Tag: Avant-garde
Virus – Oblivion Clock Review
Rest easy: The fiendish pranksters in Norway’s Virus continue to sound like nobody else but themselves on this bits-‘n-pieces EP collection. Oblivion Clock features four new songs, one track from the sessions for Virus’s debut …
Thy Catafalque – Rengeteg Review
About a year ago I was introduced to the 2009 offering by Hungary’s Thy Catafalque, Róka Hasa Rádió, an outstanding combination of black metal, post-everything-but-Ulver recklessness, prog structures and many of the freakish elements that …
Unexpect – Fables Of The Sleepless Empire Review
Originally written by Rae Amitay Unexpect is a six-piece Canadian crew that plays a hybrid of pretty much every genre of metal, combined with electro, jazz, funk, ambient, noise, neo-classical, and about a dozen more …
Todtgelichter – Angst Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas Even though I was unfamiliar with Todtgelichter, I’m a fan of avant-garde German black metal like Secrets of the Moon and most of Aural Music/Code 666’s releases, so Angst was a …
Darkspace – Darkspace III Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Before I begin, I should warn you: If you are looking for something catchy and intense to bang your head to in the car on the way to work, don’t …
Circle – Katapult Review
Originally written by Ian Chainey “Metal is paint on a palette?” you’ll say. “This guy, this guy and his shitty angles!” Indeed, I’ve reached with angles before, but hear me out on this one. My …
Sigh – Hangman’s Hymn Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: In my recent black metal sabbatical, one of the names that kept surfacing was Japan’s apparently highly revered Sigh. So when Hangman’s Hymn, the band’s eight album, was released, I decided to …
Lengsel – The Kiss-The Hope Review
Despite the fact that I have been a fan of Extol for a number of years, it wasn’t until two weeks ago that I finally heard mention of their connection to the band Lengsel. A …