Red reasons why
RED PAINTED RED: That Was The Reason Why Release year: 2023Label: Zoharum British duo Red Painted Red are one of those groups who’re genuinely hard to pin down. That much is clear already from label Zoharum’s description of the album. … Continue reading Red reasons why
Ajna’s inevitability
AJNA: Inevitable Mortality Release year: 2016/2023Label: Reverse Alignment/Zoharum Listening to US based act Ajna’s Inevitable Mortality, I find myself musing over what a funny genre of music dark ambient is. It’s entirely non-musical, usually extremely minimalist, with drawn-out pieces that … Continue reading Ajna’s inevitability
From the Vaults #4: Dehumanizer
Do you remember the first CD you ever bought? Do you remember when it was? I certainly remember mine. It was Babylon Zoo’s The Boy With The X-Ray Eyes, in the summer of 1996. Our family had just bought our … Continue reading From the Vaults #4: Dehumanizer
Evil lives long in the Lost Lake Estates
ALLA XUL ELU & SUPER FAMOUS FUN TIME GUYS: Lost Lake Estates Release year: 2023Label: Long Live Evil It would appear that US horrorcore trio Alla Xul Elu have lately been doubling down on their own label Long Live Evil. … Continue reading Evil lives long in the Lost Lake Estates
Beautiful undying
KAUNIS KUOLEMATON: Mielenvalta Release year: 2023Label: Noble Demon I’ll level with ya. The style Finnish Kaunis Kuolematon represents – melodic extreme metal with doom elements and clean vocals aplenty – isn’t my cup of tea. In fact, it’s the kind … Continue reading Beautiful undying
Subsurface lilies
ARUM LILIES: Subsurface Aquifers Release year: 2023Label: Death Continues Records From the very onset, there’s something delightfully warped and just ever so slightly twisted about Australian Arum Lilies’ second album Subsurface Aquifers. From the covers and packaging to the music … Continue reading Subsurface lilies
Solutions of a lasting nature
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
A last attempt
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
Psycho party in the mortuary
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
Oi! ain’t dead in The Netherlands
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
Only Death Is Real 