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Review: Infant Island ‘Obsidian Wreath’

18th January 202418th January 2024 Richard Murray Blackgaze, Infant Island, Secret Voice Records

Infant Island make blackgaze music, one of my favorite genres, and one thing I have big opinions about. One of

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Review: Ragana ‘Desolation’s Flower’

12th December 202312th December 2023 Richard Murray Black Metal, Ragana, The Flenser

I saw Ragana several months ago. The music festival was Oblivion Access. The season was summer. The city was Austin,

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Review: Svalbard ‘The Weight Of The Mask’

8th November 20238th November 2023 Richard Murray Black Metal, Nuclear Blast Records, Post-Hardcore, Svalbard

If you’ve ever felt strangled by manipulative, toxic people in your life, Svalbard might just be the band for you.

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Review: KEN mode ‘VOID’

29th September 202329th September 2023 Richard Murray Artoffact Records, KEN mode, Post-Hardcore, Post-Metal

KEN Mode are a band that has consistently exceeded all of my expectations. While it’s not right to play favorites,

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Review: Drune ‘Drown’ EP

23rd August 202323rd August 2023 Richard Murray Doom, Drune, Independent, Post-Metal

Thirty minutes of being dragged through soil to end up drowning seems like a lovely way to spend any listening

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Review: Thy Catafalque ‘Alföld’

14th July 202314th July 2023 Richard Murray Avant-Garde, Black Metal, Season Of Mist, Thy Catafalque

Thy Catafalque have been at this atmospheric black metal game since their 1999 debut Sublunary Tragedies. A few lineup changes

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Radien 'Unissa Palaneet'
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Review: Radien ‘Unissa Palaneet’

1st June 20231st June 2023 Richard Murray Doom, Post-Metal, Radien, Svart Records

Do you enjoy a journey so winding it’s difficult to find your way back home? Setting an immersive tone is

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Phal:Angst 'Whiteout'
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Review: Phal:Angst ‘Whiteout’

8th February 202316th March 2023 Richard Murray Experimental, Industrial, Noise Appeal Records, Phal:Angst

Phal:Angst have created something hallowed, isolated, and truly beautiful with their latest album Whiteout. Developing a world made of post-rock

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Review: Death Engine ‘Ocean’

22nd January 20238th March 2023 Richard Murray Death Engine, Post-Metal, Throatruiner Records

Death Engine was formed in Lorient, France in 2012 and have been climbing the ranks of the European underground post-metal

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Sconsacrata ‘Paroxysms’
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Review: Sconsacrata ‘Paroxysms’

5th December 202212th January 2023 Richard Murray Black Metal, Industrial, Sconsacrata, Trepanation Recordings

This is my third consecutive review done on a band consisting of a single member. I’m still blown away by

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Sfeerverzieker 'Death Is The Desired Ending'
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Review: Sfeerverzieker ‘Death Is The Desired Ending’

21st November 202226th December 2022 Richard Murray Independent, Post-Metal, Sfeerverzieker

Sfeerverzieker is fronted, sided, and backed by Sven Post who makes post-metal with a heavy emphasis on doom and sludge.

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