Cederberg, Aki: HOLY EUROPE
Year: 2024Publisher: Arcana EuropaAvailable in: English, Finnish This review is an addendum to the review of the original Finnish version of this book from 2021, which you can find here. At the time, an English version had been hinted at, … Continue reading Cederberg, Aki: HOLY EUROPE
From the Vaults #14: Lords of Chaos
Something a bit different in our series of gems from the archives – but no less deserving of an entry: the first book attempting to give an overview of the phenomenon called black metal. The book by Michael Moynihan (of … Continue reading From the Vaults #14: Lords of Chaos
CURSE UPON A PRAYER: The Worship: Orthoprax Satanism
Year: 2024Label: The Cursed Order/Folter Records/Korpituli Productions Curse Upon A Prayer are one of those bands I’ve always seen mentioned and have heard vaguely positive comments about, but for some reason haven’t gotten around to checking. So when the digital … Continue reading CURSE UPON A PRAYER: The Worship: Orthoprax Satanism
LAKI & JÄRJESTYS: Ei katumusta
Year: 2024Label: Hell’s Tone Records Has it really been two years already? It doesn’t seem like such a long time since Finnish Laki & Järjestys last released something – but, indeed, their debut album Uusi aika was released in 2022. … Continue reading LAKI & JÄRJESTYS: Ei katumusta
From the Vaults #13: Strength & Honour
I remember how, back when this, Finnish Satanic Warmaster’s debut was released, the reactions in Finland among friends and on message boards were almost unequivocally positive and enthusiastic. In retrospect, there was a feeling as of standing at the precipice … Continue reading From the Vaults #13: Strength & Honour
TUILERIES: The Iron Coffin
Release year: 2024Label: self-released The Second World War and submarines. My first association is, and always will be, the monumental cinematic epic Das Boot, one of the most gripping and intense movies ever made. Klaus Doldinger’s brilliant soundtrack has a … Continue reading TUILERIES: The Iron Coffin
From the Vaults #12: Nordman
If you’re from Finland or Sweden and paid attention to what was going on in popular music in the mid-90’s, you couldn’t escape Swedish folk pop duo Nordman. During the era of grunge, eurodance and gangsta rap, they were probably … Continue reading From the Vaults #12: Nordman
ZŁE OKO: Xenos
Release year: 2024Label: Zoharum Music is a universal language, they say. And most of the time they’re right – whoever they are. But there are times when music isn’t universal enough; times, when not understanding the lyrics will make an … Continue reading ZŁE OKO: Xenos
KRÓLÓWCZANA SMUGA: Konwulsanki
Release year: 2024Label: Zoharum If you want weird, you got weird. Polish Królówczana Smuga’s sixth album is a veritable cornucopia of, well, just about everything. The label’s promo sheet mentions as influences and key elements keywords such as folklore, alternative, … Continue reading KRÓLÓWCZANA SMUGA: Konwulsanki
CONJECTURE: V
Release year: 2019/2024Label: Amek/Zoharum Polish label Zoharum continue their praxis of re-releasing obscure and sold-out material. This time around it’s Greek Conjecture’s 2019 album V, augmented with tracks from related EP ∫V, on the fifth anniversary of the original album’s … Continue reading CONJECTURE: V
Only Death Is Real 