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Angry Metal Guy<p><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/feversea-man-under-erasure-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Feversea – Man Under Erasure Review</a></p><p><i>By Thus Spoke</i></p><p><strong>Feversea</strong> is a perfect name for a post-metal band. It manages to evoke the genre’s typical moodiness and atmosphere, which, like the sea, can range from tranquil mystique to rage and channeled either through fretful drama or a kind of layered intensity that could faithfully be said to resemble a fever dream. But there’s more to Oslo’s <strong>Feversea</strong> than their name having a pleasing ring. Their debut <em>Man Under Erasure</em> carries the burden of making an impact in the veritable ocean of groups taking their cue from stalwarts like <strong>Cult of Luna</strong> and <strong>Russian Circles</strong>.<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/feversea-man-under-erasure-review/#fn-216679-1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">1</a> Their claims of multi-genre influence, and black metal in particular, along with their Norwegian origin, immediately brought to mind experimental metal legends <strong>Dødheimsgard</strong>, although that’s arguably an unfair comparison. Having a voice in the scene can be a challenge, but I’m pleased to report that it’s one <strong>Feversea </strong>meet gallantly.</p><p>While containing nothing so unexpected as to approach avant-garde, <em>Man Under Erasure</em> is full of little surprises—good ones at that. Of all the ways I expected the album to begin, the titular opening—with its relatively upbeat electronic melody and soft, spoken-sung vocals—did not appear. From there, <strong>Feversea </strong>shift between poignancy and pugnacity, and punctuate their sombre pessimism with mellow optimism. Reverberant leads and unshowy, haunting cleans are more often than not turned eerie by their accompanying sludgy riffs and aggressive percussion, making those truly stripped-back portions feel even more still. Gloomy moods are enhanced or traded for fury with blurred, even dissonant tremolo, d-beating or blastbeating pace, and throaty screams. The tone is consistently somewhat brooding, but <strong>Feversea</strong> avoid treading into an introspective dreaminess with this turbulence between post-metal ethereality and hardcore and blackened fury, their atmosphere maintaining a bite with sinister melodic turns and vocal switches to vicious roars.</p><p></p><p>Across <em>Man Under Erasure</em>, <strong>Feversea</strong> showcase an impressive talent for creative songwriting. The particular fusion of sludge, hardcore, black metal, and electronica that they employ makes for dynamic and engaging pieces. When atmospheric, their presence is tangible (“New Creatures Replace Our Names,” “Invocation,” “Until it Goes Away”), and when more energetic, they possess a refreshingly unconventional spirit (“Decider,” “Kindred Spirit”). The faint shadows of the aforementioned <strong>Dødheimsgard</strong> <em>are</em> actually audible in spinning synth lines and playfully lurching blackened guitar scattered in fleeting moments across the album (“Murmur Within the Skull of God,” “Sunkindling,” “Kindred Spirit”). While it’s all good, there are passages in particular that hit upon some glorious interplay of styles; sometimes a powerfully stirring surge of emotion wrapped in layers of tremolo and electronica (“Invocation,” “Kindred Spirit”), sometimes a deceptively simple and undeniably catchy sludge-post, sludge-black, or electronica-post refrain (“New Creatures…,” “Decider,” title track). <strong>Feversea</strong> do both calm and lively with like ease and make the transitions between them sound easy.</p><p>The multifaceted nature of their sound avoids feeling fickle—for the most part—and instead sounds quite smooth. This is in large part thanks to the stellar work of the individual musicians who comprise <strong>Feversea</strong>—for most of whom this is their first and only band. Though everyone deserves credit, I have to give extra kudos to vocalist Ada Lønne Emberland, who performs both harsh and clean leads and is absolutely killing it with subtly emotive singing and razor-sharp screams. Melodies retain memorability and songs a satisfying crunch and flavour through punchy, audible riffs and a refreshingly crisp production that allows one to hear the space created between the chugs, soft “ahh-ahh-ahh”s, shaking percussion, and warm synth. If I had to nitpick, I would suggest cutting down some of the longer tracks, to improve their impact that is weakened by repetition, or the inclusion of just one too many ideas (“Decider,” “Until it Goes Away,” “Kindred Spirit”<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/feversea-man-under-erasure-review/#fn-216679-2" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">2</a>).</p><p><strong>Feversea</strong> nonetheless come out on top with a unique and engaging record that pays only the small price of feeling a touch unfocused. <em>Man Under Erasure</em> isn’t just impressive for a debut, it’s impressive in its own right with its smart blend of styles and fluent execution. A pleasure to listen to. Post-metal fans ought to keep their eye on <strong>Feversea</strong>, for the inevitable masterwork to come.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Rating</strong>: Very Good<em><br></em><strong>DR</strong>: 11 | <strong>Format Reviewed</strong>: 320 kbps mp3<br><strong>Label</strong>: <a href="https://www.karismarecords.no/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Dark Essence Records</a><br><strong>Websites</strong>: <a href="https://feverseaband.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/feverseaband/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br><strong>Releases Worldwide</strong>: May 23rd, 2025</p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/35/" target="_blank">#35</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/cult-of-luna/" target="_blank">#CultOfLuna</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/dark-essence-records/" target="_blank">#DarkEssenceRecords</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/dodheimsgard/" target="_blank">#Dödheimsgard</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/electronic-metal/" target="_blank">#ElectronicMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/feversea/" target="_blank">#Feversea</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/man-under-erasure/" target="_blank">#ManUnderErasure</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/may25/" target="_blank">#May25</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/norwegian-metal/" target="_blank">#NorwegianMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/post-black-metal/" target="_blank">#PostBlackMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/post-metal/" target="_blank">#PostMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/review/" target="_blank">#Review</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/reviews/" target="_blank">#Reviews</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/sludge-metal/" target="_blank">#SludgeMetal</a></p>
