Paranoia Inducta – From The Depths Label: Rage In Eden – RAGE 117 Format: CD, Album Country: Poland Released: 2017 Style: Dark Ambient
From the Depths” spontaneously closed formed earlier trilogy („Evil Angel”. „Maze of Death” and „From the Depths”). This is the story about loss, loneliness, despair and lack of hope. Here we have next 60 minutes filled with resignation, sadness and the pain of existence. If you are too emotional or sensitive just do not reach for this album…It can cause severe depression…
Blood Ov Thee Christ – Filthy Criminals Label: Old Captain – OCCD22 Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue Country: Ukraine Released: 31 Aug 2016 Style: Power Electronics, Noise
Blood Ov Thee Christ, the first real power electronic project from Sweden, began in Norsborg, 1983 under name Sachsenhausen Industriale. The project had relocated to Sundsvall area and transformed into Blood Ov The Christ around 1985 – music group and mailorder company. It recorded infamous tape “Master Control” and performed with Club Moral, Memorandum and others. After some years of intense activity at the end of the 1980s, the project was laid to rest. In 2005, Blood Ov Thee Christ was resurrected after slumbering since decades. The founding father of BOTC, Harri Honkaniemi, who joined forces with Kristian Olsson (Alfarmania / Kommando RJF / Survival Unit), recorded their first output together, “Filthy Criminals / Hatemaster”. Just 10 years since, this is a cult classic! Reissue from original master tapes with new artwork by Kristian Olsson. A 250-CD edition in a matte-laminated black & white Digipak.
Label: Prophecy Productions – PRO 213 Format: CD, Album, Digipack Country: Europe Released: 02 Jun 2017 Style: Doom Metal, Sludge Metal, Experimental
Toronto-based experimental doom trio Völur will release its sophomore album, “Ancestors”, via Prophecy Productions this summer. Produced by the band and mixed by Charles Spearin (Broken Social Scene), “Ancestors” is the follow-up to Völur’s celebrated debut, “Disir”, which was hailed as “a winsome blend of pastoral folk, gentle prog, atmospheric doom, and old world magic” by Noisey.
Just as “Disir” dealt with themes surrounding female figures from mythology, “Ancestors” focuses on the heroines’ male counterparts and is the second part of a planned four album series spotlighting various elements of the old Germanic spiritual world. Völur’s songs are long, quasi-narrative pieces that feature Laura C. Bates’ violin assuming the role traditionally executed by a guitar, allowing the bass playing of Lucas Gadke (also of Blood Ceremony) to take on unique responsibilities in both lead and melodic roles while drummer Jimmy Payment (Do Make Say Think) feeds the band’s bombastic, crushing oomph. Doom music (not necessarily metal) is about slow contemplation and the transfixing power of heaviness and Völur’s weighty riffs, layers of feedback, dynamic, angular melodies and moments of beauty give heed to the band’s promise to always seek newer modes of musical expression and discovery.
Moving between high-tension heaviness and beautiful pastoral moods, Völur aims to reflect the world of primordial nature inspired by ancient myths and chilling poems of death and heroism. “Ancestors” takes you into a world of stories that have been shrouded by the fog of ages. But there’s nothing obscure about this album: it is the statement of an ambitious band defining their sonic territory. This is music as profound sound… prepare!
Edition: – Digisleeve CD
Tracklist: 01. Breaker of Silence 02. Breaker of Skulls 03. Breaker of Oaths 04. Breaker of Famine
