Reviews across all categories: albums, books, movies.
Year: 2025Label: Freak Animal Often, when I’m reviewing noise, I’m thinking: why? What’s the point? Noise is… well, noise. And I don’t mean that in the sense that it’s all just mindless cacophony and who in their right mind listens … Continue reading RAUTAKYMI: Ei tästä maailmasta
Year: 2025Label: Zoharum This is an intolerable album. No beating around the bush: I don’t like this album. It annoys and irritates me. It’s a frustrating listen. But it’s an album that won’t let you be. It’s an album that … Continue reading ŁUBIN: Gaza
Year: 2025Label: Zoharum Zoharum is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you gonna get”, as Forrest Gump once famously said. Well, he didn’t say that, but were he into writing about music and was on Zoharum’s promo … Continue reading HVAST: Chwasty Polskie
Year: 2025Label: Inverse Records Ah, the noughties. What a decade in Finnish metal that was. Both in the mainstream and in the underground, Finland truly and finally found its footing. It was a decade of unforeseen popularity and success. In … Continue reading MOURNIATY: Musta maa
Year: 2025Label: Rune Serpent Europa All fans of 90’s British experimental/electronic/industrial music – sit up straight and pay attention! You there in the back, who ramble on about apocalyptic folk. And you there by the window, who can’t get enough … Continue reading KATHODOS: Parasomnia: Pavor Nocturnus
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
Year: 2025Label: Long Live Evil I might’ve said it before, but I’m a simple kinda guy. If I see something new related to Alla Xul Elu, I buy it. And, to be frank, it’s rarely been a bad decision. Even … Continue reading BILLY OBEY: Rhymebook Of The Recently Deceased
Year: 2025Label: Century Media US deathcore act Lorna Shore have truly been the talk of the day for the past couple of years already. Seems like nobody into hard, heavy and extreme music is without an opinion of them. Just … Continue reading LORNA SHORE: I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me
Year: 2025Label: Out Of The Dungeon Finnish The Chamberlain are a band with a definite vision for their music. It’s pretty singular idea, but not too constrictive. At least the Finns don’t run out on ideas on this, their debut. … Continue reading THE CHAMBERLAIN: Draconian Magick
Year: 2025Label: self-released German neofolk duo Kaelte are back at it again. They remain more or less true to their style in every respect, from the policy of self-releasing their albums to the style of neofolk they perform. In terms … Continue reading KAELTE: Bilder Aus Asche Und Blut
Only Death Is Real 