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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: Toska – Toska EP
TOSKATOSKAEIHWAZ RECORDINGS Toska\’s Self-titled EP (though so long it might as well be an album) is an odd egg within the now faded, and generally iffy, genre of black-metal. It rests on old tropes, winter themed ambiances and off-kilter vocal style, whilst refusing to touch upon the hipster fueled nuances of bands like DEAFHEAVEN. Instead… Continue reading
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REVIEW: VAMPIRE – Cimmerian Shade
VAMPIRE CIMMERIAN SHADE CENTURY MEDIA SWEDEN There was a time where I\’d thought VAMPIRE\’s debut album was the next best thing and, though a lot of other stuff has come along since, I still sort of feel it\’s a stand-out album. I even purchased it digitally and I hate owning digital copies of anything, that\’s… Continue reading
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REVIEW: Into The Divine – Harbinger of Entropy
Into The DivineHarbinger of EntropySelf-Released Death Metal is a precarious genre. Its intensity and specific sound is usually a very difficult thing to change drastically, responding best to inclusions or additions in technicality then anything else. Into the Divine, with their EP \’Harbinger of Entropy\’, might label themselves as \’melodic\’ but in actuality the band… Continue reading
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REVIEW: Pyrrhon – Growth Without End
PyrrhonGrowth Without EndHandshake Inc. Coming hot off their second album \’The Mother of Virtues\’ – Pyrrhon aims to get everyone\’s attention with what is easily one of the most interesting EP\’s I\’ve heard this year, so far. To be honest, I hadn\’t heard all that much from Pyrrhon prior to this release – mostly due to… Continue reading
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REVIEW: A Light Within – Body Matter EP
A LIGHT WITHINBODY MATTER EPStatic Tension Records Oddly, I can\’t draw any direct comparison to what I\’ve been hearing on A LIGHT WITHIN\’s \’Body Matter.\’ Now its not like the EP is ultra experimental, its certainly progressive – but it has a good deal of easily digestible elements to it. For instance, the vocals are… Continue reading
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REVIEW: Astral Blood – Self Titled EP
ASTRAL BLOOD – ASTRAL BLOOD EP If you\’ve read my INFESTUM Review, you know that I love it when Black Metal steps out of its boundaries to do something new. And, contrary to popular belief – the rawness and complexities of the genre are far more flexible than one would think. Truth is, Black Metal… Continue reading
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REVIEW: HIGH FIGHTER – The Goat Ritual (On Echoes And Dust)
Head over to Echoes And Dust to see my review of High Fighter\’s \’The Goat Ritual\’ – amazing Germanic Doom Metal! CLICK HERE Continue reading
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REVIEW: VYRJU – Black EP
My e-mail inbox, since the advent of bands such as DEAFHEAVEN (though the band isn’t bad by any means), has been pelted with way too many meloncholy progressive black metal bands. I mean, when your aim is soley to be a carbon copy of a band – I don’t honestly even see the point in… Continue reading
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REVIEW: Winter Gate – disIllumination
As I run amok in all manner of indie and underground band, never delving deep enough to touch the horrid likes of \’noise\’, I generally tend to miss out on what they like to call \’melodic\’ bands. Its not that I avoid them or anything, I think its just that after such a powerful era… Continue reading
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