Gloomy Grim - Tapetum Lucidum
The Bells Toll My Name Self-Released2007 My first impression of the cover of Tapetum Lucidum was “Gravediggaz” (with “Paul Wall” and “Goldie” close behind). Turns out I wasn’t far off – Gloomy Grim plays self-styled “horror movie metal,” with haunted house synths over melodic black metal. The result is rather campy, like if Rob Zombie...
Airdash - Hospital Hallucinations Take One
Youth HostelForbidden Thoughts Diablo1990 I was astonished to discover that Gloomy Grim vocalist Agathon was in fact Ykä, the drummer for old-school Finnish thrash act Airdash. Now, I’m no expert on Airdash; I stumbled across this CD in a used record store. When you see that telltale font and the bright colors only ’80s albums...