Evocative, powerful, and engrossing. The music that Jayn Maiven creates on her solo project Darkher is complex yet earthen. ‘’The Buried Storm’’ is her second album, a myriad of emotions from’’ Loves Sudden Death’’ to Fear Not My King’’. It is a haunting and brilliant journey with many musical subtleties led by Inspiration ‘’Thank you very much. It was inspiration led, I rarely set out with any intentions when making music, I just let the creativity come through me and then t

‘’ I (Altgroth), the only member of Archurahl founded the band in 2020 and the first single was released in 2021. The purpose of the band is to remind myself of my self and to establish a link between my inner world and the outer world. ‘’I cannot say that I have a completely nihilistic point of view, but my music can sometimes be composed with intense nihilistic feelings. The feelings and emotions I have while composing my music can always change. You are listening to the mu

Elizabeth (all instruments /vocals) ‘’I spent a long time coming up with band names. I had already written three songs for the project plus lyrics by the time I decided upon Astral Ruin. I knew I wanted something that reflected the spiritual undertones of the lyrics. I also knew I wanted something to reflect the dark, cold atmosphere of the album. Hence, Astral Ruin. To me, it is the withering spirit of living in a time that wasn’t meant for you. I don’t belong in this cruel

The Beginning of Neroth? Is it taken from your homeland? Ihmset (Guitars) ‘’No, the name actually is not taking from our homeland. Our band started in September 2020 just after we came back from summer break. All members were studying at the same music education at the time which is where we met and started this band. We started working on the concept of combining black metal and female clean and classical vocals right away since the idea had been in my mind for some months a

‘’We are all imperial slaves. Anyone that has to work for someone else. Having to turn up at a certain time, do what they are told and take a wage that is a tiny percent of the actual profits being made. It is wage slavery, but you have to get your own food and accommodation unlike chattel slavery where these were included. I'm not saying chattel slavery was better. Sam Sheppard is the creative force behind Imperial Slave and a kiwi drumming legend. From 8 Foot Sativa and Sin

Denouncement Pyre – Forever Burning 9/10 Horrifying the masses with barbarism, darkness, and vitriolic hate. Melbourne’s Denouncement Pyre unleash Forever Burning their fourth release of contempt to the masses. Forever Burning is furious, muscular, and foregoes a lot of the atmosphere that was on their last record. the exception is “Sunder the Living Temple” not a respite but a welcome change to their all-out extreme metal assault. Representing “A homage to t

Infirmum began as the sole creation of Timo Solonen and from 2019 it has continually evolved and pursued the heaviest froms of music and emotiomal expression. The Great Unkown is three tracks of pure doom ,melanchioly, classical and pure death metal where the music has grown and evolved into epic orchestrations. Timo; “From death doom to more like doom death in a nutshell. In first Infirmum album I was only member, so it was quite simple to make. Just guitars, bass, drum