Writing about a doom/death metal release in the middle of summer is not an easy task. When the scorching heat is melting the air around you and when the music you need to review is as slow and depressive as an army of snails, then you're simply doomed. But with the help of a cold... Continue Reading →
Dodskold – “Ödesriket” album review – Pesttanz Klangschmiede – June 2021 AB.
Dodskold is a Swedish band that I recently came across and immediately fell in love with. On the 28th of May they have released their debut album, "Ödesriket". The record came out via Pesttanz Klangschmiede on a limited vinyl version of 150 copies which you can still purchase from the label, as well as on... 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 →
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 →