Angry Metal Guy<p><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/amgs-unsigned-band-rodeo-exterior-palnet-haragma-ii/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">AMG’s Unsigned Band Rodeö: Exterior Palnet – Haragma II</a></p><p><i>By Dolphin Whisperer</i></p><p><em>“AMG’s Unsigned Band Rodeö” is a time-honored tradition to showcase the most underground of the underground—the unsigned and unpromoted. This collective review treatment continues to exist to unite our writers in boot or bolster of the bands who remind us that, for better or worse, the metal underground exists as an important part of the global metal scene. The Rodeö rides on.”</em></p><p>Another year, another chance for the Rodeö to lasso a lurking but worthy buck. We do dirty business here at Angry Metal Guy and Sons, LLC, sifting promo after promo to catch a whiff of glory. But we do it all for the love of music, a love of exploration, and a love of dealing in the currency of informed and accurate opinions. Just ask the wise and appreciative minds of the powerful minds at Rolling Stone—<a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/heavy-metal-changed-my-life-1235305372/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">they agree</a> <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/amgs-unsigned-band-rodeo-exterior-palnet-haragma-ii/#fn-214754-1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">1</a><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/amgs-unsigned-band-rodeo-exterior-palnet-haragma-ii/#fn-214754-2" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">2</a> we’re putting in the time!</p><p>But enough about us. You want to hear about <strong>Exterior Palnet</strong>, right? Don’t worry, they know that the word <em>planet</em> exists. These Croatian oddballs prefer to use a related and wholly untraceable word instead. And in that essence, <em>Haragma II</em>, their sophomore release, follows a musical path of likely patchwork influence and cross-genre reverence. Trv to black metal roots, a frosty trem and low-clack blast persists. Yet in tempo-fluid runs, <strong>Exterior Palnet</strong> finds a progressive, thrashy, and unpredictable attitude that sets their attack galaxies away from their frosty Norwegian forebears. So buckle up and prepare for extreme forces as you wrestle with the words our Cow Folk have for you today. And, if I’ve timed this right, this is the named debut of ascended n00b <span><strong>Owlswald</strong></span> (formerly 87).<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/amgs-unsigned-band-rodeo-exterior-palnet-haragma-ii/#fn-214754-3" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">3</a> He’s a hoot. – <span><strong>Dolphin Whisperer</strong></span></p><p></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/exteriorpalnet/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Exterior Palnet</a> // <a href="https://exteriorpalnet.bandcamp.com/album/haragma-ii" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Haragma II</em></a> [January 24th, 2025]</strong></p> <p><span><strong>El Cruevo</strong></span>: <strong>Exterior Palnet</strong> caused a ruckus in the <a href="http://angrymetalguy.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">AMG.com</a> break room. “early <strong>Dødheimsgard</strong> plus <strong>[redacted shit-head black metal]</strong><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/amgs-unsigned-band-rodeo-exterior-palnet-haragma-ii/#fn-214754-4" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">4</a> wrapped in a <strong>[redacted shit-head thrash metal]</strong> package!” cried one individual. “[The band] is firing on all cylinders!” another gushed. When I was done cleaning their excrement off the ceilings, I learned that neither was wrong; <em>Haragma II</em> offers an avant-garde take on black metal executed with pummeling leads that sometimes wander into thrashy territory. But neither description clarified the reality that <strong>Exterior Palnet</strong> evoke the sadly-inactive <strong>A Forest of Stars</strong>; bolstered with additional pace and power, but weakened by a lack of dynamism and curiosity. Although the music has the sinister, inescapable feel of a spider’s web, it’s simply not very memorable or enjoyable. There are solid riffs, sure. And a warped, beastly attitude. Ordinarily these might fuse into something compelling. But I find myself drifting in and out while listening to <em>Haragma II</em>. For a record playing with such dissonance, heaviness and speed, the fact that it barely holds my attention rings the death knell. Now that my time with it is over, I have no interest whatsoever in returning. <strong>2.0/5.0</strong></p><p></p><p><span><strong>Dolphin Whipserer</strong></span>: Yes, it will take more than one listen of <em>Haragma II</em> to settle into its particular brand of dreamy chaos. In a reckless manner, <strong>Exterior Palnet</strong> scatters crumbs of its mission about with twangy, swaggering groove that belies an incessant rhythmic trickery. Playing its hand first with the blasting and beguiling “Haragma” and “Zaphnath-Paaneah” feels like a sleight in the wake of the grandiose and wailing “Behind the Veil.” But understanding how it’s sudden hi-hat shuffle and endless bending mania can feel both natural and striking is key to unlocking the <em>HII</em> universe. Much like the early blackened scrawl of an early <strong>DHG</strong>—also informed by the progressive, narrative drama of the classic <em>A Umbra Omega</em>—a tangible mysticism lurks around every barked and battered word that escapes through Tomislav Hrastovec’s mic. Whether it’s the Hebrew prayer recital that closes “Beyond the Veil,” the surrealistic depiction of seasonless erosion of “Exoskeleton,” the <a href="https://inthetemazcal.