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Review: Shane Embury ‘Atonement’

3rd April 20253rd April 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Ambient, Electronic, Extrinsic Recordings, Shane Embury

Having achieved the distinction of being the longest-serving member of the British institution, grindcore/death metal band Napalm Death, bassist, and

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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: Venomous Concept ‘The Good Ship Lollipop’

16th February 202321st March 2023 Simon Brotherton Extrinsic Recordings, Venomous Concept

There’s a saying that’s something about triumph coming out of adversity, which is clearly the case as far as The

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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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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October
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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October

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Today marks the premiere of IAN’s new video for their single Manuel, the latest glimpse of their debut album Come

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Video Premiere: SoftSun ‘Sacred Heart’ – New Album ‘Eternal Sunrise’ Drops 7th November

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