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Tenhi – Valkama (Prophecy Productions)

It’s hard to believe now, but less than 20 years ago I used to feast on a monthly newsletter which I received from a mail order company which sent out a list of obscure underground music and the odd compilation… Continue Reading →

Autumn Tears – Guardian of the Pale (The Circle Music)

Many, many years ago, when I was still young and daft enough to go all over the Midlands for gigs and make mad dashes for last trains/trams/buses etc, I saw Korpiklaani play JB’s in Dudley. There were nine of Korpiklaani… Continue Reading →

Estrangement – Disfigurementality (Aesthetic Death)

Australian band Estrangement bring together the gloom of Funeral Doom Metal and the maudlin sorrowful tones of Neoclassical harmonies, to forge a sound that would also appeal to some of a Black Metal persuasion. Released on CD via Aesthetic Death… Continue Reading →

Ataraxia – Quasar (AnnapurnA)

Ok this is a difficult one. I don’t believe I recall coming across Ataraxia before, despite an apparent thirty years of activity and twenty five releases of one kind or another, but apart from Cold Meat Industries their labels have… Continue Reading →

Maud the Moth – Orphne (Música Máxica)

It is surprising how hard it is to be out of your comfort zone when it comes to music. Sometimes the most challenging music is not the most complex or the most extreme. Rather, it can be music that is… Continue Reading →

Esoctrilihum – Eternity Of Shaog (I, Voidhanger)

It would appear we have covered all 4 prior releases from this strange and mysterious French entity, the sole project of multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Asthâghul. Personally, I have given each album a cursory listen and always meant to get back… Continue Reading →

Autumn Tears – Colors Hidden Within The Gray (S/R)

After a ten year plus slumber the return of Autumn Tears with EP ‘The Origin Of Sleep’ was a more than welcome one. The neo-classical US based collective had really made their mark on the fringes of our musical world… Continue Reading →

Autumn Tears – The Origin Of Sleep (Dark Symphonies)

Well this is a welcome return and a (mellow) blast from the past. It has been 11 years since we last heard from neo-classical artists Autumn Tears and one could have been excused for having completely forgotten about them. I… Continue Reading →

Igorrr – Savage Sinusoid (Metal Blade)

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Igorrr, the one man band from France. With an early background in black and death metal, Igorrr aspires to “total music freedom” and has been active since 2005 in creating a hard-hitting… Continue Reading →

My Silent Wake – Invitation To Imperfection (Opa Loka)

It’s always good to be reminded that my reputation amongst my less musically anal retentive friends for having an encyclopaedic knowledge of metal is not really deserved. Case in point being doom band My Silent Wake, as to the best… Continue Reading →

Amber Asylum – Sin Eater (Prophecy)

My acquaintance with the Amber Asylum collective goes right back to their Frozen In Amber debut from the days when Terrorizer often reviewed such off the beaten path music as this, Diamanda Galas or weird Estonian early music groups playing… Continue Reading →

Spectral Lore / Nachtreich– The Quivering Lights (Bindrune)

After giving Spectral Lore’s album ‘III’ the top spot in my end of year rankings for 2014, I was, as you might expect, pretty bloody delighted to hear recently that they were planning to release a split at some point… Continue Reading →

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