C-Schulz, Frühe Jahre, Unseen Worlds, CD UW14 (2017) An interesting if not very satisfying reissue of recordings made by German experimentalist
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In Aulis: a dry recording with too little drama, not enough intensity
Yiorgis Sakellariou, In Aulis, Belgium, Unfathomless, CD U49 (2017) A quiet and rather dry recording, “In Aulis” pays homage to
Continue reading »Ramshead: a secret world of drama and mystery underlying a stolid landscape
Philip Sulidae, Ramshead, Belgium, Unfathomless, CD U48 (2017) At 2,230 metres in height, Australia’s tallest mountain might look more like
Continue reading »Ultra Silvam (self-titled): debut thrashy black metal with a punk groove
Ultra Silvam, self-titled, Sweden, Änglaslakt_Productions, limited edition cassette (2017) Just a very short recording, true enough, but this tape is
Continue reading »Immoralist: a varied taste test for a first album
Resonare, Immoralist, Aderlass Kunstverlag, limited edition cassette (2017) Oooh yeah – this cassette, Resonare’s second release, is sure to resonate
Continue reading »Farmakologinen: a dense epic work of blackened psychedelia in a small package
Oranssi Pazuzu, Farmakologinen, Svart Records, LP 12″ vinyl (2017) If you happen to be new to the joys of Oranssi
Continue reading »Inori: beneath the blizzard bluster, piano pop melodies emerge with dignity intact
Kanashimi, Inori, China, Pest Productions, PEST168 CD digipak (limited edition) (2017) Japanese BM/ doom act Kanashimi celebrates a decade of
Continue reading »Exile: a monumental blackened sludge metal effort not quite reaching its potential
Regarde les Hommes Tomber, Exile, France, Les Acteurs de l’Ombre Productions, CD digipak AO-036 (2015) If their first self-titled album
Continue reading »End of Chapter: only the beginning for up-and-coming post-metal band Au-dessus
Au-dessus, End of Chapter, France, Les Acteurs de l’Ombre Productions, AO-058 CD Digipak (2017) I must admit the cover art
Continue reading »Transformation: a confident debut album of black / death metal fusion for mainstream and underground metal audiences
Theurgia, Transformation, Germany, Worship Tapes, cassette wt 121 / ESFINGE04 (limited edition) (2017) Formed in Maracaibo, Venezuela, in 2014, Theurgia
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