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  Rūmĭnor-Flew Mirrored on the Water review. FFO:Atmospheric melancholic drone. Here's the bio: Rūmĭnor, a new experimental, instrumental collaborative project, was formed by Namazu, Sam Haven, and Saleeha. Predicated on a mutual appreciation for each other’s individual outputs; Namazu, known for ambient guitar work, spoken word samples, and locational recording, Sam Haven, a multi-instrumentalist, and electronic music producer, and Saleeha, a guitar based, experimental composer. Rūmĭnor was born from the concept of “What if?” – What could we create working together for the first time, specifically writing an album to be recorded with the boundaries and parameters of a chosen studio? Material was worked on over a 6 month period and the result "Flew Mirrored On The Water" was recorded and mixed over two days by Chris Townsend at Frying Pan Studios, housed within the iconic MONA (Museum of New and Old Art) in Hobart, Australia. This debut is an exploration of nature, existe...

  Tongue Scum x Nephalem Split 2024 review. FFO: Ear explosions, audio violence. Face the facts: Melbourne is one of the best places to produce extreme music. The list of bands and releases is endless so I won't bore you, but if you cast aside all the fake hardcore and robotic death metal wannabees, you know it's factual as fuck. I didn't know if to shit my pants or pleasure myself furiously to the sheer audio audacity contained in this release.  Not only are the band members in both bands pretty much the nicest musical humans in Melbourne but their old bands were sick and these current violent versions are even better than those. These are two of the best bands around who both utilise wild pace, crafty vocals and clever songwriting to deliver jackhammers to your face. This is the split release of your dreams. Tongue Scum kicks off this beast in their mayhemic power violence-fueled grind ensemble. As always Frank strips paint and plaster off any walls with his vitriolic and...

  Black Metal, Bushisms And A Broken Compass, An Immorium Analysis: M H Thomson Canberran melodic death metallers Immorium have recently released a new album titled Rose Water Black. The following are my thoughts on the record, strap in folks, this ones a doozy:   The album’s opening track “No Returning To The Fallen” commences with a moody very Opeth style acoustic guitar passage before careening into brutality with some sadly rather generic sounding but well executed black metal overtones; mournful, fast, brooding with tension, the double bass drum pedals cranking along at full belt in the background. All very reminiscent of what you’d expect of a Woods of Ypres record from yester-decade. From here it kicks off into an altogether more metalcore style riff that faintly alludes to something off of Parkway Drive’s Deep Blue in terms of feel. This then smoothly transitions into the building of a big epic sounding conclusion only for a fade out to kill the epicness by n...

Panache, Prog Rock & Not Knowing Anything About Swedish Poetry, A Mylingen Review: BY M H Thomson                                                         Swedish black metal band Mylingen’s debut full length record was released recently and it’s an interesting listen. A litany of wistful melodies and melancholic lyrics with brutal heft dominate the album although the lens of painfully generic black metal stereotypes they chose to present it through means the gravitas of the albums resolve never really connects. This record however is not without its merits, the infrequently spotlighted but ever present underlying progressive ambience is a real asset; the nice opeth-esque acoustic guitar passages and odd doleful piano interludes inform the heavier moments with a thoughtful panache.    Most of the tracks manage to simultaneously ...

  Catalan, Doom And The Arabian Desert, A Meltem Review: By M H Thomson                                                       Meltem, a Barcelonian psychedelic doom outfit, released their first full-length record earlier this year. It's called Mare Nostrum and what follows is a brief summary of my thoughts on the album:   The very first thing that occurred to me when looking at this record was the fact that I'd never heard metal sung/screamed/yelled in the Catalan language before and I must say the language's overall flow and cadence works beautifully with Meltem’s particular brand of doom metal. Drummer and vocalist Pep Calavantes coarse, throaty and powerful delivery serves both of the two (of four) songs on the record that actually contain lyrics very well.    “Tretze”, “Cúrcuna”, “Mandrágora” and “Oasi” translate resp...

  Death by a 1000 Bullets: Incredible Mixed Releases: Deathfiend, Alarum, Distorta, The Cure and Dystopiate by Mark J. These are the dog bollocks, concise short reviews of shit you need to buy now. Got it, now read, buy and thank me later fuckface. We have a blindingly awesome selection of releases here. Let's go and get into these bangers. Deathfiend-Dark Rising. This is John Pickering's newish band's second album and if you have been sleeping under a rock, John used to sing for the UK Crust legends, Doom. So as expected, this is far from a relaxed and chilled album. But as with all his post-Doom bands, he has refined an extreme formula and added creative layers to this abrasive mix of death metal, black metal and modern crust. The gripping distortion rages thru every track and we even get Barney from Napalm Death on one of the album's finest moments Relive the Torment (audio porn as ND and Doom are two of my fave bands. The opener Plague Race is furious as all the e...

  Awesome chat with Joe of Buddhist Death metal wizards Dharma-playing Froth and Fury Fets and supporting Pestilence in Melb. Next week Dharma, a frankly sick Death Metal band is playing Adelaide's glorious Froth and Fury Fest and has also scored a Pestilence in Melbourne. If you haven't heard this band, be prepared to be blown away. Indeed the band is Buddhist and tracks are based on Mantras/Sutras-but don't be immature enough to not give it a go. We are talking Old School Death metal mixed with raw black metal influences and grind.Think of the joy of watching The Hu and Heilung, and being blown away by the power of extreme music as a ritual. Joe's story is fascinating from moving to Taiwan, embracing the culture and also the underground music community as a huge hardcore and metal fan. Joe was a gentleman to chat with; not afraid to do deep on the joy of being a part of this unique band. We chatted about: -how Joe first got into music and the transition to extreme met...

  Heilung interview as their Australian tour is in motion. FFO: Creative, deep and inspiring artists on all levels. In such a short time the eclectic folk collective is back in Australia and if you caught them last time you know this is a memorable, deep and resonating musical experience...and much more!. When the opportunity to interview one of the finest bands I have ever seen came about, I jumped at the chance. This was as awesome as expected, considered and heart-felt answers for a band that is beyond an image, this band gives so much and their interview shows this clearly.WARM, GENUINE AND FRANKLY INCREDIBLE HUMANS, AN EXCELLENT CONVERSATION. We chatted about: -how the ritual/performance gives a deep and transformative experience to the audience, but yet the energy goes both ways -how the band connects to nature -they always take the time to wander in the natural landscapes of each city they visit -moments spent in nature transferring to their performance -pre-show rituals and...