Katla. – MóðurástinLabel: Prophecy Productions – PRO 220 MCFormat: Cassette, Album, Limited EditionCountry: GermanyReleased: Jan 12, 2018Style: Heavy Metal Katla is an Icelandic band featuring ex-Sólstafir drummer and visual artist Gu∂mundur Óli Pálmason and singer/multi-instrumentalist Einar Thorberg Gu∂mundsson (Fortí∂, Potentiam). Named in tribute to one of Iceland’s greatest active volcanos, Katla creates powerful, panoramic music where shimmering guitars, crushing melodies and atmospheric density meet dark, entrancing power. Katla’s debut album, «Moðurastin», shines a spotlight on the band’s hook-heavy, horizon-stretching sound. The lyrics tell tales of living in a country of contrasts; a land where fire and ice co-exist and dark winters are offset by the summer’s midnight sun. Iceland: a…
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Blestemat – Poisonous Metal
Blestemat – Poisonous MetalLabel: Silent Future Recordings – SFR007Format: Cassette, EP, Limited Edition, 150 units producedCountry: SwedenReleased: Mar 22, 2024Style: Black Metal ¨Sweden’s Blestemat is a conduit for an inescapable darkness, a black void that both consumes and enlightens. The project’s debut EP, “Poisonous Metal”, is not just music; it’s an existential force, a commemoration of the relentless spirit of black metal. “Poisonous Metal” is a homage to the black metal renaissance of the 2000s, the so-called orthodox current – resonating with the spirit of notable acts like Malign, Watain, and Ofermod. But this is more than a mere tribute; it’s a continuation of a lineage from which younger artists…
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DBPIT & XxeNa – IHSV
DBPIT & XxeNa – IHSVLabel: Industrial-Culture – ixc-mc-0007Format: Cassette, Album, StereoCountry: GermanyReleased: Sep 25, 2013Style: Power Electronics, Noise, Industrial, Dark Ambient HSV (In Hoc Signo Vinces) is a denounce against the political power of religion and its consequent exploitation by secular governments to suit their own purpose; by dedicating 4 tracks to some of the meanest aspects of religion (torture, censorship, bible nonsense and holy wars),through the centuries, DBPIT & XXENA make it clear about what they think of it all.
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Mai 12 / Zintaer – Mai 12 / Zintaer
Mai 12 / Zintaer – Mai 12 / ZintaerLabel: Not On Label (Mai 12 Self-released) – none, Not On Label (|ONDREY| |ZINTAER| Self-released) – noneFormat: Cassette, Album, Limited EditionCountry: EuropeReleased: 23 Sep 2022Style: Noise, Harsh Noise Wall A collaboration (rather than a split) between Zintaer from Slovakia and Mai 12. Mai 12 reworks Zintaer and vice versa, with the original pieces included. Harsh noise project started in Greece, October 201 Collaboration by Mai 12 & Zintaer
