Wholy Failure - Avalon and Everything After

Easily the most personal record I have put out under any project, this record was the result of a severe loss, too much Maker's, and a completely hopeless attitude. On this one, the post-punk side shines through more than on the prior records. The B-side of this album is the beginnings of what I have dubbed Suicide Pop, which I'm exploring more with my new recordings under my own name. Broken Limbs Recordings was supposed to release this on tape as well, but the asshole who runs Like Glue Records/tape production fucked them over (and if you are reading this you fuck, I'm still debating coming to VA and hitting your smug face with a splitting maul), so we've put it on temporary hold.

Botanist - III: Doom in Bloom

Weirdo who loves plants? Check. Black metal-ish music made without an electric guitar? Check. A fucking hammered dulcimer? Check. This is a little person with a big black strap-on and a bucket of fried chicken that tastes like Maker's Mark and gets you drunk away from being my greatest/worst dream. Weird fucking shit. It's actually kinda well done. And I love dulcimers.

CAPA - Shallow Towers

Another band from Pennsylvania. This is yet another post-something/black metal/yadda yadda band, albeit in the upper 10% as far as talent, songwriting, and execution goes. There are moments here that remind me more of post-hardcore act Taken and their superb final EP "Between Two Unseens", than most modern blackgayz. This record also sounds spectacular from a mixing and production standpoint, so kudos on that too.

Horde of the Eclipse - Essence

Horde of the Eclipse have a really fucking goofy name. However that is tempered by their well-crafted melodic black metal, showing nods to the blackened death of Dissection's heyday and Wolves in the Throne Room (during the Diadem of 12 Stars-era). This Pennsylvania foursome can play their instruments quite well, and they can write a pretty decent song.

Sangre Y Tierra/Protolith/Бронекот/Warm - Split

Yes, I've been gone a while. Suck my dick.

This four way fuck fest is one of the last releases from the undisputed best black metal band from Massachusetts (and our good friend), Sangre Y Tierra. He once again steals the show here, playing his brand of Hispanic black metal with a level of passion and conviction that none of the other bands are able to match. This doesn't mean that the other bands aren't good. They all are influenced by black metal, but none are wholly as such.

Auspicium/Earthenwomb - Split

Two bands, two tracks each, two covers total. I went in a different direction than usual with Auspicium, you'll either hate it or hate it more. One new track and a cover of The Cure. Earthenwomb gives us a new noise based track, as well as a My Bloody Valentine cover.

Avulse - We Are All Code

Third Avulse full length. Closer to I Am The Liquor than that was to Granted but Grace, We Are All Code takes black metal, d beat, and punk and mixes them to form a new whole. Whereas IATL was nihilistic and very abrupt on the state of a life, WAAC is rather themed by the slipping away of the norm, and the scrambling and grasping to retain some sense of sanity. Hard sci-fi fans will note the M. John Harrison reference.

2012 - We Are All Code


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Vaniardur - Silmarillion

I posted Vaniardur's space themed Rhea Before Titan a little while back. I liked the spacy-dark ambient-cum-instrumental black metal that it presented. Now Vaniardur is taking on Tolkien. At best, this sounds like a interlude on a symphonic LotR black metal band. At worst, it sounds like Rakoth. The synth guitars are the icing on the weird ass cake. Now, just because I don't like this release does it mean that I don't appreciate Vaniardur. Their talent is apparent, and they have a great ear for melody. I just think in the context, I appreciate less organic music when it deals with a less organic medium like space. I've just heard this record before many times, some worse, some better.

2012 - Silmarillion


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Prison of Mirrors - Manning the Galleys

First thing, I see this cover with the text in what appears to be the Harry Potter font. Bad feeling right away. Fortunately, the music doesn't remind me of teenaged wizards. Prison of Mirrors plays a variation on the atmospheric black metal/post black (not blackgaze) that every one and their grim and frostbitten grandmother seems to be playing today. The things that set them apart are their extremely well crafted songs, their intensity, and not treating the black metal parts of their songs as afterthoughts. I enjoy this. You might, you might not. Do what thou wilt...

