Articles by Tentakel P.

The release of this album went completely past me somehow, although it so happened that I stumbled upon it just a week later. Being an admirer of BJÖRK’s strange soundscapes since the time she became […]

An ambitious project featuring Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson (ENSLAVED), Maja S. K. Ratje and Hild S. Tafjord (Noise-project FE-MAIL) and some other musicians. Originally commissioned by the Rikskonsertene in Norway to do a concert […]

Ah, 1994. Those were glorious times. It was the year when I started to seriously listen to Metal, and one of the best years to pick from an embarrassment of riches. I remember MACHINE HEAD […]

These guys have been active more or less since 1991. Starting with Black Metal under the name FUNERAL FOG, they recorded three demos until they changed their name to MALDOROR. They recorded several demos and […]

The first glimpse I got from THE AMENTA was a promotional photo. Back then I thought: “fife guys posing for the Dimmu-Borgir-lookalike-contest, so what…” I was expecting some kind of this new, trendy-evil gothic-industrial bands […]

Woah. I knew THEE MALDOROR KOLLECTIVE have, besides playing again with their name (TMK stands for “Textbook of Modern Karate” here), once again evolved and changed their style. But what hits you here comes unprepared […]

UNSOUL – a band formed 2003 in Berlin, Germany. 2008 sees the release of their debut, “Magnetic Mountain”, which as been recorded and mixed 2006 to 2007; at, as the booklet states, various locations throughout […]

I had a big problem with the new STURMGEIST at first. And to be blunt, if this was an album from a newcomer band or a band I gave a first listen, I’d put it […]

What happens when a germanophile Norwegian multitalent substitutes his blood with Jägermeister while working his way to everything important which defines German culture for several centuries? Except for a gigantic hangover the day after (believe me, I […]

With Jester Records, you know you get outstanding pieces of music. I guess that should be common knowledge by now. And STAR OF ASH, amongst others, substantiate that allegation once more. SOA is, basically, PECCATUM […]