Xisuma's Musical Journey

  Another year, another remark on changing habits. Last year I wrote the more posts than ever, this year I wanted to tone that down and be ...

Listening habits have changed, I've put more time into creating and as a result, my shortlist was literally these ten albums. I've p...

     Pulling no surprises, another intense installment of Symphonic Black Metal plunges into a familiar abyss. Using blast beats as its unre...

  Illuminating attention with an engulfing dreary charm, Graywave, brainchild of Jess Webberley, intensifies their dense Shoegazing Ethereal...

Following up on the competently executed yet mediocre Riddles Of The Sycophants , this debut record managed to grab more of my attention. De...

    Housing four cuts from Ashamed , Rat Wars has been a swift brake in. Retaining their distinct flavor of broody, downtrodden dystopian at...

An album of distinction and merit, Antagonist emerges from our times as a triumphant victor of eclectic musical tastes. Transcending obvious...

  Introduced via a collaboration with Health , this French artist fits snugly into the dark electronic music I've been exploring of late...

  I was drawn to this project by Chino Moreno of Deftones , the vocal half of this dynamic duo. Drawing inspirations, moods and textures fro...

  Pure joy! With no complaints and no surprises, Plini returns on another triumphant roar of Jazzy, melodic, Progressive Metal. Again, five...

After the aptly name Folkesange , Danish outfit Myrkur return to the Black Metal tinged aesthetics of their origins. Spine muddies the wate...

  Introduced via the Spotify algorithm, a lone track among its ten, You Burn Me, bared resemblance to one of my all time favorites, The Plat...

Looking beyond Command & Conquer, The Tiberian Sons paint a lively love letter to another 90s game franchise. I've never played Nam...

  Far beyond the prime of their active years as a band, Dimmu Borgir blow the dust of old covers alongside new offerings. Its a release of ...

In seeking out Neoclassical Darkwave adjacent music, Spotify chalked up this Sheffield based duo who've been active since the 80s. Anato...