Ivan Tibos.

I am sure that many human beings did look forward to this release: the newest effort by Swedish project Sophia. It’s a ‘product’ from the almighty Cold Meat Industry family, and related to Cyclic Law for some time as well.

I admit that this is an album that was released almost four months ago, yet it is still worth reviewing, and this for three reasons: the excellent label involved (I have always appreciated the Cryo Chamber community), both acts involved (no further comment, at least not yet), and the superb sonic pleasure that characterizes this collaboration (see below). Futuristic Dereliction is like a doomed, dystopian soundtrack once more, offering a post-apocalyptic view though sonic excavations. I will keep it concise, yet thorough.

I have never hidden my appreciation for the Tasmanian outfit Atra Vetosus, which might be one of my favorite acts on the great Flemish label Immortal Frost Productions. For more than one decade, both parties have been working together, with always a satisfying result in mind.

As we do all know, the Centipede Abyss community consists of bands with strong relationships in between the members. Okay, not all projects share musicians, yet many (most) of them are like an intra-familial gathering. With Zvylpwkua it is not different. This North-Atlantic outfit (I mean, the members hail from both the United Kingdom and the United States) still consists of Ionnonnisssz (involved as well with e.g.

The Abyss Of Purification is a work by four projects, each of them contributing with one (lengthy) aural ceremony. It is not their first collaboration, for they did gather forces two years earlier (I mean, before this specific release, at the end of August 2022), under the banner of The Abyss Of Illumination. It’s evident that all respectful and humble appreciation goes to the label, i.e. the Noctivagant family, and the acts involved.

After an ear-devastating silence – their last album was released in early 2020 – this Flemish combo, Wound Collector, returns with a four-track EP, called Begging For Chicxulub.

I can be quite short and concise about this release. Why? Because this might be one of the most amazing surprises lately.

Very recently I got in touch with the human being behind Polish label Fluttering Dragon Records, which I used to follow in their early years (formed at about half of the Nineties). I did (and still do) deeply appreciate material from the likes of Puissance, Umbra, Northaunt, Ildfrost or Ontario Blue, for what it’s worth. Then things turned silent, yet apparently the label did sort of resurrect, resulting in more than just one hand full of appreciable new material.

Forme is a collaborative work by two of Italy’s most notorious Experimental / Industrial artists: Maurizio Bianchi aka M.B. (experimenting with sounds and noises for about forty-five years) and Raffaele Pezzella aka Sonologyst (a clever human organism with a multi-tentacled angle).

Warhymn (or WarHymn, with capital ‘h’) were formed five years ago in Bucharest, the capital city of Romania. After Gnosis (2020, Narcoleptica Productions) and Cult Of Primordials (their debut-EP for Loud Rage Music, released in 2022; link for the review: see below), they recently came up with a new EP, which is sort of a teaser or special compilation, if you want.