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dark folk \ dark forest rock \ dark occult folk \ dark occult rock \ Finland \ occult folk \ occult rock \ Svart Records \ Thomas Hooper
Hexvessel – Polar Veil (Dark Forest Occult Folk Rock)
I don’t think I’ve seen many bands with as diverse a discography as Hexvessel. Billed as a variety of things such as occult folk and dark forest rock, this quartet from Finland have been crafting amazing sounds for years now, including godlike artists in their work such as Chelsea Wolfe, but even without these […]
Geneva \ Henry Fuseli \ Hummus Records \ Johann Heinrich Füssli \ post-hardcore \ post-hardcore sludge \ post-sludgecore \ sludge metal \ Sludgelord Records \ Switzerland
Rorcal – Silence (18th Century Post-Sludgecore Artistry)
Had some really bad promos this month. I almost settled a few times, almost did it, I swear to God I almost did. But I will not! I…WILL…NOT! Glad I abstained, because the new one here from Switzerland’s Rorcal is exactly what I was waiting for. No more compromising! I can’t believe I got […]
GenreBlast Books \ horror fiction \ Joey Souza \ Nathan D. Ludwig \ splatterpunk fiction
The Comfy-Cozy Nihilist: A Handbook of Dark Fiction (Short-Form Life Sucks Splatter Fiction)
Having always been a big fan of short story collections, I knew when I saw this available to read I would make fast work of it and most likely love it. Don’t get me wrong, there are times when a story just doesn’t work in short form and needs more than a few pages […]
Austria \ Digital Sorcery \ Personal Records \ spooky black metal \ Vienna
Carathis – The Haunting of Sablewood (Spooky Tube Sock Black Metal)
Holy shit what in the hell was this guy doing before this point? I mean, hey, I appreciate some of the genre-mashing Carathis was engaging in in his dark past, but this, I mean this is truly something else. Hell, last time I reviewed a band from Austria was like three years ago and […]
Copenhagen \ Dark Descent Records \ death metal sewage \ Denmark \ Hovedstaden \ Me Saco un Ojo Records \ Phoebus A. D. Moreleón
Undergang – De syv stadier af fordærv (Death Metal Sewage)
For some reason I never got into these guys until this EP. Perhaps they were too messy, their production too hollow, their approach too typical if you’ve heard gore metal style already, I really don’t know. I don’t have an excuse really, sorry. But hey, now I’m on board so that’s cool. Things picked […]
Humble Games \ PC \ PLAYISM \ retro survival horror \ rose-engine \ Steam
Signalis (I’m So Confused Yet So Entertained Survival Horror)
This is why Deaf Sparrow exists. To find these hidden indie gems that knock the socks off of the tired, repetitive crap coming from AAA developers today. Signalis feels familiar, yet utterly unique in it’s execution thanks to its not-so-subtle nods to survival horror of yore, and excellently confusing story, and frankly breathtaking worldbuilding […]
anguished black metal \ Bavaria \ Germany \ Matthias Jahn \ Niederwerrn \ Synod \ The Sinister Flame
Baxaxaxa – De Vermis Mysteriis (Cleaner and Meaner Anguished Black Metal)
Goddamn it I just love Baxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaaaa but man I just can’t spell their name right still! I reviewed these guys before and it’s still a goddamn problem! Jeez! I have to check it or cut-and-paste every…single…time. Well, if anything, at least they’re back with another full-length instead of dipping back into obscure mists, and, […]
Ed Repka \ flogging death metal \ Indiana \ Indianapolis \ Redefining Darkness Records \ United States
Flesher – Tales of Grotesque Demise (Soaky Bath Bomb Flogging Death Metal)
Ready for a lame analogy of an intro? This is like a soaky bomb in steaming water with candles to a fan of death metal. An album that relaxes for its familiarity and calms the mind of a death metal fan. “Ah, there it is, I remember it,” you say. For this phenomenon to […]
Blu-ray \ Dominick Brascia \ slasher film \ Vinegar Syndrome
Evil Laugh (Sordid Skeleton Kink Slasher)
By 1986, the slasher subgenre had all but run its course. After the one-two punch of Halloween and Friday the 13th raked in serious box office, every major and indie distribution company had to take a stab at the formula, thus creating a surplus of largely forgettable junk. The “Law of Diminishing Returns” set […]
Christy Aldridge \ Encyclopocalypse Publications \ Grim Poppy Designs \ horror fantasy \ Jeffrey Riddick \ John Doyle
Tamara (Sexy Dead Witch Bullying Revenge)
Having never seen the film version of Tamara, I went into this with only the knowledge of the blurb and the hope that the creator of one of the most unhinged franchises, Final Destination, would conjure a book that leaves you wishing for an entire library collection. Tamara really does live up to that […]
