atmospheric
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REVIEW: Lumnos – Ancient Shadows Of Saturn (Flowing Downward)
Over time, Black Metal has whipped back and forth with experimentation. A few years back, you\’d find all manner of genres crossing with it. You had no idea what to expect, at times you could get anything from techno-Black metal, Blackgaze, all the way to Pink Floyd-like progression, and even hip hop (New York\’s Romantic,… Continue reading
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REVIEW: Divine Realm – Nordicity (Independent)
Divine Realm\’s album Nordicity is an absolute must in my books. Listening to the songs on this album left me wanting to listen to more by them. It was a perfect blend of symphonic melody intertwined within some of the songs. There was just one thing that I truly wanted more from this album, to hear… Continue reading
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REVIEW: Lord of Pagathorn – Daimono Philia (Woodcut Records)
One of my favorite things about Black Metal is the dense and often impenetrable atmosphere it rarely fails to invoke. Every artist in the genre that has found their way onto my turntable, while remaining unmistakably black always manages to forge a unique and ethereal soundscape. Helsinki, Finland’s Lord of Pagathorn is no exception. On this their second full… Continue reading
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REVIEW: Cairiss – Fall (EP)
CAIRISS FALL (EP) UNSIGNED It would be so simply to call Cairiss black-metal, and it would certainly save me a lot of time. However, it wouldn\’t do the band justice since the majority of it\’s content is along the lines of symphonic, rather then black. Now, we\’ve all heard of that terrible sub-genre they call… Continue reading
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REVIEW: Ecferus – The Tourniquet Hemisphere EP
ECFERUSTHE TOURNIQUET HEMISPHEREBLACK HORIZONS Atmospheric, progressive, and experimental breeds of extreme metal have long been favorites of mine; at a time, they were my bread and butter. I do love the slow climb, the inevitable climax (if the album is good enough to provide one), and I\’m sure that anyone reading this has a soft… Continue reading
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REVIEW: Dhampyr – Oceanclots
DHAMPYR – OCEANCLOTS The advent of black-gaze has so completely jaded me these days. For some reason, my focus on that particular sub-genre had me so simultaneously entranced and annoyed that I forgot all about these Progressive Atmospheric Black Metal groups altogether – and, you know, that is a damn shame. Though DHAMPYR isn\’t the… Continue reading