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-element-chant-tierra-mi-cuerpo.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">elemental chant</a> that guides the conclusion of “Haragma,” a shroud of existential disaster carves <em>HII</em>’s every edge—I’d suggest reading along with its words, which are all fully available on the Bandcamp page.<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/amgs-unsigned-band-rodeo-exterior-palnet-haragma-ii/#fn-214754-5" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">5</a> The world we live in is bizarre, and <strong>Exterior Palnet</strong> does their very best to make sense of its senselessness through long dissonant resolves, whiplash pneumatic propulsions, and scraggly <strong>Voivod</strong>ian bass drives. And yet, as “Heracleidae” stumbles to the total journey’s conclusion, a heroic melody casts a light of hope. Anecdotal, densely packed, and passing like the flash of a forgotten moment, <em>Haragma II</em> wears a brand of drama that drills shrill melody against swerving tempos in hopes to find a straight line. For some of us, the search is the answer. <strong>3.5/5.0</strong></p><p></p><p><span><strong>Icebreg</strong></span>: <strong>Exterior Palnet</strong> are a tough nut to crack. Their music is dense and mechanical, rarely giving the listener an aural handhold. At first blush <em>Haragma II</em> presents as an unyielding barrage of dissonance layered on top of polyrhythm, sporting stream-of-consciousness style cavernous vocals. Amidst the scaling, wailing guitars and humming synths rages the beating heart of <strong>Exterior Palnet</strong>; a drummer<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/amgs-unsigned-band-rodeo-exterior-palnet-haragma-ii/#fn-214754-6" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">6</a> who’s clearly read the mathcore brief. The undisputed star of this show, stuttering hi-hat rhythms and bursts of tom patterns reminiscent of Thomas Pridgen-era <strong>The Mars Volta</strong> live alongside monolithic blastbeats and wall-of-sound cymbal crashes. But exemplary performances don’t always translate into approachability, and <em>Haragma II</em> will rebuff all but the most determined musical excavators. Like staring into a Magic Eye puzzle, cycling chord structures and melodies appear in “Haragma” and “Exoskeletons,” but only after patient, focused listens. And while eleven-minute epic “Behind The Veil” revels in its noisy climax and grindy bookend riffs, it weights down the middle of an album that already suffers from potential fatigue issues. A break in the chaos appears in the twilight minutes of “Heracleidae,” and while my ears are thankful for the change in texture, the band’s performance doesn’t seem as tight as the rest of the album, making the section seem more mistake than intention. <strong>Exterior Palnet</strong> unflinchingly adhere to their style of blackened mathcore,<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/amgs-unsigned-band-rodeo-exterior-palnet-haragma-ii/#fn-214754-7" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">7</a> and execute it well, but the lack of sonic relief here makes it a tough listen for this reviewer. <strong>2.5/5.0<br></strong></p><p><strong><span>Alekihnes Gun: </span></strong>The “No Regerts” style named <strong>Exterior Palnet</strong> have descended from space. One look at the cover is an excellent setup for expectations; with its <strong>Voivod</strong> by way of Refrigerator Art décor, it’s clear something herky and jerky is on the horizon. <strong>Exterior Palnet</strong> manage to slide between an assembly of treble heavy riffs and melodies which inevitably walk back into more straightforward pummeling. Album centerpiece “Behind the Veil” is the real test for listener appreciation, clocking in at a whopping eleven minutes and managing to make each minute count with an assembly of moments ranging from mood setting sustained plucking scales to proper tremelos over blast beats. <em>Haragma II</em> doesn’t want for a glut of such moments, though the entirety of the album sounds more like a collection via stream of consciousness more than a series of cohesive songs. This is partially the fault of the mix, where the drums are produced so heavily as to drown out some of the clarity of the riffs on display, and the bass is reduced to an atonal rumble rather than function as support for the chord progressions. There’s a really fun atmosphere on display here and whiffs of excellence to be found across the album, if they can tighten the screws on the song writing a bit and get a mix to serve the overall presentation. <strong>2.5/5</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span>T<del>h</del>yme</span></strong>: <strong><span>Exterior Palnet</span></strong><span>‘s sophomore album, </span><em><span>Haragma II, </span></em><span>was slightly off-putting on the first listen, but it’s grown on me like some feral space rash. Riffs pinball in every direction, ranging from chaotically dissonant (“Haragma”) to pensively inquisitive (“Zaphnath-Paaneah”) as if tip-toeing through blackened tulips and sparking like schizophrenic flashbangs, recalling the experimental instrumentality of acts like </span><strong><span>Krallice</span></strong><span>, </span><strong><span>DsO</span></strong><span>, and early </span><strong><span>Dødheimsgard</span></strong><span>. It wasn’t until the twangy swing of “Behind the Veil” kicked in, however, that </span><strong><span>Exterior Palnet</span></strong><span>‘s claws really dug in. An eleven-minute odyssey and the album highlight, “Behind the Veil,” displays all the tricks in </span><strong><span>Exterior Palnet</span></strong><span>‘s bag. Bruno Čavara’s guitars crash and splash against each other in sprays of dissonant mist as he expertly ushers us across tremolodic waters and rifferous wastelands. With emotionally restless desperation, Tomislav Hrastovec’s tortured shouts and screams pair perfectly with Čavara’s intricate guitars and session bassist Vedran Rao Brlečić’s punchy low-end work. While no drummer was credited, programmed or not,<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/amgs-unsigned-band-rodeo-exterior-palnet-haragma-ii/#fn-214754-8" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">8</a> the drums sound lush and vibrant, keeping the serpentine instrumentation in check, which