Burden of Ymir – Heorot
This is music for singing along in drunken voices, for rousing the spirit of warriors before battle, or for dancing, full of glee, through the moshpit.
Zebulon Kosted – ...how important can living be when everyone is doing it... (Single)
Ghafur channels his inner prog and gives us a single more reminiscent of Voivod than anything else.
EXCLUSIVE TRACK STREAM: Cicada the Burrower – Herald Of Lions
if you love exploration in music, different artistic expressions, strange genre blends, and various other avant garde approaches, then this is a must listen.
Hayduke’s Top 50 of 2022
Welcome back to another edition of Hayduke’s top 50. I want to remind everyone that musical taste is entirely subjective. I do not claim that these are the best releases of 2022, only that they are my favorite 50. Also note that this is a snapshot in this moment...
EXCLUSIVE TRACK STREAM: Frozen Dawn – Wanderer of Times
Band – Frozen Dawn Album – The Decline of the Enlightened Gods Country of Origin – Spain Genre – Black Metal Release Date – February 10, 2023 Label – Transcending Obscurity Records Author – Hayduke X Wanderer of Times...
Glyph – The Time of Peril
Band – Glyph Album – The Time of Peril Country of Origin – United States Genre – Black Metal Release Date – January 27, 2023 Label – WereGnome Records/Fiadh Productions Author – Hayduke X The shadowy individual known as...
EXCLUSIVE TRACK PREMIERE: Veilburner – Ruin
This one feels off-kilter, like it’s always about to tip over and crush the listener.
Ar’lyxkq’wr – Ss’uunnhl
When combining these components, you are left with a very unsettling, nauseating template to lay some vocals on.
Xenoglyph – Spiritfraud
This is a perfect summer black metal album that doesn’t drain the light, nor does it run towards the sun. Enjoy, my fellow homo sapiens!
Black Braid – I
If I were to have more children (I’m not), bits of the album would probably be embedded in their DNA.