Latest Reviews
There are way too many records released every week - which one should you listen to? We want to help you by reviewing lots of records every week and you can also check out a little teaser before reading the whole thing. And if you want to, you can also browse through our archive and have a look at the amazing records you might have missed out on.
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Gong Wah - Dto.
13 Nov 2020 - Thorsten
California-PsychedelicThere was always something about the sunset in California as far as I remember. It was fast but it was a kind of orange that not only pulsated because of eruptions on the surface of the sun but that seemed to resonate with life with the pumping of the blood in our veins.
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Dark Buddha Rising - Mathreyata
13 Nov 2020 - Thorsten
Noise-Drone-MetalWhere Neurosis and Sunn O))) meet there you find Dark Buddha Rising - and their new record is as jaw-dropping at that sounds.
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Soul Dissolution - Winter Contemplations
12 Nov 2020 - Thorsten
Atmospheric-Black-MetalSoul Dissolution from Belgium play a nice atmospheric variant of folksy Black Metal unlike some of their Belgian neighbours.
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Gaia Guarda - Anatomy Of Fear
06 Nov 2020 - Thorsten
Gothic-TripHopGaia Guarda plays a very intimate yet scary version of TripHop - that is also remindful of Gothic music. And all that with a rather unusual set of instruments.
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Eoront - Gods Have No Home
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Cult Burial - dto.
06 Nov 2020 - Thorsten
Old-School-Death-MetalTraditions are not necessarily a bad thing because they often proved that there is some logic reason to doing things the very same way over and over again. Proven formulas can turn into given axioms which are no longer questioned.
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Svabhavat - Black Mirror Reflection
30 Oct 2020 - Thorsten
Ritualistic-Black-MetalA new addition to Eisenwald’s roster promises a lot with its label release!
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Saigon Would Be Seoul (SWBS) - The Human Stain
30 Oct 2020 - Thorsten
Ambient-Drone-Neo-ClassicalArms and Sleepers’ Mirza Ramic shows an overwhelming understanding of how music works and publishes a record that balances Ambient, Drone and Neo-Classical.
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Icare - Khaos
30 Oct 2020 - Thorsten
Blackened-Death-GrindOne of the more extreme bands to come out of Switzerland recently is Icare from La Chaux De Fonds.
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Botanist - Photosynthesis
30 Oct 2020 - Thorsten
Blackened-Avantgarde-Metal“People equals shit!” - a slogan that Slipknot screamed, even though they didn’t live up to it. Botanist would go that far, as for them the only valuable world is the world of flora and fauna, bacteria and fungi.
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Ba'al - Ellipsism
30 Oct 2020 - Thorsten
Blackened-Post-MetalNorthern England can dominate the heavy metal scene - Cult Burial, Hidden Mothers and: Ba’al!
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Asphodel Wine - Slowdance Macabre
30 Oct 2020 - Thorsten
Romantic-Gothic-DoomWhen lovers meet that’s awesome for them. When lovers meet with an amazing musical background and then decide to do something together - that’s awesome for the listener. I present: Asphodel Wine!
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Jonathan Fraser - Heaven Is At A Distance
24 Oct 2020 - Thorsten
BlackgazeJonathan Fraser’s latest record could be seen as a typical 2020-Blackgaze-record - but it’s way too personal to be seen as such a cliché.
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Iskandr - Gelderse Poort
23 Oct 2020 - Thorsten
Blackened-Folk-MetalHow productive can a single collective be? Haeresis Noviomagi releases yet another ultra-high-quality record this year, this time by one-man-project Iskandr.
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Convulsif - Extinct
23 Oct 2020 - Thorsten
Doomy-Industrial-Free-JazzThe best Sumac-Album in 2020 was not published by Sumac but by this Swiss Free-Jazz-“ensemble”.
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Lord Almighty - Wither
16 Oct 2020 - Thorsten
Blackened-Classic-Sludge-Metal“Lord, Almighty! - What are Lord Almighty up to right now?!?!”
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Palila - Tomorrow I'll Come And Visit You And Return Your Records
09 Oct 2020 - Thorsten
Indie-RockPalila is from Hamburg and plays Indie-Rock but not the kind of formerly known ‘Hamburger Schule’ - their music is much more Hüsker Dü than The Smiths. Fortunately.
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Celestial Season - The Secret Teachings Of All Ages
02 Oct 2020 - Thorsten
Doom-MetalOne of the older statesmen-bands of the early European Doom metalscene comes back and delivers a record that is oldschool and fresh at the same time.
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Briqueville - Quelle
02 Oct 2020 - Simon
Doom-MetalSometimes music can bring you to dark places even if it’s “sunny” music. But sometimes “dark” music can also help you get out of these places. Just like Briqueville’s latest record.
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UADA - Djinn
25 Sep 2020 - Thorsten
Melodic-Black-MetalPacific Northwestern Black-Metal-stars UADA return with a new album that shows how to combine a love for melody and Black-Metal.
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Somnus Throne - Dto.
24 Sep 2020 - Thorsten
Stoner-MetalThe best thing about good Stoner Metal is, that it can appeal to all sorts of metal aficionados, no matter if they prefer Black, Death, Doom or any other niche. Stoner Metal is something that all of us can agree on! So we should all agree on Somnus Throne!
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Quiet Is The New Loud - Hidden Code
24 Sep 2020 - Thorsten
Post-RockThe band is able to combine a lot of things that make a good album; artwork, “story” and music. And thus all of these things must be taken into consideration when talking about Hidden Code.
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Various Artists - Dirt [ Redux ]
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Dynfari - Myrkurs er Þörf
18 Sep 2020 - Thorsten
Blackened-Post-RockIceland’s Dynfari is another one of those bands who do not want to be categorized but still show a thorough understanding of both Post-Rock and Black-Metal.
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Daufødt - 1000 Island
18 Sep 2020 - Thorsten
Blackened HardcoreKvelertak. Every Time I Die. Turbonegro. Pissed Jeans. All of these and other rock‘n‘roll meets Black Metal acts can easily be used to describe Daufødt from Oslo, Norway. Yet – would that really be fitting? A closer look might be necessary.
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