is no small feat. My biggest gripe with </span><em><span>Haragma II</span></em><span> lies in the mix, which I find too loud. I know this is black metal, but there are so many interesting things happening here that I think the mix robs the listener, especially the casual ones, of experiencing the material’s full complexity. Ultimately, </span><strong><span>Exterior Palnet </span></strong><span>has released an album worthy of your time, and I hope you check it out. <strong>3.0/5.0 </strong></span></p><p><span><strong> </strong></span></p><p><span><strong>Owlswald</strong></span>: My relationship with black metal is complicated. No longer drawn to the forthright tremolo and low-fi discords of old, I now find the genre’s more avant-garde forms satiating. This leads me to believe Croatia’s <strong>Exterior Palnet</strong> should be right up my alley, as they deliver a chaotic yet grounded sound that both captivates and overwhelms me in equal measure. <em>Haragma II</em>’s strength lies in its ability to generate a palpable sense of unease and restlessness through swarms of dissonant guitars, anguished cries and shifting tempos. Whether conjuring <strong>Deathspell Omega</strong> anxiety and agitation through its swirling and undulating soundscape (“Heracleidae”) or transmuting its frenetic energy via taut blasts and fills (“Exoskeletons,” “Zaphnath-Paaneah”), <em>Haragama II</em> is all about keeping the listener off-kilter. Despite its often exhausting intensity, <strong>Exterior Palnet</strong> offers brief but welcome respites, including the <strong>Doldrum</strong>-esque groovy syncopations within “Haragma” or the unexpected shoegaze-tinged textures ending “Behind the Veil.” Still, <em>Haragma II</em>’s songwriting would benefit from greater balance, as it currently prioritizes pandemonium through a loud, upfront mix. Exterior Palnet reach their peak when atmosphere, groove and prevailing intensity are in equilibrium. <em>Haragma II</em> proves there is still room for growth. <strong>Good.</strong></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/a-forest-of-stars/" target="_blank">#AForestOfStars</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/angry-metal-guys-unsigned-band-rodeo/" target="_blank">#AngryMetalGuySUnsignedBandRodeo</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/angry-metal-guys-unsigned-band-rodeo-2025/" target="_blank">#AngryMetalGuySUnsignedBandRodeo2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/black-metal/" target="_blank">#BlackMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/croatian-metal/" target="_blank">#CroatianMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/dodheimsgard/" target="_blank">#Dödheimsgard</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/doldrum/" target="_blank">#Doldrum</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/exterior-palnet/" target="_blank">#ExteriorPalnet</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/haragma-ii/" target="_blank">#HaragmaII</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/independent-release/" target="_blank">#IndependentRelease</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/jan25/" target="_blank">#Jan25</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/krallice/" target="_blank">#Krallice</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/progressive-black-metal/" target="_blank">#ProgressiveBlackMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/review/" target="_blank">#Review</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/reviews/" target="_blank">#Reviews</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/self-release/" target="_blank">#SelfRelease</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/the-mars-volta/" target="_blank">#TheMarsVolta</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/voivod/" target="_blank">#Voivod</a></p>
Angry Metal Guy<p><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/gardenstale-goes-to-roadburn-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">GardensTale Goes to Roadburn 2025</a></p><p><i>By GardensTale</i></p><p>The story of Easter, detailing the gruesome death and supernatural resurrection of a cult leader, is pretty fucking metal, all things considered. So it’s fitting that the cream of the crop among underground heavy music festivals, Roadburn, coincides with the religious holiday this year. Not that it makes much difference to me, my partner, or the slew of friends we drag across the Tilburg city centre to enjoy some of the heaviest, strangest, and most envelope-pushing music that music has to offer. We’d murder our feet and livers for this fest any time of the year.</p><p>For the last few editions, Roadburn has spread its venues over several locations within a few hundred-meter radius. The 013 is the main venue, hosting the large Main stage with its signature staircase (a brilliant way to rest your feet while watching a show!) and the smaller NEXT. A 5-10 minute walk away, depending on your state of mind and soundness of body, is the old industrial hall known as Koepelhal, split for the occasion into the larger Terminal and smaller Engine Room. Attached is the diminutive Hall of Fame, where the smallest artists get to do their thing, with the ever-popular skate park next door regularly hosting secret shows, which are often announced only a few hours beforehand. Finally, the local jazz club Paradox is the place to be for the more unconventional material, which is saying something in this place.</p><p>What follows is a cleaned-up live thread I tapped out in hasty bursts between and during sets, my word-vomit witnessed in real time by my colleagues who gave frequent and often unhelpful commentary. Where applicable, I saw fit to include their remarks and any response I had to their tomfoolery. I can not promise this will result in a sane article, but I hope it can sketch a glimpse of what the greatest festival in the world is like.</p><p><strong>Day 1 (Thursday, 17th of April)</strong></p><p></p><p>2:51 PM — As usual, the larger sizes of the merch sell out lightning fast, and so I walk away with a single patch and disappointment. Let’s hope <strong>Glassing</strong> can obliterate the letdown.</p><p><span><strong>Cherd of Doom</strong></span>:<em> Surely they restock merch through the festival?