Release year: 2024Label: In Illo Tempore/Gladivs Records To me, neofolk has always been a very European form of music. I say this without any kind of prejudice or bias; just like I’ve always considered blues and country to be thoroughly … Continue reading SUN VESSEL: A Seed Fallen To Earth
ARUM LILIES: Subsurface Aquifers Release year: 2023Label: Death Continues Records From the very onset, there’s something delightfully warped and just ever so slightly twisted about Australian Arum Lilies’ second album Subsurface Aquifers. From the covers and packaging to the music … Continue reading Subsurface lilies
V/A: Unio Solidarium Release year: 2022Label: Old Captain This year it will be nine years since terrorist state Russia attacked Ukraine without any provocation or justification, and occupied parts of the Eastern European nation. Soon it will be a year … Continue reading Slava Ukraini!
TOTENRUNE/SARIN SNOW: श्रवो अक्षितम् / Κλέος Άφθιτον Release year: 2022Label: Novichok This split 7″ with the unwieldly title of श्रवो अक्षितम् / Κλέος Άφθιτον, first part in Hindi (I assume) and the latter in Greek, presents two tracks of uncompromising, … Continue reading Death runes and poison snow
ALIEN VS ZOMBIES: THE DARK LURKING (aka The Dark Lurking) Release year: 2009 That’s a pretty neat cover image, isn’t it? It appears to be a zombified xenomorph from the Aliens-franchise, and there’s definitely a certain charm to it. Let’s … Continue reading The beauty of false advertising
AULD: …Of Petrichor And I Release year: 2021Label: Eschatonic Records Well, I just had to make that joke, didn’t I? And I bet you this isn’t the first time someone’s made it about this Australian quartet. But pick a name … Continue reading Auld Lang Syne
CRYPTIVORE: Unseen Divinity Release year: 2017/2019Label: Vaginal Autopsy Records/Dawning Septic Productions Formed back in 2015, the mission of Australian one-man project Cryptivore is to bring back the early 90’s deathgrind vibe, combining Swedish death metal to good old early grindcore. … Continue reading Back to the grind with Cryptivore
Only Death Is Real 