Summoning
With Doom We Come
Napalm (2018)
Summoning have been at the forefront of Tolkien inspired metal for the twenty five years they’ve been a band. Formed in Austria in 1993, the duo take from the world of The Lord of the Rings – and its extended universe – to create music that is extraordinarily cinematic in scope while feeling rich and earthy at its core. Summoning may not be the most prolific of bands but their passion for their source material is always evident and instead of raking over old ground and narratives, the band would rather take their time and make an album that fits their aesthetic well than make something bland and rote.Evidently, much of With Doom We Come was raised from the ashes of songs leftover from 2013s Old Mornings Dawn, and while the style doesn’t differ too greatly from that blueprint, Summoning still play a neat line of folky, black metal embellished with keyboards and grand textures. With Doom We Come follows their usual path in that fantasy is the primary focus and on their eighth full length we are exposed to climbing stories of heroism, battles, windswept landscapes and death. “Tar-Calion” begins the record and sets the scene with huge swathes … Read more
The Great Divide
Linger Over, Linger On
Useless Pride Records (2018)
The Great Divide came to my attention four years ago when they released their second release White Bird. At that … Read more
Aaron Turner & Daniel Menche
Nox
Sige (2017)
Aaron Turner and Daniel Menche, two prominent figures of experimental music, meet again after the Mamiffer collaboration with Menche back … Read more
Royal Brat
Eyesore
Moniker Records (2018)
Royal Brat follow an intriguing trend I see in a lot of queer punk: taking direct and heavy subject matter … Read more
Mokumedori
Mokumedori
Dewfall Records (2017)
How do you tell a fairy tale using only sound? That's a question seemingly answered by Japanese artist Mokumedori's self-titled … Read more
