Mortuary Drape - Tolling 13 Knell

I posted this one waaaaay back when I first started this blog, but it is one I keep coming back to and for the past couple weeks I haven't been able to listen to too much besides it. The riffs awesome, vocals awesome, atmosphere amazing....and the drummer is the guy that drummed on Janvs's Vega album, goddamn! This is the very essence of Italian SpookProg. How many black metal bands can get away with singing "La la la La la la la la" for a chorus in one of their songs (Winged Priestess)?

Only one

Tolling 13 Knell

Nostalgia c. 2006

Kind of a weaker year actually, but that Circle of Ouroborus had such a deep influence on me at the time....and the last Dissection, pure masterpiece, Maha Kali!

Nostalgia c .2005

That Reggie and the Full Effect is a guilty pleasure to end all guilty pleasures.

Nostalgia c. 2004

A bunch of old bands came back to school us in 2004. Cadaver, Varathron and Mortuary Drape + you can't fuck with ex-girl even though you may want to :)

One Man Black Metal Series 1-3

A pretty well done series of vids put out by VICE offshoot NOISEY. Features in depth interviews with the guys behind Leviathan, Striborg and Xasthur. No huge surprises (they don't like society, they rather be alone, can't relate to most people blah blah blah). I'm really envious of the Striborg guy's place in Tasmania, how cool would it be to live there??!

Nostalgia c. 2003

A disgustingly good year....of course Root's gonna be up there, and that Sceptic album is an unheralded gem of tech-death

Morgus - Closer to Mercury than Pluto is the Sun

here's a dandy, a real meass. If Mortician fell down a garbage disposal, those darn kiwis. Why must I subject myself to this? Or a better question, why must people make this? Mood musick for sure.

Closer to Mercury than Pluto is the Sun

Nostalgia c. 2002

Another fucking good year! I might have to put up some mixtapes of these or something.

Nostalgia c. 2001

Let's keep this gravy train rollin