Latest Reviews
There are way too many records released every week - which one should you listen to? We want to help you by reviewing lots of records every week and you can also check out a little teaser before reading the whole thing. And if you want to, you can also browse through our archive and have a look at the amazing records you might have missed out on.
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Asphodel Wine - Slowdance Macabre
30 Oct 2020 - Thorsten
Romantic-Gothic-DoomWhen lovers meet that’s awesome for them. When lovers meet with an amazing musical background and then decide to do something together - that’s awesome for the listener. I present: Asphodel Wine!
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Jonathan Fraser - Heaven Is At A Distance
24 Oct 2020 - Thorsten
BlackgazeJonathan Fraser’s latest record could be seen as a typical 2020-Blackgaze-record - but it’s way too personal to be seen as such a cliché.
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Iskandr - Gelderse Poort
23 Oct 2020 - Thorsten
Blackened-Folk-MetalHow productive can a single collective be? Haeresis Noviomagi releases yet another ultra-high-quality record this year, this time by one-man-project Iskandr.
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Convulsif - Extinct
23 Oct 2020 - Thorsten
Doomy-Industrial-Free-JazzThe best Sumac-Album in 2020 was not published by Sumac but by this Swiss Free-Jazz-“ensemble”.
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Lord Almighty - Wither
16 Oct 2020 - Thorsten
Blackened-Classic-Sludge-Metal“Lord, Almighty! - What are Lord Almighty up to right now?!?!”
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Palila - Tomorrow I'll Come And Visit You And Return Your Records
09 Oct 2020 - Thorsten
Indie-RockPalila is from Hamburg and plays Indie-Rock but not the kind of formerly known ‘Hamburger Schule’ - their music is much more Hüsker Dü than The Smiths. Fortunately.
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Celestial Season - The Secret Teachings Of All Ages
02 Oct 2020 - Thorsten
Doom-MetalOne of the older statesmen-bands of the early European Doom metalscene comes back and delivers a record that is oldschool and fresh at the same time.
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Briqueville - Quelle
02 Oct 2020 - Simon
Doom-MetalSometimes music can bring you to dark places even if it’s “sunny” music. But sometimes “dark” music can also help you get out of these places. Just like Briqueville’s latest record.
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UADA - Djinn
25 Sep 2020 - Thorsten
Melodic-Black-MetalPacific Northwestern Black-Metal-stars UADA return with a new album that shows how to combine a love for melody and Black-Metal.
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Somnus Throne - Dto.
24 Sep 2020 - Thorsten
Stoner-MetalThe best thing about good Stoner Metal is, that it can appeal to all sorts of metal aficionados, no matter if they prefer Black, Death, Doom or any other niche. Stoner Metal is something that all of us can agree on! So we should all agree on Somnus Throne!
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Quiet Is The New Loud - Hidden Code
24 Sep 2020 - Thorsten
Post-RockThe band is able to combine a lot of things that make a good album; artwork, “story” and music. And thus all of these things must be taken into consideration when talking about Hidden Code.
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Various Artists - Dirt [ Redux ]
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Dynfari - Myrkurs er Þörf
18 Sep 2020 - Thorsten
Blackened-Post-RockIceland’s Dynfari is another one of those bands who do not want to be categorized but still show a thorough understanding of both Post-Rock and Black-Metal.
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Daufødt - 1000 Island
18 Sep 2020 - Thorsten
Blackened HardcoreKvelertak. Every Time I Die. Turbonegro. Pissed Jeans. All of these and other rock‘n‘roll meets Black Metal acts can easily be used to describe Daufødt from Oslo, Norway. Yet – would that really be fitting? A closer look might be necessary.
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Maud The Moth - Orphnē
25 Jun 2020 - Thorsten
Piano-AvantgardeThe intimacy of a piano can also be misleading, because it can not only lullabye you but it can also haunting and chilling. Enter Maud The Moth and her latest album Orphnē.
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Black Rainbows - Cosmic Ritual Supertrip
22 May 2020 - Thorsten
Fuzzy-Stoner-MetalIs there anything bad in being a stoner rock band? In loving the fuzz? Using a soundscape that has been “common place” for more than two decades?
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Barren Womb - Lizard Lounge
22 May 2020 - Thorsten
Noise-GrungeNorway isn’t California! Well, listening to Barren Womb from Trondheim one might think it is!
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Tithe - Penance
15 May 2020 - Thorsten
Noise-Sludge-MetalTithe demonstrates that Portland, Oregon is definitely like a mecca for people who like music offside the charts.
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Ropes Of Night - Dto.
15 May 2020 - Thorsten
Post-PunkThe mastermind behind Cologne’s finest-ever Black-Metal band has another band and displays his deep understanding of Post-Punk.
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Ashtar - Kaikuja
12 May 2020 - Thorsten
Blackened-Doom-MetalSwiss-Finnish duo Ashtar shows again how duos can ride the edge between Black-Metal and Doom-Metal more than just effectively, they are releasing a mesmerizing concoction of slow melancholy and malice.
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AFSKY - Ofte Jeg Drømmer Mig Død
12 May 2020 - Thorsten
Black-MetalWithin the realms of guitar-based music, Black Metal seems to be the equivalent to Electronica when it comes to the frequency one-man projects. Everyone of the aficionados can probably name at least five such “bands” from the top of their heads.
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Of The Vine - Left Alone
08 May 2020 - Thorsten
Doomy-Post-GazePost-Rock is one of those highly variable genres which can adapt a lot of different styles - Of The Vine’s new album demonstrates that with being Post-Rock, Doom and Shoegaze - all equally and all perfectly.
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Holden - Ursa Minor
08 May 2020 - Thorsten
Progressive-SludgeSome records just need time. Will they ever be your all-time-favorites? You got to find out for yourself - with Holden’s help.
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Still Motions - Mirrors
01 May 2020 - Thorsten
Post-Rock“Maybe I have shaven into new mirrors” Charles Bukowsky once wrote - Still Motions shows how different the mirrors of Post-Rock can be.
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Ulcerate - Stare Into Death And Be Still
24 Apr 2020 - Thorsten
Progressive-Death-MetalNZ is not only one of the most beautiful countries, not only home of the highly interesting Maori, not only the land of the All Blacks - it also has a thriving alternative scene and one of its spearheads is Progressive-Metal-Powerhouse Ulcerate.
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