reading ODIR Newsletter #4: Death In Junebugs
EPÄKRISTUS: Into Cold Tomorrow
Year: 2026Label: Misantropia Records Misantropia Records’ demo compilation Satan, Sex And War (review) turned out to be a fortuitious thing. In and of itself, it was a welcome release showcasing a band that remained overlooked throughout its career. Finnish Epäkristus … Continue reading EPÄKRISTUS: Into Cold Tomorrow
THE COAL DUST COWBOYS: Beneath The Old Slag Heap
Year: 2026Label: Western Star Records There’s some very familiar faces behind this unfamiliar name. The Coal Dust Cowboys is a joint venture between Alan Wilson of psychobilly pioneers The Sharks (and owner of Western Star Records) and members of veteran … Continue reading THE COAL DUST COWBOYS: Beneath The Old Slag Heap
Only Death Is Real 