With Ótta, Iceland’s Sólstafir have steered their ship closer to the rocky shores sighted on previous albums. Most of the remaining black metal sounds have been cleared from the deck, and a hard rock wind blows in the […]
A companion piece to Solefald’s somewhat grim, Scandinavian-flavored Kosmopolis Nord EP, World Metal: Kosmopolis Sud is a brightly colored, wickedly smart LP, with a diverse, rangy style that recalls the band’s pre-millennial classic Neonism while resisting the temptation to imitate it. Solefald uses extreme […]
Solefald followed the provocation of “Neonism” with the more streamlined and tougher sounding “Pills Against the Ageless Ills.” A concept album, it follows the tragicomic tale of the brothers Pornographer Cain and Philosopher Fuck after […]
Neonism was a radical departure from Solefald’s debut album. Gone were the eccentric symphonic metal arrangements and urbane pastoral pretensions, replaced with a frenetic pastiche, a black metal Mr. Bungle with an irreverent sense of humor […]
Solaris was a short-lived collaboration between the prolific Boris Doussy and Sebatien Rivet, surveying the verdant lands between metal, atmospheric music and goth rock, with a distinct knack for songwriting. Doussy has compared the work […]
“In Glorious Times” churns, slithers, and grinds its way through a psychotic array of moods and sounds, with songs ranging from anguished paranoia to grimly amusing misanthropy. The experimental rock/metal collective Sleepytime Gorilla Museum carved […]
SepticFlesh team up with the Prague Philharmonic for “Communion,” replacing what would have been keyboard parts with real orchestration and choral arrangements. As usual, their songs deal with mystical experience, mythology and ancient history, covering […]
Septic Flesh have had a somewhat sporadic output over the years, but have found the time to put together an unusually strong discography. Some of their best and oddest material emerged from their brief collaboration […]
Napalm Death, aside from creating the grind genre, are also noteworthy for having spawned several important solo projects. The original members fanned out on their own, creating unique aural spaces to ply their extreme trade. […]
Samael’s “Eternal” is remarkably catchy for an industrial metal album, sounding like disco music from a parallel dimension where state socialism worked and the Soviet Union won the Cold War, a kind of worker state […]
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