Secrets Of The Moon
Sun
Lupus Lounge (2015)
There is a great deal of history that follows Secrets of the Moon. The German extreme metal band emerged from the ashes of the obscure, primal black metal outfit, Martyrium. A series of great albums would follow, with the band showcasing in an excellent manner their doom/black hybrid approach. However, through the years it seems as if a change was lurking at the core of the band. That did not mean a dismissal of the style that the band was following for most of its existence, but rather an expansion, a re-thinking of black metal in general. Their previous album, Seven Bells, was hailed as a black metal record stripped from the pretensions of the genre, a very accurate description. Therefore in a sense, Sun is a continuation of this mentality.Black metal still lurks heavily in Sun, an approach that is fairly obvious when the more aggressive side of Secrets of the Moon rises to the surface. Outbreaks in “No More Colours” signal such moments of anger and anguish, while more melodic instances of the genre occur in tracks such as “The Man Behind The Sun.” Other times it is the eerie essence of black metal that finds its way … Read more
Amber Asylum
Sin Eater
Prophecy Productions (2015)
Amber Asylum has been a force in the post-rock/post-metal domain, since the mid '90s. With their origin found back in … Read more
Ali Muhareb
Existentially Wasted
Making New Enemies label (2016)
The concept of being “existentially wasted” seems somewhat appropriate in the context of increasingly confused (and confusing) modern society. It's … Read more
