HØSTSABBAT 2018 –

I was pretty excited when I got asked to review Høstsabbat because there were some bands in the line-up that I had not listened to and I do enjoy a lot the process of finding out what they play. But more than anything it is the fact that I enjoy downtuned music so much—all from…

HIGH ON FIRE – Electric Messiah

High On Fire (HOF), formed in 1999 by singer Matt Pike out of the ashes of Sleep, a stoner/doom outfit HOF was intitially just a better continuance of, got my attention with the excellent "Snakes For The Divine", their fifth full length, which I subsequently purchased. I also liked and reviewed equally great "De Vermis…

STEORRAH – The Altstadt Abyss

The German outfit named Steorrah performs an interesting mixture of death metal, doom metal, and progressive rock, and I might as well start off by telling you that the result is quite satisfying and intriguing. Truth be told, it took me ages to really get into this album properly, but once I did, I became…

LJUNGBLUT – Villa Carlotta 5959

The Norwegian outfit named Ljungblut, which initially started out as a solo-project of Kim Ljung (Seigmen, Zeromancer) back in 2005, has been rather productive since its inception in the sense that this brand new opus entitled "Villa Carlotta 5959" is the band’s sixth album to date. There are traces and elements of Madrugada, Midnight Choir,…

MOTSTRØMS –

Raphael Weinroth-Browne performing at MOTSTRØMS, Norodden 2018 Photo by Andrea Chirulescu   I was fortunate enough to be able to attend Motstrøms, which translated from Norwegian means “against the current”. Motstrøms was a celebration of a long and many-faceted musical career. It was about Emperor, Ihsahn’s solo project, the projects he has developed together with…

INTO ETERNITY – The Sirens

Formed in 1999, Canadian progressive melodic death metallers Into Eternity lit me up with "Buried In Oblivion" and "Scattering Of The Ashes", which prompted me to reach also for the excellent "Dead Or Dreaming". Especially "Scattering" did some considerable spinning time in my car. That is why "The Incurable Tragedy" was such a disappointment. Tracks…

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