Written by Espi Kvlt Vivid Illusion – Vivid Illusion Post-Black Metal Released on October 29, 2021 If you were disappointed by Deafheaven’s latest album, look no further than the new record from Vivid Illusion to […]
Written by Carcassbomb Amenra – De DoornPost Metal/Sludge/Hardcore from BelgiumReleased June 25th, 2021 via Relapse Records8.5/10 OPEN THIS FUCKING PIT UP… SLOWLY Amenra are a hardworking and prolific band from Belgium whose hard work constantly […]
Written by Carcassbomb Violet Cold – Empire Of LovePost Metal/Red Anarchist Black Metal from AzerbaijanReleased for free May 7th, 20219/10 Let’s talk about an album that has ruffled a lot of piss-weak feathers in the […]
Some albums take you on a journey, and sometimes you don’t even realize that you’ve started one until suddenly something in the music shows that you’re not at home anymore. A moment catches the ear and all at once you look around and see not your bedroom, or your office, or the gym, but a vast ocean full of cloudy haze, or a stormy mountainscape covered in wind and rain, or an oppressive cave mouth yawning open before you. That’s what happened to me on my first listen to Slow Wave Violence. It was the opening of track 3, “Slow Wave Deceit”, that opened my eyes to the journey. […]
Music has long provided a powerful outlet for feelings of loss and grief. Of course, that makes a lot of sense; it’s something all of us go through, including the artists we love, so it’s only natural that many would want to express those experiences through their music. The list of great works inspired by these themes is long and spans pretty much every genre, with several prime examples from the last few years alone. These include the consecutive masterpieces of Skeleton Tree and Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Touché Amoré’s devastating Stage Four, and We Lost The Sea’s critically-acclaimed Departure Songs. […]
Sludge, noise, doom, screamo… Brighton’s Aerosol Jesus promises a lot for their second EP Survive, but, to be fair to them, all that and more is there over the record’s 24-minute runtime. Its five tracks, whose titles spell out the phrase ‘Cowards Survive, Others Just Drown’, go to a lot of different musical places – all of which are utterly nasty and devoid of joy. […]
Depression is a difficult subject to approach no matter the medium. How do we address something that is so intensely personal in a meaningful way, a way that isn’t cliched or trite, and in a manner that both respects the human behind the depression and is honest about the effects it has on others? There’s no one right answer, and it’s likely that every person will feel a bit different about it. One thing is for sure, and that is that music is the most personal and intimate of art forms, and every person who gives voice to their struggles is to be commended for baring an extremely tender part of their soul to the listener. […]
With a runtime of 67 minutes, Etemen Ænka, the third album from Edinburgh-based progressive/post-metallers Dvne, makes for quite the undertaking. While hardly a rarity for music of this kind, records this long tend to go one of two ways. Either they stretch out as painful unfocused slogs which struggle to maintain their listeners’ attention; or, less often, they have the mind-bending effect where time appears to fold in on itself and the lengthy runtime hardly registers. Fortunately in Dvne’s case, it’s definitely the latter. Etemen Ænka is a gargantuan record whose ten tracks draw comparisons to some of the most respected and creative names in metal, including the likes of Cult Of Luna, Mastodon and The Ocean. […]
The pre-release promotion on this one was immense and filled with curious dark aesthetic, so am I quite excited to delve into this return LP, the Revelator from Australian big boys The Amenta. They did a promotional thing that is right up there on my list of favorite things bands have done, they gave away a haunting full head mask of the lead singer’s visage, very cool memorabilia unique to the band. […]
Every now and then you come across a description or promo for an album that’s new to you and once you’ve read it, you just *have* to listen. Something about that description pulls you in before you’ve even heard a note, and despite not truly having any idea what you’re in for, you just know on some level that it’s going to be right up your alley. In my experience, at least, that internal sense is rarely wrong, and the first listen is usually an extremely gratifying one. […]
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