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Album of the day: Sutekh Hexen – Larvae

Posted on Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Lovingly pinched from BRUTALISM: Larvae is the second full length effort from Atmospheric Black / Raw Noise band Sutekh Hexen. The music here is not beautiful, but rather ugly and terrifying, recapturing that raw, evil primal power that made Black Metal such an anomaly when it began in the late 80s and early 90s.

Despite there only being three tracks, the music is epic, but not for the faint of heart (or average Metal fan). Like most Noisecore / Drone / Black Atmospheric albums, the music is highly littered in distortion and ambient effects rather than opposed to just direct riffs and vocal assaults with keyboards in the background or moments of avant-garde technicality to ‘soften up the mood.’

While there is some moments of softness such as the keyboards of ‘Isvar Savasnsa’ and ‘Let There Be Light’, this is the kind of softness one might hear in a horror or terrifying move right before a grisly kill. It is unnerving and disturbing, though at the same time oddly pleasant to hear.

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Album of the day: Les Discrets – Ariettes Oubliées

Posted on Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

Lovingly pinched from Blistering.com: Quite the wonderful world we live in when Alcest and Les Discrets are releasing albums around the same time. The pair have come to define the neo French atmospheric metal sound, with both finding their own ways to strike mesmeric moments of audio bliss and despair. ...read more

Album of the day: Pyramidal – Dawn in Space

Posted on Monday, February 20th, 2012

Lovingly pinched from Born Again Nihilist: Pyramidal are a four-piece Psychedelic and Space-rock band from Alicante Spain. While not absolutely instrumental, the music is certainly for those who prefer the long and full exploitation of melodies, and that’s just what I’m in the mood for right now! Instrumental intro track ...read more

Album of the day: Oren Ambarchi – Audience of One

Posted on Sunday, February 19th, 2012

Lovingly pinched from Dusted Magazine: Oren Ambarchi hasn’t released a solo album since 2007, so it’s been a little while since we’ve had the chance to hear what the he’s been up to. Even still, Audience of One’s Ace Frehley cover is a surprise, and it’s one of many found ...read more

Album of the day: Sonic Flower – Sonic Flower

Posted on Saturday, February 18th, 2012

Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: Side-stepping his role as bassist for Church of Misery, Tatsu Mikami put together Sonic Flower as a heavy blues rock side-project. Their lone EP, Sonic Flower, was released in 2003 on Japan’s Leaf Hound Records, and now that the label has been defunct under what ...read more

Album of the day: Howlin’ Rain – The Russian Wilds

Posted on Friday, February 17th, 2012

Lovingly pinched from The Silver Tongue online: Listening to The Russian Wilds by Howlin’ Rain in its entirety for the first time is akin to doing a drug that instantly pulls you into an idealized version of 70s rock. Complete with all the delicate blues nuances, powerful singing, guitar solos, ...read more

Album of the day: Crippled Black Phoenix – (Mankind) The Crafty Ape

Posted on Thursday, February 16th, 2012

Lovingly pinched from Pop ‘stache: Put on your best set of noise-canceling headphones and for the love of God, don’t drive or operate any heavy machinery while listening to (Mankind) The Crafty Ape. Crippled Black Phoenix has created one of the richest, lushest soundscapes in recent memory. When you hear ...read more

Album of the day: Christian Mistress – Possession

Posted on Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

Lovingly pinched from CVLT Nation: I have listened to Possession, Christian Mistress‘ debut album, at least once a day since we got the promo. The album will be out on February 28th via Relapse, and it makes me sad to think that people haven’t heard it yet, because this album ...read more

Album of the day: The 11th Hour – Lacrima Mortis

Posted on Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

Lovingly pinched from Metal Review: Ed Warby is an astonishingly talented multi-instrumentalist whose credits include Gorefest, Ayreon, and Hail of Bullets. The 11th Hour is his doom metal project, and he performs all of the instruments and clean vocals (with guest growls by Pim Blankenstein) on Lacrima Mortis. The two ...read more

Album of the day: Lake of Blood – As Time And Tide Erodes Stone (LP)

Posted on Monday, February 13th, 2012

Praise for Lake of Blood‘s As Time And Tide Erodes Stone from San Francisco’s aQuarius Records: We first heard LA black metal horde Lake Of Blood on a split with aQ black metal faves Panopticon, but sadly, that split was so limited we were never able to get enough copies ...read more