Year: 2014
Review: Noura Mint Seymali – Tzenni
Noura Mint Seymali = Traditional West African griot vocals + The Doors … read more
Review: Neuro-Sentence – The Shores Of Anhedonia
Neuro-Sentence = Diary Of Dreams + Informatik + Type O Negative … read more
Review: Myrkur – Self-Titled
Myrkur—Icelandic for “darkness”—is making waves in the black metal community. All we know of this mysterious act is that a single Danish woman has created a gorgeous atmospheric black metal album, which is apparently controversial, because what would black metal be without its constant bitching about authenticity spiced with a little misogyny? … read more
Review: Obscure Burial – Epiphany
This is a neat, little release from Finland’s death dealers, Obscure Burial. Epiphany can be considered a demo, both in its rough production, length and the grim cover artwork, yet it could stand up to many of the studio albums from major labels that I’ve heard this year. … read more
Review: Museum Of Love – Self-Titled
Museum Of Love = Roxy Music – LCD Soundsystem … read more
Review: Never Sol – Under Quiet
Never Sol = Fiona Apple – Cat Power + Ennio Morricone … read more
Review: Obituary – Inked in Blood
Obituary = Asphyx + Death + Malevolent Creation … read more
Review: Necrophagia – WhiteWorm Cathedral
Necrophagia = Cannibal Corpse + Autopsy … read more
Review: Nots – We Are Nots
Nots = Wax Idols + Good Throb … read more
Review: Noir – Darkly Near
This release is packed with archaic, simplistic synthesized sounds reminiscent of the ’80s. The remaining dark tracks provoke the cobweb-clearing dance movement, which is a bit too “goth” for me. I do know that those who are truly black at heart will love it. … read more