tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21840154099140258912026-10-09T19:44:00.648+01:00This Noise Is OursThis Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.comBlogger2299125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-72197168377161531552026-10-06T20:01:30.646+01:002026-10-06T20:01:30.647+01:00Asarhaddon - WitherloupLabels: Self-Released/Vendetta Records
Formats: Digital/Vinyl
Release Date: 21 Dec 2025
Tracklist:
1. Witherloup
I don't normally review single songs anymore, purely because I don't feel it's a good use of time (unless I'm premiering them as well); however, when a band and label put this much effort into one, it's hard to ignore. The band I'm talking about is German black metal duo Asarhaddon This Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-73293441701792563862026-10-01T19:47:39.958+01:002026-10-01T19:47:39.958+01:00Rainmaking/Senza - Split 12"Labels: Zegema Beach RecordsFormats: Vinyl/DigitalRelease Date: 24 Aug 2026Tracklist:1. Rainmaking - Gush2. Senza - Purging Stone3. Senza - Spare Not the FlockThis review might round out September for me, but then again it might not. It's been a month of "slightly" better writing momentum, which I'm happy about. Keeping up my regular focus on the 2026 releases from Zegema Beach Records has helpedThis Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-89294723690622132192026-09-27T19:58:04.464+01:002026-09-27T19:58:04.464+01:00Coffret De Bijoux - Lose Myself in YouLabels: Flowing DownwardFormats: Vinyl/CD/Tape/DigitalRelease Date: 27 Aug 2026Tracklist: 1. Lose Myself in You2. Under FogIt's Friday (at the time of writing this), it's currently 19:22 and it's most certainly not Top Of The Pops. What it is though is random review Friday! I'm not saying I'll do this every Friday, but whatever. While going through my e-mails recently, the cover art for thisThis Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-70654521123419468772026-09-24T19:27:13.022+01:002026-09-24T19:27:13.022+01:00ỤBỤRỤ - ỤBỤRỤLabels: Self-Released
Formats: CD/Digital
Release Date: 15 May 2026
Tracklist:
1. Butchered
2. In Tatters
3. HSPC
4. Rotting Flesh
5. Shaman
6. An Autophage
7. An Omniphage
8. Oblivion
In 2019 I wrote about the Death & Decay demo from West Yorkshire sludge/death/doom band ỤBỤRỤ (I actually can't believe it was that long ago now!). Seven years on from that demo, the trio have re-surfaced This Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-74975546423776218422026-09-17T19:53:08.140+01:002026-09-17T19:53:08.140+01:00Empathetic - The Room Collapses QuietlyLabels: Zegema Beach Records
Formats: CD/Digital
Release Date: 07 Aug 2026
Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. Culminate
3. Volatile
4. Yield
5. Interlude
6. Fracture Point
I feel like I'm in one of those periods where the day job is going really well. Things have been productive, opportunities are opening up, though that could mean less time and more stress. Anyway, corporate pep talk over, it's time for This Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-35976135872774315382026-09-14T19:56:16.215+01:002026-09-14T19:56:16.215+01:00Culloden - Tales of the TyneLabels: Self-Released
Formats: CD/Digital
Release Date: 10 July 2026
Tracklist:
1. Seven Months (Intro)
2. The Siege
3. Harrying Of The North
4. Hammer Of The Poor
5. Bonny At Morn (Interlude)
6. Lords Of A Lawless Land
7. The Anarchy
8. Witchpricker
Before I started this blog there was a time where I really enjoyed battle metal. At the time I also loved metalcore and heavier music in general,This Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-29754038394314020512026-09-10T19:43:13.443+01:002026-09-10T19:43:13.443+01:00Outlander - The Bookhouse SessionsLabels: Self-Released/Pelagic Records
Formats: Digital
Release Date: 12 Jun 2026
Tracklist:
1. Lye Waste / Habituation (Live)
2. Want No More (Live)
3. Sinking (Live)
4. Orbit (Live)
Today has been one of those days where I've just wanted to sink into something more instrumental, and more spacious maybe? It started very differently though, as my walk to work began with the new Holding Absence This Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-66690861067145145292026-09-06T19:44:33.300+01:002026-09-06T19:44:33.300+01:00The Names Of Our Friends/Poetry Of Torch - SplitLabels: Zegema Beach Records
Formats: Tape/Digital
Release Date: 24 Jul 2026
Tracklist:
1. The Names Of Our Friends - All For You
