Jupiter Variation

When I look back at my notes 2021 appears definitely as a very "productive" year. The continuing absence of live concerts and the low profit that on-line streaming "generates" have left artists with few options when it comes to income, with physical and digital album releases being one of them (options). What is interesting though, is that the quality of this "overproduction" is relatively high and that is probably the result of that fact that currently bands are spending mor

The selections for this week are more diverse than usual. Despite the fact that the majority of promos arriving at my mailbox are (extreme) metal related, I would never refuse a listen to a good quality release. Scepter of Eligos - Inverted Illusions Scepter of Eligos are a trio coming from Denver, Colorado who took the inspiration for their name from their frontman´s occultist endeavours. Eligos, according to Aleister Crowley, is a Goetic demon that is said to appear on a wi

Times are (still) very busy but I am still trying my best to reserve some moments for writing and post some overdue reviews. Three, but nevertheless noteworthy albums are what we present this week. Et voilà... Plague Weaver - Ascendant Blasphemy Plague Weaver is a Black/Doom metal band from Canada created back in 2018. They had released their debut EP in 2019 which was followed in early 2020 by another EP named ‘Through the Sulphur Eyes’. In 2020, after adding a new vocalist,

The first review post for this year includes albums that were released both in 2021 and 2020. I still have on my desk (and my hard drive) a significant "backlog" from last year which is consisting of albums that I had neither the time nor (and most important) the funds to purchase and listen on time. As I do each year, I will continue during the first quarter of 2021 to present and review albums that were still released in 2020. Throwing Bricks - What Will Be Lost This review

2020 may be soon coming to its end but apparently still has to offer some noteworthy albums. Promos of upcoming releases, most of them due for the first quarter of 2021 are already arriving in my mailbox. For the last blog post of 2020, I have selected 7 of them. Enjoy! Ablaze My Sorrow can be considered as scene veterans as they have been active since 1993. After a disbandment in 2006 and a reformation in 2012, February 2021 will see them releasing their new record Among Ash

I believe that 2020 has been a very good year when it comes to Death Metal releases and this judging both from an arithmetic but also from a quality standpoint. A look back at the number of respective promos that this blog has received but also at my top-25 list for this year, provides sufficient evidence and enough arguments to support this statement. In this blog post (which will most probably be one of the last for 2020) I have selected 5 newly released or upcoming (in ear