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Los Angeles-based mythical mysterians The Sixth Chamber released the new single “Blood of the Prophet” today, on July 31st, which we are calling the soundtrack to the end of the world. The new track is a dark, surreal lyrical foray into timeless dreamlands and forgotten aeons. This is the debut...
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Mikaela, who used to be known as the singer of the Maltese extreme metal band Martyrium, just released the first single of her solo project, taken from her up-coming album called ‘Nocturne in Red’ and the result is a kick-ass bloody videoclip. The recordings included the German drummer Marco...
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Doom metal, as a whole, is an artful genre to play. It takes real talent and taste to keep it interesting, especially when tracks reach more than ten minutes. Descend into Despair, with their third full length, have proven themselves one of the better bands at it. They are...
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„Every year, tens or even hundreds of thousands of people are exploited, sold, tricked and forced into situations of exploitation from which – very often – there is no escape. These people are abused as commodities by a transnational criminal industry, which has already generated billions of dollars for...
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This single was a direct hit in the back of my head in an otherwise silent and moody Monday evening. So what the fuck is this? Let me present you the infernal duo from Minsk, Belarus who calls themselves Mora Prokaza (or the Sea of Leprosy in English). It’s...
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-The Perfect Storm? Some day you’re 16 and listening to some overrated insignificant metal band, the next you’re in your 40s and reviewing something that totally changed the perception of music for you. Bands change and sounds evolve. These are the most inescapable platitudes in music regardless of genre....
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Ever tasted a sound wave? So, looks like in this time of pandemics, everyone gets so easily offended and become quite irrationally sensible. Especially those who like to think au contraire about themselves. Everyone is psychically assaulted by thoughts and fears. And, while there’s a global pandemic locking down...
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When we talk about “potential” in the music we review, it usually translates mainly into one of two categories: “loud” and “feeling.” Metal music strives to be powerful and there’s something fascinating about death metal. While its origins are soaked with violence and its imagery is so definitely anti-society,...
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As part of the “DILUVIUM WORLD TOUR”, OBSCURA played in Bucharest supporting the new album. The tour took place within 23 cities in mainly Southern Europe, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. With Dutch melodic death metal pioneers GOD DETHRONED, German black death metal band THULCANDRA and French progressive death metal...
Los Angeles-based mythical mysterians The Sixth Chamber released the new single “Blood of the Prophet” today, on July 31st, which we are calling the soundtrack to the end of the world. The new track is a dark, surreal lyrical foray into timeless dreamlands and forgotten aeons. This is the debut...
Mikaela, who used to be known as the singer of the Maltese extreme metal band Martyrium, just released the first single of her solo project, taken from her up-coming album called ‘Nocturne in Red’ and the result is a kick-ass bloody videoclip. The recordings included the German drummer Marco...
Doom metal, as a whole, is an artful genre to play. It takes real talent and taste to keep it interesting, especially when tracks reach more than ten minutes. Descend into Despair, with their third full length, have proven themselves one of the better bands at it. They are...
„Every year, tens or even hundreds of thousands of people are exploited, sold, tricked and forced into situations of exploitation from which – very often – there is no escape. These people are abused as commodities by a transnational criminal industry, which has already generated billions of dollars for...
This single was a direct hit in the back of my head in an otherwise silent and moody Monday evening. So what the fuck is this? Let me present you the infernal duo from Minsk, Belarus who calls themselves Mora Prokaza (or the Sea of Leprosy in English). It’s...
-The Perfect Storm? Some day you’re 16 and listening to some overrated insignificant metal band, the next you’re in your 40s and reviewing something that totally changed the perception of music for you. Bands change and sounds evolve. These are the most inescapable platitudes in music regardless of genre....
Ever tasted a sound wave? So, looks like in this time of pandemics, everyone gets so easily offended and become quite irrationally sensible. Especially those who like to think au contraire about themselves. Everyone is psychically assaulted by thoughts and fears. And, while there’s a global pandemic locking down...
When we talk about “potential” in the music we review, it usually translates mainly into one of two categories: “loud” and “feeling.” Metal music strives to be powerful and there’s something fascinating about death metal. While its origins are soaked with violence and its imagery is so definitely anti-society,...
As part of the “DILUVIUM WORLD TOUR”, OBSCURA played in Bucharest supporting the new album. The tour took place within 23 cities in mainly Southern Europe, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. With Dutch melodic death metal pioneers GOD DETHRONED, German black death metal band THULCANDRA and French progressive death metal...