This is the second album from US doom/sludge band Low Flying Hawks.
This is doom/sludge with drone and shoegaze elements, featuring members of Melvins and Mr. Bungle. Continue reading “Low Flying Hawks – Genkaku (Review)”
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Falaise – My Endless Immensity (Review)
This is the second album from Falaise, a black metal band from Italy.
A very much enjoyed the band’s debut album As Time Goes By, which was an hour of enjoyable blackgaze melancholy, with dark atmosphere and depressive moods. Continue reading “Falaise – My Endless Immensity (Review)”
Mindkult – Lucifer’s Dream (Review)
This is the debut album from one-man US doom metal band Mindkult.
This is the follow up to last years enticing EP Witch’s Oath, which was notable for its quality and individuality. Continue reading “Mindkult – Lucifer’s Dream (Review)”
Faunus – Where Everything Begins with an End (Review)
Faunus is a one-man Greek black metal band and this is his debut album.
This is atmospheric black metal, with long songs that are inspired by the natural world. Each track is dedicated to a season and has its own atmosphere and character dedicated to exploring this theme; the artist seems to have gone to great lengths in an attempt Continue reading “Faunus – Where Everything Begins with an End (Review)”
Ravens – Comfort Is a Slow Death/Freedom from Worry and the Fear (Review)
Ravens are a post-rock band from Ireland and this is their debut release.
This release contains two songs, has less than 9 minutes of music, and is instrumental in nature. It’s basically to whet the appetite. Continue reading “Ravens – Comfort Is a Slow Death/Freedom from Worry and the Fear (Review)”
Palehorse/Palerider – Burial Songs (Review)
This is the debut album from US doom band Palehorse/Palerider.
This is a rich, textured release that combines psychedelic doom, post-rock, and shoegaze to create involving soundscapes. Described as doomgaze, the appellation is apt. Continue reading “Palehorse/Palerider – Burial Songs (Review)”
Ghost Bath – Starmourner (Review)
This is the third album from Ghost Bath, a post-black metal band from the US.
Ghost Bath play post-black metal that combines the depressive and atmospheric styles. Okay, but what does this mean in practice?
Ghost Bath are an unusual band. This Continue reading “Ghost Bath – Starmourner (Review)”
Uneven Structure – La Partition (Review)
Uneven Structure are a French metal band and this is their second album.
This is a modern progressive/technical metal album that walks a path between ambient atmospheric soundscapes and Meshuggah-esque poly-rhythms and heaviness. Continue reading “Uneven Structure – La Partition (Review)”
Ghost Horizon – The Erotics of Disgust (Review)
Ghost Horizon is a US one-man black metal project and this is his second EP.
This is black metal that’s both atmospheric and melodic. This is highly emotive music that clearly has meaning and depth within its blackened atmospheric assault. Continue reading “Ghost Horizon – The Erotics of Disgust (Review)”
Råttkung – Metamorphosis (Review)
This is the debut album from Danish black metal one-man project Råttkung.
This is a band that we’ve encountered before, (Dark Is the Beginning, Unborn Undead), and that has impressed on both occasions.
Unborn Undead saw the music just starting to develop some elements of atmospheric black metal, and I’m pleased to say that Continue reading “Råttkung – Metamorphosis (Review)”
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