We heard from the recorder player Dominik Strycharski with his 2017 album Ghost, where he did a great job for
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Sous l’oeil fermé des paradis: an intoxicating mix of black metal, crust punk, aggression and drama with a message of defiance and escape
Oes Galliath, Sous l’oeil fermé des paradis, France, Fosse Commune Productions, CD (2020) / France d’Oïl Productions, FOP 037 CD
Continue readingWreathed in Mourncloud: a work of beauty, majesty and emotion that falls short of being a masterpiece
Fellwarden, Wreathed in Mourncloud, Germany, Eisenwald Tonschmiede, EISEN161 limited edition vinyl LP (2020) The Lake District in north-western England is
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Four new releases from the Augsburg label Attenuation Circuit. FezayaFirar are a duo of young Turks, by which I mean
Continue readingG.O.H.E.: an exploration of personal guilt, downfall and self-destruction, and eventual salvation
In Cauda Venenum, G.O.H.E., France, Les Acteurs de l’Ombre Productions, LPAO-126, limited edition CD digipak / limited edition handcrafted CD
Continue readingAllusion: a recording by a band at a crossroads in its career turns out a grind of the wrong kind
Epitimia, Allusion, United Kingdom, Onism Productions, ONISM004 limited edition CD digipak (2020) Not for the first time and certainly not
Continue readingPar-Delá Noireglaces et Brumes-Sinistres: an ambitious and highly individual mediaeval BM / dungeon synth debut
Crépuscule d’Hiver, Par-Delá Noireglaces et Brumes-Sinistres, France, Les Acteurs De l’Ombre Productions, AO-121 CD digipak / cassette / 12″ vinyl
Continue readingThe Dawn of the Arriving Age: dawn of a solid technical BM trio with Middle Eastern folk and post-metal influences
Ethereal Credence, The Dawn of the Arriving Age, Poland, Via Nocturna, NOX125 DG CD (2020) Formed in Alexandria (Egypt) in
Continue readingProclamation ov the Black Suns: a very striking and solid debut album of 1990s’-era second-wave black metal with an experimental slant
Dkharmakhaoz, Proclamation ov the Black Suns, Germany, Iron Bonehead Productions, IBP 476 CD digipak / vinyl LP (2020) A very
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Last heard Síria with her 2018 solo cassette Cuspo, and she’s here today on the same label with a new
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