2. The Names Of Ours Friends - Just For Us
3. Poetry Of Torch - 泥濘
4. Poetry Of Torch - 呼んでいる
What a difference a couple of days make! Honestly, I was floundering a bit towards the end of last month but after a couple of reviews already this month, I feel the This Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-67938213705058912942026-09-02T20:41:33.941+01:002026-09-02T20:41:33.942+01:00Pleb - Grease TrapLabels: Human WorthFormats: Tape/DigitalRelease Date: 07 Aug 2026Tracklist:1. Clods Of Shit And Bone2. The Bruises Mean It's On The Way Out3. The Eyes Melt First4. Put It Back5. Evolutionary Roadblock6. The Streets Aren't Reliable In The Slightest7. You And Me Baby Ain't Nothing But Cannibals8. Belly UpI've been well out of sync with the DIY community/scene in Leeds for years now. When I worked This Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-78892728903641707122026-09-01T20:30:01.260+01:002026-09-01T20:30:01.260+01:00Depredation Netra - Third Eye PredationLabels: Iron Bonehead Productions
Formats: Tape/Digital
Release Date: 18 Nov 2025
Tracklist:
1. I, Eye, Ayin (Lifting The Blindfold)
2. Netra Drakonis: Vajra-Ophidian Opening Of The Black Diamond Eye
3. Third Eye Predation Befalls The Foul Pillars Of Formation
I have been writing about a release in the background but honestly, it's felt forced. Not because the band is bad, far from it. I'm This Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-5955136975831815592026-08-24T19:39:57.507+01:002026-08-24T19:39:57.507+01:00Coup D'etat - Coup D'etat The Band The Promo The EPLabels: Zegema Beach Records
Formats: Lathe/Digital
Release Date: 13 Jul 2026
Tracklist:
1. Survivorship Bias
2. Losing Meaning
3. On Staying Put
I've taken a two-week break from the day job to re-decorate. Been putting it off for way too long, which means time spent in close proximity to noxious cleaning/painting materials. Needless to say, I'll be glad when it's all over and I can relax. It This Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-467873427538070862026-08-16T20:34:21.308+01:002026-08-16T20:34:21.308+01:00Threat Signal - RevelationsLabels: Agonia Records
Formats: Vinyl/CD/Digital
Release Date: 27 Mar 2026
Tracklist:
1. The Great Tribulation
2. Non-Essential
3. Exercise The Demon
4. Fire At Will
5. Death Will Find Us All
6. Paralysis
7. Revelations
8. NME
9. Hell And Back
10. Live For You
I didn't think I would ever get the opportunity to review an album by Canadian metal band Threat Signal, until I wrote about their 2017This Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-31861003488192872202026-08-08T08:58:02.883+01:002026-08-08T08:58:02.883+01:00Dno - Cena za úsměvLabels: Owlripper Recordings/Na Druhé Straně Řeky
Formats: Digital/Tape
Release Date: 23 Jul 2026
Tracklist:
1. Nemy dopis
2. Spirála hlouposti
3. Past
4. Sladka chut rozkladu
5. Cena za úsměv
6. Valka nemá vítěze
7. Hra na pravdu
It's been a while since I was last able to attend a bandcamp listening party, so it's exciting to be able to attend this one courtesy of both Czechia hardcore/This Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-42928958462511570752026-08-04T20:11:24.210+01:002026-08-04T20:11:24.210+01:00Letterstoyou - A Shoebox Of LetterstoyouLabels: Zegema Beach Records/Third House LabelFormats: Tape/DigitalRelease Date: 25 May 2026Tracklist:1. Lifted2. Fireflies3. Watch Your Lips Beg4. Summer Rain5. Letter To You: July 76. Subtle Language7. Feral Growth At The Side Of Mystery8. Letter To You: July 99. From A Photograph10. Our Naked Legs11. November12. You're The Warmest Place I've Ever Felt13. My Veins Are Burning14. Eight Autumn15.This Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-55766426368781420742026-07-23T20:25:37.995+01:002026-07-23T20:25:37.995+01:00Carl Johnson/YCПЕХ! - SplitLabels: Polar Summer
Formats: Tape/Digital
Release Date: 11 Dec 2017
Tracklist:
1. Carl Johnson - Unworthy Of The Name
2. Carl Johnson - Ice Cold Killa
3. Carl Johnson - Inversion Therapy
4. YCПЕХ! - Эптеп-септеп
5. YCПЕХ! - Эзет-эзет
6. YCПЕХ! - Чай-пай
