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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
Year: 2026Label: Zoharum Swedish Jarl are at it again: another hefty piece of ambient, exploring the more minute details of the human body. The previous albums we’ve reviewed by them, Synapse Variation Report (here) and Receptor Radiation (here) also dealt … Continue reading JARL: Nerve Cell Threads Electronics
Year: 2026Label: Zoharum When mentioning industrial metal, my guess is that most people will think of bands such as Ministry, Rammstein and, I dunno, maybe Deathstars. Acts such as Godflesh seem to have vanished from the map of industrial metal … Continue reading KONTAGION: I
Year: 2020/2026Label: Transgredient Records/Zoharum Released originally in 2020 only on vinyl, Zoharum’s recent re-release of Monocube’s and Troum’s collaborative effort finally makes the album available on CD (and tape). This re-release features one track not available on the original, expanding … Continue reading MONOCUBE & TROUM: Contemplator Caeli
Year: 2026Label: Impulsy Stetoskopu In the beginning of this year I published an essay titled Metaphysics matter (here). In it, I discussed the importance of a less reactive, more contemplative, metaphysical and philosophical approach to writing about music. Polish Ars … Continue reading ARS SONITUS: Transfuturist Bruitism Manifesto
Year: 2026Label: De La Rocka Music Two years after the blistering debut album Nightmare Reborn (review here), Finnish De La Rocka return with a new single. As project mainman Panu De La Rocka discussed in the interview I did with … Continue reading DE LA ROCKA: The Vampire
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: Western Star Records There’s some very familiar faces behind this unfamiliar name. The Coal Dust Cowboys is a joint venture between Alan Wilson of psychobilly pioneers The Sharks (and owner of Western Star Records) and members of veteran … Continue reading THE COAL DUST COWBOYS: Beneath The Old Slag Heap
Year: 2026Publisher: Aula & CoAvailable in: Finnish Tapio Kotkavuori is a name that probably won’t ring many bells outside of Finland – with the possible exception of active members of the Temple Of Set during the 90’s and noughties. However, … Continue reading Rautaniemi, Matti: TAPIO KOTKAVUOREN ELÄMÄ JA KUOLEMA
