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Tag: Black Metal

08/09/2020 nausika

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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04/09/2020 nausika

Grief: epic atmospheric and dreamy black-gaze concept work on the hopes and aspirations of Russian peasantry

Sivyj Yar, Grief, Italy, Avantgarde Music, AV380 CD digipak (2020) After four years of relative quiet in contrast to the

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21/08/2020 nausika

Wampyric Rites / Demo III: wery wampyric musick from Ecuadorian raw BM band

Wampyric Rites, Demo III, United Kingdom, Death Kvlt Productions, DKP-69, 12″ vinyl limited edition (2020) Since forming in 2019, this

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20/08/2020 nausika

Revenant Marquis / Lamp of Murmuur (self-titled split): two different yet complementary acts of epic atmospheric raw black metal together

Revenant Marquis / Lamp of Murmuur, self-titled split, Canada, Les Fleurs du Mal Productions, LFDM666 cassette limited edition / United

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20/08/2020 nausika

Swaraj: or, “Self Rule”: blackened trance psychedelia becoming more alt-mainstream metal

Dressed in Streams, Swaraj: or, “Self Rule”, United States, Colloquial Sound Recordings, 12″ vinyl (2020) Nearly seven years after its

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10/08/2020 nausika

Visions and a Giant of Nebula: less hero worship and more powerful music needed in post-BM / blackgaze debut

Lament, Visions and a Giant of Nebula, China, Pest Productions, PEST251 CD digipak (2020) Inspired by the French post-black metal

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16/07/2020 nausika

Ainsi Passe le Gloire du Monde: a solid beginning and foundation in melodic black metal / prog rock for more varied work

L’Eclat du Déclin, Ainsi Passe le Gloire du Monde, France, Non Posse Mori Records, NPM-022 CD digipak (2020) Fittingly for

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07/07/2020 nausika

Behold the Silent Dwellers: dissonant BM / post-metal depiction of dystopian repressive city environments

Aversio Humanitatis, Behold the Silent Dwellers, France, Debemur Morti Productions, DMP0188 CD digipak / 12″ vinyl (2020) Those of us

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06/07/2020 nausika

The Key to the Shrine of Putrefaction: a doomy occult ritual horror soundtrack on drums and bass guitars

Arvalastra, The Key to the Shrine of Putrefaction, Spain, Ignis Fatuus Collective, CD (2020) Doom metal using only electric bass

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03/07/2020 nausika

Golden Hour: a massive epic of highly immersive and transcendental atmospheric black metal / doom

Awenden, Golden Hour, United States, Realm and Ritual, RAR038 limited edition cassette (2020) Featuring themes that include respect for nature

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