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Paysage d’Hiver – Im Wald [Things You Might Have Missed 2020]

By Dear Hollow on December 21, 2020 in Things You Might Have Missed 2020, Black Metal, 36 comments

“Always toeing the line between raw and atmospheric, mastermind Wintherr’s (also a member of the formidable Darkspace) demo work has ranged from the crystalline ambiance of Die Festung to the unrelenting rawness of Winterkälte, consistently providing an aural experience of a blizzard at its most violent and a winter’s evening at its most empty. This has all built up to this: first full-length Im Wald, which feels far too anticlimactic for this stunning project’s storied 23-year career.” Winter has come.

Prometheus – Resonant Echoes From Cosmos Of Old Review

By Dear Hollow on October 21, 2020 in Reviews, Atmospheric Black Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal, 14 comments

“Prometheus is a Greek trio, releasing two demos, an EP, and one full-length since 2007. Their style professes to carry “the heritage of Hellenic and Scandinavian black metal” while fusing it with esoteric death metal. And fuse do they.” Tentacle-core reborn.

Ov Shadows – I Djävulens Avbild Review

By Dear Hollow on August 14, 2020 in Reviews, Atmospheric Black Metal, Black Metal, 22 comments

“Ov Shadows, like blackened death purveyors Serene Dark, professes a theme of this psychological subconsciousness, in that the project is “about exploring and embracing the dark aspects that dwell within us all… an atmospheric Black Metal guided by chaos and darkness.” Embracing equally brutal and scorching textures guided by eerie and desolate atmosphere, sophomore effort I Djävulens Avbild.” Back to the front(al lobe).

Sxuperion – Omniscient Pulse Review

By Dear Hollow on June 20, 2020 in Reviews, Atmospheric Black Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal, Industrial Metal, 17 comments

“If I say the magic words “space-themed death metal,” what do you see? If you see Blood Incantation or Artificial Brain come swooping in like a half-giant on a flying motorcycle, push your disappointment to the back of your mind, because we ain’t talking about them today.” Sxuspend expectations.

Iapetus – The Body Cosmic [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]

By Eldritch Elitist on December 13, 2019 in 2019, American Metal, Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Self-released, Things You Might Have Missed, Things You Might Have Missed 2019, Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, 37 comments

“Metal offers incalculable aural interpretations of outer space. Darkspace focuses on the inhospitable nature of the infinite vacuum. Gamma Ray pitches a trip through a black hole as the ultimate roller coaster ride. Ghost Bath dwells on the melancholic isolation of the cosmos while also sounding like something out of Sonic Adventure. Yet it takes Iapetus just over three minutes to craft a moment more compelling than any of those with their sophomore LP, The Body Cosmic.” Space in your face.

Order ov Riven Cathedrals – Göbekli Tepe [Things You Might Have Missed 2018]

By Grymm on December 16, 2018 in 2018, Italian Metal, Reviews, Self-released, Technical Death Metal, Things You Might Have Missed 2018, Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, 49 comments

“Göbekli Tepe, located in the southeastern part of Turkey, is believed to be the world’s oldest temple, predating the pyramids by roughly 6,500 years. With recent diggings finding three-dimensional figures of animals and humanoids in a period where many believed hunter-gatherers couldn’t possibly achieve such architecture, Göbekli Tepe continues to amaze historians just over twenty years after its excavation. It’s fitting that a mysterious Italian duo, Order ov Riven Cathedrals, would use this phenomenon as the title for their second album of utterly crazy technical death metal.” Olden worship.

Battle Dagorath – II – Frozen Light of Eternal Darkness Review

By Eldritch Elitist on October 11, 2017 in 2017, Avantgarde Music, Black Metal, International Metal, Reviews, Atmospheric Black Metal, 27 comments

“Space is fucking big, and there’s an appropriately sizeable array of space-themed metal bands to match. Some artists approach the infinite blackness with a sense of child-like wonder, with bands like Star One and Keldian playing up sci-fi tropes in admiration of the majesty of the star ocean. Others, like Darkspace, channel the cosmos as an unparalleled force of nature; empty, suffocating, and impossibly cold. Battle Dagaroth, a band I had expected to be pure Summoning worship based on their name and ‘atmospheric black metal’ tag, is yet another act intent on aurally replicating the incomprehensible vastness of space.” In space no one can hear you frown.

Tome of the Unreplenished – Cosmoprism: The Theurgy – Act 1 Review

By Akerblogger on January 27, 2017 in 2017, Black Metal, Cypriot Metal, I Voidhanger Records, Reviews, Black Metal, 32 comments

“I first listened to Cosmoprism: The Theurgy – Act 1 just after midnight. As I snuggled into my unicorn shaped pillow, I allowed the ambient nightmare that Tome of the Unreplenished had created into my mind. I let it capture my imagination and I was rewarded with a listening experience that, honestly, seemed to transport me into another world.” Into the uni-verse.

Mare Cognitum – Luminiferous Aether Review

By Grymm on September 20, 2016 in 2016, American Metal, Black Metal, I Voidhanger Records, Reviews, Black Metal, 63 comments

“Okay, so you burned every church out there. Every last forest has been utilized for frost-bitten photographs of corpse-painted minions wielding medieval weaponry, invisible oranges, or both. You sang every hymn there is for either Satan, Tolkien orcness, darkness, the wilderness, or anything even remotely related to the above. What’s left to cover? Why SPACE, of course!” Into the blackness (of space).

Spire – Entropy Review

By Madam X on August 5, 2016 in 2016, Ambient Metal, Australian Metal, Black Metal, Iron Bonehead Productions, Reviews, Ambient Metal, Black Metal, 9 comments

“Believe it or not the life of a music reviewer is not as glamorous as one would think. Yes, from time to time you’re invited to the likes of Thor’s Rock Opera in some trendy part of New York City, you’re jet-setting off to Chicago with tickets to Alehorn of Power IX, or you’re the first to get your grubby mitts on Swallow the Sun’s new triple album. Outside of those jaw-dropping moments though, reviewing consists of picking some unknown band/album off the promo sheet with your fingers tightly crossed hoping that what’s going to burst out of your monitors isn’t going to suck monkey balls. Aussie ambient/black metallers, Spire, was one of those random, finger-crossing, hope-for-the-best-expect-the-worst moments.” Sometimes you win and sometimes….