A swift introduction. The A Thousand Reasons project was formed fifteen years ago by some Simone Sut aka Zimon, who did have his musical roots within the Rock and Metal scene. He used to be, or still is, a permanent or session member in the likes of Overunit Machine, Goot, or Scarecrown (with that ‘n’ indeed).
In more than two decades of existence (including a period of inactivity, for your information), New Risen Throne have never disappointed undersigned (I indeed), even-though I guess the releases from the last decade are far more convincing than the earlier ones (but then again, it isn’t but a personal opinion, of course). It’s the outfit of Italian musician Gabriele Panci, who writes, composes, records and performs all material himself, often with guest assistance by other (notorious) Ritual / Dark Ambient colleagues from all over our decaying globe.
[since I did promise to write a review once in a while about older material for projects and / or artists and / or labels and / or distributors (etc.) that I do adore (personally and / or musically), I will finish this older release. This one is for Phillip and or those who congregate in darkness!]
About twenty years ago, Pulverised members Dennis Onsia and Cees De Wit decided to start a side-project, next to their leading Death Metal act, in order to canalize the rather Thrash Metal ideas they had at that moment. Thus Dystopia was born. After a short hiatus, they evolved towards a more Blackened Death Metal oriented act, and throughout the years, their approach got more and more technical and complex.
Every year we do look out for the newest effort within the Lovecraft-inspired set by the Cryo Chamber Collaboration series. …at least, I do… Each time, the sonic experience focuses on one specific aspect, one singular entity within the mighty Lovecraft mythos. The Cryo Chamber label presented us the narratives of Shub-Niggurath, Tsathoggua, Azathoth, Hastur, Nyarlathotep and others before.
I will keep it short this time, for this project does not need any introduction anymore; does it? God Body Disconnect is the main outfit by Bruce Moallem (also behind Vikorra Doom or Underwater Sleep Orchestra, and part of the Cryo Chamber Collaboration project). This album, even-though released almost half a year ago, is another milestone, and that’s why it deserves some additional support whatsoever.
René Thuys is a well-known Flemish musician, acting under the moniker of Ronarg. he’s involved with Ars Veneficium and Antzaat, two of the most notorious Scandinavian-styled acts from the Field of Flanders. Recently, he also joined Cirith Gorgor and Ronarg collaborates with Nachtmaer too. What a curriculum vitae. Lesser known, unfortunately, is his solo-outfit Bloedmaan (Dutch for ‘blood moon’), which he started almost four years ago.
[since I did promise to write a review once in a while for bands and / or projects and / or artists and / or labels and / or distributors (etc.) that I do adore (personally and / or musically), I will finish this older one. This one is for Stu!]
Since I did promise to write a review for ‘older’ releases by bands and / or projects and / or artists and / or labels and / or distributors (etc.) that I do adore (personally and / or musically) when I did put Concreteweb (temporary) on hold about one year ago, I will finish this one, even-though it’s all about such older release. This one is for the beautiful human being Stu in the first place!
Another short one…
