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Review: Dark Sky Burial ‘The Sacred Neurotic’

3rd February 20263rd February 2026 Martin Williams Consouling Sounds, Dark Sky Burial, Extrinsic Recordings

Dark Sky Burial, the prolific, one-man, dark, ambient and experimental project of extreme metal legend Shane Embury. The longtime bassist

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Review: Dark Sky Burial ‘Solve Et Coagula’

1st August 20241st August 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Ambient, Dark Sky Burial, Electronic, Extrinsic Recordings

For the second time this year, I find myself joining Napalm Death man Shane Embury on his continuing personal meditative

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Review: Dark Sky Burial ‘Tantum Religio Potuit Suadere Malorum’

6th February 20246th February 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Ambient, Consouling Sounds, Dark Sky Burial, Electronic, Extrinsic Recordings, Shane Embury

Two things remain constant about Shane Embury’s prolific and experimental ambient electronic project Dark Sky Burial; firstly each release is

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Review: Dark Sky Burial ‘And A Moon Will Rise From My Darkness’

25th October 202325th October 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Dark Sky Burial, Extrinsic Recordings, Shane Embury

It has been a while since I have had the opportunity to catch up with the work of Dark Sky

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Review: Dark Sky Burial ‘Omnis Cum In Tenebris Praesertim Vita Laboret’

20th December 20218th February 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden Ambient, Dark Sky Burial, Electronic, Extrinsic Recordings, Shane Embury

Napalm Death man Shane Embury has been an incredibly busy man over the course of the last two years. Whilst

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Review: Dark Sky Burial ‘Vincit Qui Se Vincit’

16th September 202119th December 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden Ambient, Dark Sky Burial, Electronic, Extrinsic Recordings, Shane Embury

Back in June of this year I reviewed The Only Place, the latest release from Napalm Death alumni Mick Harris’

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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