Sado Rituals
First this: I would never try to conquer my passion for fleshly lusts (my wife would never forgive me, haha…)…
First this: I would never try to conquer my passion for fleshly lusts (my wife would never forgive me, haha…)…
Location: Sweden
Members: Marcus Lönebrink
Guest: Pär Boström (on Sanctum)
Mastering: Frederic Arbour
Artwork: Viktor Kvant
Type: 6-panel digipack compact-disc (300 copies)
Duration: 48:51 minutes
Genre: esoteric, mystic & ritual Dark Drone Ambient
Location: Kansas City, Missouri (U.S.A.)
Members: Allen Gingerich (strings [and drum-programming?]) & Skyler Nohrenberg (vocals & lyrics)
Mix & mastering: Allen Gingerich
Artwork: no idea who created it, yet the cover painting is just stunning!!!
Type: digipack-CD
Duration: 32:32
Genre: Brutal Technical Death Metal
Location: Poland
Members: Mister Sadox
Artwork: stunning
Type: digital only
Duration: 44:00
Genre: Harsh Ambient Noise Wall
Introduction: Another creation by the ultra-productive one-spirit entity Sado Rituals for this guy’s prolific label Gates Of Hypnos…
[a short review (once again), yet dealing with another unique recording]
Country (for what it’s worth): Spain
Members: David Muñoz (everything; also known as keyboardist for Sun Of The Dying Sun and Arwen)
Type: jewel-case compact-disc
Duration: 46:21
Genre: Dark / Gothic / Doom-Death Metal
Country (for what it’s worth): Pakistan
Members: Faiq Ahmed (guitars), Daniyal Buksh Soomro (bass & vocals), Omair Soomro (live drums)
Recording: ShockStudio
Duration: 27:34
Genre: Thrash Metal
Country (for what it’s worth): Finland
Members: Janne Tuikkala (all instruments & song-writing) & Janne Partanen (vocals & lyrics)
Mix & mastering: Janne Tuikkala (at j.sound home-studio)
Artwork: Awinita Alm (link below)
Type: digital-only
Duration: 37:53
Genre: atmospheric & epic Melodic Black Metal
Recently I had the honor to be part of a jury within a contest / award organized by Unexplained Sounds Group’s chief Raffaele Pezzella. The most interesting thing was, of course, the ‘Music’ involved. I was trusted with several acts that contributed (for some of them I did write reviews in the past), others I just knew by name, and there were some projects I did not know yet at all.
Location: Sweden
Members: Linnea Hjertén (everything; also active in Shaam Larein) + samples by Ludvig Swärd (Forndom)
Production & mix: Linnea Hjertén
Mastering: Tore Stjerna (Necromorbus Studio)
Type: digital + CD (jewel-case + booklet)
Duration: 35:40
Genre: esoteric Nordic Folk
Location: East-Anglia, Albion, U.K. (Sacred Dominions) / Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. (Hadak urA)
Members: Shadows (song-writing & lyrics, instruments & vocals, mix; Sacred Dominions) / Koppany Geczy (instruments & vocals, song-writing & mix; Hadak urA)
Mix: Shadows & Koppany Geczy
Mastering: K (master-mind behind the label)