Swelling strange drones introduce the CD, soon to augmented by cymbal work that leads to the emotionally charged loose guitar work of the opener “Enlightenment”. Slow (but not doom slow) layered riffing cruises over a […]
BLACKDRONE INC. is a band comprised of Lord Fraktal (the guitar mad italian guy), Nihil (Joey Hopkins, RIP – the US electronics master), and Mr. Graviton (another US man of Vesperian Construct fame). There’s a mention also to Zweizz who contributes with samples. We are […]
The first album proper (self released that is) from a meeting of young yet prodigously talented minds, this is indeed as avant garde as they come. Starting with a backward guitar melody that morphs ito […]
I volunteered for this one based on the name, but if there is one thing I have learned in reviewing, never judge a book by its cover. The actual cover is an intentionally childish (or […]
The first Beyond Dawn release I heard was the “Longing for Scarlet Days” EP, a droning black metal affair with a bleak goth rock—dare I say Celtic Frost-influenced—atmosphere and a trombone. With its murky production, […]
I give it up, I give in – this is love, this is sin. A brief glimpse of hope in a life fucked up by the turmoil of loss and betrayal. Calm resolution when facing […]
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“Electric Sulking Machine” is a uniquely light reprieve in Beyond Dawn’s discography, having very little metal and not much of the electropop sound that would replace it. It’s a sparse, lethargic pop record with subtle […]
“Revelry” is pretty bleak in a subdued kind of way, a post-black metal doom album with a subtly experimental bent and an expressive rock sensibility. The album’s a little like a more metallic late-period Swans, […]
The very recent EP of BtBaM does not sound very different than their previous records. The reason for the release of this EP, it seems, is to celebrate their signing with Metal Blade. I sometimes […]
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