</em></p><p><em>HAHAHA no</em><br><em>Everyone knows merch goes fast so everyone goes to merch first so merch goes fast</em><br><em>And they always underproduce the large sizes</em></p><p><strong><span>sentynel</span></strong>: <em>You’d think if the merch consistently sold out really quickly they might print more next time</em></p><p>3:12 PM — Yep, <strong>Glassing</strong> is fucking killing it. Pushing an almost Spartan setup to its limit. The drummer is just bonkers!</p><p>4:11 PM — Listening to <strong>Oranssi Pazuzu</strong> outside the main stage because we could no longer get inside. It sounds impressively oppressive. Wish we could have seen more of it, but I would not have wanted to miss <strong>Glassing</strong>. Choices choices.</p><p>4:24 PM — The electronics and psychedelics of <strong>Oranssi Pazuzu</strong> are really cool. I should have paid more attention to this band.</p><p>4:48 PM — Slowing things down a bit with Toby Driver’s new age project <strong>Alora Crucible</strong>. It’s pretty enough, but 10 minutes in, I am still waiting for it to develop into something more than a yoga class background music jam.</p><p>5:17 PM — It did not.</p><p>5:31 PM — Listened most of <strong>Alora Crucible</strong> from the lounge where they pipe down the music from that stage. Very relaxing, better way to experience it than the venue!</p><p></p><p>5:33 PM — Then sludge legends <strong>Kylesa</strong> reformed on the main stage. No second drummer sadly, but what a treat to see this band live again! Last time was at Graspop in 2011.</p><p>6:44 PM — Waiting for <strong>Faetooth</strong> to start. Their first European gig!</p><p><span><strong>Dolphin Whisperer</strong></span>: <em>love <strong>Faetooth</strong>, they got a new album on the horizon I believe</em></p><p>7:10 PM — <strong>Faetooth</strong> is decent but not amazing, the vocals are a bit one-note at least on stage. Some nice riffs and I wouldn’t have minded finishing the gig but my feet are too dead to settle for decent right now. At least we can still listen to them for a bit outside the venue.</p><p></p><p>9:20 PM — After a good big meal we went to the main stage for <strong>envy.</strong><br>And it’s already entrancing just a few minutes in.</p><p>9:31 PM — I am in love, this is the greatest thing I discovered today. The intense and concentrated emotion divided between melancholic post-rock and colossal outbursts of post-metal-hardcore is divine.<br>This is their 2003 album, tomorrow they will play a modern era set.</p><p><span><strong>Dolphin Whisperer</strong></span>: <em><strong>envy</strong> good</em></p><p><em>well WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL ME</em></p><p><span><strong>Cherd of Doom</strong></span>: <em>See, bands playing multiple themed sets is exactly why I’d love to go to Roadburn. The <strong>Inter Arma</strong> sets last year for instance</em></p><p>10:29 PM — <strong>Envy</strong> was my favorite show of the day easily. So intense, so emotional.</p><p>10:39 PM — <strong>Black Curse</strong> is apparently overrun, so instead we decided to wait for <strong>Concrete Winds</strong>. <strong>Dame Area</strong> was still playing in that venue, so we thought we’d check it out. We walked in and walked back out like Grandpa Simpson.</p><p><span><strong>Dolphin Whisperer</strong></span>: <strong><em>CONCRETE WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINDS</em></strong></p><p>11:30 PM — <strong>Concrete Winds</strong> sounds good for dense death metal but I am honestly too tired for death metal this dense.</p><p>12:42 AM — But I stuck it out! It was intense, but pretty cool. Sadly my phone died halfway through.</p> <p><strong>Day 2 (Friday, 18th of April)</strong></p><p>12:49 PM — Heading in for the first performance on the bill today, a collab of <strong>Throwing Bricks</strong> and <strong>Ontaard</strong>. They’ve collaborated successfully before on record, but this is a new commissioned piece.</p><p></p><p>1:19 PM — It’s fucking awesome! 8 musicians on stage, massive sound, but the balance is great and it’s emotionally devastating.<br>The sound quality is also much better than most Engine Room performances.<br>Between the two bands you also have a lot of variety. Male and female vocals, synths, violin, two drummers. Gorgeous.</p><p>1:49 PM — I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of ‘beautiful serene passage, suddenly interrupted by the most devastating wall of noise.’</p><p>2:54 PM — <strong>Midwife</strong> was very pretty, very demure, and very much not what I was looking for right now. Sort of a shoegaze, dreampop, slowcore thing that feels more appropriate for a summer sunset than a dark crowded hall and foot pain. Will check again later!</p><p></p><p>3:20 PM — Now for one of my most anticipated shows of the festival: <strong>Messa</strong> playing their new album <em>The Spin</em> in full!</p><p>3:41 PM — Their stage presence is a bit static, but the album and execution thereof are so good it’s easy to forgive.</p><p><span><strong>Dolphin Whisperer</strong></span>: <em>They don’t typically have a big stage presence from what I gather. They didn’t when I saw em in a small club</em></p><p>5:11 PM — After <strong>Messa</strong> we intended to see <strong>CHVE</strong>, the solo project of Colin [van Eeckhout] from <strong>Amenra</strong>. The line was pretty long, so we declined to join it. But it was all speed 0 soundscapes and were even boring when listening from the lounge.</p><p><span><strong>Dolphin Whisperer</strong></span>: <em>why go fast when you can go sloooooooooooooooooooooow</em></p><p>5:13 PM — But now it’s time for round 2 of <strong>envy</strong>! Loved em so much yesterday, we wanted seconds. Today is the modern set, including all of <em>Eunoia</em>, their 2024 album.</p><p>6:36 PM — <strong>Envy</strong> was once again beautiful and crushing.</p><p>6:39 PM — After <strong>envy</strong> we went to queue for <strong>40 Watt Sun</strong>. Patrick Walker is doing a solo show in Paradox, the jazz club, and it’s bound to be jam-packed. Thankfully we got in! Now having another beer and waiting for the man to make us weep.</p><p>7:02 PM — Walker surveying the crowd: “That does not look comfortable.”</p><p>7:34 PM — Between songs this man is the funniest fucker alive, then he starts playing again and instantly it’s misty eyes and goosebumps. What a character, what a musician.</p><p>8:52 PM — Sometimes you gotta stop and smell the Korean fried chicken.</p><p>9:22 PM — Now waiting for <strong>Genital Shame</strong>.