There have been many albums that I’ve had the fortune of coming across that are simply light devouring in their nature as it’s those occasional albums that seek to envelop all of creation if given the chance, and it’s led … Continue reading Aeon Patronist – Mortal Prosternation
The occasional split can be a way for someone like me to get more than one band at a time, effectively doubling the rate of new acts that I’ve heard. Usually, splits are done between two bands who bring some … Continue reading à Répit / Inféren / Malauriu / Vultur – Teschi Ossa Morte
There have been many times that the world of metal has tackled all sorts of themes considering religion from embracing it to denying it a place in the world. I, personally, am not one to get behind any religious message … Continue reading Plague Weaver – s/t
Being able to approach a style and keep its roots intact while you take the branches via twisting their forms in order to create something that is still that same style at its core but still, ultimately, something very different. … Continue reading Epectase – Astres
There have been many times that I’ve sat down to listen to a record and expected to hear a certain sound either because I was told so or merely gut feeling. When I delved into the latest album of Swan … Continue reading Swan Messiah – Call of the Burning One
More often than not, whenever I want to lose myself in an album I typically go to any of three styles: psychedelic rock (usually instrumental), ambient, or psych doom. It was last night that the third provided me with an … Continue reading Temple Koludra – Seven! Sirens! To A Lost Archetype
It’s with pretty much every style that I’ve come across that I’ve been lucky enough to find a good number of acts that really intrigue me and get my attention. For many, black metal is adorned by the likes of … Continue reading Mork – Det Svarte Juv
More often than not, the combination of black and doom metal is enough to get me through just about any album of its kind that you throw before me. It’s a combination that usually works out really well for most … Continue reading Stellar Master Elite – Hologram Temple
It wasn’t too long ago that I brought up how some musicians seemingly don’t know when to sleep. It’s hard enough for a peon like myself to even conceptualize how to create the most basic song with some casual riffing … Continue reading Esoctrilihum – The Telluric Ashes Of The Ö Vrth Immemorial Gods
Melody is the sort of thing that permeates just about every band we’ve come across no matter how ridiculous or benign they are in their performances, it’s what helps tie everything together – it’s one of the most basic ideas … Continue reading Ancalagon – Noctopoth
