As has been heavily hinted at for some time, legendary shoegaze band Slowdive have reformed to play this years installment of the Primavera festival. From facebook: “Very excited to announce that Slowdive will be performing at at Primavera Sound 2014. … Continue reading
If there’s one thing you can say about Drone and noise music, it’s that it sometimes seems to take itself overly seriously, never allowing itself to have a sense of humour. This is why Klaus Marten’s new experimental release “Master … Continue reading
Modern Classical/ambient composer Christina Vantzou is set to release her second album, “No.2” on February 24th. The album will be released on Kranky, and will be available to buy on digital, CD and vinyl. This is great news, her debut … Continue reading
Lethe is a new project, featuring a collaboration between Tor-Helge Skei of Manes and Anna Murphy of Eluveitie, and their debut album When Dreams Become Nightmares is a dark, twisted, experimental genre-bending masterpiece, oozing madness and creativity. The best music … Continue reading
Released in 2013, Futile is the debut album by Eudaimony, the new band formed by Ex-Dark Fortress frontman Matthias Jell, with Jörg Heemann (Secrets of the Moon) on drums, Marcus E. Norman (Naglfar) playing guitar, bass and keyboards, with Peter Honsalek (Ex-Nachtreich) … Continue reading
Dutch Symphonic Metal band Within Temptation have been one of the most famous bands in the genre ever since the release of their 1997 debut Enter. The release of their 6th album Hydra sees them continue in the vein of … Continue reading
Symphonic Metallers Leaves’ Eyes finished their UK tour in support of their new 2013 album, “Symphonies of the Night” in London’s Garage venue. Opening the proceedings was Leaves’ Eyes’ growling vocalist Alexander Krull’s other band Atrocity, and their brand of … Continue reading
Here’s another excellent release from last year, with Johan G. Winther giving us an intense amalgamation of drone and noise. Two tracks and thirty minutes in length, this guy gives a master-class in how to build a complete, intense wall … Continue reading
From The Gathering’s Facebook page; “Dear friends, With some great shows and the release of ‘Afterwords’, a special album that had a fantastic response, we had a good year. But looking in the near future we have decided that we … Continue reading
After a series of mediocre “Black & Roll” albums in the 2000’s, it seemed the once legendary Norwegian black metal band would never again release a worthwhile album, especially one as good as the likes of Dark Medieval Times, or … Continue reading
