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Brother Dege – Aurora (Prophecy Productions)

A sentence from the original announcement for Brother Dege’s new album Aurora by his label Prophecy Productions I felt hit the bullseye, because it promised the very thing that a lot of people seek, myself included, from the music they… Continue Reading →

Iterum Nata – From the Infinite Light (Nordvis)

Based on the theme of darkness and light, “the two voices” as the artist behind Iterum Nata calls it, this album crosses numerous genres, amongst them folk and neo-folk, black and doom metal and progressive rock. Our senses are made… Continue Reading →

Tvinna – Two – Wings of Ember (By Norse)

Well, this is a difficult one. Maybe I’m having trouble rating the album because it’s neither metal nor dark nor extreme and thus different from the majority of the stuff we review. Or maybe the difficulties that I’m having stem… Continue Reading →

Hand of Kalliach – Corryvreckan (Prosthetic)

Hand of Kalliach are a husband and wife duo from Edinburgh who mix melodic death metal and Scottish folk music to great effect.  That is the bare basics now onto the wicked mix that Corryvreckan contains in its bubbling pot. The… Continue Reading →

SOL – Promethean Sessions (I, Voidhanger)

If you are searching for obscure music, music that explores sounds off the beaten metal paths, I, Voidhanger Records from Italy is a good place to start looking. Among the many releases and the wide spectrum of genres you are… Continue Reading →

Receiver – Whispers Of Lore (Gates Of Hell)

This band from Cyprus have apparently been around since 2011 according to the PR blurb but 2017 according to Metal archives but this is indeed their debut. The PR promises epic, NWOBHM with folk and when the jaunty guitar run… Continue Reading →

Cécile Delpoïo – Tuolla (Self-Released)

As is unlikely to have gone unnoticed by anyone who’s read more than say…two of my past reviews, my favourite band of all time is Alcest, and has been for a very long time now. One of many reasons they’ve… Continue Reading →

Dee Calhoun – Old Scratch Comes to Appalachia (Argonauta Records)

I imagine that like many folks who visit Ave Noctum, I would not describe myself as much of a Country music fan. The main reason is that the majority of music given that title that the public gets exposed to… Continue Reading →

Hexvessel – Polar Veil (Svart Records)

My English professor at university was very fond of well-written opening lines. For him, the beginning of a story, book or drama had to contain the crux of the piece, introduce the main character(s) or hint at the plot in… Continue Reading →

Aarniseppä – Aallonmurtaja (s/r)

Jyrki Portin, the artist behind Aarniseppä described his music, when I asked, as “a special mix of ambient, electroacoustic, jazz, prog, chamber music, field recordings, drone, folk and psychedelic”. But the story here transcends mere description. Just as an actor… Continue Reading →

Various Artists – Anthology of Electroacoustic Music from Finland (Unexplained Sounds Group)

“Finland’s contribution to the world is strange, ambient music. Discuss”. This compilation bears that out. Traditional folk music is the essence, but the Finnish artists develop the concept and take it to another level. This collection is part of a… Continue Reading →

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