Sol & Blodtru, Old Europa Death Chants

A new collaboration from two Danish one man acts, Blodtru and Sol from Paradigms Recordings.

I'm a huge Sol fan, being the doom geek that I am, but hadn't heard too much from Blodtru. That said, I was a tiny bit disappointed with this one. That's not to say it's a weak album, it's not. I just felt like it could have been tied together a bit better. It starts with a full 10 minutes of chant with some feedback in the middle that brings to mind some of Sunn O)))'s work with Atilla. Then goes into Sol's normal style with obvious black metal influence, which works well.

There is less folk influence going on than I had expected from the label's description and from the summaries of Blodtru's work that I had read.

Overall though, a good release. It's definitely more subdued than what Sol fans will be used to. His other releases seem to favor a "wall of sound" approach, whereas this one is more contemplative, so this one will be good for those who found I am Infinity and Let There Be a Massacre to be a little too much.

As always, support the artist if you like what you hear!

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Catacombs - Echoes Through the Catacombs 2003

Genre: Funeral Doom/Death Metal
Lyrical Themes: Lovecraft, Cthulhu ethos
Origin: USA
Label: Cthulhu Productions
File Size: 68.5 MB 320Kbps

Lineup
Xathagorra Mlandroth - All instruments & vocals

Tracklisting
1. Consigned to Flames of Woe 16:33
2. Echoes Through the Catacombs 13:35
Total playing time 29:57

Being a fan of Hierophant, I opted for this release when it first came out in 2003. This is for fans of DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM , not Doom- enjoy your trip to the Catacombs

Echoes Through The Catacombs

The Austrasian Goat - Piano & Stump (2008) Best Of/Compilation

Genre(s)
Funeral Black Metal, Blackened Funeral Doom (fuckin' labels... aren't those the same?)
Lyrical theme(s)
Myth, human nature
Origin: France (Metz, Lorraine)
Formed in 2006

2008 - Piano & Stump

Releases on yellow, green and gold double LP. The first 100 come with a
silkscreen poster.

Face A (tracks 1 to 4) features unreleased tracks.
Face B (tracks 5 to 8) features the Void EP.
Face C (tracks 9 to 11) is a compilation participation.
Face D (tracks 12 to 14) is TAG's part for an upcoming 4-way split release.

Track Listing:

1.  The Trickster
2.  The Endless Fall of Trust
3.  Sons of Catalonia
4.  Neophobia
5.  The Scent of Human Decay
6.  Jaded
7.  Interlude
8.  In the Name of the Void
9.  We Are Going Nowhere
10. S.
11. Exorcism by Hatred
12. The Walls of Subversion
13. The Art of Giving Up
14. The Shifty Ghosts of the Brown Army   

Total Playing Time: 01:16:46


Here is a collection of singles and songs that were featured on various splits from France's The Austrasian Goat.  Apparently, Austrasia was the name of a forgotten land, between France and Germany. Centuries after centuries, the people of Austrasia refused the christian influence and kept a relative independence until the 18th century. Through the ages, this land kept marks of ancient pagan rites, scares of deceases and major conflicts, and shroud of suffering, hidden behind apparent serenity. This green and gray desert attests the fall of a civilization. 


This is what I would describe as what would happen if Gnaw Their Tongues, Khanate, Nortt, and (insert relentlessly heavy doom band here) all had sex.  The Austrasian Goat would be their love child.  That's probably not the best description of the music, but I'm sure you get the idea. 


Check out the Goat HERE and HERE

Go on, Smoke with the Goat... yeayourite

Esoteric - Esoteric Emotions - The Death of Ignorance (Demo, 1993)

Genre: Funeral Doom/Psychedelic Death Metal
Lyrical Themes: Misanthropy, Infinite Space, Dreams, Isolation
Origin: U.K.
Formed: 1992
Status: Active

Lineup:
Greg Chandler - Vocals
Gordon Bicknell - Guitar, Synthesizer
Simon - Guitar
Stuart - Guitar
Bryan Beck - Bass
Darren - Drums

CD 1:
1. Esoteric 9:06
2. In Solitude 7:10
3. Enslavers of the Insecure 8:44
4. Scarred 12:13
CD 2:
1. Eyes of Darkness 16:48
2. Infanticidal Fantasies 7:56
3. Expectations of Love 8:15
4. The Laughter of the Ignorant 7:14
Total playing time
1:17:50

This is Esoteric's first and only demo before assaulting the world with 5 straight miraculous full lengths. This is almost straight forward death metal with some really slow parts. In my opinion, this shit is Great!

Cd 1
Cd 2

Beprasmybė - 2005 - Banalybë

2005 - Banalybe

 

 Track Listing:

1.	Žinoti	13:09
2.	Laukti	07:54
3.	Blaškytis	11:54
4.	Skêsti	07:07
5.	Mirti	22:00
6.	Palikti	05:33
Total playing time		01:07:37

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