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Scarred flesh and death apocalypse

May 17, 2022 redbraces

DEATH APOCALYPSE: Scars To The Flesh Release year: 2022Label: Human Noise Records German death metal trio Death Apocalypse were formed in 2019, but the members have been active in bands already during the 90’s and are as such no newcomers. … Continue reading Scarred flesh and death apocalypse

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Searching for death

March 6, 2022March 6, 2022 redbraces

IN SEARCH OF DEATH: II Release year: 2022Label: Steinklang Industries In the wide, amorphous and ambiguous field of all things industrial and post-industrial, it’s often a venture doomed to failure to attempt to pinpoint too exactly what niché an artist … Continue reading Searching for death

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Days of doom and deserted fear

March 4, 2022March 5, 2022 redbraces

DESERTED FEAR: Doomsday Release year: 2022Label: Century Media Nowadays, when speaking of the “Swedish death metal sound”, almost everyone seems to equate it to the sound pioneered by Entombed, Dismember and the likes. The dry, brittle HM-2 guitar tone, the … Continue reading Days of doom and deserted fear

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Kaelte’s blood brothers

February 20, 2022February 20, 2022 redbraces

KAELTE: Alle Teufel Sind Blutsbrüder Release year: 2022Label: self-released German Kaelte, whose previous release Lieblingslieder (a compilation of older tracks) we reviewed last year (read here) are back with another slipcase CD release: this time four new tracks of their … Continue reading Kaelte’s blood brothers

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20 years of blackened thorns

January 8, 2022January 8, 2022 redbraces

V/A: Schwarzdorn Label Compilation Pt. I Release year: 2021Label: Schwarzdorn Production It is no mean feat for a label to have been active for 20 years, even if they never rise to become major players in their field. I suppose … Continue reading 20 years of blackened thorns

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Of mist and a belief carved in stone

December 25, 2021December 25, 2021 redbraces

CARVED IN STONE: Wafts Of Mist & The Forgotten Belief Release year: 2021Label: Schwarzdorn Production A long, long time ago, back when I was working with my first webzine, I received for review a compilation called In Wüsten Lohe by … Continue reading Of mist and a belief carved in stone

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Rotten verses

December 9, 2021December 9, 2021 redbraces

BRESTHAFT: Rottenverse Release year: 2021Label: Steinklang Industries You could be forgiven for mistaking Rottenverse for a black metal or death metal album at a quick glance. The logo certainly looks like it could belong to an extreme metal band. And … Continue reading Rotten verses

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Kaelte revitalizing the old

August 4, 2021August 4, 2021 redbraces

KAELTE: Lieblingslieder Release year: 2021Label: self-released You can hardly be faulted for asking “Kaelte who?” – this German neofolk act aren’t household names even in the neofolk scene. I don’t have any recollection of how I first discovered them, but … Continue reading Kaelte revitalizing the old

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Zwiespalt back from the distance

July 28, 2021August 1, 2021 redbraces

ZWIESPALT: Distanz Release year: 2021Label: self-released Slightly over a year after their debut album (reviewed here), German trio Zwiespalt are back with their second album, Distanz. In what I consider a pretty clever and inventive move, the cover art for … Continue reading Zwiespalt back from the distance

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Twilight Darkwoods

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 redbraces

DARKWOOD: Twilight Garden Release year: 2020Label: HeidenVolk There are only a precious few neofolk acts in the world who’ve managed to truly break out from the decidedly esoteric confines of the genre – apart from the old guard of Death … Continue reading Twilight Darkwoods

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