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Kannonau’s past and present

April 29, 2022 redbraces

KANNONAU: Kannonau Release year: 2006/2022Label: Misty Circles/Steinklang Industries Not long ago, I touched upon the subject of Italian neofolk in my review of Rose Rovine E Amanti’s album Sogni Visioni E Premonizioni (reviewed here): one of the few local scenes, … Continue reading Kannonau’s past and present

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Plague tales and blunderbusses

January 23, 2022January 23, 2022 redbraces

KAARNA: Väkipyssyvärssyjä ja kulkutautitarinoita Release year: 2021Label: Anima Arctica Even in the small and quite esoteric Finnish post-industrial neofolk scene, one-man entity Kaarna is a peculiarity. Known for his involvement in Tervahäät (among many other acts), and as the owner … Continue reading Plague tales and blunderbusses

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Of the soldier, the mother and the son

January 14, 2022January 14, 2022 redbraces

IGNOTO MILITI: Ignoto Militi Release year: 2021Label: self-released In our interview with Italian martial industrial project Ignoto Militi, current sole member of the project, Matteo, said that future releases would be slightly less all over the place and more focused. … Continue reading Of the soldier, the mother and the son

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Warring on with Puissance

January 2, 2022January 2, 2022 redbraces

PUISSANCE: War On Release year: 1999/2020Label: Fluttering Dragon/SkullLine In terms of martial industrial and martial neoclassical music, I think you can safely call Swedish Puissance pivotal. No, they weren’t the first to do this kind of music, but it seems … Continue reading Warring on with Puissance

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Julii between regimes

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 redbraces

JULII: Interregnum Release year: 2021Label: self-released Neoclassical project Julii are keeping busy: this is already the third release this year, following the full-length album Taste Of Triumph and the EP/demo Rats Of The Senate (reviewed here and here). Three releases … Continue reading Julii between regimes

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Spiritual support for Artsakh

December 28, 2021December 28, 2021 redbraces

V/A: Spiritual Sounds For Artsakh Release year: 2021Label: Steinklang Industries A bit of background to begin with, to better understand the nature of this two-disc compilation release. Artsakh is a region between Armenia and Azerbaidjan, which has been contested for … Continue reading Spiritual support for Artsakh

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Rats in the senate

October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 redbraces

JULII: Rats Of The Senate Release year: 2021Label: self-released Some time ago, I reviewed the debut full-length album of neoclassical martial industrial project Julii (click here to read). Though the album had its shortcomings and flaws, it still had enough … Continue reading Rats in the senate

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Regard Extreme’s ancient art

August 16, 2021August 16, 2021 redbraces

REGARD EXTREME: Ars Veterum Release year: 2021Label: Steinklang Records French Regard Extreme – or Regard Extrême if we’re being pedantic, but it’s spelled in the former way on the cover and spine of the album – could be called “grand … Continue reading Regard Extreme’s ancient art

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A taste of triumph

August 11, 2021August 11, 2021 redbraces

JULII: Taste Of Triumph Release year: 2021Label: Steinklang Industries When it comes to martial industrial and related substyles, the most recurring themes are World War II and Ancient Rome. Would it be exaggeration to say that these two themes cover … Continue reading A taste of triumph

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