Metaphysics matter: on the significance of more philosophical writing about music
In one way or another, the creative arts have essentially always been divided in two. The names and criteria of classification have varied through time, but there has always been a pronounced if not universal drive to divide art into … Continue reading Metaphysics matter: on the significance of more philosophical writing about music
HELLWALKER: Reincarnation
Year: 2025Label: Rot ‘Em Records To set the context of this review, I’m going to quote what the promo sheet says about this EP. Here goes: “Reincarnation is a tribute to old school death metal, while at the same time … Continue reading HELLWALKER: Reincarnation
MALIGNA CEREBRA: Pallor Mortis
Year: 2023Label: self-released I suppose you could say US act Maligna Cerebra play with an open hand. The project’s name translates to “malignant brain”, the name of this EP length release to “deathly pallor.” These, and the cover image of … Continue reading MALIGNA CEREBRA: Pallor Mortis
V/A: Flammenlieder MMXXV
Year: 2025Label: Aristae/Only The Sun Knows Flammenlieder is an interesting series of releases curated by German neofolk act Leger Des Heils. The first was an album by Leger Des Heils, whilst the second was a three-track compilation featuring alongside the … Continue reading V/A: Flammenlieder MMXXV
ALLA XUL ELU: Sci Co Volume One
Year: 2015/2025Label: Long Live Evil This year has been an active one for US horrorcore trio Alla Xul Elu. In total, members of AXE released three albums: the group proper’s Gods Of Evil Rise (review), Billy Obey’s Rhymebook Of The … Continue reading ALLA XUL ELU: Sci Co Volume One
HEXVESSEL: Nocturne
Year: 2025Label: Prophecy I’ll be honest: prior to this album, I’d heard maybe one song by Hexvessel, so this review isn’t exactly based on an in-depth knowledge of their past discography. But then again, up until recently, the band played … Continue reading HEXVESSEL: Nocturne
SEPULCHRAL CURSE: Crimson Moon Evocation
Year: 2025Label: Dark Descent Records There’s a bit of a death metal revival going on in Finland. A lot of new bands are popping up, many of them with young musicians; some are still in their teens, some are in … Continue reading SEPULCHRAL CURSE: Crimson Moon Evocation
Vil, Ike: CHASING THE GREEN DRAGON
Year: 2025Publisher: Star Regulus PressAvailable in: English A.W. Yrjänä, lyricist and vocalist of iconic Finnish rock band CMX once said in a documentary on occultism something to the effect of all great occultists also being con men. This was not … Continue reading Vil, Ike: CHASING THE GREEN DRAGON
Grönhagen, Yrjö von: HIMMLER’S SECRET SOCIETY
Year: 1948/2025Publisher: Star Regulus PressOriginal title: Himmlerin salaseuraAvailable in: English, Finnish and possibly other languages During the summer of 1935, a young Finnish student of the Sorbonne in Paris decides to travel from France to Finland by foot. He ends … Continue reading Grönhagen, Yrjö von: HIMMLER’S SECRET SOCIETY
Talking elitism and appeal with The Chamberlain
Finnish The Chamberlain’s debut album Draconian Magick (review) came pretty much like a bolt out of the blue in early 2025. We admit, perhaps to our own detriment, that here at ODIR we’d never even heard of them. All of … Continue reading Talking elitism and appeal with The Chamberlain
Only Death Is Real 