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• Maud The Moth - Orphnē

  

  25 Jun 2020 - Thorsten
  Piano-Avantgarde

  The intimacy of a piano can also be misleading, because it can not only lullabye you but it can also haunting and chilling. Enter Maud The Moth and her latest album Orphnē.

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• Black Rainbows - Cosmic Ritual Supertrip

  

  22 May 2020 - Thorsten
  Fuzzy-Stoner-Metal

  Is there anything bad in being a stoner rock band? In loving the fuzz? Using a soundscape that has been “common place” for more than two decades?

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• Barren Womb - Lizard Lounge

  

  22 May 2020 - Thorsten
  Noise-Grunge

  Norway isn’t California! Well, listening to Barren Womb from Trondheim one might think it is!

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• Tithe - Penance

  

  15 May 2020 - Thorsten
  Noise-Sludge-Metal

  Tithe demonstrates that Portland, Oregon is definitely like a mecca for people who like music offside the charts.

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• Ropes Of Night - Dto.

  

  15 May 2020 - Thorsten
  Post-Punk

  The mastermind behind Cologne’s finest-ever Black-Metal band has another band and displays his deep understanding of Post-Punk.

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• Ashtar - Kaikuja

  

  12 May 2020 - Thorsten
  Blackened-Doom-Metal

  Swiss-Finnish duo Ashtar shows again how duos can ride the edge between Black-Metal and Doom-Metal more than just effectively, they are releasing a mesmerizing concoction of slow melancholy and malice.

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• AFSKY - Ofte Jeg Drømmer Mig Død

  

  12 May 2020 - Thorsten
  Black-Metal

  Within the realms of guitar-based music, Black Metal seems to be the equivalent to Electronica when it comes to the frequency one-man projects. Everyone of the aficionados can probably name at least five such “bands” from the top of their heads.

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• Of The Vine - Left Alone

  

  08 May 2020 - Thorsten
  Doomy-Post-Gaze

  Post-Rock is one of those highly variable genres which can adapt a lot of different styles - Of The Vine’s new album demonstrates that with being Post-Rock, Doom and Shoegaze - all equally and all perfectly.

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• Holden - Ursa Minor

  

  08 May 2020 - Thorsten
  Progressive-Sludge

  Some records just need time. Will they ever be your all-time-favorites? You got to find out for yourself - with Holden’s help.

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• Still Motions - Mirrors

  

  01 May 2020 - Thorsten
  Post-Rock

  “Maybe I have shaven into new mirrors” Charles Bukowsky once wrote - Still Motions shows how different the mirrors of Post-Rock can be.

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• Ulcerate - Stare Into Death And Be Still

  

  24 Apr 2020 - Thorsten
  Progressive-Death-Metal

  NZ is not only one of the most beautiful countries, not only home of the highly interesting Maori, not only the land of the All Blacks - it also has a thriving alternative scene and one of its spearheads is Progressive-Metal-Powerhouse Ulcerate.

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• Elephant Tree - Habits

  

  24 Apr 2020 - Thorsten
  Alternative-Prog-Metal

  The only habit fueled by this release is the utter wish to listen to it over and over again. Mindboggling rock going in all directions.

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• Elder - Omens

  

  24 Apr 2020 - Thorsten
  Progressive-Stoner

  Elder shows once again why are the number one band for progressive sludgey Stoner sounds!

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• iiah - Terra

  

  17 Apr 2020 - Thorsten
  Post-Rock

  After a few years’ silence, Australian post-rock masters iiah are back with another cinematic, ascending album full of melodic miracles.

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• Ulveblod - Omnia Mors Aequat

  

  17 Apr 2020 - Thorsten
  Blackened-Noisecore

  After the end of Nihill, Vitriol presents his new band - Ulveblod and continues his descent into black madness.

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• KRV - dto.

  

  17 Apr 2020 - Thorsten
  Black-Metal

  French Black-Metal of the intriguing type - that’s what you will get when listening to KRV.

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• Black Curse - Endless Wound

  

  12 Apr 2020 - Thorsten
  Extreme-Death-Metal

  Honestly, how could a band consisting of members of Khemnis, Blood Incantation, Spectral Voice, Primitive Man or Wayfarer disappoint? Answer: They can’t!

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• Myth Of I - dto.

  

  10 Apr 2020 - Thorsten
  Progressive-Metal

  Myth Of I show why Progressive-Metal can still be relevant with the self-titled album.

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• Midwife - Forever

  

  10 Apr 2020 - Thorsten
  Drone-Pop-Metal

  Catharsis cannot only be achieved through heavy metal punches but also via heavily emotional songs and lyrics. Colorado’s Midwife shows you how.

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• High Priestess - Casting The Circle

  

  10 Apr 2020 - Thorsten
  Psychedelic-Doom

  A very tasty, well-laid out menu with doom and psychedelic is served by L.A.-band High Priestess. But it’s no Laurel Canyon, yet also no Watts.

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• Drain - California Cursed

  

  10 Apr 2020 - Thorsten
  Hardcore-Punk

  As long as there are angry men pissed-off by the situation around them, Hardcore is in a good state.

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• SEIMS - 3+3.1

  

  03 Apr 2020 - Thorsten
  Math-Rock

  Sunny and intriguing Math-Rock from Down Under = SEIMS

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• Endless Forms Most Gruesome - Dto.

  

  03 Apr 2020 - Thorsten
  Blackened-Post-Metal

  A certain form of harsh darkness might radiate - Endless Forms Most Gruesome is even darker and swallows all the light.

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• Aara - En Ergo Einai

  

  03 Apr 2020 - Thorsten
  Atmospheric-Black-Metal

  High in the Alps you can find a country that seems to have a sheer endless supply of good Black-Metal bands - Aara is one of them.

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• Whale Fall - It Will Become Itself

  

  27 Mar 2020 - Thorsten
  Post-Rock

  Thinking man’s Post-Rock can easily be converted to Feeling man’s Post-Rock - Whale Fall’s latest record proves so!

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