Articles by Mystery Flame

I have been following Enslaved since their 1993 split with Emperor. At the time it was the latter band who excited me the most (“I am the Wizards” still remains sculpted in my subconscious), but […]

The kaleidoscopic aural assault of the Germans is an apotheosis of fresh and captivating blackened avant-garde metal. The listener becomes tightly engaged in a dramatic journey through the haphazard evolution of a little planet in […]

Let’s be honest, some – if not most – fans have been waiting for this release as confirmation that the true incarnation of the original Negura Bunget project is to be found here rather than […]

Hupogrammos and Sol Faur chose to carry on the stellar work initiated with Negura Bunget under a very evocative name: DorDeDuh. I find this term, made of two archaic Romanian words loosely translating as “yearning […]

An imperfect universe which, for this exact reason, can create life out of its own tears, is a completely revolutionary idea of the cosmos, as it is the opposite of what man has always sought […]

“The Name of the Wind” is one of the most haunting, moving pieces of music I have experienced of late. It starts with a heartbreaking alternative-rock mood that subconsciously reminds me of my cherished Doves, […]

Let’s start from the actual epilogue of the much awaited latest offering from D.O., shall we? Because it shifts the classic French band’s sound into a facet that reminds me, thanks to the Gregorian chants […]

The split released on Nordvis in 2011 showed us the affinity in spirit and sometimes in form between De Arma, one of Andreas Pettersson’s notable artistic efforts (alongside Armagedda, Lönndom, Whirling and the brilliant newly […]