Vuota - Eroguro Neurosis

As opposed to the Cityscape Drawn in Black Ink EP I just posted. I am damn sure this is not a joke. Vuota also blends post punk with black metal but with a steadier hand and much more terrifying results. Drop a whole shit load of LSD and listen to this, then record your reaction. I need samples for the next WF record. This record is not your usual BM beast so if you want bullet belts stay away.

2012 - Eroguro Neurosis



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Cityscape Drawn in Black Ink - Line 0 EP

Where the fuck did the term "depressive rock" come from? And why the fuck does it refer to bands like Lifelover and CDiBI, who are DSBM/post punk combined for the most part, and not to bands that are depressive rock n' roll like Band of Horses, Carissa's Wierd, or Sinners and Saints? I just don't know. I've seen the name Cityscape thrown around very recently and have seen songs from his first EP get quite a few plays on last.fm and youtube. That first EP was more directly black metal, almost overwhemingly DSBM. This new EP is a different beast. He has talent, that's apparent. However, the Line 0 EP seems like someone tried to marry suicidal black metal and post punk, much like lifelover was able to, but much more harsh and jarring. I'm not 100% convinced this isn't a huge Kaufmaneque joke, the last track is their version of elevator muzak (entitled Hellevator) and their is a section in the third track with a person saying "Fuck youuu" in a childlike inflection which caused me to spit out my drink and laugh my ass off. Joke or not, at least the first track is good for what it is.

Vox Clamantis - A Distant Blur

Vox Clamantis are an atmospheric black metal band. The atmosphere they are trying to present to us however is being stuck in the middle of a swarm of killer bees. You are really stoned and the bees are stoned too. So it sounds like a constant warbling buzzing. If you couldn't follow me in that rambling shit, let me break it down for you. I love the songwriting that Vox Clam is putting forth here (it actually reminds me a little of Lurker of Chalice), but this record has the worst high end I have ever heard. Its like they high shelfed everything but the drums at an extra 10dB, threw a reverb on it, a very fast chorus onto that, and then another reverb. They even suggest using the bass boost when listening to it. Again, this is far from a bad record, just a bad sounding one. I wanna see what Vox Clam can do with a solid low end and no oscillation above 10kHz.

2012 - A Distant Blur


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Aerugo - Demo MMXII

The first demo of a brand new band. Of themselves, Aerugo says,
"Split between New York (E – all instruments) and Indiana (X – vocals), Aerugo are a mixed breed of black metal and doom with some ambient influence. Formed in 2012, this is their first demo.Split between New York (E – all instruments) and Indiana (X – vocals), Aerugo are a mixed breed of black metal and doom with some ambient influence. Formed in 2012, this is their first demo."

I'd have to say they are a very raw brand of doomy black metal, and they need more bass in the mix. The second track here is the stronger of the two. These guys just need to hone their craft a little bit more and I can see them putting out some really interesting stuff soon.

I guess we are sort of getting with the times...

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I'll make a twitter for it when Fear of Eternity gives up their Casios.

Vaniardur - Rhea Before Titan

I have a lot of your submissions backed up guys, and I'm gonna try to get to them soon. I'm starting with this project, Vaniardur. My interest was piqued when I read the title. The music is pretty much exactly what I thought it would be: layers of keyboards over instrumental black metal. Usually I hate keyboard black metal, but the mixing of dark ambient and/or space themes always gets me. This music goes perfectly with the state of mind I've been in recently. If you enjoy space themed DA like Undiscovered Moons of Saturn or SFE, you'll probably enjoy this.

2012(?) - Rhea Before Saturn


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Auspicium - For the World that Was and that is to Come

My fourth LP as Auspicium. I'd like to think its the best one yet, but judge for yourself. Atmospheric black metal. 6 songs.

2012 - For the World that Was and that is to Come


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Just another plug for my other blog, I've complied a nice mixtape of lesser known 2nd wave acts from Norway. Maybe you know 'em, maybe you don't. You can download the mix here and read about it/get a tracklisting here.

