Review: Grift – Syner
This album is the essence of reflections made by a person that has had too much time to think in his own solitude. A person that honors the past, dwells on it and lets it dissolve into the present. I … Continued
Review: Akhlys – The Dreaming I
”Breath and Levitatation” – just breathe, levitate and let go… Like the title of the first track you are lured into a greater calm with its droning industrial ambiance which starts out this brilliant album. You will be lifted upwards … Continued
Review: Porta Nigra – Kaiserschnitt
When I got offered to listen to Porta Nigra’s Kaiserschnitt ahead of the release date I felt an extreme eager to hear it, but also an unnerving hesitation. The thought of being let into those smoky rooms, filled with the … Continued
Review: Bränd Jord – Ledan & eländet / Förstärkta defekter
Ledan & eländet (ennui & misery) by Swedish band Bränd Jord (scorched earth) is a very intense and interesting album. The variety of melodies and styles you’ll find cramped into the 12 tracks is impressive and makes the album memorable. … Continued
Review: Hypnochron – Herbs for the Alter
Get ready to put yourself into a trance like meditative mood with Hypnochron’s hypnotic, deity-evoking stoner doom. Hypnochron resides in Chicago, Illinois and has been playing together for almost 2 years. The trio draws inspiration from the occult, drug … Continued
Review: Skogen – I Döden
When the full album stream of Skogens new I Döden (In Death) was made available a few months back I immediately proclaimed that this just might be an album of the year for me. I made my pre-order of the … Continued
Review: Sunwølf – Beholden To Nothing And No One (Metal Bandcamp)
Sunwølf is a new favourite band of mine and I would probably have missed out of their brilliant and versatile Beholden To Nothing And No One if Matt from Sunwølf hadn’t contacted me and asked me to listen to them. … Continued
Review: Welcome to the hall of Hel – Eldjudnir
Lets take a trip to Nifelheim and the halls of Hel – where Eldjudnir will tell you tales from the Norse mythology, derived directly from the old Edda Prose of Snorri Sturlurson accompanied by a very raw, dark and beautiful … Continued
Review: Serpent Eater – Hyena
*Insert 3 lines of foul words in capital letters here* Or in other words: Yes, yes, yes… you need to hear this, if you haven’t already! Sadly I encountered Serpent Eater and their brutally massive Hyena too late to be … Continued
Review: Porta Nigra – Fin de Siècle
I’ve had a hard time figuring out how to describe Porta Nigra’s sound and style, the music awakes a turmoil of feelings and thoughts that are hard to grasp and translate into words. It is a bizarre, dark, feverish nightmare, … Continued