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Motorpsycho – Ancient Astronauts

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Motorpyscho_Ancient Astronauts_frontAs you should know by now Motorpsycho’s deep back catalogue is reason for concern if you ever catch them live and need to catch a train back home. The Norwegians don’t have any intention to slow down and keep releasing work after work. Earlier this year the band’s umpteenth album, Ancient Astronauts was brought out on Stickman Records and Rune Grammofon. Continue reading →

Fontaines D.C. – Skinty Fia

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Fontaines D.C. – Skinty Fia_FRONT_SftDSAs summer soars, time slows down and the steady stream of interesting releases comes to a standstill. So it’s a good time to write about Fontaines D.C.’s third, an album we left on the shelf for dull moments like these. Continue reading →

Sounds from the Dark Side top albums of 2022 (until now)

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Let’s have a look at what interested us musically in the first half of the year.

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Messa – Close

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Messa_front_cover_SftDS_webPatched up denim vest. Check. Slayer tour t-shirt. Check. Grown out hair. Check. Devil horns hand sign. Check. Pants and combat boots. Check. Now let’s spin some metal! Or, are we? Continue reading →

Grouper – Shade

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Grouper_Shade_Cover_SftDSIt’s December in the Northern Hemisphere so if we have any sun we usually go about our daily lives among the long shadows. Living in the shade is sort of romantic for a while so now we only need a soundtrack that goes along with that. Good thing Grouper’s latest album carries the title Shade… right.    Continue reading →

Lingua Ignota – Sinner Get Ready

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Lingua-Ignota_SINNER-GET-READY_SFTDSWe had to think a while about the latest Lingua Ignota album Sinner Get Ready (stylized in all caps which we will ignore). But now that we have, here are some words about this captivating release.  Continue reading →