I'm still trying to make up my mind about USBM project Howls Of Ebb... But they're intrigued me enough with this track from their 2016 album Cursus Impasse: The Pendlomic Vows (it was the album art which drew me to it initially) to want to check out the rest of their discography. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HB1xleU6Gc
Listened to Leonard Cohen's final album You Want It Darker today. Bowled. The fuck. Away. Here's my favourite track. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0nmHymgM7Y
It's been ages since I've given Norwegian black metallers Mistur some attention, which is strange because I'm normally up to date with the sounds coming from Bergen way. So today I decided to give their latest album In Memoriam a spin. It's one hell of a feast, crowded with variety. Enjoying it very much. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGB1TGRl5nY
It's been a while since I've given some of my time to USBM project Ash Borer, but yesterday I listened to their latest album The Irrepassable Gate in its entirety and relished every moment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu4Gzzd3ZOM
Swedish black metal outfit Grift can do no wrong in my world, and his Samhain Celebration is another addition to his already exquisite discography. I have my muse Mlle Ghoul to thank for alerting me to this beautiful release. Enjoy.
Going through some of the predominant lists of the best black metal from 2016 has led me to make some exciting discoveries, including Lascar, a band hailing from Chili. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rgB94jWvgY
For 2017's first Sound Of The Day post, I'd like to shout out about the phenomenal collaboration with Italian black metal project Selvans and a long time favourite of mine, Downfall Of Nur. I've been disapointed with much of the black metal from 2016, so it was something of a colossal relief to hear this… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Selvans/Downfall of Nur
I've had a love/hate relationship with Ihsahn's solo work for years, yet despite this, I wanted to give his 2016 full-length album Arktis a chance. However, instead of throwing myself in at the deep end and streaming the full album, I decided to pick a song at random and see if it did something...thankfully I… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Ihsahn
There's something really bloody nice about forgetting about a project, then one day suddenly remembering about it and the fact that they had a new album due out. This was the case with Einar Selvik and Ivar Bjørnson's project Skuggsjá. The last time I wrote about them was back in august. I was having a… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Skuggsjá
I've long been a listener to the eclectic sounds of Inuk musician Tanya Tagaq, and got myself into something of a delighted frenzy when I discovered her fourth album Retribution on Spotify. It's a phenomenal record which has already earned a place deep in my heart. It will, without a shadow of a doubt, be… Continue reading Sound Of The Day : Tanya Tagaq
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 