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Antiq Label \ Antiq Records \ Canada \ France \ melodic black metal \ poetic black metal \ Veneden Art
Morte France – Hesperia (Historical Poetical Melodic Black Metal)
Tis the season for black metal of all forms (it’s cold out there and always in our hearts), but only a few can make it to the Deaf Sparrow ranks of “reviewed.” Remember, I don’t bother unless I’d give it at least a 4/5, plus the art has to catch the attention. So obviously […]
behemoth \ giant monster \ kaiju \ Meta Quest \ PC \ Steam \ VR
Behemoth (Hideous Colossal Beast Slaying Dark Fantasy VR)
VR still remains an interesting market that’s largely niche in spite of big pushes by companies like Meta over the past five years. The reason for this currently seems to be the cost, firstly, but also the uncertainty surrounding the experience. Trust me, it’s weird at first until your brain adjusts. As games like […]
giallo \ giallo metal \ gore metal \ Italian gore metal \ Italy \ Julian F. Mora \ Julián Felipe Mora Ibáñez \ Lucio Fulci \ Mario Bava \ Time to Kill Records
Tenebro – Una Lama D’Argento (Giallo Metal)
This one came in the promos late, but boy am I happy it did. I was familiar with the work of Italy’s Tenebro and their characteristic approach to gore metal through the lens of Italian horror, but even that understanding of their work couldn’t prepare me for the crowning achievement that is Una Lama […]
bestial black metal \ bestial death metal \ bestial metal \ bestial war metal \ blackened death metal \ Godz Ov War Productions \ Mar.A Artworks \ Mara Artworks \ Poland \ war metal
Upon the Altar – Profanation’s Vapor (Battalious Blackened Death Metal)
I usually think I’m prepared to withstand any battering after all these years listening to stuff like this, but Poland’s Upon the Altar had other plans for my mind this week (and my body). In spite of a fairly short career, not including other projects they’ve all been involved in, this trio have been […]
Edinburgh \ graybeard \ Kris Glennon \ mathcore \ post-hardcore \ post-mathcore \ Ripcord Records \ United Kingdom
Kakihara – Love Songs Part 2 (Graybeard Post-Mathcore)
I haven’t had something like this in awhile, at least that I enjoyed, to be specific. But it’s a hard market to really catch attention in the post-hardcore, post-mathcore, post-whatevercore swamp. I guess that’s the case with any genre, but metalheads seem more willing to permit experimentation and at least try to accept it, […]
death metal \ Romantic death metal \ Romanticism \ Spain \ Spanish death metal
Sepulchral – Beneath the Shroud (Romantic Spanish Death Metal)
Man, that Spanish metal has got me loving. Just search for “Spain” in the box on the right there and you’ll find some of the juiciest releases in any metal from the past few years that I covered. I have no idea what’s happening over there but the amount of creativity, with what feels […]
1960s horror \ Blu-ray \ Dracula \ folk horror \ folklore \ horror Blu-ray \ Mexican horror \ Mexican horror film \ Mexploitation \ Powerhouse Films \ Rafael Baledón \ vampire film \ vintage horror
The Curse of the Crying Woman (Mexican Folklore Turned Vampire Nostalgia)
Something about Lucha Libre (AAA in particular), got me into diving further into Mexican horror over the past few years. I was acutely aware of it already, primarily because of the great overview by Doyle Green in Mexploitation Cinema. Now, guy got the release date on The Curse of the Crying Woman (La maldición […]
adventurous black metal \ Antiq Records \ dungeon black metal \ dungeon synth \ dungeon synth black metal \ fantasy black metal \ Flamberge Illustrations \ France \ RPG black metal
Hyver – Shaâtaunoâr: An Album in Which You Are the Hero (Choose Your Own Dungeon Black Metal)
I forget when I first heard Hyver, but I can tell you from experience this type of sound only seems to be properly done in the hands of the French. No one else has the poetic nature in their soul to pull off dungeon synth black metal of the fantasy role-play variety. But this […]
brlka \ PC \ platformer \ psychological horror \ Silent Hill \ Steam \ Ysbryd Games
LOVE ETERNAL (Transcendental Psychological Horror Platformer)
Spider dad? Is there anything upstairs? What’s next? Alright, so the first time I gave LOVE ETERNAL a whirl was on an overnight flight (unexpected peak gaming conditions, highly recommend), and I was actually hypnotized. There’s a deception of the way time passes while playing this that I seriously thought was a result of, […]
Croatia \ death doom \ funeral death doom \ funeral doom \ Ivan Eror \ Me Saco un Ojo Records
Decrepit Altar – Egregious Defilement (Suffocating Mausoleum Doom)
Promos were pretty thin this week, but don’t think I’m settling. Decrepit Altar had my attention regardless of what else was in the queue. This Croatian quartet came out of nowhere with this debut EP, though it should be noted they have experience in several bands you’ve likely never heard of. Regardless, I can […]
