Sojourner

Miasmata – Unlight: Songs of Earth and Atrophy Review

By Carcharodon on March 11, 2021 in Reviews, Black Metal, Heavy Metal, Melodic Black Metal, 42 comments

“The epic and atmospheric, fantasy-inspired black metal stylings of Sojourner continue to go from strength to strength, with 2018’s very good outing, The Shadowed Road, matched by last year’s Premonitions, which – if not actually better – was, as Eldritch Elitist said in his List, “a far more consistent effort” than its predecessor. But, wherever Sojourner’s travels take them next, they will be going there without New Zealand bassist, Mike Wilson, who has set off into the back metal wilderness for a sojourn of his own, with his new solo project Miasmata.” Participation atrophy.

Huck N’ Roll’s and Eldritch Elitist’s Top Ten(ish) of 2020

By Huck N Roll on December 30, 2020 in Blog Posts, Lists, 112 comments

Huck N’ Roll and Eldritch Elitist will now hold court with their well-thought-out Top Ten(ish) lists. Appear or be held in eternal contempt.

Huck N’ Roll’s and Eldritch Elitist’s Top Ten of 2018

By Steel Druhm on December 21, 2018 in 2018, Blog Posts, Lists, 147 comments

The top tens are marching, and Huck N’ Roll and Eldritch are ready to spread the gospel of good metal across the land. You wanted lists, you got lists!

Cor Scorpii – Ruin Review

By Eldritch Elitist on June 30, 2018 in 2018, Dark Essence Records, Melodic Black Metal, Norwegian Metal, Reviews, Melodic Black Metal, 53 comments

“2018 has been a damn good year for folk-oriented black metal. Okay, quantitatively speaking, that’s not true at all; more accurately, there have been two particularly captivating releases in the new Sojourner and Vallendusk records that on their own have single-handedly carried the style in recent months. This seems more than a bit unfair to Norway’s Cor Scorpii. Formed from the ashes of Windir by drummer Steingrim and guitarist Strom (neither of whom are actually still in this band), their decade-in-the-making sophomore effort, Ruin, is relatively featureless when stacked against the current crop of folk-black trailblazers.” Folking in the ruins.

Sojourner – The Shadowed Road Review

By Eldritch Elitist on March 20, 2018 in 2018, Avantgarde Music, Black Metal, International Metal, Reviews, Atmospheric Black Metal, 82 comments

“For just a moment I’m going to break Angry Metal Guy‘s most sacred of journalistic vows to explain how Sojourner‘s The Shadowed Road ended up in my undeserving hands. Occasionally, one of our editors will send out an office-wide memo requesting a quick turnaround on a high profile review. Such was the case with Sojourner’s sophomore effort, and while this Swede-Kiwi joint venture yielded a decent debut in 2016’s Empires of Ash, what I perceived as a safe, derivative take on the atmospheric black/folk formula failed to hoist me up on the bandwagon. Volunteering to cover its follow-up, then, was an action born as much from curiosity as it was from a desire to stem undeserved hype. Well, fuck me running, because this time the hype is more than deserved.” All aboard the H-train.