Amargor, Decepció. Apatia., United Kingdom, Forgotten Sorcery Productions, FSP:023 limited edition cassette (2021) Since he started Amargor in 2020, all-rounder musician
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Tag: avant-rock
Communion with the Vile: a mini-opera of sheer black / death / ambient terror
Reflection of Misery, Communion with the Vile, Nicaragua, Exnihilo Records, ENR04 CD EP (2022) Even after hearing this EP a
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Jääaeg: stoner doom metal / psychedelia forges ahead during a hard pandemic winter
Mang Ont, Jääaeg, Estonia, self-released limited edition cassette (2022) At the time “Jääaeg” was recorded, Estonian stoner doom metal band
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Canned Heat
Ola Kvernberg Steamdome II : the Hypogean NORWAY GRAPPA RECORDS GRLP4665 L.P. (2021) Like Jules Verne’s Professor Lidenbrock, Rick Wakeman
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Azote: a bleak and chilling soundscape of dissonant atmospheric BM and anguish
Monarkh, Azote, Germany, Kammer Records, KMMR015 limited edition vinyl LP (2022) A very bleak and chilling recording was my impression
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Gate of Klüna: a unique and highly individual trippy space psychedelic rock / pop journey
Kuunatic, Gate of Klüna, Germany, Glitterbeat, GB117 CD / vinyl LP (2021) Japan has a long, looong history of all-female
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Mercurial States of Revelation: reflecting on humanity’s place in a harsh and bleak universe of constant change
Vastatum, Mercurial States of Revelation, Italy, Avantgarde Music, AV435 CD digipak / vinyl LP (2022) Based in Vancouver, Vastatum was
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Ysyry Mollvun (self-titled): a straightforward black metal debut championing a lost people
Ysyry Mollvün, self-titled, Italy, Avantgarde Music, AV399 CD digipak (2022) Originally formed as a solo project by Argentine musician Zupai
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Eldorado: an album of people’s hopes and dreams for a better world
Catherine Graindorge, Eldorado, Germany, Glitterbeat (Tak:til), GB113 CD / vinyl LP (2021) Here is a very lovely and emotionally moving
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The Lonely Surfer
New single from the Fang Bomb label is by Sons of Viljems, a guitar & bass duo comprising Andrea Giommi,
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