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Airbag have been hailed as one of the most important bands to emerge from the Norwegian Prog scene since its formation in the mid 2000’s, and whose lineup today includes Airbag’s two original founding members Asle Tostrup on vocals and Bjørn Riis on guitars, with Henrik Bergan Fossum on drums. ‘A Day At The […]
Romanian fine art photographer and Co-Founder of Developing Art Association Alina Ușurelu is delving into the themes of identity, intimacy and sexuality. She recently has shared her newest series ‘Confession‘ from the ongoing project ‘Don’t bite your tongue‘ with CVLTARTES. As the title may suggests, the series ‘investigates the perceptions […]
Named after a local city district, Mustasuo, which roughly translates as “black swamp” is young trio from Oulu, northern Finland formed by Antti Saarilampi (guitar/vocals), Tomi Luimula (drums) and Christopher Livingstone (bass/vocals). Their music is a diverse mix of extreme punk and crust and a wide variety of metal styles, […]
There are many terms used to describe the work of Russian photographer Maria Petrova. Most of the time, they are connected to death and creepy scenes; fascinated by horror stories, she takes her camera and captures dramatic dark photographs. Since these are works you won’t easily forget once you’ve seen […]
Taken from the upcoming album ‘Silent Running’, out on September 4th, on all formats, ‘Suffogaze’ is the first single from the new album by French post hardcore and shoegaze infused heavy rockers Watertank. “The initial idea behind «Suffogaze» was to depict a tragic event through a peaceful/almost A.S.M.R. setting. But that Covid ruined our […]
Dmytro Kupriyan is a photographer and a photojournalist from Kiev, Ukraine. He worked as a photojournalist at UNIAN news agency. “I started to work on the topic of tortures and for three years I was developing a project about tortures in Ukrainian police (project “TORTURED”), then I shifted to the […]
The considered portfolio of Romanian-based photographer and painter Lăcră Grozăvescu centers around a sleek, monochromatic aesthetic that champions human contact. She excels in the use of colours combinations and texture, focusing on documenting a space and the feeling implied by that particular space. In ‘A study of time & memory’ series, […]
Romanian photographer Andreea Elena Ciobanu invites viewers to see portraits in a new light. In ‘Blue Electricity‘, she explores the alluring enchantment of color blue, capturing both the blue-tinted beauty and the model’s charm. Andreea’s experience in film directing has surely put its mark on this project, featuring cinematic photos […]
With metal anthems like ‘Heavy Metal Breakdown’, GRAVE DIGGER are one of the most influential and pioneering bands of the German heavy metal scene since the early 80s, and 2020 will celebrate the 40th anniversary of these Teutonic metal masters! The ethos of the band has not changed, and yet GRAVE DIGGER sound modern […]
Get used to hearing Astro Générale‘s name in every conversation about what’s hot in indie music this year. The Romanian band was formed in the summer of 2018, when a series of coincidences determined Alex (guitar, synth) and Florin (drums) to discover Vlad‘s (voice, guitar) obscure SoundCloud profile, where he […]