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Demigod - Slumber Of Sullen Eyes
My Dying Bride - Like Gods Of The Sun

Enslaved - E
Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes
Amorphis - The Karelian Isthmus

1992! So many good riffs on that album. Headbang city.

Demigod - Slumber Of Sullen Eyes
My Dying Bride - Like Gods Of The Sun

Requiem and the ghostly and damned isle of Tasmania, 2019
The indigenous Tasmanian population was isolated from the rest of humanity for 8,000 years. Although there was a population of up to 7,000 at the time of European settlement,  virtually no pure-bloods would be alive after the first 40 years of colonisation.
76,000 British convicts were transported to this end of the earth in the first forty years of the 19th century. 

Crossing into the land of flame.
 

From inside this hilltop church the wind sounded like the choired voices of restless spirits.
 

Requiem stands forlorn upon a bridge built by convicts from before Melbourne was even dreamt.

Requiem communes with those in the river.
To be continued unless the light takes me. 

Tasmanian Hauntings Part 2:
 

Requiem hails the vast and impenetrable forest at Port Arthur, where escapees turn cannibal amongst trees millennial. 
 

Shadows of gothicism and the seductiveness of decay. 
 

Isle of the Dead, where over a thousand convicts were buried in unmarked graves and 180 dead soldiers also reside.
 
 

Tasmanian Hauntings Part 3 (the final chapter):
By now, Requiem has submitted to the landscape and merged his psyche with its tragic memories. The fields, the mountains, the dead forests. There is no beginning and end. Yet he plans his escape from this wretched isle...
 

Desolate fields of despair.

Requiem and a sea to suffer in. 

At the edge of the world.

1992! So many good riffs on that album. Headbang city.

Both good - that Demigod album must be 25 years old (?). Finish Death classic . Very nice.

Demigod - Slumber Of Sullen Eyes
My Dying Bride - Like Gods Of The Sun

^^^ Little bit jealous of this, I've never been anywhere outside of North America. Hope it's as enjoyable as it sounds.
The opening for our group painting/sculpture show went well. All the artwork is solid, everything looks great in the space, and a bunch of people showed up. After they left, a few of us got to explore the ridiculously decrepit and creepy expanses of the rest of the building - decaying doors and walls that have been unused for decades, rotting floors, leaking ceilings. Mold and dirt and vastness. An unlit basement room full of old gumball machines. The occasional art or music studio. I'll try get some photos posted.
My tenth wedding anniversary approaches, too. Fun times.

Demigod - Slumber Of Sullen Eyes
My Dying Bride - Like Gods Of The Sun

Sarcófago- "INRI"

125 days until my wedding. We just bought tickets to Berlin for our honeymoon. Will also spend a day in Copenhagen and a day in Poznan. Having lots of fun listening to metal and making plans of what to do in Berlin. Has anyone been there?

Sinmara- Hvísl Stjarnanna

I just brought some paintings over to a gallery in Worcester for a group show. Naturally the resolution to a minor but crucial issue holding one of them back only became clear this morning; and of course, as I wrapped things up at the last minute, I realized that that little bit of detail work had opened up new possibilities, and that far from being "done", this painting could have several hours left on it -- hours that I can't afford to spend, hours that I no longer have. Still, knowing everything is safely in the space takes a weight off my mind.
Still on my mind: the song we worked on at rehearsal last night, hanging the painting show on Wednesday, potentially practicing Thursday with a keyboard player who's going to do a guest spot with us, the opening reception Saturday, the sketch work I need to do this week, laundry, dishes, dinner, the difficult choice between beer and wine on this rainy spring evening, my son the nutcase.

October Tide - Rain Without End
Katatonia - Dance Of December Souls

Death - Symbolic

Obsequiae - Aria of Vernal Tombs
 

The pleasure is all mine! I am always on the lookout for good music to listen too, and your songs are outstanding. In fact, some of the best work I ever heard came from solo projects. Your work is truly inspiring. I think that the full extent of creative liberties and the freedom to innovate within the writing process is something that artists can only achieve when they are not tied down by label contracts or deadlines. I understand that you have a busy schedule and other priorities. As a married artist myself whose not getting any younger, I know how frustrating this actually is. That being said, i`m glad to hear that you joined a local band and I still hope that regardless you will be able to find time and make music the way you want too!
Yeah I agree, the music and lyrics are powerful and inspirational, the album itself would have held well on its own right because its fantastic. However, I don't know if it would have made the same impact these days. Times are different, the audience is different, and the industry mindset is different. Its hard to predict what would really go down. As for their photo shoots though... yeah I try to ignore those as best as I can. To suppress these images. Same with most music videos in general, I stopped looking at how bands present themselves visually, many years ago. COF is just one of the bands I thank for that choice. Theres only so much I can mental block, you know lol

Immolation- "Here in After"
Utterly pummeling, as always.

Naglfar - Vittra

Yeah their last couple were still good and i`ll always think of them fondly. In some ways I believe they have in fact improved in their production aspects, as well in their overall performance. But I think that the spark they had when they did their first album is simply not there anymore. It happens to many bands. Its not that they lost their touch, but it simply feels like they got into a cycle of repetition, and the market itself has changed so they too found their own way to adapt. Or, thats what I think anyway. Like, hypothetically speaking, lets say that Dusk and her Embrace came out right now, in 2019. Whose to say it would be as well received right now, as it was back then. We will never know.
As for your project, I must say I think your music is fantastic! everything sounds great, and the overall arrangements are top notch. The songs have a very strong sense to them, great song progression. Though one album in particular shines above the others. The one titled "Abject", stands out to me. It feels like it has the most energy and innovations. Just my personal preference I guess. The song "Host" is my favorite one in there, but all the others are just as good. I hope you will be able to find time to make more songs! their all fantastic!

Danzig - Danzig

Arckanum - Fran Marder