PERMANENT SOLUTION: Permanent Solution Release year: 2023Label: Misantropia Records Sometimes a bit of obscurity can be a good thing. It can lend a sense of mystery or excitement to something. At other times, it may be even counterproductive. Ultimately, Finnish … Continue reading Solutions of a lasting nature
YRITYS: Delusion(s) Release year: 2023Label: Misantropia Records The name Yritys has caused chuckles among Finnish audiences – and for good reason, too. You see, the Swedish band were, I assume, trying to convey depressed, nihilistic and misanthropic images with a … Continue reading A last attempt
V/A: Oi! Ain’t Dead Vol. 8 – Chaos In Nederland Release year: 2023Label: Rebellion Records Long running oi! label Rebellion Records’ latest compilation ties together many strings. First of all, it’s the eight entry in their Oi! Ain’t Dead series, … Continue reading Oi! ain’t dead in The Netherlands
VOIDWIND: Clad In Your Misery Release year: 2023Label: Misantropia Records To tell you the truth, I’m not a huge fan of atmospheric black metal. I find that too often it loses itself in its meandering songs, emphasizing the atmosphere over … Continue reading Clad in Voidwind’s misery
CARDINALS FOLLY: Live By The Sword Release year: 2023Label: Soulseller Records A good name is a good name, right? And Live By The Sword is a good name. When Count Karnstein, band leader, vocalist and bass player of Finnish true … Continue reading Of doom, folly and life by the sword
DESECRESY: Deserted Realms Release year: 2023Label: Xtreem Music Finnish Desecresy are one of those bands, who’ve been plying their trade for a good while somewhat out of the limelight, chip by chip whittling away excess and piece by piece honing … Continue reading The deserted realms of Desecresy
For those growing up and getting into extreme metal now, in the age of streaming services and much of all recorded music ever published being available anywhere, at any time from a mobile device in yer pocket, the 90’s probably … Continue reading From the Vaults #2: Formulas Fatal To The Flesh
MEGADETH: Rust In Peace Label: Capitol RecordsRelease year: 1990/2004/2023 When talking about thrash and speed metal classics, Megadeth’s fourth album Rust In Peace is up there with the biggest classics of them all. As a whole, I’ve always liked Megadeth … Continue reading Should’ve let it rust in peace…
WHALESONG: Leaving A Dream Release year: 2023Label: Zoharum/Old Temple Talk about a massive album. Polish Whalesong‘s newest, third full length album spans two discs and consists in total of two hours and ten minutes of music. That’d be a lot … Continue reading Leaving dreams
SORROW: Death Of Sorrow Release year: 2023Label: Xtreem Music Sorrow who, I hear you ask. That’s a fair question – there are a number of acts named Sorrow we could cover over here, from Death In June collaborator Rose McDowall’s … Continue reading Sorrow dying
