Khragkh – ΓVΛΩ
Label: Der Schwarze Tod – tod51, COD music (2) – COD15
Format: CD, Album
Country: Russia
Released: 2018
Style: Black Metal
Black Metal Horde from Belarus.
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Оцепеневшие – Разрыв Связи
Оцепеневшие – Разрыв Связи
Label: Zhelezobeton – ZHB-LXXI
Format: 2 x CD, Compilation, Limited Edition
Country: Russia
Released: Dec 8, 2017
Style: Doom Metal, Industrial, Drone, Dark AmbientAt last! The first major solo release from Otzepenevshiye in 11 years of the band’s existence! The project was shaped in 2006 by Evgeniy Voronovskiy (Cisfinitum), Dmitriy Zubov (Hypnoz, Zuboff Sex Shop) and Ivan Napreenko (Sal Solaris, Θ16), but after some time transformed into a duo of Ivan and Arnold_pR (Reutoff, Myrrman). Otzepenevshiye have recorded many compositions published on compilations on various occasions by such labels as Heliophagia, Ewers Tonkunst, Old Europa Cafe, etc…
Powerful and catchy guitar riffs, relentlessly sharp industrial rhythmics, minimalistic pads and authentic field recordings – these are the lattice points of the sound of Otzepenevshiye. The need to use understandable terms makes us turn to such tags as industrial doom metal, drone-doom or doomgaze, but anyway we can’t avoid the word «doom» here. Yes, this music has darkness inside, there’s suffering, there’s a feel of real experience, but also a clear conscious gaze towards the other side of the rubicon. Otzepenevshiye know how to get to the very depths and see the blackness that contains the infinite cosmic absolute.
Apart from solo recordings, the second disc features tracks created in collaboration with Circle Of Unexisted and Vir’ and remakes of compositions by Banda Chetyryokh and Thergothon. The material of this album was released in small cassette editions by NEN Records, including several bonus tracks. The track-list of this double-CD edition was specially adjusted by the musicians for the sake of maximum immersion.
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Urze De Lume – Bravios
Urze De Lume – Bravios
Label: Not On Label (Urze De Lume Self-Released)
Format: CD, Album
Country: Portugal
Released: Sep 1, 2025
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, NeofolkDa fraga à penedia,
Do córrego ao ribeiro,
Da brisa à ventania,
Da chispa à fogueira.“Bravios” invoca e convoca os mais ancestrais elementos que habitam a paisagem da alma portugalesa. Na sublime arte das musas, com maestria urdida, os Urze de Lume oferecem com destemor o seu sacro ofício num tributo ao imorredouro, à natureza naturante e naturada, coroando aquilo que é, em essência, verdadeiramente Real, porque incorruptível, porque indomável.
Do cervo ao berrão,
Da alcateia à vara,
Do gamo ao trovão,
Do monte à serrania.Pois este inspirado animismo sonoro brota de incriada nascente, dando de beber ao inquieto espírito, que saciado e silente se permite reverdecer. Entre bruma e breu se entreabrem os portais que conduzem ao arbóreo concílio do rei das árvores. Em telúrico cortejo se pontifica a soberania da terra, que com silvano espírito corpuscular se eleva ao firmamento, num serrano uivo que tudo expressa sem que uma única palavra seja proferida. No entanto, ainda assim tudo é bem-dito, pela bem-aventurada montesa vara que canta e cura.
por Alexandre Gabriel
For this inspired sonorous animism springs from an uncreated source, giving drink to the restless spirit, which, sated and silent, allows itself to grow green again. Between mist and gloom, the portals open that lead to the arboreal council of the king of trees. In a telluric procession, the sovereignty of the earth is pontificated, which with sylvan corpuscular spirit rises to the firmament, in a mountain howl that expresses everything without a single word being uttered. And yet, still, all is well-spoken, by the blessed woodland staff that sings and heals.
