New Sturmpercht albums out on the 8th of May During their work on the sold-out 10 years jubilee 8LP boxset, the Austrian pioneers of Alpine Folk Music created this Dark-Psychedelic collection of scary tales around the holy mount Untersberg. Legends telling about people who went inside the hollow mountain, to visit Kaiser Karl and his […]

As the world continues its routines, Heathen Harvest has been working on this second compilation in honour of the upcoming Walpurgisnacht. As the days brighten and the air warms, the final swansong of the dark beckons this 30th April. In celebration of this occasion Heathen Harvest brings you a compilation album to mark this sublime […]

Acoustic interpretations are nothing new for fans of Diary of Dreams, but until last year they have appeared as appreciated live numbers only. This changed with the release of The Anatomy of Silence, where German darkwave hero Adrian Hates strips some of his projects most loved songs into nothing but skin and bone. Being classically […]

Before saying anything at all in regards to this release, I have to admit that I was one of those whom purposely avoided anything to do with its original incarnation on France’s Faunasabbatha because of the — perhaps irrational — fear that I’d quickly tear the thing apart in hatred, due in part to frustration […]

I have to admit that it’s been quite some time since I have stopped long enough to relax and give Aidan Baker a dedicated listen.  Like some other prolific favorites of mine, from Vinterriket to Mystified, I’ve found it difficult, if not frustrating, to attempt to keep up with his career and decidedly gave up […]

The Boot is a four string, open-tuned slide instrument made by Robert Horton who has played his creation in many bands and in collaborations with Neil Campbell, Tom Carter and Yellow Swans. Horton is an improviser who designed this device to allow him to contribute his own unique sounds and styles to the usual timbres […]

It’s been a few years now since Norbert Strahl walked away from Dies Natalis and began to focus more on his already successful project in Seelenthron and this wonderful new project, within which — in its current incarnation — he performs alongside of a number of lesser known artists including fellow former Dies Natalis member […]

I find it, at times, difficult to fathom how certain intangibles in a nation’s perceived character can come to define their spirit as a culture and as individual people.  It has long been a noted understanding, perhaps even a cliche, that the Russians have ice running through their veins; a toughness that is both uncharacteristic […]

“When you stare into the abyss the abyss stares back at you.” –Friedrich Nietzsche This is it folks. The raw exposed nerves, being poked by all the damage to our innocence that occurs through the years. A reflection of the perils of being human, the loneliness, those long cold nights when it seems that it […]

A moongazing hare is sitting on its back paws, looking to the sky and the moon. As a symbol, this creature is connected to Spring, as well as the shifting lunar phases, bringing new beginnings and a more fertile future. It is as thus connected to change, which may come from harsh beginnings and bitter […]