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Sylvaine – Eg Er Framand EP (review)

Sylvaine – Eg Er Framand EP (review)

Two years after “Nova”, Sylvaine, a musical project of the artist Kathrine Shepard, released on March 22nd the EP “Eg Er Framand”, translating from Norwegian to English “I am Foreigner”. In this EP do not expect heavy or bold sounds, expect something more intimate and quiet, the highlight is the voice of Kathrine Shepard who [...]

March 22, 2024 Lara Brito Comments Off on Sylvaine – Eg Er Framand EP (review)

THE INFERNO DOLL – Sacrifice

THE INFERNO DOLL – Sacrifice

The Inferno Doll is a solo project created by the Chilean vocalist Laura Vargas. This was basically the full extent of my knowledge when I received the EP entitled “Sacrifice”. Starting with a blank slate and not really sure what to expect, I connect my headphones and embarked in a journey with The Inferno Doll. [...]

March 11, 2021 Kasper Pasinski Comments Off on THE INFERNO DOLL – Sacrifice

GRAVECOVEN – Coughing Blood

GRAVECOVEN – Coughing Blood

This Californian duo composed by James Rauh and Phillip Gallagher released their first EP in 2018. It features songs from their previous demos, this time in a single release, and for the first time in a physical format. Gravecoven loses no time to show what they’re all about, after only a few seconds of listening, [...]

September 11, 2020 Filipe Aragão Comments Off on GRAVECOVEN – Coughing Blood

OCCASUM – “Evocation Of Death”

OCCASUM – “Evocation Of Death”

In these nasty times of Covid-19 artists must be creative regarding how to advertise their music to the metal fans, especially if it is a new project that doesn’t have a label yet. Luckily, Bandcamp offers the possibility to pay exactly the price you want for a certain online download. None other than Naglfar’s guitarist [...]

May 22, 2020 Uta Arnold Comments Off on OCCASUM – “Evocation Of Death”

KHARNATH – The Downfall

KHARNATH – The Downfall

In times when all the well-known bands throw their high-gloss polished new albums into the market simultaneously and in the same way, some of you might feel they want something different. Something more raw and to the point, true underground black metal, so to speak. You might find that in the new EP “The Downfall” [...]

December 11, 2019 Uta Arnold Comments Off on KHARNATH – The Downfall

GLOSON – Mara

GLOSON – Mara

Gloson are a quartet (former quintet) from Sweden who seem to be devout apostles of the millennial “NeurIsis” post-sludge metal sound. Focusing on a modern production, the first band that might pop to mind when listening to “Mara” is fellow Swedes Cult of Luna. Fans of Adimiron and Gaerea shall also find something to sink [...]

July 12, 2019 Sérgio Pelado , Comments Off on GLOSON – Mara

1349 – Dødskamp

1349 – Dødskamp

Masters of the pure Norwegian black metal, 1349, are coming back with a new single ‘Dødskamp’ which will be released by Season Of Mist on the 5th of April. The song was recorded as a tribute to Edvard Munch’s painting called ‘Dødskamp’ (what can be translated to ‘Death Struggle’). It is not a surprise that this [...]

April 2, 2019 Elsa Marques Comments Off on 1349 – Dødskamp

TWO TRAINS LEFT – Sorry & Pathetic

TWO TRAINS LEFT – Sorry & Pathetic

The French pop punk band – “Two Trains Left” debuts with a record called ‘Sorry & Pathetic’. This EP consisting of 6 catchy pop rock songs maintained in punk aesthetics was released in cooperation with Dooweet Agency. The first single released to promote this record was ‘Broke Me Again’. This is a catchy song that [...]

March 14, 2019 Kasper Pasinski Comments Off on TWO TRAINS LEFT – Sorry & Pathetic

NECANDI HOMINES – Black Hole (EP)

NECANDI HOMINES – Black Hole (EP)

Necandi Homines is an Italian outfit hailing from Iesi, a town skimming the coast of the Adriatic Sea. They play a mix of slow-paced doom metal, old-school black metal and experimental/avant-garde music. Black Hole is the third release from the band in their eleven years of history, but comes just a bit over a year after their [...]

February 4, 2019 Sérgio Pelado Comments Off on NECANDI HOMINES – Black Hole (EP)

SEVENTH GENOCIDE – SVNTH

SEVENTH GENOCIDE – SVNTH

Seventh Genocide is an atmospheric black metal band from Italy. Their latest full length, “Toward Akina”, had a quite good acceptance from the audience and they recently returned with the EP called “SVNTH” released via Third-I-Rex label. This 4 piece record starts with ‘Through Woods and Fire’ a song that can be described as balancing [...]

January 28, 2019 Kasper Pasinski , Comments Off on SEVENTH GENOCIDE – SVNTH

DIRTY RAVEN – Rust For Blue

DIRTY RAVEN – Rust For Blue

This rock n’ roll trio from Marne, France is sure to get a few heads banging! Dirty Raven’s dirty mix of grunge, punk, alternative rock and stoner. It is without a doubt an interesting and explosive concoction which is sure to fill the hunger of heavy and groovy music. Their latest EP, titled “Rust For [...]

December 19, 2018 Ricardo Pereira Comments Off on DIRTY RAVEN – Rust For Blue

MILS – We Fight / We Love

MILS – We Fight / We Love

Mils is a French band from Montpellier, that presented a mixture of rock, new wave and industrial with small hints of few other genres. Their latest record ‘We Fight I We Love’ was released on the 17th of May, 2017 in cooperation with the Doowet Agency. The record starts with ‘Come Home’, an easy to listen, [...]

November 30, 2018 Kasper Pasinski 0

SHELTHER – When Comes The Flee

SHELTHER – When Comes The Flee

There are some music sub-genres which are not easy to review. Ambient/Drone releases are a good example. Due to its minimalist nature and structure, analyzing something which sometimes doesn’t seem to have a real beginning nor end is a troublesome challenge. Still, anyone can listen to this kind of music, enjoy some and dislike others. [...]

November 21, 2018 Filipe Gomes , Comments Off on SHELTHER – When Comes The Flee

DEUS VERMIN – Monument Of Decay

DEUS VERMIN – Monument Of Decay

In this overpopulated scene, once in a while a band stands out from the rest. Whether it’s because of their unique image, or sonority, or simply because their music is incredibly good (or bad) and they get involved in some hype. Deus Vermin is one of those bands. Coming from the United Kingdom, formed in [...]

July 10, 2018 Filipe Gomes Comments Off on DEUS VERMIN – Monument Of Decay