Ofermod - Drakosophia Review | Angry Metal Guy
A review of Swedish orthodox black metal icons Ofermod's "Drakosophia." Is it good? (It good.)| Angry Metal Guy
"Raphael Weinroth-Browne of Kamancello and Musk Ox, among other groups, is, in my mind, the most interesting cellist in metal. This is in large part due to the fact that he actually plays a lot of non-metal. Musk Ox is a fantastic chamber folk project with nary a distortion to be heard. His debut solo release, Worlds Within, covers a lot of ground, but is largely a work of classical music. And yet, you can just hear in the way he plays that Weinroth-Browne is a metal musician. The influence a...| Angry Metal Guy
"On Om Moksha Ritam, Insomniac manages to craft a sound that is immediately recognizable yet distinctly their own. They merge the progressive psychedelia of Elder with the layered, textural approach of REZN, all filtered through the Southern-gothic tinge of fellow Georgians Baroness. The result is a body of songs that draw equally from the contemplative exploration of '70s prog, Americana-dipped blues rock, and the anthemic heft of post-metal's sludgier, power-chord-driven moments." Stoner fo...| Angry Metal Guy
"When we last heard from noise mastermind Steve Austin and his legendary project, Today is the Day, it was with No Good to Anyone, a partly seething, partly mournful, and all-too-sincere portrait highlighting loss, despair, and anger that also possessed an undercurrent of hope. I dug the album considerably, and still view it as an album that should have, by all intents and purposes, brought new eyes and ears towards the band's direction. Sadly, No Good to Anyone released in early 2020, jus...| Angry Metal Guy
"Though not all post-metal is instrumental, almost all instrumental metal bands play some variation of post-metal. One could write a riveting dissertation exploring the reasons behind this phenomenon and its implications, if one were inclined towards musical studies and history; alas, I am but a humble observer of such odd patterns and have no definitive answers. Perhaps it is part of how heavily defined by vocals many genres are; perhaps the textured and buildup-heavy nature of post-metal si...| Angry Metal Guy
A review of Swedish orthodox black metal icons Ofermod's "Drakosophia." Is it good? (It good.)| Angry Metal Guy
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