Sunday Dungeon Review: “A Chill Rises-An Ambient Tribute To Burzum” – (dungeon synth/dark ambient) by MATIVS

Regardless of your opinion of Varg Vikernes's philosophies, his influence is undeniable.  That includes just his dark ambient/dungeon synth side perhaps most known from the two albums he recorded while in prison - Daudi Baldrs and Hlidskjalf.  The Sunday Dungeon is a bit of a new ritual here at noisebeneaththesnow.com.  But we often toss the...

Mind & Flesh – “The Buried Lights of Oslo” Album Review (ebm/industrial/synthpop)

Renewing the magic of 80s-90s synth-pop and ebm is the reason for bringing us to Norway's Mind & Flesh today.  The Buried Lights of Oslo is the new 7-track release from them. From CD Baby:  "This is phase two of Mind & Flesh, moving onward from extreme industrial music to something that may sound more "easy" on the...

Taake – “Kong Vinter” Album Review

If you thought that all of the snow in the second wave of black metal had been trodden upon, think again.  Taake returns with a new album, Kong Vinter to remind us that the second wave is in fact, still alive. Kong Vinter is the seventh album from Taake and sees Hoest playing all instruments himself....