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 […]
“The first installment of a groundbreaking trilogy” (to be completed by the end of 2011): a proclamation that will make a few people orgasm, given the fact that it is referred to the newest chapter […]
A welcome reissue of an historical album by the French masters which first saw the underground penumbra a decade ago. This piece of work is widely considered as seminal for the evolution of black metal, […]
Aosoth was noted for delivering a product of superior quality with their merciless previous album “III: Violence & Variations”, a scathing, lethal example of avant black metal where bleak dissonance and soul-crushing droning copulated copiously […]
In today’s music scene Alcest is a powerful anomaly which is both disconcerting and reassuring. Disconcerting, because a certain audience will always find its artistic and metaphysical discourse difficult to digest. Reassuring, because those who […]
Aborym are an oddball in the sense that they live and make music just the way they fucking like: Fabban and friends are rebels, lunatics and hopefuls. We all know the heavy-weight history of the […]
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