Frédéric D. Oberland and Irena Z. Tomažin, Arba, Dâk Arba, Switzerland, Hallow Ground, HG 2005, vinyl LP (2020) Originally composed
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Tag: dark
Rétablir l’Eternité: a dark doomy post-rock / prog rock commentary on contemporary Western society
WuW, Rétablir l’Eternité, United States, Prosthetic Records, PROS104081 CD / vinyl (2020) For some reason doom metal bands that experiment
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Session Musicians
The record Session #43 Recomposed (E-KLAGETO 20 / ECOCENTRIC RECORDS ER #210) is something of a three-way split between three
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Speculum Humanae Salvationis: even in a genre famed for extreme and deranged music, this album stands out
Acedia Mundi, Speculum Humanae Salvationis, Mexico, Throats Productions, THP047 CD (2017) / Netherlands, Breathe Plastic Records, limited edition cassette (2018)
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Ingrid: from a cello melody loop, a world of anguish and sadness turning into savage violence
Klara Lewis, Ingrid, Austria, Editions Mego, EMEGO 270 one-sided vinyl LP (2020) I confess I’ve been completely out of touch
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Kuolemajärvi (self-titled): a debut album of depressive yet catchy BM pop songs
Kuolemajärvi, self-titled, Russia, COD / Der Schwarze Tod, CD (2020) I may just have found the sleeper cult black metal
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Freedom Writer
Now for a concept album of Norwegian gloom delivered by Norway’s finest noise-rock combo joined by a doomy percussion-vocal group…the
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Mestarin Kynsi: a unique psychedelic black metal universe unlike any other
Oranssi Pazuzu, Mestarin Kynsi, Germany, Nuclear Blast, 292960 CD (2020) After releasing their fourth album “Värähtelijä” in early 2016, Oranssi
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Shadow in the Dark: forward into slinky retro-1980s synth-pop soundscapes with techno and illbient influences
NNHMN, Shadow in the Dark, Poland, Zoharum, ZOHAR 196-2 limited edition CD digipak (2019), vinyl (2020) NNHMN (pronounced “non-human” which
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Celebrate The Bullet
Chester Hawkins K516156 / 91044 USA INTANGIBLE ARTS IA022 7″ SINGLE (2019) A new vinyl release from Chester Hawkins, the
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