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Tag: dark

13/10/2021 nausika

Cilicium: a solid debut of dark droning cold-space black metal

Issolei, Cilicium, Norway, Terratur Possessions (Van Records), VOICE 132, CD digipak / 12″ vinyl LP (2021) Mystery Norwegian horde Issolei

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08/10/2021 nausika

Maniac Manifest: reclusive ambient black metal entity dives into new musical territory

Pa Vesh En, Maniac Manifest, Germany, Iron Bonehead Productions, CD digipak / cassette / vinyl LP (2021) For an entity

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06/10/2021 nausika

Nirjara: an intense and powerful blackened death journey towards realisation and escape from endless rebirth

Tattva, Nirjara, Netherlands, Void Wanderer Productions, VWP023 cassette (2023) / United States, Road Rat Records, RRR00024 CD (2021) In the

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02/10/2021 Ed Pinsent

Giant Robot Snakes

Titanoboa is Melani Wratil. She has made her debut solo record for A-Musik called Porphyr (A-MUSIK A44V), described here as

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16/09/2021 nausika

Zwart Vierkant: arty blasting BM / jazz / progressive rock fusion appealing to the head but not the heart

Grey Aura, Zwart Vierkant, United Kingdom, Onism Productions, ONISM006 CD digipak limited edition / vinyl limited edition (2021) A tough

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15/09/2021 nausika

Abantu / Before Humans: a restless journey through social activism and futuristic utopian / dystopian worlds

BLK JKS, Abantu / Before Humans, South Africa, Permanent Record, PR020 limited edition vinyl LP (2020) / Germany, Glitterbeat, GBCD/LP

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14/09/2021 nausika

Polarity: icy atmospheric post-BM on a downward spiral with themes of isolation, loss and the terror of reality

Vixenta, Polarity, Italy, Flowing Downward, CD digipak (2021) Vixenta formed in Brisbane as a solo project by B., aka Brendon

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08/09/2021 nausika

Celestial Triarchy: instrumental fusion BM / post-metal / post-rock debut blast from new heaven-bound trio

Nuummite, Celestial Triarchy, United Kingdom, Trepanation Recordings, vinyl LP (2021) Not for the first time – and certainly not for

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07/09/2021 Ed Pinsent

Skull & Roses

Four new items from the Zoharum label, all arrived 2nd February 2021. Berlin duo NNHMN have crossed our path previously

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04/09/2021 Ed Pinsent

Terra Incognita / Seeing Shadows

Noted William St Hugh in 2020 with his Weasels Devour The Sun album, an exemplary slab of dark and slow

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