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Strange in Stereo #1: Echtra, Ararat, Coil

Pictured: Echtra I get sent a lot of stuff that’s not metal, but may be of interest to metalheads. This includes side projects by metal musicians, non-metal releases by metal labels, dark ambient, noise, and so on. Some of this stuff is too good to keep secret, so I’m starting this column to feature it. […]

Pharmafabrik - Fabriksampler V2

by Cosmo Lee Pharmafabrik has been putting out challenging, interesting sounds. After an initial Fabriksampler, downloadable for free here, the Slovenian label returns with another compilation. V2 begins and ends with Napalm Death offshoots: Justin Broadrick and Mick Harris in their Final and Lull guises, respectively. Final’s “4am Internal” evokes Burzum’s ambient side with more […]

Grima Morstua - Illustratio per Horribilem Obscuritatem

On their full-length debut, Argentina’s Grima Morstua unleash old-school black metal, plain and simple. Thus, no formal innovations, but the band’s work inside the idiom is highly compelling. I’ve had Illustratio per Horribilem Obscuritatem (Drakkar Productions, 2007) in headphones on repeat for the past three days, and my enjoyment of it hardly diminishes each time. […]