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Delve into Ancient Sumerian Tombs and Myth with Cryo Chamber

Six demigods of old are represented in this collection, with some familiar names, and some unknown, but the names of the composers on this album should not be unfamiliar, and for those who may be new to the dark ambient scene, or who have not heard the artists involved in this collection, this is definitely an excellent starting point.

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[ALBUM REVIEW]: The Agony & Ecstasy of Watain

If an album’s title can be interpreted as a statement of artistic intent, then the confidence Watain have in this one is completely undeniable. The band themselves are setting this album up to be compared to the already ridiculously high watermark set by the trinity of Casus Luciferi, Sworn to the Dark and Lawless Darkness. I’m here to tell you that said confidence wasn’t even remotely unwarranted.

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The Sun Sets on Our War Torn Planet in Sundown, by Beyond the Ghost

Composer Pierre LaPlace has delivered a bleak, immersive world not only of despair and violence, but also the intrepid and indomitable human spirit… Opening with speculative vocals pads, and tremulous string drones that foretell the audio diorama unfolding before your eyes, the movie of your mind begins to coalesce into establishing camera shots of vistas of warfare below, the crumbling ruins of near-future Rome below your field of view, embroiled in war.

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Activate the Prime Memory with ProtoU

ProtoU’s layered sound design approach carries us along the currents of subconscious languor, with narrative hints of computer-aided artificial enhancement, maybe even consciousness storage, but just as the doldrum science fiction precis implies, the hypnotic droning from ProtoU lulls us into a quiet sense of submission, and we merely waft with the eddies of the textured pads.

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Immolation Brings Forth Fire and Brimstone in ACTS OF GOD

After five years the ring of salt around Yonkers, New York has been broken and the flames of hell are seeping back into a changed world. 2017 was the last time death metal four-piece Immolation cast their blistering curse on mortal ears.

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Cryo Chamber's Newest Lovecraftian Label Collaboration is upon Us

These albums are always a treat, as they are presented in unbroken, hour-long tracks wherein a Who’s Who of Cryo Chamber alumni…

Dagon begins exactly as it should: the subtle roar of ocean waves undulating, lapping at imposing rocks and possible ancient, antediluvian structures obscured by moss and lichen, weather-worn and hewn by the incessant pummeling of the water. Ominous howls of synth horns and drones begin their call from above gaping pits adorned with ceremonial “eyes”, many of which are certainly ringed with worshippers proclaiming their tenets of faith according to their Esoteric Orders.

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Alphaxone Explores Digital Afterlife, or at Least the Machines that Perpetuate It

Alphaxone returns with a new full-length sound exploration, after the brilliant split album.... The artist’s unique approach to layering and textures returns with Ghost Machine, another futuristic tale of ambiguity - the story’s timbre and mood are largely left to the interpretation of the listener

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Welcome to Hel

“…paints a frost-capped land of dread and danger, beginning with a cadenced approach of tribal drums, and slowly introducing more elements into the tracks all to ease the listener into the plane of the Viking. It is a concept album of the concept of the chilled, forlorn world of the dead in Norse mythology, and I must say this album exudes every element of the senses it evokes.”

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War has come to Europa in Beyond the Ghost's new album, The Desolation Age

I love this album. It is the soundtrack to a movie I wish had been made in that magical ‘85-’90s era of films. Each song has a body of imposing aura, as each song expands upon the story BtG has crafted, yet every song stands alone and can be identified by their individual sounds (many times this is a difficult task in this particular genre of music).

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Wordclock Gives Us a Glimpse of the Gods in "A Greater Bliss"

various interpretations and religious figures are represented and displayed through each song, while also drawing upon the eclectic stable of contributing musicians to add their own personal flavor to each respective part. The end result is a patchwork quilt of sonic sui generis. Essentially, how does one comprehend a god, and more importantly, how does one begin to describe that god to others?

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Planet Supreme Shows Us Kingdoms of Alien Grandeur in 'Creation of a Star'

“…Certain movements within the structures of the evolving pads and drones help convey topographical nuance to the alien landscapes of the mind, but also colossal scales of ships and derelict craft, drifting solitary among the nebulae, testament tombs to erstwhile forgotten life…”

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