Review - Hessian Firm

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…

By Raphael Alecto September 27, 2021Review

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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…

By Raphael Alecto September 12, 2021Review

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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…

By Raphael Alecto September 5, 2021Review

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Deeds Of Flesh – Gradually Melted (1995)

Deeds Of Flesh's 1995 EP Gradually Melted launched one of the most interesting carreers during Death Metal's latest stages. in evolution. Eventually Deeds Of Flesh would found Unique Leader Records,…

By Sven Erick August 30, 2021Review

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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…

By Raphael Alecto August 4, 2021Review

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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…

By Raphael Alecto July 26, 2021Review

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Some excursions into Atmospheric Black Metal

It is easy to understand the maligned reputation of the "atmospheric" epithet in black metal (or metal and music at large), first given the low bar of quality established by…

By Raphael Alecto July 2, 2021Review

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Unholy – From the Shadows (1993)

Finland’s Unholy gained a reputation in underground metal for their unique take on the funeral doom genre, itself a very specific niche that might come off as inherently limited but…

By Raphael Alecto June 20, 2021Review

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Drawn And Quartered – Congregation Pestilence

When Immolation took the dissonance of Morbid Angel and created their own unique style out of it, they carved their niche in a very limited subgenre that didn't seem as…

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Posted by By Nicholas Mkhl May 17, 2021Posted inReview

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Septicflesh and Horrified: Two Underappreciated EPs

The extreme metal scene that flourished in the late '80s/early '90s in Greece attained distinction and a particular reputation in the underground for most bands' heightened incorporation of melody and…

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Posted by By Raphael Alecto May 3, 2021Posted inAnalysis, Review

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