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Solitär from Stockholm, Sweden is the solo project by Mikael Tuominen, a multi-instrumentalist known from bands like Kungens Män and Automatism, who was born in Sweden in 1973 by Finnish parents. Mikael Tuominen has been working within a large spectrum of music over the years, ranging from doom metal to avant-garde free […]
Consouling Sounds announcing the release of “Ex Est”, the second album from Tilburg-based blackened doom metal band Ggu:ll, now scheduled for release on CD and vinyl on October 21st. For their new record “Ex Est”, Ggu:ll extracted the coldness of black metal and added that into the mix of doom and noise. In seven tracks, they […]
Post-rock has taken many great forms since its inception. Over time it has expanded as a genre that takes in influences from an immense variety of musical spaces, with bands incorporating all sorts of elements until some have become staples while others still remained outliers. Paint for the Blind are […]
As I’ve mentioned in my past reviews, I am, first and foremost, an emotional listener. Technical prowess means little to me if it doesn’t serve to elevate a specific subset of sensations. This may explain a lot about my listening habits. In their “We Are Very Happy,” it’s clear from […]
Emarosa releases their next flamboyant pop track, ‘Stay”’ The memorable, melodic track coincides with the announcement of their highly anticipated album “Sting”, set to release on January 27th via Out of Line Music. About the single: “’Stay’ really turned into a ‘become what you hate’ story. That feeling of knowing something is bad for you and you’re on the […]
US post-metal trio GIRIH has recently shared a music video for ‘The Key’, a new song off their forthcoming album “Ikigai”, due out on vinyl and digital formats on October 14th via A Thousand Arms and dunk!records. Filmed by gotdamnjoshua and Brad Griffin and edited by Brian Luttrell, this video was captured at a local show in their hometown Manchester. Named after the Japanese […]
Ukrainian black metal stalwart DRUDKH has just revealed the brand new track ‘November’, the second song from the newest album “All Belong to the Night” which will be see the light of day on November 11, 2022. The year is 2022. Pop culture has decayed to the point where social media platforms set the narrative and by the […]
Ghent-based post-metal collective Huracán will release the second full-length album “We Are Very Happy” on September 30 via dunk!records. The follow-up to their 2017’s EP “Realm of Instability” was produced by Huracán and Wim Reygaert, recorded and mixed by Geert Reygaert, and sees the Belgian group delivering a dynamic and powerful post-metal sound. With its razor-sharp riffs, propulsive drumming, […]
VALBORG‘s massive new full-length “Der Alte” is crushing stores on brutal impact today, Friday, September 9. The German sludge monsters will be able to support their fresh album on tour with MANTAR, which kicks off tomorrow at the Hellseatic in the duo’s original hometown of Bremen in the North of Germany. VALBORG comment: “Today, ‘Der […]
‘Wonder’, the third single from BOOGIE BELGIQUE‘s forthcoming album “Machine”, is a joyful yet nostalgic nod to their roots. In line with fan favorites like ‘Goodnight Moon’ and ‘Forever & Ever’, this modern melancholic Crooner, inspired by the 1909 Harold Orlob hit ‘I Wonder Who’s Kissing You Now’, mixes modern punchy beats with the best […]