Year: 2026Label: Misantropia Records/Ambirial Mvsic Productions Finnish dungeon synth act Waeltaja are nothing if not prolific. In under ten years the one man project has released 13 albums according to Discogs. This time around, the project outdid itself: two lengthy … Continue reading WAELTAJA: Omega Monolith
Year: 2026Label: Misantropia Records/Ambirial Mvsic Productions As I’ve said before, dungeon synth is a genre I’d like to like far more than I actually like. There’s something that appeals to me immensely on a conceptual level in dungeon synth as … Continue reading WAELTAJA: Centuries Of Sorrow
Last month was a pretty quiet one again for ODIR, owing largely due to the preparations for the DDC gig next month, but also thanks to some rather demanding texts. Especially the Ars Sonitus review (see below) took a lot … Continue reading ODIR Newsletter #5: July Jottings
Year: 2026Label: Misantropia Records/Ambirial Mvsic Productions Like our text on Dieux Des Cimetières’ previous album, 2024’s Säkeitä esoteerisesta Euroopasta (here), this is not a review, but a text discussing the concept of the album its themes and its influences. After … Continue reading DIEUX DES CIMETIÈRES: Mercy & Severity
We’re already almost a third into June, so I guess you could say this newsletter is woefully late! Compared to last month, there’s been more activity on the ODIR website, including the first interview of the year. Typically, summer has … Continue reading ODIR Newsletter #4: Death In Junebugs
Year: 2026Label: Misantropia Records Misantropia Records’ demo compilation Satan, Sex And War (review) turned out to be a fortuitious thing. In and of itself, it was a welcome release showcasing a band that remained overlooked throughout its career. Finnish Epäkristus … Continue reading EPÄKRISTUS: Into Cold Tomorrow
Year: 2026Label: Misantropia Records Finnish Hellboozer Union are one of those hidden obscurities of the underground, who enjoy a certain reputation but few know them more than by name. Of course, with only a handful of demos released since their … Continue reading HELLBOOZER UNION: s/t
April was a slow month for ODIR, as those who follow the site even semi-frequently will have noticed. Hence, no picks from ODIR activities during the last month this time around, but a slew of news from our ever-active friends. … Continue reading ODIR Newsletter #3: The mullings of May
Welcome to the first edition of the ODIR Newsletter, which is meant to be a more-or-less monthly publication, wherein we highlight not only stuff from the ODIR website, but also interesting and relevant news from friends and others. We live … Continue reading ODIR Newsletter #1: The Ideas of March
Year: 2025Label: Misantropia Records The Swedish suicidalists are back at it. Last year’s mini-album Apostate (review) saw Yritys expand their sound from the most generic DSBM towards an at times more aggressive and traditional black metal sound. The result was … Continue reading YRITYS: Mors Mecum Ambulat
Only Death Is Real 