Tag Poland
Having narrowly missed out on reviewing Wayfarer’s recent well-received American Gothic, I figured I was overdue for a bit of dark Americana, and here it is, in the form of Blues for Neighbors, all the way from erm, Poland. Yeah,… Continue Reading →
This came as a double album I and II so there’s a lot to go at. The titles of these instrumental pieces are succinct: Hope – Dreams – Sorrow – All – Fear – Grief – None – Truth –… Continue Reading →
If you’re looking for “a cyber-saturated mix of guitar dirt and retro-futuristic atmosphere”, this is the place to come. The style is described as “post avant space metal. Agima Sun are from Poland but when you’re dealing with humanity as… Continue Reading →
From the Godz ov War extreme metal factory come Abominated. This death metal band formed five years ago in Poland. Their stated intention was that of “digging out the rotten sounds the Swedish were providing in the early 90s”. I… Continue Reading →
If you want to be firmly put in your place, then you can do worse than to listen to a Hegerøth album. “Disintegrate” is the band’s fifth album. Thematically it’s about the mindlessness of society where only one kind of… Continue Reading →
It’s very Electric Wizard, I could end the review here to be fair! This is the third album from Polish doom monoliths and whilst I say that at the start, there are some individual character that make this a balls… Continue Reading →
Those furious Nekrofolk from Poland’s ‘Let The World Burn Collective’ are back and who knows what the hell to expect after the experimentally deranged approach of last EP ‘W śnialni’ a couple of years ago? Well it’s barking mad and… Continue Reading →
Not all religions and beliefs portray hell as a fiery furnace, indeed some traditions describe it as a frozen bleak wasteland. That’s certainly the impression this Polish duo musically convey and entering into their brand of darkness will ensure that… Continue Reading →
A conundrum in three parts. When something is described as “Avant-Garde” alarm bells ring. Are there going to be nose flutes and field recordings? Ancient Sumerian death rites mixed with Russian Drum and Bass. Ah who am I kidding I… Continue Reading →
Research told me that this is the fourth album release by this Polish sludge post-metal band. Beyond this, I knew nothing about MuN when I started listening to “Nhemis”. I spent the first four minutes or so waiting for something… Continue Reading →
It has taken just over a year for the second release to emerge from this Polish band but instead of an album we have a four track EP that contains three new songs and one tune from the album ‘Infernal… Continue Reading →
I recently finished reading the autobiography of Behemoth’s Nergal, and one of many things which struck me about it was his Polish matter-of-factness. This didn’t surprise me at all. I mention this because it’s the same with productions from the… Continue Reading →