One-man project Onasander is an outfit by Italian musician Maurizio Landini, who’s active under the moniker Les Anges Morts as well. As Onasander, Maurizio did record and release some collaborations via Winter-Light (with e.g. Kloob and Ashtoreth), and he was part as well on some of Cryo Chamber’s Cryo Chamber Collaboration epics, amongst other material.
Because I am such an amazing, sympathetic, vivid, bright, virile, smart, professional, handsome and, above all, modest and humble reviewer (why are you sardonically grimacing?), I have the chance to meet some very sympathetic and kind musicians from all over our beautiful yet rotting globe. An example is Lawrence K., the guy behind the Dark Ambient / Dungeon Synth outfit Idylls Of The Last King. With pleasure and dedication, I wrote down my humble thoughts on some of the former releases.
The über-productive outfit with the ingeniously developed name Crazygoji, hailing from Illinois, US, did originally release Times New Romantic in early 2024; more specific, it did see the stroboscopic light on February 2nd in both self-release as well via New Zealand-based label Lilypad Records.
The Centipede Abyss is a strongly upcoming community for Extreme (Metal) Music acts with an outsider-thinking attitude. Several musicians share different collaborative acts, showing the inherent and strong connectedness in between these same-minded (or is it: lunatic-minded) human beings.
Those who do follow the story of the Synthetic King and the Human Emperor: here is a next chapter within this exciting story. After the belief, or hope, to choose Utryn as his suitable successor, at a period of relative quietness and peace, Utryn suddenly shows up at the Emperor celestial palace. Both rulers discuss a future series of events that might turn the balance of power towards one of both. Conditions are discussed and soon battles and combats will be organized. What will be the outcome. Will Utryn, the Zealous Killer, survive and become the Vrozlydian Emperor’s successor?
The outfit Nordein is a solo-project by some Jørn Øyhus aka Nord, whom you might know as well from e.g. Nordjevel, Byrdi, Tvangeste, Varde, Liktjern or Fatal Impact (amongst others?).
Finally, after four and a half years…
I will keep my introduction short and concise, and I’d like to refer to one of the other reviews I did in the past for Ars Veneficium, one of the leading Belgian bands within the current Black Metal scene. Links: see below.
For many years, the scene from Quebec, Canada, is blooming and shining (un)bright.
When same-minded spirits, mutually-thinking brains sort of unphysically gather…
…nope, that’s not the opening sentence I am searching for. This time, it’s quite difficult for me to start this review, because, you know, I want to do more than just expressing my appreciation for this new recording, as well as for the artist behind it. I want to have the aural effort being ‘structured’ in an embodiment of respect, gratitude, recognition and comprehension, with the creator being granted for both his expressive kindness and sonic craftsmanship…
Quite a ‘huge’ name within the Finnish Black Metal scene is Perttu Pakkanen, also acting under monikers like P. E. Packain or Vainaya, and others. The list of excellent and magnificent projects he is, or was, involved with, includes no less than acts like Sargeist, Horna, Vitsaus, Cornigr or Theriomorph, as well as one of my most beloved combos from the last decade, mighty Adaestuo.
