Live albums are a curious thing. Usually released to commemorate a touring cycle, anniversary or in some cases a special event. There are some cases where live albums have gone down in history for being iconic moments caught in time, but very rarely do they measure up to actually experiencing a band live. Let’s put…
Since their inception in 2005, the mysterious French black metallers Celeste have become something of a cult band in extreme metal circles, blending black metal with various different genres, chiefly post-hardcore and sludge metal. Their 2013 effort Animale(s) in particular cemented their status as one of the scene’s most interesting propositions, and last year their…
How different would our present be if one event in history didn’t happen? The theory of alternate timelines is a limitless and robust equation. Take Zeal & Ardor for example. Had one person on an internet forum not made a particular request, Manuel Gagneux wouldn’t be about to release the project’s third album. The band…
In the biggest about-turn in a career built on genre polyamory, Deafheaven pave brand new paths.
Zeal & Ardor as a band has always covered themes of oppression, and the darker side of human nature. The content of their new E.P Wake Of A Nation should offer up very little in the way of surprise to those who have paid attention. This is a venomous outcry of pain, rage and sheer…
Trading between dark Alcest vibes, extremity and depressed, ethereal clean passages, the first song on the debut Hidden Mothers EP may seem like it throws too many things at the wall to see what sticks. Incongruous tempo changes, a harsh differentiation between instrumental dynamism and a chiaroscuro that seems a little out of whack. On…
When you think of black metal chances are The Beatles don’t come to mind.
Black metal is the infernal stalwart of the heavy umbrella. The old reliable. Though turns have been taken with the genre, ideas expanded and explored, and sacrilege aptly performed, there is a comfort in black metal that you don’t find with just any subgenre.
It may not be the most extreme album of 2019, but it is finer than many of their peers are able to achieve at this point in the game.
It is certainly possible that Spiritual Instinct is a step sideways as opposed to a strident leap forward.
In a world where subgenres seem to grow more and more homogenised, GosT stands out from the crowd with their own take on the wonder of 80s film making, uniquely assaulting the listener with the ugly side of art.
