Author: Connie Marchal
Connie Marchal
Marseille, France
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Soror Dolorosa and the Cinematic Alchemy of ‘Back to the Cave’
The French coldwave outfit captures a subterranean ritual at Balve Cave, fusing prehistoric gravity with the crystalline electronic textures of…
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Edge Of Paradise: Piercing The Shadow Of The Singularity With ‘Falling Light’
Against the backdrop of Los Angeles, symphonic metal band Edge of Paradise uses their industrial sound to fight the encroaching…
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Eye of Melian: ‘Blackthorn Winter’ Opens the Path to ‘Forest of Forgetting’
The symphonic-fantasy collective, rooted in the worlds of Delain and Auri, charts a path from ‘Legends of Light’ into a…
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Novembre: Painting the Inward Silence with ‘Words of Indigo’
After a near-decade of silence, Italian gothic metal masters Novembre return with ‘Words of Indigo.’ The album is a profound…
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Catalyst Crime: ‘Cursebreaker,’ An Anthem of Defiance Born from Fire
In the wake of a public storm, Zoe Marie Federoff returns to her creative home. With new single ‘Cursebreaker’ and…
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Lindsay Schoolcraft: The Framework of Autonomy with ‘Crucified’
On her heaviest and most honest single to date, ‘Crucified,’ the Canadian artist reclaims her narrative from the ashes of…
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Frenchy and the Punk: Breaking the Bonds of Cabaret with ‘Not Under Your Spell’
After years as beloved figures in the steampunk and cabaret scenes, Frenchy and the Punk unleash ‘Not Under Your Spell,’…
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Diamanda Galás: Returns with ‘De-formation’ and ‘Devil’ Reissue
On Día de Los Muertos, the noted avant-garde artist Diamanda Galás released two major works: a new, harrowing piano variation…
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Sirenia: ‘An Elixir for Existence’ on Wax, ‘Amanita Messis’ for the Harvest
There is a particular scent memory that belongs to the early 2000s, a time before the algorithm dictated our discoveries.…
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Ductape: The Alchemy of ‘Fine’ and the Resilient Promise of ‘Faded Flowers’
Turkish duo Ductape’s new single, ‘Fine,’ heralds an album that channels the legacy of Turkish artistic dissent, transforming the weight…
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Lindsay Schoolcraft: From Cradle of Filth Exit to Autonomy with ‘Lighthouse’
After a traumatic exit from the metal band Cradle of Filth, musician Lindsay Schoolcraft is launching an independent career with…
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Frayle: American Gothic Metal Reaches a Defining Expression with ‘Heretics & Lullabies’
Frayle release ‘Heretics & Lullabies’ on October 10, 2025, via Napalm Records, a work that situates the band within an…
