Black Metal – The Sound Projector

25/11/2022 nausika

Ràithean: sweeping cinematic atmospheric black metal immersion lifts you up but casts you down as well

Uamh, Ràithean, United States, Fiadh Productions, FP32 cassette (2022) A solo atmospheric black metal project based in Montana, in the

03/11/2022 nausika

Autuala: blackened post-punk desolation from Finland’s veteran outsider duo

Circle of Ouroborus, Autuala, Greece, His Wounds, NAIL060 vinyl LP (2022) Coming a few months after Album No 20 “Aavikon

12/10/2022 nausika

Suicide Social: soundtrack to a personal descent into hell, in a society of forced and false happiness

Broyeur d’Enfance, Suicide Social, France, Acid Vicious, AVCD33 CD digipak (2022) Living in a society where pursuing happiness, comfort and

30/09/2022 nausika

Urgrund: blackened doom metal coming from a deep primal subconscious source

Häxenzijrkell, Urgrund, Germany, Amor Fati Productions, AFP210, CD digipak (2022) A black / doom duo since forming in Essen in

29/09/2022 nausika

Thurisa: a haunting and mysterious recording of dark ambient / blackened dream pop rock

Circle of Ouroborus, Thurisa, United States, Final Agony Records, Final Agony 56, vinyl LP (2022) Astonishingly for a band that

21/09/2022 nausika

Nahanagan Stadial: non-stop blackened death / war metal chaos is a mess but still a lot of fun

Coscradh, Nahanagan Stadial, Ireland, Invictus Productions, IP185, CD digipak / vinyl (2022) A gloriously messy recording of non-stop destruction and chaos,

14/09/2022 nausika

Ocularchy: occult-themed war metal with a blackened punk / industrial edge

Graal, Ocularchy, Canada, self-released, cassette (2022) Despite the alarming artwork on their debut album and the violent nature of their

08/09/2022 nausika

Fever Collapse: harsh noise industrial electronics and dark ambient describing a world in breakdown

Absolute Key, Fever Collapse, France, Asylum Tenebris, cassette (2022) I only discovered Absolute Key and its prolific output very recently

29/08/2022 nausika

Red Heaven: a powerful style of depressive black metal / post-BM beauty

Ebola, Red Heaven, Japan, Zero Dimensional Records, ZDR083 CD (2022) The front cover artwork of Ebola’s “Red Heaven” album featuring

19/08/2022 nausika

Louhi: a work of beautiful if monotonous atmospheric BM / dark folk immersion

Käärmekristus, Louhi, Death Monument, CD-R (2021) Inspired by the evil witch character Louhi of the Kalevala is this album of