Bong-Ra, Antediluvian, The Netherlands, Tartarus Records, TAR116 cassette / vinyl LP (2021) Originally released digitally through Svart Lava Records in
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Tag: avant-rock
Oyer and Terminer: Salem witch trials of 1692, religious oppression and persecution through a raw melodic BM lens
Till, Oyer and Terminer, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland), Worship the Void Records, WTV-012, cassette (2021) / United States, Blasphemous Creations
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Sompas-Naga: a mesmeric black metal / Thai folk music fusion
Lotus of Darkness, Sompas-Naga, Colombia, Namtaru Records, NR008 CD (2021) Here comes very melodic black metal folk music with distinctly
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The Mausoleum of all Hope and Desire
Fabulous vinyl album of experimental rock guitar drone from Richard Pinhas on the album Quentin Compson (BAM BALAM RECORDS BBRP077),
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Le Pressoir Mystique: a raw depressive black metal investigation into a mediaeval Christian past that reveals its darkness, trauma and agony
Givre, Le Pressoir Mystique, Canada, Winter Sky Records, cassette (2021) Translated into English as “Christ in the Wine Press”, this
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Garabontzia: drowning in a beautiful and lush, if melancholy dimension
Haenesy, Garabontzia, Germany, Purity Through Fire, PTF241 CD digipak / vinyl LP (2021) A three-piece atmospheric BM band from Budapest,
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Sand Won’t Save You
Summer of Seventeen with their self-titled record (KR081) on Karl Records…this appears to be an American “supergroup” of avant-gardish players,
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Náa: atmospheric black metal interpretation of Mayan creation myths from Venus with urgency
Idolos, Náa, France, Non Posse Mori Records, NPM040 CD digibook (2021) Emissaries from Venus with Atlantean genealogies (or so they
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Dy’th Requiem for the Serpent Telepath: an extreme and eccentric black / death psychedelic epic adventure
Esoctrilihum, Dy’th Requiem for the Serpent Telepath, Italy, I, Voidhanger Records, IVR156 CD A5-digipak / 2 x 12″ vinyl LP
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Hagbulbia: a spectral noise / dark ambient companion piece to “Avow”
Portal, Hagbulbia, Canada, Profound Lore Records, PFL257 CD digipak / vinyl LP (2021) Crikey, what a surprise … these Australian
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