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Serpent Column – Katartisis (2021)
Serpent Column belongs to the milieu of bands fascinated by dissonance and technicality as means of evoking a chaotic and infernal realm with uncompromising accuracy, in line with acts like…
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Hessian Scrum Special: Eero Pöyry (Skepticism)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTedobkGWvM Another entry of our Hessian Scrum podcast has just been uploaded to our youtube channel. In this one, I interview Eero Pöyry, organist/keyboardist and founding member of legendary funeral…
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Hessian Scrum Special: Paul Lemos (Controlled Bleeding, Skin Chamber)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSocO1ygvso The newest Hessian Scrum episode features a detailed conversation with Paul Lemos, known for his work in a variety of projects such as the legendary and multifaceted Controlled Bleeding,…
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Endless Dismal Moan – Lord of Nightmare (2006)
Beneath the contemporary face of its “culture of cuteness”, Japan has throughout its history revealed a remarkable tendency for the macabre, from the darker contours of its folklore to the…
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New Kaeck single: “Het vurig gemaal”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mPMXJjWFK4 Kaeck have just unveiled the second single from their upcoming album Het Zwarte Dictaat, to be released on the 29th of October. The CDs will be distributed by Foster…
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Some excursions into Atmospheric Black Metal – Part 2
I Shalt Become - Wanderings (1998) Although the band’s affinity with Burzum is frequently stressed, we must add the important caveat that the band for the most part drains the…
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Film Review: Possessor (2020), by Brandon Cronenberg
Possessor is the latest and second full-length film by Brandon Cronenberg, son of the celebrated director David Cronenberg (whose name should be familiar to most hessians). This kinship deserves mention…
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Hessian Scrum Special: Mike Smith from Suffocation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL9nBK5iomc The latest episode of the Hessian Scrum podcast is already available on our youtube channel, featuring one of the most legendary figures in death metal: Mike Smith, founding member…
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Tau Cross – Messengers of Deception (2020)
Rob Miller has been treading an interesting and consistent path in music, starting as one of the pioneers of crust punk through the highly influential Amebix, redefining their sound through…
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Empire Auriga – Auriga Dying (2008)
Despite the vague and throwaway "metal" descriptive usually attached to it, what Empire Auriga present on their mysterious debut album is firmly set within the purposes and methods of ambient…