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Dead Space Chamber Music
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Dead Space Chamber Music: Interview With The Medieval Neo-Folk Quartet

20th December 20218th February 2022 Tim Keppie Avant-Garde, Avon Terror Corps, Dead Space Chamber Music, Neo Folk

In relation to my recently published review of the dark neo-classical beauty that is The Black Hours, Dead Space Chamber

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Joan Avant ‘Dies Irae’
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Review: Joan Avant ‘Dies Irae’

8th December 202111th January 2022 Lee Beamish Avant-Garde, Joan Avant, Red Masque Records

Okay, let’s start with a pop quiz. Who reading this has any knowledge of what ‘Victorian Gothic Symphonic Rock’ is?

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Dead Space Chamber Music ‘The Black Hours’
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Review: Dead Space Chamber Music ‘The Black Hours’

6th December 202111th January 2022 Tim Keppie Avant-Garde, Avon Terror Corps, Dead Space Chamber Music, Neo Folk

Dark neo-classical is a genre which sparked an interest in me and instantly made me think of luminaries such as

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Diablo Swing Orchestra ‘Swagger & Stroll Down The Rabbit Hole’
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Review: Diablo Swing Orchestra ‘Swagger & Stroll Down The Rabbit Hole’

28th October 202115th December 2021 Reza Mills Avant-Garde, Candlelight Records, Diablo Swing Orchestra, Prog Metal, Spinefarm Records

Described in the promo-notes as ‘Tim Burton’s dream band’, Diablo Swing Orchestra are a Swedish eight-piece progressive/experimental outfit who formed

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Bornwithhair ‘When The Witches Fall’
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Review: Bornwithhair ‘When The Witches Fall’

12th October 202116th November 2021 Jamie Grimes Avant-Garde, Bornwithhair, Death Rock, Trepanation Recordings

If you look at any band or label’s Bandcamp page you will normally see a sidebar on the right of

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The Answer Lies In The Black Void ‘Forlorn’
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Review: The Answer Lies In The Black Void ‘Forlorn’

24th September 202131st October 2021 Sean Haner Avant-Garde, Burning World Records, Doom, Jason Köhnen, The Answer Lies In The Black Void

The Answer Lies In The Black Void is a collaboration featuring Jason Köhnen, known for his time in numerous Dutch

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Taras Bulba ‘Sometimes The Night’
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Review: Taras Bulba ‘Sometimes The Night’

28th July 20219th September 2021 Josuph Price Avant-Garde, Fred Laird, Riot Season, Soundtrack, Taras Bulba

Presumably named after the film (as it has a celebrated soundtrack), Taras Bulba is a solo project from ex-Earthling Society

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Anna von Hausswolff ‘All Thoughts Fly’
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Review: Anna Von Hausswolff ‘All Thoughts Fly’

7th October 20206th November 2020 Daniel Pietersen All Thoughts Fly, Anna von Hausswolff, Avant-Garde, Experimental, Southern Lord

When I first saw Anna von Hausswolff live, in the huge space of Tilburg’s 013 venue, what struck me most

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The Body 'No One Deserves Happiness'
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The Body ‘No One Deserves Happiness’ CD/LP/DD 2016

23rd February 20161st November 2019 Angela Davey 2016, Angela Davey, Avant-Garde, Heavy, Industrial, No One Deserves Happiness, Review, The Body, Thrill Jockey Records

With an ever growing list of side projects and collaborations, it was beginning to look like The Body were never

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Årabrot 'The Gospel'
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Årabrot ‘The Gospel’ CD/LP/DD 2016

22nd February 20161st November 2019 Pete Green 2016, Årabrot, Avant-Garde, CD, Digital, Experimental, Fysisk Format, LP, Noise-Rock, Pete Green, Review, The Gospel

As the majority stride onwards into 2016, recent weeks have brought us music lovers unprecedented waves of pain as we

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Christian Death 'The Scriptures'
Album & EP Reviews C 

Christian Death ‘Atrocities’ & ‘The Scriptures’ LP Reissue 2016

21st January 20161st November 2019 Guido Segers 2016, Atrocities, Avant-Garde, Christian Death, Death Rock, Gothic, Guido Segers, LP, Reissue, Review, Season Of Mist, The Scriptures

Christian Death is one of those bands that fit within a specific time frame and setting, There’s a certain cult

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Video Premiere: Omnibadger ‘F I X’ – From The Duo’s New Album ‘Famous Guitar Licks Vol. III’
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Video Premiere: Omnibadger ‘F I X’ – From The Duo’s New Album ‘Famous Guitar Licks Vol. III’

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Following on from yesterday’s coverage of the latest aural assault from Stoke-on-Trent’s experimental duo Omnibadger and their new album Famous

Premiere: Pire ‘The Sanctuary’ – From The Bands New Album ‘Grief World’ That Drops 15th June
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