In The Pit · 10/05/2026
I was at Atmospheric Arts Festival in Speyer last weekend. Here’s the field report.
It includes a poncho, a bathrobe, singing bowls, Riesling Schorle, a bat t-shirt, an emotional breakdown courtesy of a Canadian post-black metal band and the phrase "Hansi Kürsch of depressive black metal".
So yes. I had a good day.
Genre Tourism · 23/01/2026
A quiet atmospheric black metal release from Wales that knows exactly what it is. Three long tracks, strong mood, no fuss — music for drifting, stepping back, and breathing for a moment.
In The Pit · 14/09/2025
Three bands. One basement. No backup. Just me, a camera, and an unhealthy amount of social anxiety. It got weird. Obviously.
Genre Tourism · 31/07/2025
Blackened death metal with a space theme I have no business enjoying—but here we are. Stellar Collapse is heavy, oddly emotional, and just human enough to pull me in.
In The Pit · 01/08/2024
Sunburned, sleep-deprived, and still made the wrong choice — Day 3 at Wacken features Uada, Gaahl, and the Opeth-shaped hole in my soul.
Genre Tourism · 03/02/2024
A one-man Scottish riff machine channels demons, bagpipes, and folklore into blackened speed metal glory. This one’s a keeper.
Brainfog · 20/12/2023
Wacken collapsed, Alcest disappointed, and Peter Steele got me through it all. 2023 was a metal year. Just not the one I planned.
Keepers · 18/12/2023
DSBM 101: French misery, 10-minute looped riffs, and the kind of vocals that sound like your soul clawing at the walls. Let’s talk Reflections of a Sad Soul.