Archive for December, 2011
We want to use the last wedensday of the year to draw a conclusion on what influenced – at least in my opinion – the musical year 2011. We want to give some outlooks for the next year as well, as every turn of the year is the occassion to make some new year’s resolutions …
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The last time of the year seems to be the most important one for the Canadian black metal scene, as there are dozens of outputs released. This fact forces us to discuss another record released by a pioneer of the Canadian scene: Neige et Noirceur. Mastermind Zifond has released his third output with Hymnes de la Montagne …
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It’s quite amazing to see what people can achieve when they are working on their own instead of playing in a group. Crépuscule is a band that could be taken to prove this argument as the one-man entertainer Bardunor has released a good atmospheric black metal record that exceeds the last output of his band Csejthe . Will this …
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Shortly before the new year two thousand twelve kicks in we want to focus on a record – following the slogan of our last review – that was released in spring two thousand eleven that is named two thousand ten (Zweitausendzehn). The record offers, somewhat similiar to Runar, melodic black metal, but more traditional and with …
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“Support the underground” is the driving slogan for todays review. We will analyze the first lifesign of a promising german band which is simply named Demo 2011. The duo focuses on melodic and atmospheric black metal with thoughtful lyrics that could remind you of some bands. As if this weren’t enough, this piece of music …
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Musicians are normal people, this is not a big secret and that all people are individual is clear as well. So it’s no big surprise, that some bands need more time than others to release their debut record (or even any other full-length one). In the case of Griffar ”more time” means 14 whole years and …
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There are projects/bands out there, that deserve to be supported for various reasons. The most obvious reasons would be their “love for music”, “professionality” or even that they “made every effort to produce great music”. There are, of course, many other reasons like the true DIY spirit (like Bergthrons – Expedition Autarktis). Cormorant combines ALL of the …
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