Listen to Zimbru’s Not-So-New-But-New-To-Me EP – “Little Creatures”
With this EP, Zimbru sends a quite direct message to your inner not-giving-a-fuck asshole, but it also cradles you at its breast in a step-motherly manner
About Feminine Synth and Discotek Sadness in Sólveig Matthildur’s Newest Single, ‘Last Date’.
Sólveig Matthildur will make hearts implode with her ‘Last Date’ single, an anthem of feminine synth and discotek sadness for all the broken hearts navigating an interior dancefloor. The keyboardist of darkwave trio Kælan Mikla, and co-founder of MYRKFÆLNI magazine about the Icelandic underground music scene, revealed a more experimental, […]
[Review] Expect the Unexpected: ‘Deus Qui Non Mentitur’ by France Metal Band Bâ’a
When you don’t expect awesomeness, you will find it where you expect the least. And this is how another French metal band got my attention after the first 5 minutes of listening. Oh, French language, one of the sexiest languages in the world incredible how it can be used in […]
[Review] MORA PROKAZA – ‘By Chance’: Rapping Screams, Metal Riffs & Gangsta’ Attitude.
MORA PROKAZA is a duo from Minsk, Belarus, whose latest full length, “By Chance”, released via Season of Mist, clearly proves how wide and unexplored the boundaries of black metal can be. Mora Prokaza was formed in the summer of 2013 by guitarist and singer Farmakon and drummer Isvind. Shortly after the release […]
CULTDREAMS // This is going to be the classic story of leaving behind toxic shit.
Cultdreams are a post-punk band at the very base, purging 90’s washes of guitars, nursing simple and catchy shoegazy melodic choruses, while drowning in reverb every note of their riffs on ‘Things That Hurt’, an emotionally logic triggering record. This is going to be messy and dirty, and who does […]
[Review] Oranssi Pazuzu’s ‘Mestarin Kynsi’ Album: a Psychedelic Chapter of Modern Black Metal
It’s hard to deny that many of the listenership is right: this isn’t black metal anymore but I don’t see it as a major problem. Actually I think this is for the best for Oranssi Pazuzu. Because music evolves and there are a lot of other genres which need to […]
‘New man, new songs, same shit, vol. 1’ by ME AND THAT MAN is a stylistic mix of gothic country and anthemic rock.
Many years ago when I started to listen to Behemoth’s old stuff I never imagine that Nergal could be in another band which is totally different from what Behemoth is. And maybe this is the definition of what a good musician is. Let’s see what this album means to me. […]
[Review] GREEN CARNATION’s ‘Leaves of Yesteryear’ is the Album of a Great Return
Oh, hello after 14 years and what a comeback! Green Carnation is definitely that kind of band that remains stuck in your head after the first listening. This album is a fantastic return record that was able to meet my high expectations. Maybe a bit different regarding the vocals with […]
Lustre – The Ashes of Light. Or the Human’s Face in the Sound of a Great Disintegration
“True confessions are written with tears only. But my tears would drown the world, as my inner fire would reduce it to ashes.” – Emil Cioran Lustre is heading to the inexplicable, to a meaning that no longer needs to be understood. It is the disintegration through which the human […]
[Review] ‘City Burials’ by Katatonia is an Emotional Journey Through Love, Despair, Loss and Life
I always knew it’s hard to write about something you deeply love…now it’s time to get rid of the fear and let my feelings flow through these lines. For those who know me from before publications, Katatonia has a special place in my heart since long time ago. I never […]