PERMANENT SOLUTION: Permanent Solution Release year: 2023Label: Misantropia Records Sometimes a bit of obscurity can be a good thing. It can lend a sense of mystery or excitement to something. At other times, it may be even counterproductive. Ultimately, Finnish … Continue reading Solutions of a lasting nature
YRITYS: Delusion(s) Release year: 2023Label: Misantropia Records The name Yritys has caused chuckles among Finnish audiences – and for good reason, too. You see, the Swedish band were, I assume, trying to convey depressed, nihilistic and misanthropic images with a … Continue reading A last attempt
THE HANGMEN: Debauchery In The Mortuary Release year: 2022/2023Label: Mortuary Records/Crazy Love Records It’s been a long wait for friends of British psychobilly act The Hangmen: their previous album was released way back in 2007, after which there’s only been … Continue reading Psycho party in the mortuary
V/A: Oi! Ain’t Dead Vol. 8 – Chaos In Nederland Release year: 2023Label: Rebellion Records Long running oi! label Rebellion Records’ latest compilation ties together many strings. First of all, it’s the eight entry in their Oi! Ain’t Dead series, … Continue reading Oi! ain’t dead in The Netherlands
VOIDWIND: Clad In Your Misery Release year: 2023Label: Misantropia Records To tell you the truth, I’m not a huge fan of atmospheric black metal. I find that too often it loses itself in its meandering songs, emphasizing the atmosphere over … Continue reading Clad in Voidwind’s misery
LONESOME WYATT AND THE HOLY SPOOKS: Longing For Oblivion Release year: 2023Label: Tribulation Recording Company As I mentioned in my review of Those Poor Bastard’s God Awful (here), it’s been a long while since Lonesome Wyatt has done anything that’s … Continue reading Lonesome for oblivion
CARDINALS FOLLY: Live By The Sword Release year: 2023Label: Soulseller Records A good name is a good name, right? And Live By The Sword is a good name. When Count Karnstein, band leader, vocalist and bass player of Finnish true … Continue reading Of doom, folly and life by the sword
VOODOO DOLLS: Poison In Your Drink 1983-1986 Release year: 2023Label: Crazy Love Records 1983. That’s some early, early history as far as psychobilly goes. The Meteors released their second album Wreckin’ Crew, Guana Batz their first 7″, The Sharks their … Continue reading Voodoo poisoned drinks
DESECRESY: Deserted Realms Release year: 2023Label: Xtreem Music Finnish Desecresy are one of those bands, who’ve been plying their trade for a good while somewhat out of the limelight, chip by chip whittling away excess and piece by piece honing … Continue reading The deserted realms of Desecresy
VESPER KENNINGS: Wandering Suns And Harvest Moons – A Torchlit Dream Cycle In Eight Parts Release year: 2023Label: self-released I’m sitting here with Finnish Vesper Kennings’ new album spread out before me, laughing at something I said in my review … Continue reading Kennings of the sun and of the moon
