It's a week today since I signed out of Facebook and Instagram and I'm feeling good. As I type this post, my phone is on the other side of the room. It's been picked up once today - when I needed to turn off my alarm this morning. Other than that, I haven't so much… Continue reading Some Thoughts On A Week Away From Social Media
I was on Instagram last night when I was struck with the thought 'you need to spend some time away from this, some time away from Instagram and Facebook, some time away from social media.' I haven't been spending that much time on these platforms recently, not since deciding a few weeks ago that I… Continue reading I’m Taking A Social Media Sabbatical
Caladan Brood/Book of the Fallen Thantifaxath - Violently Expanding Nothing Filii Nigrantium Infernalium/ Rebanho De Lobos Purvaja/Dark Goddess Divine Wardruna/Helvegen Lamia Vox/Evil Comes From The North Peste Noire/Démonarque Falkenbach/Eweroun The Ruins Of Beverast/Malefica Ereb Altor/The Chosen Ones Cult of Fire/???????? Ptahil –… Continue reading 13 Tracks From 2013 That You Need To Listen To
Dark ambient project Teramis was founded in 2009 as a means for founder and sole member Eric Jehlen to express his passion for black metal, and to stick two fingers up at the forces that have limited his time on earth. Musical influences include Lord Wind, Buzum and Nest. The first track, Eve of Samhain/Aillen’s… Continue reading Teramis/Áillen: The Burner – EP Review
I was pretty fucking chuffed when I was handed Plague Rider’s debut album at Byker Grave Festival. One of my main objectives as a writer is to shout out about bands that deserve to be heard. And shout out fucking loudly. Plague Rider are a technical death metal band with thrash influences, and they hail… Continue reading Plague Rider/Plague Rider – Album Review
One of the things I enjoy most in life is getting under the skin of an artist. I want to know what makes them tick and what drives them to create. The Facebook page for Askold Art was one I couldn’t leave alone. I was captivated, and found myself returning to it time and again.… Continue reading Interview With Askold Art
Inspired by nature, mythological creatures and music, Ysambre Fauntography provides an escape into a different world. I repeatedly find myself going back to the enthralling images of fantastical creatures and forests with heavy mantles of mist, dramatic mountain ranges and humans intertwined with the earth itself. Can you please tell us a little bit about… Continue reading Interview : Ysambre Fauntography
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 