Xisuma's Musical Journey

  Nefarious made quite the excitable splash upon impact. With my apatite shaped for the lighter sides of music, a throwback to playful extre...

  Devoid of that alluring magic felt on  The Turning Wheel , experimental musician and singer-songwriter Spellling returns with a stiff set ...

Further exploring suggestions of proto-Black Metal coincidences we arrive at Arise! Amebix's sophomore effort venturing in 80s Heavy Met...

Paired with yet another demo of Lost Wisdom, Et Hvitt Lys Over Skogen reaches us via bootleg release. Its a nine minute epic pulled from Hv...

  Esoteric Rites caught my ear with its fragrant attempt to establish fresh fantastical territory within a tired genre. For that, I commen...

  Depending on where you venture to hear this follow up to Demo I , the quality varies greatly. This fidelity mess is further muddied by its...

   Ears perked by Spotify's shuffle of heavy freshness, No Cure's brief 8 track, twenty minute EP I Hope I Die Here has been a curio...

  Spotify is doing a mighty fine job figuring me out with its algorithms. Lurching in the shadows of Deftones , Lacuna Coil, with flashes of...

First surfacing on Life After Death , Producer Deric Angelettie's agitated alter ego has appeared on a spread of Bad Boy records. The fr...

  Named after a Gilligan's Island character, this Brooklyn rapper has quite a rugged, playful appeal. Hitting hard rhymes with aggressiv...

    Predecessor to a similarly structured Van , Toilet's waning novelty grounds its impact, having listened Van prior. Elapsing from cru...

  Its been a minute since we've heard from Soley . This short movie soundtrack lures us back into her creepy side. The opening theme con...

  You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To has become a recent obsession of mine. Its been years since a band has pushed the envelope...

  Excitement swiftly squashed, another cast iron installment diminishes my faith once again. In retrospect, my expectations were unreasonabl...

  An unshakable grin emerged upon arrival of this record. Sadly, a single listen shattered that excitement and its not returned since. Avero...

  A soft, recent fondness for Greyshadow Ruins had initial excitements lulled by the subdued nature of this tempered beast. Mountain Realm ...

  From the outset The Fear Of Fear expresses itself as a heavier incarnation, casting aside the delicate yet persuasive balance of intricate...

  Disbanded not long after, Mnemesis is the Danish outfits final chapter. Initially Bideau's expanded vocal range caught my attention, f...

  With a swift and sudden departure from their prior Jungle Synth effort, Ziggurath pivots again. Now venturing on a chilly expedition, Tru...

  A long overdue followup on No Way Out , I've finally picked up Harlem World, Mase's solo debut. He'd made a soft impression, a...