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Tag: Black Metal

25/03/2022 nausika

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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17/03/2022 nausika

Sielunsoahti: raw blackened punk delving in Sámi culture and mythology

Ruohtta, Sielunsoahti, United States, Realm and Ritual, limited edition cassette / Sweden, TormentRex, TR023 CD (2022) Based in Gällivare in

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27/02/2022 nausika

Submerge: a short work of power and melancholy musing on the fate of ships lost at sea

Uzlaga, Submerge, United Kingdom, self-released limited edition cassette (2022) Not for the first time was my attention to an album

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26/02/2022 nausika

Naraka: experiencing Hell and suffering in a karmic journey

Tattva, Naraka, United States, Geistraum Records, RAUM009 CD (2022) Continuing to explore the role of death and destruction in the

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25/02/2022 nausika

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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15/02/2022 nausika

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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13/02/2022 nausika

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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18/12/2021 nausika

Bodhisandhya: a raw lo-fi solo black metal style revolving around Buddhism, darkness, hatred and misanthropy

Kanprai, Bodhisandhya, Thailand, Non Self Supremacy, NSS-01, limited edition cassette (2021) / United States, Forbidden Sonority, cassette (2021) A truly

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11/12/2021 nausika

XX: a striking and idiosyncratic debut of darkly dissonant psychedelic lo-fi raw black metal

Temppeliraunioilta, XX, Germany, Sol/Deviant Records, DEVMC003 cassette (2020) Here comes a truly dark and deranged raw black metal act from

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09/12/2021 nausika

The Headless Terror: a stunning vision of darkness, ghosts and terror in raw BM influenced by Japanese culture

Nukekubi, The Headless Terror, France, Ungaikyo Prod., UnP-05 limited edition cassette (2021) Even by French underground metal standards, this demo

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