Happy Dead Man, Vines Grow Between My Eyes, Germany, Unrock, UNROCK 019 LP (2020) A collaboration of three stalwarts of
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Caterwauling Tales
Matthew J Rolin and Jen Powers (currently based in Columbus) have made Powers/Rolin Duo (FEEDING TUBE RECORDS FTR524), a pleasant
Continue readingEternity of Shaog: deranged blackened death Lovecraftian demonic possession par excellence
Esoctrilihum, Eternity of Shaog, Italy, I, Voidhanger Records, IVR130 double LP / CD (2020) MAD FRENCH BLACK METAL ACT ALERT!
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From Nashville TN we have The Cherry Blossoms, an American acoustic collective who may have been active since 2000, even
Continue readingLe Rite: a unique recording of folk, electronics, dark ambient and black metal fusion
La Breiche, Le Rite, United Kingdom, Cold Spring Records, CSR280CD (2020) A remarkable recording indeed, influenced by and/or featuring elements
Continue readingThe Age of Decadence: an epic and complex technical death metal history lesson soundtrack
Gallows Hymn, The Age of Decadence, United States, self-released CD (2020) By the time Gallows Hymn released “The Age of
Continue readingIn Purge There Is No Remission: a fun history tour of black metal in its fusions and sub-genres
Ordinance, In Purge There Is No Remission, Finland, The Sinister Flame, TSF013 CD / LP (2020) It starts off sounding
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Not long ago we noted the fine Keith Seatman LP Time To Dream But Never Seen with its fantasies of
Continue readingThe Heavenly Mazurka
Item with blue cover and crow illustration is by Radical Polish Ansambl, and is their self-titled debut (RP01) on a
Continue readingNaiv: black metal eclecticism ends up in Eurovision disco cheese territory
Thy Catafalque, Naiv, France, Season of Mist, SOM552 vinyl LP (2020) As its title suggests, “Naiv” is intended as a
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