I was introduced to the sounds of Italian black metal band Krowos yesterday evening by a friend, and between then and now have become completely obsessed with their track Simulacrum's Damnation taken from their 2012 split Ex Profunditate Animae with fellow Italian bm project Anar.
Gelareh Designs is a unisex clothing line that currently has me on my knees. Every now and then, I say that I would sacrifice a limb for a garment...now is one of those times.
I discovered Finnish black metal band Nekrokrist SS through their split with fellow Finns the mighty Förgjord, and have been enjoying their brutal, blackened blasts for the past few hours. Path of Depression is taken from their 2011 split with Nattfog.
Too much mellow stuff today. It's made me feel lethargic. This evening requires something rough, intense and ferocious as fuck. Mourning Forest from France fit the bill perfectly. The track that's about to wake you the hell up this Monday night is The Cave, taken from their 2009 full-length Au Coeur De L' Ombre.
Mani Designs - based in the USA - provide botanical jewellery cast from plants. I'm particularly enamoured with their branch range. The have a certain alluring, witchy feel about them.
Some French pagan black metal to kick the weekend off. Sviatibor is fronted by Thomas Hornstein. He formed Sviatibor back in 2013 and has, since then, been ridiculously productive, producing four full-lengths and numerous singles, EP's and compilations. The track you're about to listen to has been taken from his upcoming album Dans La Splendeur… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Sviatibor
Not sure what you want to do this weekend? Take twenty minutes out and watch this excellent Vice documentary on Vampirism. Vice reporter Gianna Toboni headed to New Orleans to get to know those involved in modern day vampire covens. If you need more encouragement, well, there's a segment with Anne Rice, the queen of… Continue reading The Real Vampires Of New Orleans
I am an enormous fan of Varg's 2014 album offering The Ways of Yore, especially the third track Heill Odinn. It has a beautiful hypnotism about it which calms my head like nothing else can. Sit back. Close your eyes. Absorb. If you have the time, take in the full album this evening. I intend… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Burzum
Drawing on inspiration from witchcraft and folklore, London based designer Jay Briggs creates lusciously dark garments and headdresses using a wide range of unconventional materials including entire wings and hundreds of beetle shells.
More mellow stuff. King Dude this time, with the exquisite track When my mother was the Moon.
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 