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Kostnatění – Oheň hoří tam, kde padl (2022)
For their latest EP, Kostnatění have adapted traditional turkish songs to a modern black metal context, a premise that might set off the reader’s gimmick alarms; the good news is…
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Pre-orders up for Ancient Gate – “Forgotten Dark Age”
Ancient Gate's latest EP, "Forgotten Dark Past", will be released on physical format by Hessian Firm on the 25th of March, through a limited edition of 300 copies; you can…
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Biosphere – Angel’s Flight (2021) & Shortwave Memories (2022)
The two latest releases by Biosphere showcase its two main facets; as one of the most reputed figures in ambient music, the solo project of norwegian musician Geir Jenssen has…
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Some excursions into Industrial Black Metal
No gesture of artistic expression can be completely detached from its context, this being the reason why considerable importance is often attributed to the cultural climate when analyzing any given…
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Hessian Scrum Special: Roundtable featuring Randal Plunkett (21st Baron of Dunsany), John Pearson (Excuse the Blood) and Lonegoat (Goatcraft, Necropolis podcast)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdiuQca77nk&t=5360s For the latest Hessian Scrum episode, I organized a roundtable on the topic Music and Cinema, eventually narrowing it down to Metal and Cinema. Joining me are some very…
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Mefitis – “Offscourings” vinyl out now
The long awaited vinyl edition of the latest Mefitis album, "Offscourings", is finally here, the product of the collaboration between Hessian Firm and Nigh Rhythms, who managed to craft an…
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Laetitia in Holocaust – I Fall with the Saints (2021)
Laetitia in Holocaust’s latest EP shows the Italian band further developing their craft of concise but adventurous songs. Defying the indulgence that characterizes many of the modern “technical” extreme metal…
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Hessian Scrum Special: Randal Plunklett, 21st Baron of Dunsany
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yTeRXMX6Vs On the latest Hessian Scrum episode, I interviewed Randal Plunkett, the Baron of Dunsany, who, besides a career as a film director and an ambitious rewilding project he's undertaking…
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Kawir – Adrasteia (2019)
Hailing from Greece, Kawir create epic black metal inspired by their homeland’s vast mythological tradition. As expected from this type of enterprise and its presentation, the tone is solar and…
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Black Metal and Otherness
One of the most immediately perceivable aspects of black metal’s imagery and aesthetic is its focus on the negative – elements such as darkness (absence of light), cold (absence of…