Monday, July 16, 2012

MISERY. Miséricordes.


Viciously bleak one-man black metal from France. Experimental ambience. Atmospheric guitars. Slow dirges. Throat-tearing shrieks. Dank. Evil.
MISERY - 'Miséricordes'
2012
1. Église de misère
2. Hantée par les plaies
3. Sous l’égide des martyrs
4. Le cloître aux choeurs maudits

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Sabrewulf. The Condemned.


Texan hardcore-sludge hybrid. Vicious shouts. Destructive guitars. Oppressively heavy. Terrifying. Brutal. Visceral.
Sabrewulf - 'The Condemned'
2012
1. The Damned
2. Moira
3. Tragedy

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Halcyon Silence. Today Is Nothing.


Twisted downtempo. Deep beats. Spiraling synths. Amorphic samples. Deep bass. Dark melodies. Subtle beauty.
Halcyon Silence - 'Today Is Nothing'
2012
1. Tes yeux
2. Today Is Nothing
3. La douceur
4. You
5. In Eternity

Friday, June 1, 2012

Jambinai. Différance.


Korean experimental post-metal. Terrifying shrieks of feedback. Traditional folk influences. Slow builds to huge climaxes. Unlike anything else out there. Brilliant. Pure raw beauty.
잠비나이 (Jambinai) - '차연' (Différance)
2012
1. 소멸의 시간
2. Grace Kelly
3. 감긴 눈 위로 비추는 불빛
4. 바라밀다 (Part 1)
5. 바라밀다 (Part 2)
6, 구원의 손길
7. 텅빈 눈동자 (Part 1)
8. 텅빈 눈동자 (Part 2)
9. Connection

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Caves of Glass. Gone from Oceania.


Expansive modern post-hardcore-tinged post-rock. Flowing organic beats. Urgent abstract vocals. Mighty crescendos. Sweeping walls of guitar. Dramatic. Inspiring.
Caves of Glass - 'Gone from Oceania' (single)
2012
1. Gone from Oceania
2. Barren Earth

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Hintergrund. Signal Blister.


Oppressive noise-drone from Ohio. Deep long-form ambience. Massive walls of noise. Shrieking loops of feedback. Dark. Vicious. Necessary.
Hintergrund - 'Signal Blister'
2011
1. Black Line
2. Screwdiver
3. Total Submersion
4. Half Halo
5. Loss of Light
6. Clawing
7. Antithesis

Monday, April 23, 2012

Dweller on the Threshold. Dweller on the Threshold.


Semi-acoustic expansive soundscapes. Massively overdistorted post-rock anthems. Beautifully subdued folk. Gorgeously flowing melodies. Top Enemies List quality. Glorious. Sublime.
Dweller on the Threshold - 'Dweller on the Threshold'
2012
1. I (Don't) Know You
2. The Woods: Electric
3. Crumbling House
4. The Drone
5. Where Did You Go?
6. Gallery of Stars
7. Waves
8. Cantos 984
9. Bell