Bloody Bill in the valley of continuity problems
DEATH VALLEY: THE REVENGE OF BLOODY BILL Release year: 2003 It may be hard to conceive it now, but there actually was a time when zombies weren’t everywhere, and any zombie movie was cause for some excitement. Yes, indeed: there … Continue reading Bloody Bill in the valley of continuity problems
Xiphos and the beheading of maritime serpents
XIPHOS: On Beheading The Thalassocratic Vipers Release year: 2022Label: Khthon OK, color me confused. What the Hell is this album about? The project takes its name, Xiphos, from an ancient one-handed sword, a secondary weapon used by the soldiers of … Continue reading Xiphos and the beheading of maritime serpents
Falling feathers and savage necromancy
SAVAGE NECROMANCY: Feathers Fall To Flames Release year: 2022Label: 20 Buck Spin Cover artwork by Chris Moyen featuring goats, artist pesudonyms such as Diabolical Fuckwitch Of The Black Flame and Conjurer Of Putrid Desecrations, and a band photo taken at … Continue reading Falling feathers and savage necromancy
ORDO ROSARIUS EQUILIBRIO: Nihilist Notes (And The Perpetual Quest 4 Meaning In Nothing)
Year: 2022Label: Out Of Line Music As the EP La Fleur Du Mal (reviewed here) portended, the new Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio album sees the Swedish act take several steps back, towards an expression reminiscent of some of their earlier albums. … Continue reading ORDO ROSARIUS EQUILIBRIO: Nihilist Notes (And The Perpetual Quest 4 Meaning In Nothing)
Magnolia’s grim dreams
GRIM: Magnolia’s Dream Release year: 2022Label: Steinklang Industries For people into noise, power electronics and the harsher side of experimental music, Japanese Grim should be a familiar name. The one-man project released a small body of work in the mid-to-late … Continue reading Magnolia’s grim dreams
Elysian chants in the cavern of roses
CAVERNA DELLE ROSE: Elysian Chants Release year: 2022Label: Slaughter In Art Consisting of musicians involved in projects such as Allerseelen and Camerata Mediolanense, and released by cult label Slaughter In Art – in fact the label’s first release in years … Continue reading Elysian chants in the cavern of roses
Celestial nightmares and exclusion from light
GRAND CELESTIAL NIGHTMARE: Excluded From Light And The Pleroma Release year: 2022Label: Nuclear War Now! Productions/New Era Productions Grand Celestial Nightmare – whose name sounds like another silly Dimmu Borgir album title – is another in a long list of … Continue reading Celestial nightmares and exclusion from light
No dawn for Iku-Turso
IKU-TURSO: Into Dawnless Realms Release year: 2022Label: Wolfspell Records/Korpituli Productions Finnish-Dutch Iku-Turso are at it again: Into Dawnless Realms is the successor to 2020’s Pakana (reviewed here), and it sees the band continue on the same path as before. So, … Continue reading No dawn for Iku-Turso
The horrors of the Necromancers’ union
THE NECROMANCERS UNION: Flesh Of The Dead Release year: 2021Label: Petrichor The promo sheet describes this album as “Billy Idol and Danzig meets The Sisters Of Mercy“… and you know, for once it’s pretty spot on! It’s common knowledge that … Continue reading The horrors of the Necromancers’ union
The virtus of Tervahäät
TERVAHÄÄT: Virtus Release year: 2022Label: Anima Arctica Virtus is a Roman word signifying – and I quote Wikipedia here for the sake of simplicity – “valor, manliness, excellence, courage, character, and worth, perceived as masculine strengths”. In other words, a … Continue reading The virtus of Tervahäät
