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Othaliël – Ectrülhys Review

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025 Reviewed by Cosmo No comments

For the first time since the Pandora’s box of Esoctrilihum opened, project mastermind Asthâghul created a side project. Othaliël is the folk-tinged fever dream parallel to Esoctrilihum’s metal-induced psychosis. You could call it a folk in the road.

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This Week In Metal, 2024 Week 41

October 13, 2024October 13, 2024 Reviewed by Blár No comments

Another week, another round of metal reviews in the bag. Words are tough, so we assembled the highlights. And if you want to read the latest reviews for the new offerings from Kalandra, and Odious Spirit, you can do that too!

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Kalandra – A Frame of Mind Review

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 Reviewed by Anti-Peat No comments

What is metal? Is it about heaviness? An ethos? Similarity to other metal bands? On A Frame of Mind, Kalandra produce something alienated and questioning, something balanced between heavy and frail.

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This Week In Metal, 2024 Week 15

April 14, 2024April 17, 2024 Reviewed by Trans-dimensional Being of Extreme Punctuation No comments

Another week, another round of metal reviews in the bag. Words are tough, so we assembled the highlights. And if you want to read the latest reviews for the new offerings from BRUTALISM, Diabolic Oath, Manasseh, Replicant, and Altar of Betelgeuze, you can do that too!

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Manasseh – Tunneling to Paradiso Review

April 10, 2024April 9, 2024 Reviewed by Cosmo No comments

Manasseh, a new dark ambient/folk project spearheaded by Patrick Brown (Herxheim, ex-Howls of Ebb), seeks to be a meditative piece that portrays a soundscape of someone digging down to paradise on their debut record Tunneling to Paradiso. But will this tunnel lead to auditory bliss or despondency?

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This Week In Metal, 2024 Week 13

March 31, 2024April 5, 2024 Reviewed by Blár No comments

Another week, another round of metal reviews in the bag. Words are tough, so we assembled the highlights. And if you want to read the latest reviews for the new offerings from Saturday Night Satan, Suldusk, Dionysiaque, Eden’s Decay, and Vorga, you can do that too!

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Suldusk – Anthesis Review

March 26, 2024March 26, 2024 Reviewed by Metalligator No comments

When Emily Highfield released her debut Suldusk album Lunar Falls, Metalligator wasn’t particularly convinced. For its few harsh edges, the folk music did not particularly strike a chord, and the album just flowed by without making much of an impact. But Anthesis? What the folk happened here??

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Chelsea Wolfe – She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She Review

February 20, 2024February 20, 2024 Reviewed by Metalligator No comments

As variety is the name of the game, you never know what sonic territory Wolfe explores on a new album until you press play. Will the direction of She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She (no this isn’t a typo) strike Croque’s fancy?

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The Week In Metal, 2023 Week 43

November 5, 2023November 12, 2023 Reviewed by Inksterium No comments

Another week, another round of metal reviews in the bag. Words are tough, so we assembled the highlights. And if you want to read the latest reviews for the new offerings from Obsidian Tide, Wayfarer, Dungeon Wolf, Xoth, and Warcrab, you can do that too!

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