Innocence Écartelée, self-titled, France, self-released, limited edition cassette (2020) Released by the band itself in a limited edition of 50
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Viimeinen Juoksu: outsider black-gaze / post-punk rock finally in from the cold with a mix of defiance and despair
Circle of Ouroborus, Viimeinen Juoksu, Greece, His Wounds, NAIL006 gold vinyl LP (2020) In a fair universe that exists in
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Latest vinyl item of irritating noise from Venta Protesix is Loneliness And Deviancy (URBSOUNDS [/] URB046), a purple vinyl pressing
Continue readingThe Earth is Silent: epic death / doom metal album delivers a work of art and beauty in themes of grief, loss and despair
Sun of the Dying, The Earth is Silent, Germany, Art of Propaganda, limited edition CD digipak / 12″ vinyl (2019)
Continue readingAcéphale and Arkhé Tenebre: in the midst of sheer horror, despair and catastrophe, beauty and mystery can be found
S.E.K.H., Acéphale & Arkhé Tenebre, United States, Sentient Ruin Laboratories, SRUIN103 limited edition cassette (2019) At the time of writing,
Continue readingOndurenas: background tropical insect sounds receive respect
Frédéric Nogray, Ondureñas, Belgium, Unfathomless, CD U52 (2018) Until I heard this release by Frederic Nogray, I had never thought
Continue readingExile: tough and desperate raw BM songs with an individual flavour
Vrag, Exile, Germany, Schattenkult Produktionen, CD SKP076 (2017) “Exile” is a very fitting title for Vrag’s most recent recording: in
Continue readingPerpetual Despair is the Human Condition: not with this album, that’s for sure
Cara Neir, Perpetual Despair is the Human Condition, Broken Limbs Recordings, BLR057, 12″ vinyl (2016) Strange that Cara Neir’s discography
Continue readingEntropy: a dive into a world of black metal / doom fusion despair and hopelessness
Spire, Entropy, Germany, Iron Bonehead Productions, IBP 265 CD digipak / vinyl 12″ / digital (2016) Only recently have Spire
Continue readingEcho 2 – Les Esprits sont Étoiles aux cimes de la Victoire: low-key dark ambient going nowhere
Sanctuaire, Echo 2 – Les Esprits sont Étoiles aux cimes de la Victoire, Les Productions Hérétiques, EP cassette HER034 (2016) This
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