Tag: Dark
Porta Nigra – Weltende Review
[Cover art: Aufruhr (1899) by Käthe Kollwitz] Anyone who has traversed the gates of black metal understands how powerfully it pulls from the past. It’s so often a necrotic art, breathing dark romanticism into corpses …
Tenhi – Saivo Review
Originally written by Rae Amitay Tenhi has always managed to create beautiful soundscapes out of melancholic simplicity, and Saivo is a gorgeous addition to their discography. Subtle, natural, and ever-mesmerizing, this is not “metal” by …
Klabautamann – The Old Chamber Review
At one point early in my collegiate career, I was in art school. I never much bought into the philosophical / existential / post-modern side of all of it (I did gain a keen sense …
Desiderii Marginis – Seven Sorrows Review
The goal of Desiderii Marginis — fronted by sole brainchild, Johan Levin — has always been firmly rooted within the drifty, dark-ambient realm, but Levin has always added loads of strummed acoustics, crescendoing strings, and …
Tenhi – Airut: Aamujen Review
This year’s Maaäet was my first exposure to Finland’s Tenhi, and based on how often I spun the record over the course of a month, I was pretty quick on the trigger when I saw …
Agalloch – Ashes Against The Grain Review
Originally written by Jason Jordan. Following Pale Folklore and The Mantle is not an easy task – much less improving on them – but Agalloch have done both. Ashes Against the Grain is the band’s finest full-length: a classy, pristine offering of atmospheric, …
Fields Of The Nephilim – Mourning Sun Review
South London’s Carl McCoy has taken fans Fields of the Nephilim on an interesting journey over the past 20 years. McCoy grew up in an environment steeped in religion, and found his days as a …
Deadsoul Tribe – The January Tree Review
Originally written by Ramar Pittance Hot on the heels of their critically acclaimed 2003 release A Murder of Crows, progressive rockers Dead Soul Tribe have returned in a timely and efficient fashion with their latest …