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SHORT BUT SWEET: KRIEGSZITTERN —“DEMO”
In June of this year a band from Mülheim, Germany, named Kriegszittern released their first demo via Bandcamp, but I discovered it only after learning more recently that Caligari Records would be...
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SHORT BUT SWEET: SVARTELDER —“ASKEBUNDET”
In early May I discovered and wrote about (here) a new song by a multinational band named Svartelder. I was originally drawn to the song because of an e-mail which explained that the current line-up...
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SHADES OF BLACK: LUX FERRE, GOAT TORMENT, MEFISTO, BORGNE, JOTNARR
Off and on over the last couple of days I browsed the web and links we received via e-mail, hunting for new music that I thought would be worth recommending. I’ve collected some of those here. The...
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SHORT BUT SWEET: GAROTTING DEEP / FŌR —“VOID ASCETICISM”
(Andy Synn wrote this review of the new split by Garotting Deep (Canada) and FŌR (Sweden).) So I recently stumbled upon Garotting Deep, a band whose name is a reference to the poisonous, polluted...
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THEORY IN PRACTICE: “EVOLVING TRANSHUMANISM”
(Austin Weber reviews the comeback EP by Sweden’s Theory In Practice.) Theory In Practice are in many people’s estimations one of the finest progressive-minded technical death metal acts ever to...
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SHADES OF BLACK: LUCTUS, PUTREFIED REMAINS, BLACK SUN RITUAL, FLESH SS
I spent a couple of hours yesterday listening to new songs and a few recent short releases. As usual, I found a lot to like, and the music I’ve collected here comes from various widely dispersed...
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MIDNIGHT AND SHITFUCKER — A SPLIT RELEASE
This is one of those extremely rare occasions when I’m writing about a new release without being able to include a stream of any of the music. This leaves you without the vital safety net of your...
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AN NCS PREMIERE: “FROM THE HELLMOUTH”
Back in May of this year we premiered a full stream of the first release by a new label named Redefining Darkness Records — an excellent EP by Vintage Warlords — and today we’re bringing you a full...
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AN NCS PREMIERE (AND REVIEW): DYSPHOTIC —“CHAOS TERRAIN”
Santa Fe, New Mexico, is a one-of-a-kind town in a remarkably beautiful location. I’ve been fortunate to visit there three or four times over the span of my ancient life, but I couldn’t recall...
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MECHINA: “THE WORLD WE LOST”
(In this post DGR reviews the new release by Chicago’s Mechina.) Mechina are a band whom I’ve learned to stop trying to figure out. They’ve somehow evolved into superhuman musicians who can seemingy...
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A REVIEW AND A PREMIERE: PLAGUE RIDER’S “PAROXYSM”
Paroxysm is the name of the new EP by Plague Rider. The Oxford English Dictionary, which seems like the appropriate reference source since Plague Rider hail from the former mother ship, alternately...
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SHORT BUT SWEET: SANGUS —“PEDICABO MUNDI”
One reason I’m perpetually far behind in my planned reviews is a tendency to unexpectedly and impulsively get caught up and carried away by new music. That’s what happened this afternoon. I was just...
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SHORT BUT SWEET: MANII —“SKUGGEHEIMEN”
In its original incarnation, Manes was one of the primordial Norwegian black metal bands, a two-man group consisting of instrumentalist Cernunnus and vocalist Sargatanas who released their first...
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SHADES OF BLACK: ALL HELL, SHADOW OV FENRIS, OSMOSE, VELUM
My trip to Alaska for my fucking day job proved to be a quick one. I got back home to Seattle late last night, about 36 hours after I left. If I’d had any sense, I would have gone right to bed....
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PSYGNOSIS: “AALIENS”
(DGR reviews the new EP by the French band Psygnosis.) Psygnosis are a band whom we’ve crossed paths with before. They’re a multi-talented group of Frenchmen whose music plays heavily with the...
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SHORT BUT SWEET: GREY WIDOW / SONS OF TONATIUH — A SPLIT
This is a review of the just-released split by Grey Widow from somewhere in the southeastern wastes of the UK and Sons of Tonatiuh from Atlanta, Georgia. I’ll take them one at a time, but in a...
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SHORT BUT SWEET: HUMAN IMPROVEMENT PROCESS —“ENEMIES OF THE SUN”
(Andy Synn reviews the new EP by Italy’s Human Improvement Process.) This has been a bumper year for EPs so far, with several of my favourite releases of 2015 coming in the old Extended Play...
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SHADES OF BLACK (PART 1): VREID, ORTHODOXY, UR DRAUGR, DEAFEST
Last night and this morning I engaged in an extended bout of metal listening and found not only a lot of new music I’m anxious to share with you but also some fantastic visual art. By chance, much...
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SHADES OF BLACK (PART 2): MAÏEUTISTE, THIS GIFT IS A CURSE, PYROMANCER, REBEL...
Yesterday I began a multi-part collection of new music in a blackened vein. I broke the post into two parts because I had so many new music streams I wanted to recommend. I probably should have...
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SHORT BUT SWEET: RUINEBELL —“EMBERS’ GRAVE”
This is the first of three brief reviews I’ve written for posting today, covering three new or forthcoming short releases that I’ve really been enjoying. The subject of this one is an EP entitled...
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