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
ZVIJER: Zvjerovanje
Release year: 2024Label: Misantropia Records Now that’s a tongue twister. Zvjerovanje. I mean, it’s not as insane as Polish, but that’s still too many incompatible consonants at the start of the word. But I guess that’s Serbo-Croatian for ya. Apparently, … Continue reading ZVIJER: Zvjerovanje
LARMO: Alarm
Release year: 2024Label: Zoharum “Larmo means noise”, says a sticker I got along with this album. Larmo the music act, however, isn’t noise. Well, except when it is. Confused? Don’t worry. By and large, the soundscapes of Larmo’s debut album … Continue reading LARMO: Alarm
THE CULT OF SUNLIGHT: Enter The Seasonal Ritual
Release year: 2024Label: Ambirial Mvsic Productions/Misantropia Records According to a statement included in the booklet of this album, Enter The Seasonal Ritual is, and I quote, “more a soundtrack to an unmade folk horror film rather than a conventional album.” … Continue reading THE CULT OF SUNLIGHT: Enter The Seasonal Ritual
SUTCLIFFE NO MORE: Cute
Release year: 2024Label: Zoharum Sutcliffe No More? Time to get with the program if you still haven’t heard: seminal UK power electronics outfit Sutcliffe Jugend called it a day in 2019, and after a short stint as Slaves No More, … Continue reading SUTCLIFFE NO MORE: Cute
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
Only Death Is Real 