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Back in 2016 I had the wonderful pleasure of being handed the review for David Tibet & Youth’s Hypnopazuzu – Create Christ, Sailor Boy (House Of Mythology 2016)
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We start the week with something both gentle and yet with such a sense of loss. The beautiful Fragmented Memories – Among All Ghosts Ever Returning
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There is probably an ocean of mood separation between todays albums. but variety, yeah? Firstly we have the gleefully ghoulish, eccentric energy of Cornish troublemakers Coffin Fodder – Debut & VVitchstorm and then the raw and bleak landscape of Indonesian project Dzat – Essence Of Nothingness
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Yep, a late Mausoleum Monday brings the return of Beyond The Forests, a world of the quiet dark magic within and ancient place Beyond The Forests – Echoes Beneath The Ashen Trees
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Contrasts today. For the raise your fist in the air, draw your sword and sing along like a loon brigade (me) we have the phenomenal Fer De Lance – Fires On The Mountainside. And for those of you who like to have your head messed with in the outer reaches of black metal we have
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Our explorer of the extreme, Mr Andy Pountney (@shot_in_the_dark_photography2) dares the baffling and the extreme with one of the most incredible lineups this year: Portal, Impetuous Ritual & Abduction – Rebellion, Manchester
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This Monday, a tour of some corners of the Forgotten Realms, our guide Faydark – Lost Empires
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Two bands with contrasting lengths to their history. First the extraordinary, devastating new black metal album from the legendary Elffor – Utmost Antiquity and then the debut of hihgly promising new Italian duo Abadir – Antikosmos
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After an excellent split with Archer, I had the urge to explore Skelm some more, and just in time came Skelm – Susurrus Whispers From Unwelcoming Realms
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Back to 2017 and one of my earlier meetings with the music of Dis Dapter, the mind behind the mesmeric Midnight Odyssey – Silhouettes Of Stars (I, Voidhanger 2017)