"Atrocity Machine" Ramps Up Body Void’s Oppressive Vision (Interview)
Sludge trio Body Void are best surmised by repurposing a quote from the legendary techno-surrealist film Videodrome: They have a philosophy, and that’s what makes them dangerous. The band are virtuoso chroniclers of humanity’s downfall, be it the unfolding global ecological catastrophe on previous LP Bury Me Beneath This Rotting Earth to state violence and...
Laster on Inscrutable Black Metal (Interview)
The masked Dutch trio Laster’s evolution from inscrutable black metal to what they describe as “obscure dance music” has been one of the year’s best surprises. It certainly wasn’t foretold on their dense 2014 album De verste verte is hier, which sounds like an entirely different band compared to the Laster that recorded the recently-released...
Naïve Magic: A Dungeon Synth Digest #18 —Roundup
Urulókë by Frostgard Urulókë (plural Urulóki) is the Quenya name of the fire-drakes, meaning “fire-serpent” or “fire-dragon”. -Taken from Tolkien Gateway I have talked at length about the releases of Spanish artist Frostgard. Most of the coverage has been a way not only to celebrate a fantastic artist in the community but also to talk...