by Jillian Drachman | Jun 4, 2024 | Reviews
As was the case with Parfaxitas, once I heard the first released track by Kråbøl, the epic “Fundaments,” on the sampler TERRATUR COMPENDIUM MMXXIII in March 2023, it became apparent to me that this band would quickly rise to become one of the most lethal forces in...
by Jillian Drachman | Jun 3, 2024 | Reviews
When Parfaxitas’ “Thou Shalt Worship No Other” dropped in 2023 on the sampler TERRATUR COMPENDIUM MMXXIII, I rightly decided that the band ranked among the most promising emerging acts, though it didn’t take a seer to come to that painfully obvious conclusion. This...
by Jillian Drachman | May 30, 2024 | Interviews
The international supergroup Parfaxitas has already stunned audiences with their debut masterpiece, Weaver of the Black Moon. Although physical copies will be released on May 31 via the revered Terratur Possessions, the album dropped even earlier online. Parfaxitas is...
by Jillian Drachman | May 14, 2024 | Interviews, Metal on Metal
Spirit Tomb, the one-man project of Norway’s Leon Kristoffer amazed us last year with his debut EP, The Lotus of Dahlia, and the album Spiritus Lacrimarum: Dolorem in Lacrimas Efundere. Conceived in 2020, Spirit Tomb reflects Leon Kristoffer’s wholly individualistic...
by Jillian Drachman | May 14, 2024 | Interviews
The legendary Scott Conner, the mastermind behind Xasthur, is widely regarded as a musical genius. Formed in 1995 in California, Xasthur is revered as a pioneering black metal institution. Scott has collaborated with a variety of other artists over the years both...