</p><p>10:20 PM — <strong>Genital Shame</strong> was decent, but couldn’t hold our attention. Also I was much too close to the speakers and the kick drums were overpowering the guitars. Caught a friend heading out and decided to follow her to <strong>Gnod</strong> Drop Out with <strong>White Hills</strong>.</p><p>11:04 PM — <strong>Gnod</strong> was very particular music for a very particular audience under a particularly large amount of drugs. Endlessly spooling 70’s space rock psychedelics. We didn’t stay long. Instead we opted for <strong>Thou</strong>, playing <em>Umbilical</em> on the main stage.</p><p><span><strong>Dolphin Whisperer</strong></span>: <strong>THOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUU</strong></p><p>11:19 PM<br>I always kind of skirted around <strong>Thou</strong>, but they put on a good show. Unforgivingly harsh and unstoppably heavy, with the biggest riffs I’ve heard today. I don’t feel the amount of heart I got from the best performances today, but it’s a fun and filthy way to end the day.</p> <p><strong>Day 3 (Saturday, 19th of April)</strong></p><p></p><p>1:54 PM — Scarfed down a fresh stroopwafel, brought my ebook for breaks and waits, and shuffled into the Terminal for <strong>Dødheimsgard</strong>!</p><p>They’re playing <em>Black Medium Current</em> front to back.</p><p>2:05 PM — It’s more of a sardine pressure vat than a sardine can in here.</p><p>2:11 PM — But the show is great! The big hall works for the expansive spacy black metal and the band is performing with fire</p><p>2:38 PM — We escaped the crowd to join a different one and check out <strong>Haatdrager</strong>, a project from students at the Metal Factory in Eindhoven. Claustrophobic electro-laden sludge. It’s fucking awesome!</p><p></p><p>2:44 PM — The vocalist is a very talented young woman. Throat ripping screams, but she also focuses on flow and rhythm in a more hip-hop fashion which gives the music an urban fusion flair akin to <strong>Backxwash</strong> and <strong>dälek</strong>.</p><p><span><strong>Dolphin Whisperer</strong></span>: <em>Like and subscribe</em></p><p>3:42 PM — We left for ice cream, then headed back to catch the off-kilter hardcore punk of <strong>Gillian Carter</strong>.</p><p>3:49 PM — Instrumentation is cool, sharp riffs with unexpected turns and skronks. Vocals are very one-note though. Will try to get into <strong>Grey Aura</strong> instead.</p><p>3:52 PM — Samantha compared the vocals [of <strong>Gillian Carter</strong>] to Judge Doom in <em>Who Framed Roger Rabbit</em> sinking into the Dip and it is 100% accurate.</p><p>4:29 PM — <strong>Grey Aura</strong> was worse though. Embarrassing vocals honestly. Yelling like he wanted the kids to get off his lawn.</p><p><span><strong>Tyme</strong></span>: <em>Boooo! Too bad. I dig <strong>Grey Aura</strong>.</em></p><p><span><strong>Dolphin Whisperer</strong></span>: <em>That’s really sad to hear :(</em></p><p>5:09 PM — We grabbed a drink and intended to get in line for <strong>Uniform</strong>. And so we did, but the Terminal filled to capacity before we got there. Not willing to face another sardine pressure vat, we went with plan B: a collaboration between <strong>Sumac</strong> and <strong>Moor Mother</strong>. Now waiting for that while giving our feet a rest on the main stage steps.</p><p><span><strong>Tyme</strong></span>: <em><strong>Sumac</strong>?? Hmmmmmm. Interesting</em></p><p><span><strong>Dolphin Whisperer</strong></span>:<em> <strong>Sumac</strong> + <strong>Moor Mother</strong> sounds the kinda collab that is so high art it may be impossible to sniff it. Hope it’s enjoyable</em></p><p><em>You’re not far off. It doesn’t feel like they managed to glue freeform activist hiphop and sludge doom together cohesively. More like switching between the <strong>Moor Mother</strong> bits with heavy guitars, then <strong>Sumac</strong> bits where they play actual riffs.</em></p><p>6:23 PM — We left to see <strong>Coilguns</strong> instead. That turned out to be the right decision. Frantic hardcore punk with ketamine energy and acidic left field swerves; it’s not always sane but it’s highly entertaining!</p><p>6:25 PM — The vocalist is especially all over the place, pulling himself across the stage by the afro and using 5 different styles and inflections in the same song</p><p>6:29 PM — Also met one of our Discord users, inkster.</p><p><span><strong>Dolphin Whisperer</strong></span>: <em>inky is very social + nice</em></p><p><em>She was! We left before the end because it was a long set and our feet are so fucked, but Sammy and I had fun watching <strong>Coilguns</strong> with her for a bit</em></p><p>8:52 PM — Caught a couple songs from <strong>Denisa</strong> after dinner. A sort of raw post-punk meets <strong>Emma Ruth Rundle</strong> from Indonesia. Not extraordinary, but solid, sung and played with heart.</p><p>9:38 PM — Also a few songs from <strong>Doodseskader</strong>’s set. First saw them opening for <strong>Alcest</strong>, and their stark, raw nu-sludge, with intense visuals synced to the music, hasn’t lost its potency.</p><p>9:43 PM — <strong>Altın Gün</strong> is a big change of pace, though. They play a mixture of psychedelic rock and Turkish traditional music. It’s very danceable, but for me it lacks a little oomph, a bit of grit.</p><p></p><p>11:21 PM — Bidding the day goodnight with <strong>Chat Pile</strong>. They play their music well, but I was hoping that’d be enough to make me enjoy their music more, and it isn’t. Still, it’s an effective, brusque brand of spasmodic aggression. The frontman pacing back and forth barefoot in shorts like he’s in the Ministry of Funny Walks is quite the choice.</p><p>11:38 PM — Okay, “Why” was a hoot, fair is fair</p><p><span><strong>Tyme</strong></span>: <em>Still sounds like you’re having a blast tho! </em></p><p><em>I gotta admit it, that was a pretty fucking fun show yeah</em></p> <p><strong>Day 4 (Sunday, April 20th)</strong></p><p>10:04 AM — Mild hangover. Went to the local metal dive bar last night with some of our festival pals. Partied til 3:30 am. I am getting too old for this shit. Except fuck that, it was a ton of fun and I’ll fucking do it again!</p><p>2:01 PM — Dragged my husk to the Terminal to see <strong>Vuur &amp; Zijde</strong> play <em>Boezem</em>, which I gave a <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/vuur-zijde-boezem-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">very positive review</a> a few months ago. Curious to see how it plays on stage!