Duir are an Italian folk/black metal band and this is their debut EP.
Here we have 31 minutes of music that’s largely rooted in black metal, but has a firm folk side to it. Continue reading “Duir – Obsidio (Review)”
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Ulvesang – The Hunt (Review)
Ulvesang are a Canadian neofolk band and this is their second album.
After Ulvesang’s gorgeous self-titled debut album, we are now treated to a second release, with 48 minutes of new material to delight and enthral. Continue reading “Ulvesang – The Hunt (Review)”
Urze de Lume – As Árvores Estão Secas e Não Têm Folhas (Review)
Urze de Lume are a dark folk band from Portugal and this is their third album.
Although I enjoyed Urze de Lume’s 2017 EP Vozes na Neblina, there were some aspects of it that spoiled the overall atmosphere of the music for me. Continue reading “Urze de Lume – As Árvores Estão Secas e Não Têm Folhas (Review)”
Louise Lemón – Purge (Review)
Louise Lemón is a Swedish death gospel artist and this is her debut album.
Mixing folk, soul, Gothic, electronic, pop, and ambient into slow, meaningful songs, Purge contains 31 minutes of exquisite material. Pretty much every second of it is tinged with darkness and melancholy, which has all contributed towards the creation of a superlative collection of tracks. Continue reading “Louise Lemón – Purge (Review)”
Afsky – Sorg (Review)
Afsky is a one man black metal band from Denmark and this is his debut album.
Although principally a solo act, the artist behind Afsky did bring in many session musicians for the creation of this album, (including Myrkur who brings not only her musical skills to the band, but also her always impressive vocals at the end of the last song). These help to flesh out the album fully, and add additional touches to the songs here and there. For example; Continue reading “Afsky – Sorg (Review)”
Neverending Winter – Сеногной (Review)
Neverending Winter are a Russian black metal band and this is their latest EP.
After very much enjoying last year’s Хиус, it’s with great pleasure that I listened to Сеногной. Continue reading “Neverending Winter – Сеногной (Review)”
LÜÜP – Canticles of the Holy Scythe (Review)
LÜÜP is a, (deep breath), Greek one man experimental avant-garde blackened classical band, (phew), and this is his third album.
Canticles of the Holy Scythe features 37 minutes of music that consists of a black metal undercoat, which has then been fully fleshed out and painted with colours from folk, progressive, avant-garde, ambient, and classical music. Continue reading “LÜÜP – Canticles of the Holy Scythe (Review)”
Jarun – Sporysz (Review)
Jarun are a Polish progressive black metal band and this is their third album.
This is the follow up to 2015’s very enjoyable Pod Niebem Utkanym z Popiołu, which demonstrated the band’s progressive/folk-influenced black metal very well. Continue reading “Jarun – Sporysz (Review)”
Starsoup – Castles of Sand (Review)
This is the second album from Russian progressive rock band Starsoup.
Starsoup’s 2013 debut album Bazaar of Wonders was a wonderfully diverse and eclectic collection of progressive rock/metal that has become a firm favourite of mine. As such, I was excited to see that they now have a brand new album out for me to enjoy and get to know. Continue reading “Starsoup – Castles of Sand (Review)”
Impureza – La Caída de Tonatiuh (Review)
This is the second album from French death metallers Impureza.
Impureza play death metal mixed with Iberian musical influences. This means we get acoustic and flamenco guitars, folk melodies, and Spanish lyrics, all combined with a brutal/technical death metal core. Also featuring some additional guests Continue reading “Impureza – La Caída de Tonatiuh (Review)”
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