COLDSCAPE: Kolme laulua kuolemasta
Release year: 2024Label: Misantropia Records As those who’ve been following this site for a while might know, I first got into extreme metal in the mid-to-late 90’s and by the turn of the millennium was firmly entrenched in the underground. … Continue reading COLDSCAPE: Kolme laulua kuolemasta
DAWN & DUSK ENTWINED: Myth, Faith, Belief
Release year: 1995/2024Label: Steinklang Industries/Aube Et Crépuscule This is a bit of a tricky release to review. You see, what we have on hand is a re-release of French Dawn & Dusk Entwined’s very first recordings, originally released as two … Continue reading DAWN & DUSK ENTWINED: Myth, Faith, Belief
RAFAŁ KOŁACKI: Mowa Tworzenia
Release year: 2024Label: Zoharum Once again I am faced with the task of reviewing a release by Polish Zoharum, and once again I find myself a bit stumped. This happens every now and then, especially when it comes to the … Continue reading RAFAŁ KOŁACKI: Mowa Tworzenia
BRESTHAFT: Termination Transmission
Release year: 2024Label: Steinklang Industries On their follow-up to 2021’s Rottenverse (reviewed here), German Bresthaft are simply more. More vicious, more loud, more noisy, more sadistic. More. So no point to beat around the bush. I’m going to spoil the … Continue reading BRESTHAFT: Termination Transmission
From the Vaults #11: Longhaired Redneck/Rides Again
David Allan Coe is without doubt one of the most controversial characters within country music. There’s no shortage of reasons for this. Some of them humorous, such as the legendary story of him riding to Nashville in a hearse; some … Continue reading From the Vaults #11: Longhaired Redneck/Rides Again
NIMH: Before And After Silence
Release year: 2024Label: Zoharum This is another one of those tricky Zoharum releases to review. Not so much because of the audial contents themselves, but because of the nature of this release. You see, Before And After Silence was recorded … Continue reading NIMH: Before And After Silence
SUN VESSEL: A Seed Fallen To Earth
Release year: 2024Label: In Illo Tempore/Gladivs Records To me, neofolk has always been a very European form of music. I say this without any kind of prejudice or bias; just like I’ve always considered blues and country to be thoroughly … Continue reading SUN VESSEL: A Seed Fallen To Earth
IN SEARCH OF DEATH: I
Release year: 2024Label: Steinklang Industries A couple of years back, we took a stab at pulling apart and reviewing Belgian In Search Of Death’s previous release, simply titled II (see here). It contained material recorded in the early noughties, recently … Continue reading IN SEARCH OF DEATH: I
MAEROR TRI: Ambient Dreams
Release year: 1990/2024Label: ZNS Tapes/Zoharum The promo sheet for Polish Zoharum’s recent re-release of German Maeror Tri’s 1990 tape Ambient Dreams mentions that it was created entirely from sounds sourced from natural sources. No electronic sound sources were apparently used. … Continue reading MAEROR TRI: Ambient Dreams
KERRY KING: From Hell I Rise
Release year: 2024Label: Reigning Phoenix Music Around the time thrash metal icons Slayer called it quits in 2019, founding member and guitarist Kerry King made it known he would not have liked to end the band. As such, when the … Continue reading KERRY KING: From Hell I Rise
Only Death Is Real 