Year: 2024Label: Aorta Austrian Allerseelen are one of those enigmatic and perplexing artists, who are incredibly difficult to pin down into any one genre or form of expression. Even when their albums retain a certain stylistic approach, it is next … Continue reading ALLERSEELEN: Toteninsel
Year: 2025Label: self-released With a name like this, there’s really only one genre Austrian Aufbruch Europa could play. And yes indeed, it is neofolk. No prizes for anyone who bet their money on that. It’s not like there’s exactly an … Continue reading AUFBRUCH EUROPA: Shining Hearts On Fields Of Sorrow
Back in the late 90’s, when I started getting into extreme metal, a significant method to discover new acts was to peruse through the catalogues and ads in various magazines. Metal Hammer was essentially worth fuck all and our local … Continue reading From the Vaults #7: Apokalypse & Origo Regium 1993-1994
DIAMOND FALCON: Gates Of Hell Release year: 2024Label: Self-released What is the coolest heavy metal band of all time? If you ask Austrian Diamond Falcon, the answer might be Iron Maiden. At least their newest, third full-length album Gates Of … Continue reading Falcons at the gates of Hell
ELLI RIEHL: Die Kornmuhme Release year: 2022Label: Steinklang Industries Sometimes you come across an album that baffles and fascinates you so much, it takes ages to decide whether you like it or not – and even then each listen is … Continue reading Of folklore and outlandish music
ABHORROT: Abysmal Echoes Release year: 2019Label: Morbid Chapel Records Hailing from Austria, Abhorrot’s career amounted in a number of smaller releases and this one full-length album. Apparently the decision to kill off Abhorrot had already been made at the time … Continue reading Abysmal Abhorrots
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