Tag Atmospheric Metal
Much as we would like the spectre of Covid to be forgotten it is still cropping up as a musical theme and the title here is self-explanatory of the effects that we were saddled with. I have noticed that many… Continue Reading →
The notes that come with this EP are gracious, and suggest a good deal of intensity. The explanation and much more that this work is the artist’s “sonic trip through inner doubt and emotions” is all the more remarkable for… Continue Reading →
Robin Staps (guitar, primary songwriter) and Paul Seidel (drums), Zagreb, 17/11/2018 The 17th of November was one of the first really cold days in Zagreb this autumn. At six o’clock in the evening, the arranged interview time, it was already… Continue Reading →
To be considered genre-defying is probably the greatest accolade for any artist, I have talked about uniqueness in my reviews before and how although it may seem obvious to say it’s always the solitary bands that stick with us. In… Continue Reading →
No stranger to these pages Vaarwel has worked incredibly hard since the Russian first conceived Frozen Ocean back in 2005 and notched up a wealth of releases. You never know when to expect him or what he is going to… Continue Reading →
‘This Island, Our Funeral’ is the second album by the Scottish quartet comprising of Tony Dunn (Vocals, Guitar), Scott McLean (Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals), Ben Brown (Bass Guitar) and Steve Scott (Drums). I’m pretty certain that many of their countrymen should… Continue Reading →
It starts with a lone clean guitar – plaintive, bleak, reflective. And then, the weight – crushing doom-laden chords, toms booming with cathedral levels of reverb, the melancholic essence of the initial refrain still intact. An incredible opening and over… Continue Reading →