Winter in the dungeons
TALVI: Complete Works ’01-’22 & Solstice Collection ’99-’02/’23 Release year: 2023Label: self-released Way back in the very early noughties, Finnish label Spinefarm (at the time home of acts such as Children Of Bodom and Barathrum) had a number of record … Continue reading Winter in the dungeons
The dead, released once more
THE COFFINSHAKERS: Graves, Release Your Dead Release year: 2023Label: Svart Records It’s been a long, long wait. Swedish horror country legends The Coffinshakers released their previous album all the way back in 2007. Since then, apart from the occasional gig, … Continue reading The dead, released once more
Insane Clown Posse’s total bedlam
INSANE CLOWN POSSE: Yum Yum Total Bedlam Release year: 2023Label: Psychopathic Records Over the years, we’ve occasionally covered horrorcore rap, that strange mutant subgenre of rap focusing on horror movies, sensational and exploitative depictions of violence and in general all … Continue reading Insane Clown Posse’s total bedlam
From Kaelte’s deep caves
KAELTE: Aus tiefen Höhlen Release year: 2023Label: self-released It’s always nice when an artist takes something we say to heart. In our review of German Kaelte’s previous release, the EP Alle Teufel Sind Blutsbrüder (here), we requested the next release … Continue reading From Kaelte’s deep caves
Spiritual Front and the decadence of Rome
SPIRITUAL FRONT: Rotten Roma Casino Release year: 2010/2023Label: Trisol/Prophecy/Auerbach Tonträger Italian Spiritual Front’s fourth studio album Rotten Roma Casino is a modern classic within neofolk – understood in its broadest sense – and still features prominently in the band’s live … Continue reading Spiritual Front and the decadence of Rome
From the Vaults #2: Formulas Fatal To The Flesh
For those growing up and getting into extreme metal now, in the age of streaming services and much of all recorded music ever published being available anywhere, at any time from a mobile device in yer pocket, the 90’s probably … Continue reading From the Vaults #2: Formulas Fatal To The Flesh
A history of The Great Work
Norja, Sara: ALKEMIAN HISTORIA Release year: 2023Publisher: SKS KirjatAvailable in: Finnish Everyone knows about alchemy, right? It was that old superstitious belief that you could make gold from stone, or from other metals, and the ludicrous practice of trying to … Continue reading A history of The Great Work
Is the queen dead?
SPIRITUAL FRONT: The Queen Is Not Dead Release year: 2023Label: Prophecy/Auerbach Tonträger Italian “nihilist suicide pop” artist Spiritual Front (let’s just call them neofolk for the sake of brevity and ignore their musical ill fit into the genre) have already … Continue reading Is the queen dead?
Should’ve let it rust in peace…
MEGADETH: Rust In Peace Label: Capitol RecordsRelease year: 1990/2004/2023 When talking about thrash and speed metal classics, Megadeth’s fourth album Rust In Peace is up there with the biggest classics of them all. As a whole, I’ve always liked Megadeth … Continue reading Should’ve let it rust in peace…
Transmissions from Planet Psycho
DE LA ROCKA: De La Rocka Release year: 2023Label: Bad Billy Records Back in February, we took a look at former Graveyard Bashers guitarist Panu De La Rocka’s first solo release, the single Out Of This World – out due … Continue reading Transmissions from Planet Psycho
Only Death Is Real 