Portugese ashes
COLDNESS/IRAE: We Are The Ashes Release year: 2023Label: Nekrogoat Heresy Productions Portugese black metal and the Portugese black metal sound is something of a thing. I suppose it can be safely called an acquired taste: often leaning towards the incessantly … Continue reading Portugese ashes
Batmobile bracing for impact
BATMOBILE: Brace For Impact Release year: 2023Label: Music On CD Having started out in 1983, Dutch Batmobile are one of the original psychobilly groups, and a steady presence within the scene. The band did take a short hiatus in the … Continue reading Batmobile bracing for impact
Nightside oracles
MOON ORACLE: Muse Of The Nightside Release year: 2021Label: Bestial Burst/Signal Rex Considering how black metal is supposed to be individualist music, where conformity, adhering to trends and following leaders blindly are tantamount to mortal sin, it’s almost funny how … Continue reading Nightside oracles
Traditionalist hit parade
KRASCHAU: Ultrakonservativ Schlagerparade Release year: 2022Label: Gradual Hate Records In comparison to the album I reviewed yesterday (African Imperial Wizard’s Nzinga Mbande), Kraschau has always been considerably less enigmatic and without all the layers of subterfuge. The martial industrial project … Continue reading Traditionalist hit parade
African industrial wizards
AFRICAN IMPERIAL WIZARD: Nzinga Mbande Release year: 2022Label: Tesco Organisation So… according to the descriptions found online, African Imperial Wizard are a group based in Luanda, Angola, and were formed the day after the ceasefire was signed which ended the … Continue reading African industrial wizards
Oblivion under the vain light of stars
UNOHDUS: Niin turhaan tähdet valaisivat meitä Release year: 2023Label: self-released Newcomer Unohdus is – apparently- a one-man project from Finland, who describe their style as a mixture of depressive black metal and atmospheric metal. Well, nails and heads right there, … Continue reading Oblivion under the vain light of stars
German death art
SCHATTEN MUSE: Vergänglichkeit Release year: 2022Label: The Circle Music I’ve been a fan of goth music for a long time now, but I’m the first to admit I’m far from an expert. I know the big names and the essential … Continue reading German death art
A concert for the war, from the war
GRAVITSAPA: Concert No.1 “23.23” (For Chamber Duo With Looper And Polivox) Release year: 2023Label: self-released A comment I sometimes hear about myself is that my musical taste is broad almost to ludicrous amounts. I’ve never really though about it that … Continue reading A concert for the war, from the war
Here dwell the damned
P. PAUL FENECH: Demon Seed Rising Release year: 2022Label: Mutant Rock Records If you had to stutter “P-paul who?”, then you’re obviously not into psychobilly. Those who are will know that P. Paul Fenech is none other than founding member, … Continue reading Here dwell the damned
Wanderers and hermits
WAELTAJA: Heremite Release year: 2023Label: Misantropia Records Dungeon synth. Now there’s a genre so easy to hate it’s almost ridiculous. It’s kind of like the goofy, nerdy cousin of black metal, taking all the silliest and nerdiest elements from it … Continue reading Wanderers and hermits
Only Death Is Real 