Link to Part 1 Link to Part 2 The following stories are drawn from two books which are available for free online: A: Afanas’ev, A. N. Russian Folk-Tales. With introduction and notes by Leonard A. Magnus B: Ralston, W. R. S. Russian Folk-Tales The Fiend(B: p.10) Summary: A young girl meets a man who asks … Συνεχίστε να διαβάζετε Russian Folk-tales of Horror & the Grotesque, part 3.
Μήνας: Μαΐου 2015
Ισόγειο: -Η πρώτη σκιά εμφανίζεται κάθε μέρα στον καθρέφτη της ανδρικής τουαλέτας στις 06.51 ακριβώς. Η περιφέρεια του άμεμπτου βιομηχανικού γυαλιού αποκτά μια θολούρα εφάμιλλη της χειμωνιάτικης πάχνης – αυτής που τόσο σαγηνεύει την αργοπορία και επικροτεί την αναβολή της πρωινής ρουτίνας. Κατόπιν, οι αντανακλάσεις θολώνουν και η κοντή κουρτίνα του φεγγίτη βαραίνει το μάτι … Συνεχίστε να διαβάζετε Genius Loci.
When I saw this, Ebonillumini's second album, pop up on my mail, I was rather surprised; the band's name was totally unknown to me, while the (beautiful) cover art of the album had little in common with the average promo I receive. What grasped my attention was mainly the album's tracklisting: each song's title is … Συνεχίστε να διαβάζετε Ebonillumini – Arktos.
Checking out Akhlys' entry in metal archives, I was surprised to discover that this year's “The Dreaming” is actually the band's second full-length, preceded by the dark ambient “Supplication” album of 2009. For those unfamiliar with the name, Akhlys is a project of Nightbinger's Naas Alcameth, having just released their sophomore album “The Dreaming I” … Συνεχίστε να διαβάζετε Akhlys – The Dreaming I review.
Link to Part 1 Link to Part 3 The following stories are drawn from two books which are available for free online: A: Afanas’ev, A. N. Russian Folk-Tales. With introduction and notes by Leonard A. Magnus B: Ralston, W. R. S. Russian Folk-Tales The Witch Girl(B: p.268) Summary: A man passes from a village … Συνεχίστε να διαβάζετε Russian Folk-tales of Horror & the Grotesque, part 2.
Drowning the Light is a prime example of a band whose discography sheer volume can easily discourage those who have not been following them from the beginning, the “uninitiated” one could say. I find myself among the ranks of this latter group, having been acquainted with the Australian sometime during 2010, 7 years after the … Συνεχίστε να διαβάζετε Drowning the Light – From the Abyss review.
Russian folk-tales, like their Western European counterparts, in their original, unaltered form, contain among their ranks several species of what we would now characterize either as horror, grotesque, or both. Mostly associated with the dead and/or witchcraft, these stories are of a distinctively darker hue than what is presently considered as a folk-tale. A happy … Συνεχίστε να διαβάζετε Russian Folk-tales of Horror & the Grotesque, part 1.
Industries of Inferno 