Albert Kuvezin’s legendary band Yat-Kha is one of the few in Russia that blends industrial rock and khöömei, the traditional throat-singing technique that has similarities to music in Mongolia proper and even Tibet in a modified form. In this album, the band covers 14 songs, including tracks originally performed by Joy Division, Led Continue Reading
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Allerseelen – Anubis (with Faye)
Allerseelen is a friend of the blog. Gerhard Petak, an Austrian martial industrial musician who is also a journalist and researcher of esoteric subjects under the imprint Aorta. This track is something wholly different, sounding more like a post-punk-meets-metal track than his usual (great) fare. He collaborates with Algerian singer Continue Reading
SUNN O))) – sunn O))) (SP1685)
SUNN O))) will have a new album available on April 3, 2026. There is only one track available to sample, but if this is an indication of what the whole album will be like, it will make for brutal listening. I’m looking forward to it, though I have a feeling Continue Reading
TFNRSH – Book of Circles
TFNRSH is a band from Tübingen, Germany, that plays stoner rock with touches of progressive rock.
Layma Azur – La Fruta Perfecta, Vol. 1
Our beloved friends Layma Azur have released a magnificent concept album that balances progressive rock and metal beautifully. This is the first of three, so I am looking forward to the other two parts coming out. To Santiago and Amandine, you never cease to amaze me!
Black Sabbath – Iron Man (1970)
John “Ozzy” Osbourne has passed away. This marks the end of an era for me, as well as for many friends and fans of his music. Metal music was at its finest when Black Sabbath was at its peak, and it will take someone truly exceptional to fill the void Continue Reading
Zeresh – The End
Over the past few days, I’ve been organizing music I found on a hard drive to enjoy on the hi-fi stereo this weekend. Some of the files are 20 years old, which is hard to believe, and among them are many old 1970s acid-folk and proto-metal albums. Our beloved friends Continue Reading
Sai – Though We Meet But Once
Mahorka Records normally releases bleakly dark ambient and experimental records, so this album by Sai comes as a bit of a pleasant shock. This is far more closer to progressive rock, math-rock and progressive metal than anything I’ve heard in their esteemed back catalog, and it’s as good as one Continue Reading
Arbay Taraa – Arbay Taraa
I have a bit of catchup work to do with Russian releases which I plan to remedy over the next few weeks, and moreso once I move from China. Arbay Taraa are a mindblowingly great band brought to us by our friends at Russian World Music Chart. They are an Continue Reading
Hell’s Enemy – Hymns Of Eternal Victory
I know that Black Metal isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, and of all days, Holy Saturday, why would I post such a beastly thing? I have my reasons, dear reader. Hell’s Enemy is from the American freak-friendly state of Washington, where so many good weirdo bands hail from, and they Continue Reading