Black Chalice - Submission

New slab of black metal-cum-extra doomy death metal via Black Chalice. The songs are on a whole longer than Years of Flame, with more riffing for stoned headbanging, and enough dark melody and decaying atmosphere to satiate the black metal palate.

2012 - Submission
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Satanas Tedeum

I picked this up when I was in Greece and was 14 or so. I believe it to be a bootleg of their Passage to Arcturo demo with Satanas Tedeum mixed in as well as some live tracks. No legal info is on the thing and unfortunately I have it somewhere in storage, so I can't give you guys a picture (googling it doesn't show the copy I have).

Whatever it is it's interesting insight as to the beginning of Greece's most well known black metal band.

1989-1991 - Rotting Christ - Satanas Tedeum

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Sleepwalker

20??-Sleepwalker-Sleepwalker

Post rock influenced black metal, but in a way you haven't heard it before. Simply amazing, I can only hope for more. One man act from one of the dudes in Fell Voices (the drummer I think).

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Also, check out my best of 2011 here

Colloquial Sound Recordings: 6 albums

ATTILA THE HUN PRESENTS

COLLOQUIAL SOUND RECORDINGS: 6 ALBUMS


2011 - Askumite - The Gleam of Wetted Lips
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2011 - A Pregnant Light - The Feast of Clipped WingsDownload


2011 - Obliti Devoravit - S/T
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2011 - A Pregnant Light/SADOS - The Sky Conspired Against Thee Before Thy Bones Had Dried
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2011 - This Station of Life - AntitheticDownload


2011 - Askumite - Tormented By Blessings Abundant
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Mania/Huldrekall - Split

Two sick fucking bands. Mania plays psychedelic black metal that rips shit up (there is some sick flute work here too!). Huldrekall is more straight-forward, but mixes it up enough to keep it interesting as fuck. Download this or fucking die.

2011 - Mania/Huldrekall - Split
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Glossolalia Records: Five Albums

ATTILA THE HUN PRESENTS:
GLOSSOLALIA RECORDS - FIVE RELEASES

2011 - Eternal Eclipse - S/T
(Ambient Black Metal)
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2011 - Terra Deep/Earthenwomb - Split
(Experimental Black Metal)
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2011 - The Screaming Wind - Glass House of Fragmented Ideas and Concepts
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2011 - Vaba Marat/Alkmorhilyion - Split
(Black Metal/Noise)
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2011 - Dark Tower/Earthenwomb - Split
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These releases were submitted to us by the label

Aanal Beehemoth - Forest Paranoid

This is the shit right here, punk infused black metal, catchy riffs, no production, ugly vocals…what more could you ask for??

2008 - Forest Paranoid

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Auspicium - Here is no Heaven EP

So while recording is going on for the next Auspicium album, here is an interim EP. One new song, one rerecorded song, and a song from that next album.

2011 - Here Is No Heaven


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Wholy Failure - Christmas Day Exhumation

Newest WF poop. I hope it ruins everyone's holiday season. Has a cover of the seminal (semenal?) twee-pop song Emma's House by The Field Mice.

2011 - Christmas Day Exhumation


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Wode - Demo 2011

A strong black metal demo, with plenty of atmosphere, yet straightforward at the same time, perfect for banging your heads to. Watch out for these Brits, because if this demo is an indication of what is to come, I think they should be on your radar for a while.

2011 - Demo 2011


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Rosaceae - Where the Aconitum Amass, the Cities Have Fallen

Another repeat offender. Again, another journey into a post-rock, post-hardcore, post black metal world with Rosaceae. Just like with Nuklearenpest, a marked improvement. Quite the improvement actually.

Nuklearenpest - Monuments

New Nuklearenpest demo. I enjoy this one more than Consigned to the Black Plague, which I didn't dislike but was not one of my favorites. Raw, atmospheric black metal.

2011 - Monuments


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Dolorvotre - s/t

Black Twilight Circle black metal, I pretty much love every single release that comes from these guys and this one is no exception; raw, dirty and with a nice dose of psychedelic in it, black metal at its best!

2011 - Dolorvotre

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