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  • Way Back Wednesday

    A strange and disturbing encounter with a Reverend who encourages you to “Tap the conduit…”. I give you the strange, dark humour (?) of By Fire & Sword – Glory (No Remorse 2023)

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  • Way Beck Wednesday

    Today it’s eleven or so years back in time to what I still think of as a quite remarkable coming together of black metal/pagan metal artists visiting and sharing their folk roots with Various Artists – One And All, Together, For Home (Season Of Mist 2014)

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  • Mausoleum Monday

    A little later in the day, but please DO NOT miss out on this quite exquisite exploration of the nightwinds from Aura Merlin – Moon Gates

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  • New Music Friday

    Today an excellent split of unique approaches to black metal indeed Priestcraft, Fleshdirt, Shadow And Claw – Offerings From Serpentine Currents

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  • Way Back Wednesday

    Today a throwback four years to when a frankly extraordinary, and hugely varied collection of musicians paid tribute to the legend that is Various Artists – The Others: Lustmord Deconstructed (Peliagic 2022)

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  • Mausoleum Monday

    Today we have the wonderful pleasure of being in the enchanted world of the one and only Hermit Knight – Pseudanthium

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  • Way Back Wednesday

    As the new year begins, time to look back at a journey through the seasons of a different year, 2019, and the deeply underrated, superb Waylander – Eriu’s Wheel (Listenable Records 2019)

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  • New Music Friday

    Although I have no intention of doing a top ten list of albums of the year, as I have treasured every album I have reviewed in 2025, this album from nowhere, late in the year is my album of 2025. The utter souls shattering journey that is Blut Aus Nord – Ethereal Horizons

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  • Mausoleum Monday

    A day to remember. The return of a legend and perhaps their final battle. But gather round dungeon dwellers of all creeds as this is a pure celebration of old school worlds and a call to travel your own path with head high. Just never forgot the worn, swamp damp boots that found this gateway

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  • Way Back Wednesday

    I had a bad day yesterday so I’m passing on the misery today. This is what happens when a brilliant and infamous band without warning reforms briefly and drops not just a new album but proof that they are still the apex predator in their sewer… Khanate – To Be Cruel (Sacred Bones 2023)

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