</p><p></p><p>2:53 PM — Though the music was performed perfectly well, a giant industrial hall is probably not the ideal venue for <strong>Vuur &amp; Zijde</strong>. I think they’d do better in a more intimate setting. But some minor sound issues aside, it was a pretty good show overall.</p><p>2:56 PM — Halfway through we decided to move to the smaller Hall of Fame to check out <strong>Bacht’n de Vulle Moane</strong>, a band that’s only a year old and supposedly plays some intense black metal festuring analog electronics.</p><p>3:05 PM — “Good evening Roadburn!” Dude it’s 3 pm.</p><p>3:14 PM — This sounds less like black metal with electronics and more like someone yelling over muddy hardstyle.</p><p>3:26 PM — It didn’t annoy me, but it did bore me. I didn’t come here for techno.</p><p><span><strong>Dolphin Whisperer</strong></span>: <em>Every time is the evening if you’re playing black metal</em></p><p><em>That’s great, maybe they should have tried that instead of playing techno haha</em></p><p></p><p>4:01 PM — Just watched an animated short movie called <em>The Hunter</em> made by Costin Chioreanu. Quite cool, though the plot was lost on me. Pretty imagery though!</p><p>4:32 PM — <strong>Frente Abierto</strong> plays flamenco, but a dark and heavy variation thereof. Interesting, but not really to my tastes.</p><p>6:11 PM — Michael Gira’s set with Kristof Hahn (both from <strong>Swans</strong>) was an exercise in patience. Slow droning soundscapes, eventually joined by slow droning vocals. At some point I could no longer stand the slow droning.</p><p>6:13 PM — Turns out <strong>Sumac</strong> has quite a lot of slow droning soundscapes as well. I don’t need to like everything Roadburn has to offer, but gee golly, I hope I’ll enjoy at least one thing more than <strong>Vuur &amp; Zijde</strong> today.</p><p></p><p>7:37 PM — With a belly full of noodles we plowed on back to the Terminal to catch a slice of <strong>Big|Brave</strong>. More slow droning soundscapes, but the vocals help give it a slightly better sense of progression. Still, when the song devolves into crash cymbal taps and nothing else for a few minutes, I do get a bit restless.</p><p>7:41 PM — When the buildup is more noticeable the music is much more enjoyable, thankfully, and the vocals are powerful.</p><p>7:48 PM — All in all a good performance that requires a bit more patience than my exhaustion has left me with.</p><p>9:03 PM — <strong>Bo Ningen</strong>, heavy psych rock from Japan, is a lot of fun and the first thing with this much energy today. Quite diverse, exploring different moods and textures.</p><p>9:25 PM — They manage both heartfelt space-outs and extended high-octane jams. Exciting show and excellent musicians!</p><p>9:35 PM — “This will be our last song!”<br>They still had 15 minutes.<br>They still went over time.</p><p>10:58 PM — Closing out the festival for us is <strong>Haunted Plasma</strong>. The glitzy darkwave with an edge reminds me of that scene in <em>Blade</em> with the vampire nightclub. The woman on the mic has a sweet spectral presence. A bit one-note, but otherwise very enjoyable and a worthy festival finale.</p> <p>Even though the line-up was a bit frontloaded this year, it still resulted in some of the most hardest-hitting and affecting live music I’ve yet experienced, even from bands I’d never heard of in the first place. Both <strong>envy</strong> shows and the <strong>Throwing Bricks</strong> collaboration with <strong>Ontaard</strong> were the stuff of legends, and this kind of discovery is what makes Roadburn such a joy to return to, year after year. And it’s all the sweeter having a great group of friends to experience it with, as my partner and I attended few shows without at least one other friend by our side. 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Angry Metal Guy<p><strong><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/doedsmaghird-omniverse-consciousness-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Doedsmaghird – Omniverse Consciousness Review</a></strong></p><p><i>By Thus Spoke</i></p><p>I, too, did a doubletake when I first read <strong>Doedsmaghird</strong>. Your brain isn’t playing tricks, <strong>Doedsmaghird</strong><strong> </strong>is a project of <strong>Dødheimsgard </strong>vocalist and guitarist Yusaf “Vicotnik” Parvez and Camille Giradeau respectively. And the two bands are related in more than name and members. Debut <em>Omniverse Consciousness</em> could believably be another <strong>Dødheimsgard</strong> record, sounding, as it does, like a natural extension of <strong>Dødheimsgard</strong>’s signature sound. Exploring further along the vividly electronic path that <em>Black Medium Current</em> set out, <strong>Doedsmaghird </strong>brings in—or brings back—the wildness and irreverence that Vicotnik largely set aside for that album. Did you hear <em>Black Medium Current</em> and think it was a bit soft, that Vicotnik had lost his edge and everything was far too ‘ordinary’? Do you just want extra <strong>Dødheimsgard</strong>? Awaken to the <em>Omniverse Consciousness</em>.</p><p><strong>Doedsmaghird </strong>makes music the way <strong>Dødheimsgard</strong> does; by which I mean music that accurately replicates the experience of hearing technical extreme metal whilst on mushrooms.<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/doedsmaghird-omniverse-consciousness-review/#fn-204338-1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">1</a>. Rather than assault with mud-drenched gutturals and impossible patterns of string and drum, <em>Omniverse Consciousness </em>evades accessibility through weirdness. Blips, whooshes, jabs, yips, chimes, and throbs of electronically conjured noise are this outing’s distinctive element of wackiness, accompanying—if not dominating—the riffs and drum work. This is, of course, in addition to the expected unhinged vocals that lurch from croaks, to wailing moans, to surprisingly mellifluous cleans. Sometimes it even sounds like everything is being played backwards. But it works. The duo say of the album that it was conceived with more spontaneity and freedom than recent <strong>Dødheimsgard</strong><strong> </strong>output, and this comes through in how jam-packed with ideas, and elastic in its transitions it is. But unlike <em>A Umbra Omega</em>, <strong>Doedsmaghird</strong>’s debut isn’t pure sonic schizophrenia; it isn’t sharp and abrasive. Rather, it’s an uncomfortable dream, one that stays just on the right side of becoming a nightmare, its strangeness found in the dominance of synth-soundscapes that mould a black metal no one else could replicate.