Tag: Atmospheric
Ancient VVisdom – Deathlike Review
Originally written by Matt Longo My experience with Ancient VVisdom in 2012 was one of reluctant acceptance. Despite unconscious red flags, A Godlike Inferno still secured a spot in my heavy rotations list come year’s …
Spectral Lore – Sentinel Review
Although one-man black metal acts have seemed unusually ripe for mockery over the years, it’s not entirely clear to me why one dude singing songs about Satan, suicide, hobbits, dragons, or suicide by Satanic hobbit …
Reverence – The Asthenic Ascension Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell France’s Reverence, like many industrialized black metal acts, has premeptively corner-painted themselves with their chosen style. While the concept of black metal infused with industrial elements has always been intriguing …
OM – Advaitic Songs Review
Originally written by Matt Longo Associate something with sex and it will stay with you forever. My first exposure to OM was via Pilgrimage back in 2007, and I must say that everything combined — …
Samothrace – Reverence To Stone Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Unfortunately, many doom, drone, or sludge-oriented bands use extended songs and / or sparse compositional tactics as unwieldy splints for their underdeveloped songwriting sinews. In the worst — or best, …
Ides Of Gemini – Constantinople Review
Los Angeles trio Ides of Gemini is nothing if not evocative. For this particular listener, Constantinople conjures images of a caravan trudging into some unknowable wilderness, wrapped in the gauzy patina of memory. The music …
Cynic – The Portal Tapes Review
When these tracks were initially recorded in 1995, they weren’t intended as a Cynic album – they were, in fact, intended as a fairly significant departure from that band’s early days of Floridian prog-death. These …
Anathema – Weather Systems Review
Originally written by Rae Amitay Some bands grow so close it’s as if they’re a family, but Anathema is literally comprised of two broods (three members of the Cavanaugh clan, and two from Douglas) that …