Hajnalpír is a recent discovery and I am still under its spell. The band has released its first material digitally in September last year but very recently this excellent S/T album has seen a proper tape release, via the Hungarian label Blindblindblind. The tape is limited to 70 handmade pieces so if you want to... Continue Reading →
Leviathan – Förmörkelse – October 2020 AB
I remember how excited I was when I first heard Leviathan's "Far Beyond the Light" CD in 2002. Back in the day this record was one of those true underground gems which I appreciated a lot. Even today, after so many years, when I go back to that album, I am still amazed how good... Continue Reading →
Death Nöize – Rites, Curses and Spells – September 2020 AB
3 years after the release of their last album - "Fullmoon Fury Ritual" - the Transylvanian/Hungarian occultists of Death Nöize have done it again. This time, with the 3rd album in their collection, "Rites, Curses and Spells". The new opus will see the unlight of day, on vinyl format limited to 250 pieces, on the... Continue Reading →
Tusenårseken – “Svält” album review – September 2020 AB
"There will always be a road of eternal struggles and famine ahead." Until recently, Tusenårseken (or Thousand Year Oak in English), was a name completely unknown to me. This is actually a very new one man band hailing from...Sweden, of course. The simple fact that all the articles posted lately on this page involve Swedish bands... Continue Reading →
Änterbila – Demo 2020 review – August 2020 AB
Änterbila is a band (a duo, in fact) hailing from Sweden (what a surprise, right??). Earlier this year they released their first demo material simply called Demo 2020, which has been recently transferred to a physical format - tape, to be more precise - by the Swedish label Void In The Vast Empire. To start with,... Continue Reading →
Ond Vind Interview – August 2020 AB
SoD: Hello there! Thanks for accepting this interview! I am super excited to have you as guests in my webzine. First, I want to congratulate you for the recently released demo tape. It’s already on my “best demos I ever heard” list, I cannot get enough of it. Now let’s get in the ring! OV:... Continue Reading →
Lifvsleda – Det Besegrade Lifvet album review – August 2020 AB
As already mentioned in the review I wrote for the band's debut EP, on the 11th of September AB the Swedish mysterious entity that is Lifvsleda will release its first full length called Det Besegrade Lifvet. According to the official press release, the album will again come out via Shadow Records (marketed by Regain Records),... Continue Reading →
Eternal Evil – “Rise of Death” demo review – July 2020 AB
What is this? Another demo tape, another old school band. And most important, another Swedish band. I have discovered Eternal Evil only recently but I already love it. I honestly do not know what's going on in Sweden, but it seems there's an ever-flowing stream of talented individuals who create the perfect type of aggressive... Continue Reading →
The Funeral Orchestra – “Negative Evocation Rites” album review – July 2020 AB
When it comes to funeral doom, things are pretty easy, the way I see it: you either love it or hate it, there is no in-between. This extreme musical genre has the advantage that it can only be enjoyed (strange way to put it) when you are in certain moods, that way you can fully... Continue Reading →
Lifvsleda – Manifest MMXIX EP review – July 2020 AB
I received the promo for this material some time ago but after listening to it a couple of times I decided to let it aside a bit. Recently I have picked it up again and gave it a thorough and proper listen. For those who do not know, this EP (or demo?) has been released... Continue Reading →
