Written by S. Hache. ___ Neofolk has always been an incredibly otherworldly music in my life. Coming from an extreme metal background, it is easy to feel like you have seen it all, and even done it all. It can be so easy to be over saturated with the furthest reaches of death and destruction […]

One of extreme metal’s greatest dividing conundrums of the past decade came in the form of the UK’s now defunct Akercocke. Polarity is truly the mark of significant art; whether the response is love or hate, there was certainly no indifference. The deeply Satanic, sex-addicted death metal collective never stayed within any confined genre trapping, […]

Without question there is a trend within arts and culture that injects random arcane belief and occult imagery without rhyme or reason. All of a sudden occult rock is blowing up music magazines, fashion lines are adorned with magickal sigils, and devilish darkness over-saturates practically every corner of consumable products. Some would argue that this […]

Fathomless darkness and dismay has the ability to amplify even the smallest glimmer of beauty. In the ugliest corners of material, and immaterial, reality it is not uncommon to discover a defiant diamond in the rough, if you will. A rose amongst the thorns. A beautiful faced whore. A moment of human kindness in war. […]

Our age of modernization presents a very complicated environment for the atavistically inclined. Often, we will see primal and heathen-minded folk, recorded all acoustically, and sung in a dead language, but they will update you every day via Facebook and Twitter. It is unavoidable, so why bother trying to? We are thoroughly entrenched in a […]

Prolific art comes from an inner, extra-human source tapped into the world soul, the anima mundi, the Atman. There is something beyond the creator that transforms him into a mere conduit. It has been said before in this periodical, but Nathaniel Ritter is a mind-boggling force within the contemporary post-industrial circle. By now we should […]

“Neofolk” is possibly one of the most loaded and highly-contested terms to describe a supposed genre of music. It carries a multitude of identities and associations with it. It refers to an esoteric array of the unique. Instantly we can meditate on its impact upon community, belief systems, spiritual rebirth and revival, controversy, fringe politics, atavism; […]

There is a strange sense of self-satisfaction when a beloved artist creates and releases their most complete and mature work to date. Not long ago Cult of Youth was a one-man recording project releasing quirky, angry, martial neofolk with echoes of raucous punk rock and industrial overtones. From the beginning they have been a particularly […]

Since the inception of Sabbath Assembly I have had this fascination with the project and the authenticity behind the creators of this worshipful music. It is with great pleasure that Heathen Harvest has been given the opportunity to converse with mastermind Dave Nuss, as he opens up about everything regarding the band’s specific history to […]

Solitude and reverence in the midst of nature’s pure nakedness can be a blissful and spiritually breathtaking experience. Amongst ancient wooded monoliths, seemingly timeless, one truly feels the breadth and depth of existence: humanity being so small and not necessarily exceptional. We are a piece of the grander whole, and no more. As Ralph Waldo […]