Idolos, Náa, France, Non Posse Mori Records, NPM040 CD digibook (2021) Emissaries from Venus with Atlantean genealogies (or so they
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Tag: progressive rock
Au Fleuve de Loire: an epic folk / black metal tribute to the river at the heart of French identity
Hanternoz, Au Fleuve de Loire, France, Antiq Records, CD digibook / vinyl (2021) Formed in 2006, this Breton folk /
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Unusta kõik: inventive dissonant black metal with a dark jazzy edge
Kõdu, Unusta kõik, Sweden, Nigredo Records, NP015 limited edition CD (2021) Kõdu is a recent black metal band formed in
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Raison d’Etre: an outstanding epic of atmospheric / post-black metal melodrama plumbing the depths of a world in chaos and despair
Raat, Raison d’Etre, Italy, Flowing Downwards, Flow30 CD / LP (2020) In the past 15 months – or at least
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End of Forever: the stoner / doom / retro-Seventies psych rock experiment ends triumphantly
Samsara Blues Experiment, End of Forever, Germany, Electric Magic Records, EMCD 009 digipak (2020) / catalogue number unknown vinyl LP
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Desontstijging: fusion darkspace BM / glitch noise electronica the perfect anti-matter jet fuel to send us to the stars
Druon Antigon, Desontstijging, United Kingdom, Onism Productions, ONISM005 CD (2020) “Desontstijging” (meaning “dislocation” in English) is the aptly named debut
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Toda História pela Frente: atmospheric BM / country / folk fusion coming too soon in the shadow of a masterpiece
Kaatayra, Toda História pela Frente, United States, Mospharic Recording Limited, MOS-20 CD (2020) After the astonishing and exhilarating effort that
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Só Quem Viu o Relâmpago à Sua Direita Sabe: a deeply soulful microcosm of Brazilian music and history
Kaatayra, Só Quem Viu o Relâmpago à Sua Direita Sabe, China, Pest Productions, PEST 262, CD (2020) An electrifying and
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Karst Relict: last stage in an epic BM trilogy not quite the stunning culmination it should be
Malist, Karst Relict, Germany, Northern Silence Productions, NSP199 CD / cassette / vinyl LP (2021) Gosh, looks like I’m late
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The Opposition Act
On Moravian Meeting (KLANGGALERIE gg328), you can hear the attempts of the noted Czech prog / avant-rock band Uz Jsme
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