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LAKE OF TEARS: OMINOUS REVIEW

March 26, 2021December 26, 2022Philo Hagen

Sweden’s Lake of Tears is really the brainchild of a multi-instrumentalist mastermind named Daniel Brennare. He’s been at the helm of the band, even if sometimes he’s been doing it…Continue readingLAKE OF TEARS: OMINOUS REVIEW

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AINDULMEDIR: THE WINTER SCRIPTURES REVIEW

March 25, 2021December 26, 2022Philo Hagen

Umeå, Sweden, located in the northeast on the Gulf of Bothnia, is the home of Aindulmedir, who is really becoming one of my favorite dungeon synth artists. His second album…Continue readingAINDULMEDIR: THE WINTER SCRIPTURES REVIEW

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GREY GALLOWS: GARDEN OF LIES REVIEW

March 24, 2021December 26, 2022Philo Hagen

Grey Gallows is a dark wave duo from Patra, Greece, that’s influenced by a broad spectrum of dark 80’s music. Konstantin, who sings and plays keyboards, and Dionisis, who plays…Continue readingGREY GALLOWS: GARDEN OF LIES REVIEW

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RECONVERB: AIRPORT OXYGEN BAR REVIEW

March 18, 2021December 26, 2022Philo Hagen

Today we’re heading to Denmark, home of Helge Vammen and his post-punk coldwave solo project Reconverb. Vammen has released his second full-length entitled Airport Oxygen Bar, and it was written…Continue readingRECONVERB: AIRPORT OXYGEN BAR REVIEW

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HILYARD: DIVISION CYCLE REVIEW

March 15, 2021December 26, 2022Philo Hagen

On Hilyard’s latest entitled Division Cycle, we’re told via the label that the “gears of hatred and wrath grind down the bones of humanity into sustenance, digested deep within the…Continue readingHILYARD: DIVISION CYCLE REVIEW

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MIRROR OF HAZE: THE END IS THE BEGINNING REVIEW

March 12, 2021December 26, 2022Philo Hagen

If you spend a little time getting to know Vadym Markov of Oslo, Norway, you will figure out pretty quickly that he is calculated and deliberate in everything he does.…Continue readingMIRROR OF HAZE: THE END IS THE BEGINNING REVIEW

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ALL MY FAITH LOST: UNTITLED 2021 REVIEW

March 10, 2021December 26, 2022Philo Hagen

It’s been 11 years since their Decade EP and All My Faith Lost … finally returns with a new full length album! 11 tracks that enclose all the distinguishing traits…Continue readingALL MY FAITH LOST: UNTITLED 2021 REVIEW

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SEVEN TREES: DEAD END REVIEW

March 9, 2021December 26, 2022Philo Hagen

Seven Trees was formed back in 1993 by vocalist Johann Kronberg and a cast of musicians who lasted less than two years, but programmer Henrik Karlsson had been recruited and…Continue readingSEVEN TREES: DEAD END REVIEW

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PUSH BUTTON PRESS: BLACK SWAN REVIEW

March 8, 2021December 26, 2022Philo Hagen

I was anxiously awaiting the release of the third album by Push/Button/Press given that Spectacle 1 (2018) was an Unlit essential album that year, we just weren’t even close to…Continue readingPUSH BUTTON PRESS: BLACK SWAN REVIEW

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SABLED SUN: 2149 REVIEW

March 3, 2021December 26, 2022Philo Hagen

Sabled Sun has been releasing a dark ambient atmospheric series of releases about a man who was placed in hibernation who then wakes up years later to find a world…Continue readingSABLED SUN: 2149 REVIEW

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BROKEN NAILS: OVERCOME REVIEW

March 2, 2021December 26, 2022Philo Hagen

Overcome by Broken Nails, a most promising darkwave synthpop debut, dropped right at the start of the year on the independent label SwissDarkNights. The album is a project by Kim Bell of…Continue readingBROKEN NAILS: OVERCOME REVIEW

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BEST ALBUMS OF 2020

March 1, 2021December 26, 2022Philo Hagen

We launch with a look back at our Top 30 Essential Albums of 2020 featuring all of our favorite releases in dark wave, goth rock, post punk, dark ambient, synthpop and more. If you love dark music you’ll be needing these for your collection too.…Continue readingBEST ALBUMS OF 2020