Orplid – Sterbender SatyrLabel: Auerbach Tonträger – AB 014Format: CD, AlbumCountry: GermanyReleased: 24 Mar 2006Style: Experimental, Neofolk The third album by Germany’s foremost Neofolk group Orplid’s «Sterbender Satyr» is as successful a mosaic of language, music, and representing images, as were their earlier releases. Apart from almost purely acoustic, mostly guitar-based songs, however, their new release sees Frank Machau and Uwe Nolte increasingly aiming for more ethereal soundscapes. «Sterbender Satyr» underlines a development that was already apparent in its predecessor, «Nächtliche Juenger» (2003): Orplid are not a pure (Neo) Folk band, even if their early releases might have made that impression. The two musicians are rather constantly working on their…
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Darkwood – Weltenwende
Darkwood – WeltenwendeLabel: Heidenvolk – HV09Format: CD, CompilationCountry: GermanyReleased: Apr 2005Style: Neofolk, Industrial The album appears as a whole, dealing with Forest not only as the place for Retreat and Consideration (Waldgang) but also as the place for Resistance and Change (Wende). Here, the seeker gathers new strength for his nearly hopeless struggle against new forms of might – and finally prevails. «Weltenwende» has 13 tracks totaling 43 minutes. Packaged in a digipak.
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VIR MARTIALIS – Metapolemos [ The Metaphysics of War ]
VIR MARTIALIS – Metapolemos [ The Metaphysics of War ]COD: TW 1.91BAND: Vir Martialis (Venezuela)GENRE: MartialYEAR: 2011FORMAT: Digipak CD VIR MARTIALIS was born in Caracas – Venezuela in early 2011 at the hands of Ricardo V. and with the collaboration from other colleagues in the local scene Vir Martialis starts with the deliberate intention of doing Martial Industrial, epic, heroic, apocalyptic and bombastic neoclassical. The name consists of two Latin words: Vir; a man, a man of courage, principle, or honor, one who deserves the name of a man Martialis; of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior The Romans, had two words for the man, Vir (…
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Steel Hook Prostheses – Calm Morbidity
Steel Hook Prostheses – Calm MorbidityLabel: Malignant Records – TumorCD96Format: CD, Album, DVDsize digipakCountry: USReleased: 28 Oct 2016Style: Power Electronics, Dark Ambient, Noise 15 years in and with 9 full length releases under their belt, it’s safe to say that the terminally morbid, Dallas based duo that is Steel Hook Prostheses are the undisputed flag bearers for American death industrial. Perhaps they have been for a long time, but if there was any doubt, it’s quickly erased within the first minutes of Calm Morbidity, their first full length since 2013’s The Empirics Guild. Once again, we find them channeling all things grim and grotesque, and while they don’t stray too far…
