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Dutch extreme metal band Autarkh transform loss into triumph on Form in Motion

by Monica Kendrick March 16, 2021August 18, 2021

Dutch avant-garde metal band Dodecahedron released two spectacular albums, 2012’s self-titled debut and 2017’s Kwintessens, that promised a bright future for the band with their use of disturbing dissonance, bleak synthesizer textures, and gnashing industrial rhythms. But tragedy struck before they could live up to their potential: front man Michiel Eikenaar (also of black-metal group […]

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Dutch rockers Molasses find new beginnings after tragedy on Through the Hollow

by Monica Kendrick October 27, 2020August 18, 2021

Molasses was born from the ashes of influential Dutch band the Devil’s Blood. Founded in 2006 by guitarist and vocalist Selim Lemouchi (“SL”) and fronted by his sister Farida (“the Mouth of Satan”), they took their name from a Watain song but never went full black metal. Instead they made sweeping, elegant, complex, and ethereal […]

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Crippled Black Phoenix make an urgent plea for humanity on Ellengæst

by Jamie Ludwig October 26, 2020August 18, 2021

Listening to a new Crippled Black Phoenix record is a bit like unwrapping a present. Even if you have an idea what’s under the intricate ribbons and shiny paper, you can still get surprised. That’s partially by design. Though the the songs of British multi-instrumentalist Justin Greaves provide the group with a common thread, Crippled […]