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Distaste – Der Erbtraeger und das Fleisch (FDA Records)

The hills are alive with the sound of blastbeats! All quiet in the picturesque Linz, Upper Austria has been shattered by this lot who have been actively making a racket since around the beginning of the century. This is their… Continue Reading →

Vinsta – Freiweitn (Eisenwald)

Before we get going on this album, I feel I should point out that the press blurb for this album caused some consternation when it appeared on the weekly press email, so I’m going to insert it below: “Melodic Death,… Continue Reading →

Loather – Eis (Vendetta Records)

Loather sounds like it should be a sludge/doom/post hardcore kind of band but, apparently not. And furthermore it is stated they should not be reduced to mere genre tags either. Damn that’s every reviewer on the planet done for then…. Continue Reading →

Cyruss – Hate Dies Last (Bloodshed Records)

This is the third slab of “hate” from Viennese malcontents Cyruss and kind of a posthumous one. The group split up after two full length albums in 2009 and since then founding members Klaus and Andy went on to form… Continue Reading →

Heathen Foray – Oathbreaker (Massacre)

I do love bands who tell you exactly who and what they are without any pithering about, and well, if Heathen Foray aren’t the one of the best examples I’ve come across in years. The first track of Oathbreaker, which… Continue Reading →

LAWA – Instrumentalisation (Cineploit)

Alain Leonard + Alex Wank’s LAWA are back with the promised sister release to ‘Manipulation’. Instrumental sound exploration through a variety of genres is the method here and like its companion piece the ‘mega synthesists’ at the helm of the… Continue Reading →

Kringa – All Stillborn Fires, Lick My Heart (Van Records / Terratur Possessions)

This curiously titled work comes from Kringa, a band which has been around for 13 years and which has now released two full albums along with some eps and demos. Essentially a black metal band, one thing which comes across… Continue Reading →

Wuodan’s Wunde – Es glimmt empor aus ewger Nacht (Altare Productions)

Austrian Black Metal band Wuodan’s Wunde have unleashed a smart looking debut album that comes adorned in intricate and inspiring artwork. Entitled ‘Es glimmt empor aus ewger Nacht’ which translates as ‘It glows up from eternal night’, features extracts of… Continue Reading →

Phal:Angst – Whiteout (Noise Appeal)

Last album ‘Phase IV’ from this Viennese based project really seemed to speak to me with its mixture of post rock and industrial rooted numbers. They were all of a lengthy running time and sprawled like soundscapes over wide vistas…. Continue Reading →

Karg – Resignation (AOP Records)

It’s off to Austria today for some Post-Black Metal modernity with Karg. This band have an impressive slew of releases dating back to 2008. That said, this is certainly my first interaction with them. That interaction comes through the bands… Continue Reading →

Theotoxin – Fragment: Totenruhe (AOP Records)

Ever since I got my hands on a copy of 2020’s Fragment: Erhabenheit I have been hooked on this Austrian black metal horde so I jumped at the chance to review the latest spawn from these black arts purveyors, Theotoxin…. Continue Reading →

LAWA – Manipulation (Cineploit)

The duo of Austrian “mega synthesists” who manipulate their names into LAWA are Alain Leonard and Alex Wank. Here they are back with the first in a two-part album series which they have classed as an “electronic nightmare”. There is… Continue Reading →

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