ABSOLUTE KEY: The Third Level Of Decay Release year: 2022Label: Signal Rex Previously, we reviewed Finnish one man act Absolute Key’s Sundust (here), calling its combination of industrial and black metal “an album of intriguingly twisted esoteric electronics”. The prolific … Continue reading Keys to the three levels of decay
ABSOLUTE KEY: Sundust Release year: 2022Label: Nekrogoat Heresy Productions Describing something as a mixture of industrial and black metal will most likely conjure up all kinds of rather disparate images in people’s minds. Some will think of machinized beats and … Continue reading Absolute keys to fire and dust
It’s been a while since we did one of these. In fact, looks like in all of Only Death Is Real’s history, we’ve only done one year round-up. High time for a second one, don’t you think? So, here are … Continue reading A year in summation: 2022
ADRIANO VINCENTI & PAOLO BANDERA: Ossido Di Cromo (Anamnesi Mediatica Ricostruttiva) Release year: 2022Label: Steinklang Industries As the liner notes of the thick booklet that accompanies this CD highlights, the cassette tape was a revolutionary musical format. On one hand … Continue reading A love letter to cassette culture
MOURN: Mastema Release year: 2022Label: Steinklang Industries/999 Cuts The back cover of this CD proclaims that “Mourn is Destruktionsanstalt, Kadaver and Ideal Father“ – in other words, a collaboration between three established names in the industrial noise underground. Therefore, it … Continue reading Mourn and angels of all evil
MASCHINENZIMMER 412: Macht Durch Stimme Release year: 1988/2022Label: Mechanik Cassettes/Cold Spring Records Known better in the stylized form Mz. 412, Maschinenzimmer 412 is without doubt one of the more famous acts within the realm of industrial music, and certainly one … Continue reading Power by noise
GRIM: Magnolia’s Dream Release year: 2022Label: Steinklang Industries For people into noise, power electronics and the harsher side of experimental music, Japanese Grim should be a familiar name. The one-man project released a small body of work in the mid-to-late … Continue reading Magnolia’s grim dreams
T_ERROR 404: New Game, Old Rules Release year: 2022Label: Steinklang Industries Apparently this album has an interesting story behind it. Russian T_Error 404 and long-running cult industrial label Steinklang Industries had a mutual interest to co-operate. The only hitch was … Continue reading T_Error 404 mastering the rules
TOTENRUNE/SARIN SNOW: श्रवो अक्षितम् / Κλέος Άφθιτον Release year: 2022Label: Novichok This split 7″ with the unwieldly title of श्रवो अक्षितम् / Κλέος Άφθιτον, first part in Hindi (I assume) and the latter in Greek, presents two tracks of uncompromising, … Continue reading Death runes and poison snow
COALMINER: Beautiful Deterioration Release year: 2022Label: Steinklang Industries There’s a case to be made for going off the beaten path and breaking against conventions, norms and standards. Of not just doing what everyone else does, but boldly go your own … Continue reading The beauty of deterioration
