Tales of Demo-lyn
DEMOLYN: Tales Of Demolyn Release year: 2022Label: self-released Remember demos? You know, back in the day, when bands would record self-produced material in their rehearsal room or some cheap studio and release it themselves on tape, later CDr? The advent … Continue reading Tales of Demo-lyn
Strike first in war
STRIKE FIRST: War Release year: 2022Label: Rebellion Records There seems to be a minor paradigm shift going on in oi!, at least as far as the visuals go. Dreary streets, beer, boots and braces are making way for covers that … Continue reading Strike first in war
Singing the songs of Townes Van Zandt
V/A: The Songs Of Townes Van Zandt Vol. III Release year: 2022Label: My Proud Mountain/Neurot Recordings OK, let’s get one thing straight right away: Townes Van Zandt was one of the finest songwriters, lyricists, singers and performers ever. If you’re … Continue reading Singing the songs of Townes Van Zandt
Ungodly nihilism
NUCLEAR CHRIST/VRYKOLAKAS: Twisted Idols For Nihilism/The Anatomy Of The Ungodly Release year: 2022Label: Vrykoblast Productions I’ve always had a thing for split albums. When done right – such as both bands contributing a mini-album worth of tracks or reprinting long … Continue reading Ungodly nihilism
Thromdarrian midwinter
THROMDARR: Midwinter Frost Release year: 2022Label: Svart Records Though the list of legendary names within Finnish extreme metal is both long and illustrious, even longer is of course the list of names who have been largely forgotten, and whose exploits … Continue reading Thromdarrian midwinter
Cryhavoc and let slip the tits of war
CRYHAVOC: Sweetbriers Release year: 1998/2022Label: Spinefarm Records/Lipposen Levy Ja Kasetti The late 90’s were a great time to be a metalhead in Finland. The scene was active, with lots of new bands popping up, but there was basically no mainstream … Continue reading Cryhavoc and let slip the tits of war
Self-made mysteries of Ianai
IANAI: Sunir Release year: 2022Label: Svart Records Reading the promo text of Sunir, first release by the enigmatic, or at least seemingly enigmatic Ianai, one is baffled by the sheer amount of self-conscious myth and mystery construction going on. I … Continue reading Self-made mysteries of Ianai
Scum’s black soul
SCUM: Dying World Chroniclez: Black Soulz Release year: 2022Label: Lyrikal Snuff Productionz When talking about horrorcore, the first (and sometimes only!) association many have will be juggalos and Insane Clown Posse. Now, true, the oft-maligned duo from Detroit and the … Continue reading Scum’s black soul
Whirlwinds in the ashes of uncreation
UNCREATIONIST: Whirlwind In The Ashes Release year: 2022Label: Insurmountable Rex There’s a case to be made against the stereotypical, generic judeo-christian imagery so common in extreme metal. I say this as a fan of both black and death metal, and … Continue reading Whirlwinds in the ashes of uncreation
MAYHEM: De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas – 25th Anniversary box set
Release year: 2020/2022Label: Deathlike Silence Productions Without doubt, Norwegian Mayhem’s debut full-length album De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas is one of the quintessential albums within black metal. Mayhem as a group and guitarist Øystein “Euronymous” Aarseth in particular created, defined and … Continue reading MAYHEM: De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas – 25th Anniversary box set
Only Death Is Real 