Monday, January 28, 2013

Carved Cross - Demo I & Demo II

Carved Cross - Demo I // Demo II
self released // Fallow Field

I wasn't sure if Demo I has been around and I got Demo II from Fallow Field today so I thought I might as well megapost it. Very, very raw black metal by means of Australia. I don't know how I feel about these releases. I don't want to throw around blanket terms but this seems generic; not a lot stands out. Both of these tapes are dark; the music, the recordings, the artwork. I've always thought of Australia to be a sunny place but not according to these releases.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Natural Assembly - Torn From Infinity

Natural Assembly - Torn From Infinity

I am a big fan of Strange Rules. A couple weeks ago I asked a friend of mine what he thought of the label and he called them trend hoppers and that rubbed me in the wrong way (sorry to call you out friend of mine). As long as you make good music you could make electro bangers as a full time thing and I wouldn't care. Anyways, this is a solid 10 minute 7" from Strange Rules's Natural Assembly. It's that whole synth-pop, darkwave, early Cold Cave (but not as catchy), dancing thing. If any of those words sound appealing you should be into this.

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Profectum Iri / Niteris ‎– Collusion Of Slumbering Evil

Profectum Iri / Niteris ‎– Collusion Of Slumbering Evil

One of the latest offerings from the Black Plague Circle on Cocainacopia 2.0, Dungeon Tapes. Profectum Iri brings us a 12 minute noisey as all hell track while Niteris plays a more stomping punk influenced sound. This comes in an oversized case with a booklet of very intricate art. Anything that comes out on Cocainacopia and now Dungeon Tapes is a must buy and this is no different.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Kallathon / Volahn ‎– Disequilibrium Of The Ecliptic Plane

Kallathon / Volahn ‎– Disequilibrium Of The Ecliptic Plane

Yeah, I already uploaded this around a year ago. The reason for uploading this again is that I recently got the first pressing that CN just put up for sale recently in the mail, yes I actually received it, and to my surprise its a professionally pressed release! It sounds completely different and once you hear this you will be offended you even tried listening to the other inferior version. You can order this from CN directly and I strongly encourage it - don't worry, they've gotten a lot better at mail order. They still owe me ~$50 of merch from a few years ago but this came very quickly.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Wulkanaz ‎– HaglaNaudizEisaz

Wulkanaz ‎– HaglaNaudizEisaz

HOLY FUCK. I should just leave it at that and you should be checking this out regardless but I will go on. Very strong, straight forward black metal. "Mandatory". I missed purchasing this the first time around, opted out to "order it in the morning" and was sold out by then, now I understand why. Luckily the new Cocainacopia, Dungeon Tapes, was selling these nearly at cost. I forget where I read this but I believe Wohrt is repressing this. You better pray that the packaging isn't changed.