Are roses a flower of evil?
ORDO ROSARIUS EQUILIBRIO: La Fleur Du Mal Release year: 2022Label: Out Of Line Music As with their 2019 album Let’s Play, Swedish apocalyptic romanticists Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio offer an advance taster for their forthcoming album in the form of an … Continue reading Are roses a flower of evil?
Kannonau’s past and present
KANNONAU: Kannonau Release year: 2006/2022Label: Misty Circles/Steinklang Industries Not long ago, I touched upon the subject of Italian neofolk in my review of Rose Rovine E Amanti’s album Sogni Visioni E Premonizioni (reviewed here): one of the few local scenes, … Continue reading Kannonau’s past and present
Submit to infestation
INFESTED ANGEL: Submit To Death Release year: 2022Label: self-released Hailing from Birmingham, England – the birthplace of heavy metal, considering both Black Sabbath and Judas Priest came from there – Infested Angel are a relatively newcomer death metal trio. Submit … Continue reading Submit to infestation
Going traditional with Rimthurs
RIMTHURS: Thursamál Release year: 2022Label: A.D.G. Records Though the genre evolves, refuses to stay still and constantly finds new ways to manifest itself, the past is always alive in black metal. And whilst, certainly, throwbacks to the nascent years of … Continue reading Going traditional with Rimthurs
Oi! in Basque Country
V/A: Chaos In Basque Country, 1. Bolumena Release year: 2021Label: Tough Ain’t Enough Records I’ve already touched upon what an eccentric but delightful oddity it is, that the strongest oi! scene of today is in the Basque Country. This autonomous … Continue reading Oi! in Basque Country
Is Current 93’s city set upon a hill?
CURRENT 93: If A City Is Set Upon A Hill Release year: 2022Label: HomAleph Current 93 are, of course, legends and icons of industrial, post-industrial, neofolk, apocalyptic folk and experimental music of all stripes. Throughout their lengthy discography, the group … Continue reading Is Current 93’s city set upon a hill?
Descending with Shrine and Mytrip
SHRINE & MYTRIP: Descent Release year: 2022Label: Amek/Corvus Records And we return unto Shrine, whose 7″ EP Distorted Legends, pt. 3 we reviewed just last week (read here). We’re sticking to the shorter format this time around as well, but … Continue reading Descending with Shrine and Mytrip
The distorted legends of Shrine
SHRINE: Distorted Legends, pt. 3 Release year: 2021Label: Corvus Music You know how people who know shit about something sometimes act like the best experts on something? Why, I don’t know – an unfortunate placement on the Dunning-Kruger curve, a … Continue reading The distorted legends of Shrine
Roses, ruins, lovers, dreams, visions and premonitions
ROSE ROVINE E AMANTI: Sogni Visioni E Premonizioni Release year: 2022Label: Corvus Records Italy has a long tradition of neofolk, with the earliest bands having been active since the late 80’s or early 90’s. Despite this, relatively few of them … Continue reading Roses, ruins, lovers, dreams, visions and premonitions
Pressure 28 stand their ground
PRESSURE 28: Stand Your Ground Release year: 2022Label: self-released Talking about the latter-day classics of UK oi! and skinhead music, Pressure 28 are… well, not a band you usually see mentioned. The reason for that is pretty obvious, too: though … Continue reading Pressure 28 stand their ground
Only Death Is Real 