The sixth full-length release from Peste Noire is interesting to say the least, and often disturbingly mellow. Unlike with their five other releases, La Chaise-Dyable it may take a few listens until I'm really feeling it. The final song on the album Dans Ma Nuit featured a while ago as my sound of the day,… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Peste Noire
Infatuated with this image by photographer Kindra Nikole.
If you are looking for some black metal that has that true, Norsk Svartmetall sound, then you have come to the right place. Here we have Orcustus with Lucifuge Damnation, taken from their self titled 2009 full-length.
If I was denied visual art for the rest of my life, I would be okay with that because I have seen the work of French born, Iceland based visual artist Philip Ob Rey. What you are viewing here is an installation/photography project created in collaboration with artist Louie Otesanek and photographer Mailie Viney, featuring… Continue reading Humantropy
Primordial are a band which have been close to my heart since 2008 when I discovered their 2000 full-length album Spirit The Earth Aflame in Resurrection Records in London. I have followed them avidly ever since, and have relished every single release they have put out into the world.They're the kind of band I want… Continue reading Primordial Reveal New Video
I was stunned into silence today when I landed upon the work of Norwegian artist Andreas Lie. By taking the silhouettes of animals, and assimilating them with gorgeous imagery of northern landscapes and skies, Bergen based Lie creates exquisite portraits that greatly satisfy the eye and engage the mind. I would highly recommend heading to… Continue reading Andreas Lie
There's nothing I like more than starting off the week with some new sounds. Finnish atmospheric black metal band Avara only came into my world this morning, but already I'm hooked. You can find their full self-titled EP below.
Sophia Rapata is an artist from the US who has takes a delightfully creepy, uber sinister approach with her paintings. She asks that you buy her art so she doesn't die.
Dark atmospheric black metal from northern Norway to bring your sunday to a close. Knust is a one man project which I've only encountered recently, but hell, the music has left a deep impression. Based in Tromso and fronted by Haerfar, Knust is one band which I am really looking forward to following closely. The… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Knust
Atmospheric black metal from Poland to start the weekend off. I am thoroughly enjoying what I'm hearing from one man band Mornië Utúlië. Ślepowidzenie taken from Bartosz Brożek's debut full-length Sny has been on repeat half a dozen times this morning already. Mornië Utúlië is a name taken from elvish language created by J.R.R.Tolkien and… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Mornië Utúlië
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 