</p><p></p> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/doedsmaghird" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Doedsmaghird</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/doedsmaghird/heart-of-hell" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Heart of Hell</a> <p>What’s so impressive about <em>Omniverse Consciousness </em>is the contradiction inherent within it. With individual movements dissonant, real harmony sings through overall. With multiple jarring elements playing on top of one another, cohesion arises from the chaos. <strong>Doedsmaghird </strong>neither supplement their black metal with experimental electronica nor supplement their electronica with experimental black metal; the two genres are simply one here. Sometimes, this means overtly psychedelic and wobbly à la <strong>Blut Aus Nord</strong> (“Endless Distance”), others something far more exotic. The clicks and pulses accompanying demonic croaking narration (“Death of Time”), clipped, squeaky moans (“Sparker Inn Apne Dorer”), and jangly yelps and yips of…something (“Then, To Darkness Return”) separately appear grating. But like an apparently unnatural dab of colour in an impressionist painting, they are essential to the picture, and collectively compose something wonderful. <strong>Doedsmaghird</strong><strong> </strong>really seem to be able to do whatever they like, and pull it off. A suddenly thunking, cardboard drum tone (“Min tid er omme”); whiplashing between whooping, sampled moans, and dissonant black metal (“Sparker Inn Apne Dorer,” “Then, To Darkness Return”); playing tremolo riffs to a clacky trap beat (“Adrift into Collapse”). I wouldn’t blame you for thinking it all sounds awful. But, by some magic, it isn’t. Throwing two fingers to the traditional idea of tension and release, <strong>Doedsmaghird </strong>take you by surprise with (their version of) synthwave and mournful cleans (“Heart of Hell”), enigmatic piano (“Endeavour”) and the coalescence of warbling synth and burring guitar (“Min tid er omme”) being suddenly beautiful.</p><p>Before long, you won’t even remember thinking anything about <em>Omniverse Consiousness </em>was ‘that weird’. Soon you’ll notice more and more that there is actually a plethora of harmoniousness on display, and that everything transitions as logically as can be. The sliding keyboards shine (“Heart of Hell”), lurching drum patterns blend slickly into whirring thuds of noise (“Then, To Darkness Return”), bubbles and pops melded to burring tremolos whoosh into fun, compelling melodies (“Endless Distance,” “Min tid er omme”), and more! <strong>Doedsmaghird</strong> also ice this beautifully mad, moist cake with a rich fondant of stellar production, meaning that you get your money’s worth on the creative intricacies they throw in at every beat, and the insanity is just that much more immersive. Better yet,<em> </em>it’s little more than three-quarters of an hour long, making it far more digestible and eligible for repeat listens.</p><p><em>Omniverse Consciousness is</em> just an extra portion of modern <strong>Dødheimsgard</strong>. But this is not “the <strong>Dødheimsgard</strong><strong> </strong>at home,” it’s a bona-fide helping of the real deal. It may not be as epic as <em>Black Medium Current</em>, but for how little time it’s been, it’s phenomenal. Further developing and twisting the electronic edge into a black metal only they know how, <strong>Doedsmaghird</strong> shows that its creators stand head and shoulders above the crowd. Embrace the <em>Omniverse Consciousness</em>.</p> <p><strong>Rating</strong>: Great<br><strong>DR</strong>: 10 | <strong>Format Reviewed</strong>: 320kbps mp3<br><strong>Label</strong>: <a href="https://peaceville.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Peaceville</a><br><strong>Website</strong>: <a href="https://peaceville.bandcamp.com/album/omniverse-consciousness" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a><br><strong>Releases Worldwide</strong>: October 11th, 2024</p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/2024/" target="_blank">#2024</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/40/" target="_blank">#40</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/avant-garde-metal/" target="_blank">#AvantGardeMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/black-metal/" target="_blank">#BlackMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/blut-aus-nord/" target="_blank">#BlutAusNord</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/dodheimsgard/" target="_blank">#Dödheimsgard</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/doedsmaghird/" target="_blank">#Doedsmaghird</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/experimental-black-metal/" target="_blank">#ExperimentalBlackMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/norwegian-metal/" target="_blank">#NorwegianMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/oct24/" target="_blank">#Oct24</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/omniverse-consciousness/" target="_blank">#OmniverseConsciousness</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/peaceville/" target="_blank">#Peaceville</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/review/" target="_blank">#Review</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/reviews/" target="_blank">#Reviews</a></p>
CJ Stevens - Metaphysiology<p>Not afraid of any genre of music? Then clap your ears round the latest album from Norwegian avant-garde <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/extreme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extreme</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/metal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>metal</span></a> maestros <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dodheimsgard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dodheimsgard</span></a>, 'Black Medium Current'. I think it may be the most eclectic metal album I've heard in my 30 years of listening to the devil's music.</p><p>Had the pleasure of seeing them live just a few months ago, and that too is quite the event; a blend of high precision playing and theatrical performance art from the vocalist. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4OgOxdhNoQ" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=H4OgOxdhNo</span><span class="invisible">Q</span></a></p>