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Deimhal’s grand gathering

June 24, 2023July 15, 2023 J.

DEIMHAL: The Grand Gathering Release year: 2023Label: self-released One somewhat curious phenomenon is that of black metal projects by middle aged members of bands with more renown. There’s no shortage of these, and typically these projects don’t look to the … Continue reading Deimhal’s grand gathering

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Corpsessed’s live grotesquery

June 19, 2023July 15, 2023 J.

CORPSESSED: Skeletal Grotesquery Release year: 2023Label: Krucyator Productions Live albums are something of a tricky thing to review. For the most part, live albums are essentially pure fan service, giving something to the fans they’ll hopefully appreciate. Very rarely does … Continue reading Corpsessed’s live grotesquery

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Third time’s the charm?

June 12, 2023July 15, 2023 J.

SLEEP OF MONSTERS: 「​「​「 Release year: 2023Label: Svart Records It’s been a long wait for fans of Finnish occult rockers Sleep Of Monsters: their previous album II: Poison Garden was released way back in 2016. And for some of us, the … Continue reading Third time’s the charm?

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Everyone’s war on everyone

June 2, 2023July 15, 2023 J.

TERVEET KÄDET: Kaikki kaikkia vastaan Release year: 2023Label: Svart Records Terveet Kädet should need no introductions. But because this intro would be awfully short without it, we’ll do one anyway. So, Terveet Kädet are more than legends within hardcore and … Continue reading Everyone’s war on everyone

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From numbness to hate

May 8, 2023July 15, 2023 J.

TURTUMUS: Jälleenheräävä viha Release year: 2023Label: Misantropia Records Ever since the mid-noughties or so, Finnish black metal has been a pretty dominant and influential thing in the underground. The so-called Finnish sound, a combination of melancholic melodies and uncompromising rawness, … Continue reading From numbness to hate

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Songs from the valleys of Nangijala

May 1, 2023July 15, 2023 J.

ABSOLUTE KEY: Lauluja laaksoista Release year: 2023Label: Tampereen levyt My issue with music and artists labelled as “experimental” is that if the artist has an established sound, is it experimental anymore? Take for example various artists within post-industrial music: from … Continue reading Songs from the valleys of Nangijala

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New emanations from the nightside

April 21, 2023July 15, 2023 J.

NIGHTSIDE: Lions Release year: 2023Label: Purity Through Fire Finnish Nightside released a small body of material in the late 90’s and early noughties, the majority of which was compiled on the album-slash-compilation The End Of Christianity (reviewed here), and then … Continue reading New emanations from the nightside

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Patient Omega’s broken minds and rotten bodies

April 18, 2023July 15, 2023 J.

PATIENT OMEGA: Broken Mind In A Rotting Body Release year: 2023Label: Misantropia Records I touched upon the issues relating to the thematics of instrumental music in my review of L’Ègarement D’Esprit’s album Written In Stone (here). I find myself returning … Continue reading Patient Omega’s broken minds and rotten bodies

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Serpentine stare of the moon oracle

April 13, 2023July 15, 2023 J.

MOON ORACLE: Ophidian Glare Release year: 2023Label: Bestial Burst/Signal Rex Two years after their debut album, Finnish trio Moon Oracle are back with another helping of mystical, doom-ladened black metal. Whilst some things have changed, the core essence of traditional … Continue reading Serpentine stare of the moon oracle

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Nightside oracles

March 14, 2023July 15, 2023 J.

MOON ORACLE: Muse Of The Nightside Release year: 2021Label: Bestial Burst/Signal Rex Considering how black metal is supposed to be individualist music, where conformity, adhering to trends and following leaders blindly are tantamount to mortal sin, it’s almost funny how … Continue reading Nightside oracles

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