All posts by Dan Obstkrieg

Happily committed to the foolish pursuit of words about sounds. Not actually a dinosaur.

Medieval Demon – All Powers Of Darkness Review

No need for prologue: the simplest way to describe Medieval Demon’s new album, All Powers of Darkness, is to say that it is “Greek black metal.” If that sounds like an insult, though… buddy, have

Abhorrent Expanse – Enter The Misanthropocene Review

It is probably not interesting to you to know that each time I thought about starting this review, I wanted to start with the line “music is music” but my brain kept immediately jumping to

Grayceon – Then The Darkness Review

Going into this, I suppose I ought to acknowledge that I’m pretty much a Grayceon mark. The sounds that this trio makes, they get my brain a-sizzle. I have reviewed, with almost embarrassing frequency, Grayceon

Ava Mendoza / Gabby Fluke-Mogul / Carolina Pérez – Mama Killa Review

The thing about music is, it’s great. If you are not a certified music-enjoyer, this feels like a weird corner of the internet to inhabit, but you are welcome here either way. For the rest

Found Sounds And Frig You Friday Presents: Vol. 14, Hey, You Can Also Go Frig Yourself This Wednesday

Fuck me, there is a LOT of music out in the world. Did you know that there are people out there who are more or less serious all the time? Maybe it’s just a stoic

Tenebrae In Perpetuum – Vacuum Coeli Review

I recently watched the John Wick movies, and I mostly hated them. They start from a place of great honesty, which is by recognizing that it’s a hell of a lot of fun to watch

Sigh – I Saw The World’s End – Hangman’s Hymn MMXXV Review

So hey, what the hell, let’s kick things off today with an old chestnut: “Hegel says somewhere that, upon the stage of universal history, all great events and personalities reappear in one fashion or another.

Kalaveraztekah – Nikan Axkan Review

If you’re anything like me, sometimes you find yourself a little bit down. Stuck in a routine, frustrated by a mountain of small problems, unable to get out from under that weight. I don’t have