ARDITI: Bloodtheism Release year: 2018/2020Label: SkullLine As far as martial industrial in the 21st century goes, Swedish Arditi definitely belong to the genre’s leading names. Debuting in 2003 with the 7″ Unity Of Blood, the belligerent Swedes have since then … Continue reading Arditi’s religion of blood
L’ÈGAREMENT D’ESPRIT: Written In Stone Release year: 2021Label: Steinklang Industries How’s that for a title? It pretty much sets up the tone for what I’m going to talk about in this review, doesn’t it? Well, let’s get on with it. … Continue reading The problem with instrumental music…
METADEVICE: Turba Release year: 2021Label: New Approach Records I’ll readily admit that for a long while, I was thrown off by Portugese Metadevice’s most recent release. Whilst nominally not in a genre at all alien to me, Turba’s industrial soundscapes … Continue reading Metadevice’s urban isolation
NEOLITHIC NATION: Atavism Release year: 2021Label: Steinklang Industries Delving further into long-running industrial label Steinklang Industries‘ recent output, next up is what is apparently the debut release of Russian industrial noise unit Neolithic Nation. This is another interesting package offering … Continue reading Neolithic Atavism
ESCUADRON DE LA MUERTE: Bastion XXIII Release year: 2021Label: Steinklang Industries Mexican Escuadron De La Muerte’s – Spanish for Squadron Of Death, unless I am entirely mistaken – latest album is a confusing mixture of themes and conflicting aesthetics. In … Continue reading Satan, Lucifer, the light brigade and pink elephants
LUGOLA: You Are Not Special Release year: 2021Label: Steinklang Industries “You are not special!” chants Neithan, the sole person behind Lugola on the final track, the title track, of this album. The aggressive, hostile and simple to-the-point mantra is an … Continue reading Lugola’s parade of death
The history of Europe is a history of war. Throughout the centuries, men have waged war, fought valiantly – and died. Some are remembered in song and story, but most are cast aside by history. This history of violence and … Continue reading Ignoto Militi: remembering the fallen
IGNOTO MILITI: Presente Release year: 2020Label: self-released Martial industrial is a genre that forever lurks somewhere in the distance, beyond “regular” industrial and neofolk, the two genres it is most closely related to. Even the more illustrious names of the … Continue reading Unknown Italian Soldiers
So, Only Death Is Real has witnessed the first year-end, and it is time to jot down some thoughts as summary for 2019 and a plan of action of sorts for 2020. The site was created in mid-May, and since … Continue reading A year in summation: 2019
Release year: 2019Label: Out Of Line When I reviewed Swedish Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio’s teaser EP for this album ( Ménage À Quatre, said review here), during summer, I predicted the full album would be another solid addition to ORE’s discography. … Continue reading ORDO ROSARIUS EQUILIBRIO: Let’s Play (Two Girls & A Goat)
