Common Eider, King Eider – ExtinctionLabel: Cold Spring – CSR219CDFormat: CD, AlbumCountry: UKReleased: 11 Apr 2016Style: Drone, Dark Ambient, Doom Metal A new ritual from this long running doom/drone/ambient collective, offering up modern manifestations of ancient energies, channelled into smouldering swathes of ceremonial hypnosis and explosive gouts of blood-red radiance. Extinction is an extended ceremonial rite conducted below ground at the Wisp House (R.I.P.). A song suite of psychedelic devotionals assembled from reverb drenched industrial drones, billowing clouds of metallic throb, and churning, rhythmic bombast. Fields of ghostly incantations suspended in the ether, draped over metallic murmurs and moaning melancholia. The low end rumble of monk-like chants beneath the soft…
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The Wyrm – Restauratio Hispaniae
The Wyrm – Restauratio HispaniaeLabel: GH Records – GH 127 VN 7″Format: Vinyl, 7″, Ultra Limited Edition 10 copiesCountry: SpainStyle: Medieval, Ambient The Wyrm presents on a seven inch vinyl album, a unique and limited edition of only ten numbered copies, where tradition, spirituality and identity come together in a common trunk for the past and present history, with reference to the Visigoth legacy. Two medieval songs that fall within this historical period.
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The Soils Bleeds Black – May The Blood Of Many A Valiant Knight Be Avenged
The Soils Bleeds Black – May The Blood Of Many A Valiant Knight Be AvengedLabel: Twilight RecordsFormat: CD, Album, Limited EditionCountry: ArgentinaReleased: 17 June 2016Style: Medieval, Folk Limited re-issue of the band’s third album, thematically based on the tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. THE SOIL BLEEDS BLACKs third album explores the early experimentation with authentic instruments, incorporating percussion, guitar and various woodwinds and whistles. Immaturely conceived, the album maintains a farcical and theatrical approach projecting its own entertaining and enchanting character. Includes four bonus tracks including a rendering of the celebrated Irish folk song, The March of Brian Boru.
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The Soils Bleeds Black – March Of The Infidels
The Soils Bleeds Black – March Of The InfidelsLabel: Twilight RecordsFormat: CD, Album, Limited EditionCountry: ArgentinaReleased: 17 June 2016Style: Dark Ambient, Modern Classical Limited re-issue of THE SOIL BLEEDS BLACKs sophomore album, “March of the Infidels.” Maturing in their approach to synthetically executed neo-medieval music, “March of the Infidels,” exemplifies what may be the band’s least organic recording. The production is smooth, crisp, almost adopting a midi-like atmosphere. The album helped expand the bands audience and remains perhaps the most celebrated of their first three works. Features a guest appearance by Cernunnos’ Woods. Includes three bonus tracks.