As a record/cd/tape collector, there are lots of releases that I know I'll probably never come across. A good number of those have come from This Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-90580475316356882892026-07-21T20:41:29.667+01:002026-07-21T20:41:29.667+01:00Ultima - I: KatabasisLabels: Self-Released/Obscurant VisionsFormats: Digital/VinylRelease Date: 18 Jan 2026Tracklist:1. Hermeticism2. A Labyrinth Beneath Reality3. Cryptic Spiral of Wisdom4. Catacombs of the Sun5. KatabasisWhile I enjoy various genres and sub-genres of heavy music, I find myself being drawn to black metal more of late. There's something about the imagery and the often anonymous creators behind This Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-55787418937377193782026-07-15T18:56:46.641+01:002026-07-15T18:56:46.642+01:00Orphan Donor - AilmentsLabels: Self-Released/Zegema Beach Records
Formats: CD/Digital
Released: 11 May 2026
Tracklist:-
1. Ailments
2. Lampmaster
3. Frail Forms
4. Viscera Coffin
5. The Same Emptiness
6. Show Me the Way
7. Void Eyes
8. Acidic Prism
It's back to reality with a bang this week! Post-holiday blues suck. What doesn't suck though is that Oprhan Donor released a new album back in May! It was self-released This Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-4849848418790053632026-07-03T19:51:42.407+01:002026-07-03T19:51:42.407+01:00Barren Womb/Hylko - Split-Single 7"Labels: Fucking North Pole Records/Captured Records
Formats: Vinyl/Digital
Release Date: 20 Mar 2026
Tracklist:
1. Barren Womb - The Perils of Self-Improvement
2. Hylko - Green Spa (Cold Region Version)
I still love a good 7" single. I’ve been steadily picking them up, even though all of my record storage is taken up by LPs and they're now relegated to a crate (will be looking to change This Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-21642153883480732182026-06-30T20:16:40.348+01:002026-06-30T20:16:40.349+01:00Dying Realm - Siege The Walls EPLabels: Self-Released/Cavernous Records/Dry Cough Records
Formats: Digital/CD/Tape
Release Date: 12 Mar 2026
Tracklist:
1. Graves Of Gods
2. Villainous Incantation
3. Mace Buried Deep
4. Abundant Mutilation
Why does it feel so right to be reviewing this EP during the hellish inferno that is this early summer heatwave? Maybe it's the baying skeleton army and the backdrop of the burning castle, This Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-78365001885977577502026-06-23T19:55:29.254+01:002026-06-23T19:55:29.254+01:00Fingerswoventogether - As The Lie Became TruthLabels: Blackheaven Records/Larry Records/Native Estate/Severed Records/Zegema Beach Records
Formats: Vinyl/CD/Tape/Digital
Release Date: 01 May 2026
Tracklist:
1. ...And Now We're Nothing
2. Patience Through Penitence
3. Holding Onto Something Out Of Arms Reach
4. This Was Never Yours To Take
5. One Glass Eyes And Knives For Hands
How are you all coping with World Cup fever? Do you care? The This Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-54530403054845305862026-06-18T20:46:54.829+01:002026-06-18T20:46:54.829+01:00What the Fire Left - What the Fire Left EPLabels: Self-Released
Formats: Digital
Release Date: 13 Mar 2026
Tracklist:
1. Ash
2. Refusal
3. Silence
4. Hope
5. Bone
I've been dragging my heals. I've got a pretty diverse list of releases I want to cover over the next two weeks, but also I don't want to pressure myself to write too much. I know, maybe writing will help! I didn't think I'd cover anything such as solo cello-driven crust This Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-57534873819763356042026-06-14T12:16:00.812+01:002026-06-14T12:16:00.813+01:00Mound of Orchids - Silhouettes EPLabels: Self-Released/Fiadh Productions
Formats: Digital/Tape
Release Date: 17 Apr 2026
Tracklist:
1. Silhouette of Faith
2. Of Sinew and Blood
3. Swallow Your Sorrow
Blackgaze, the sub-genre that was born out of shoegaze (while encompassing black metal and screamo) is producing some really interesting bands at the moment. The majority are still pretty unknown outside of their local areas, This Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-24452945578909537992026-06-09T20:11:08.748+01:002026-06-09T20:11:08.748+01:00Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead - CollectedLabels: Zegema Beach Records
Formats: CD/Digital
Release Date: 24 Apr 2026
Tracklist:
1. Spirit Incantation
2. Glimmer Fate
3. Etchings
4. Perish Song
5. A Deeper Shade Of Night
6. Spiteful Enemy
7. Suzerain
8. Malediction
9. Ritual Symmetry
10. Blood Astronomy
11. Arrangement
12. Meadow Rue
13. Baleful Solitude
14. Arguments In Iron
15. Everdark Conifers
16. Marionette
17. Propitiation
18. This Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-32440173585259516302026-06-03T20:10:29.276+01:002026-06-03T20:10:29.276+01:00Khnutt - Khnutt 7"Labels: Its You! Records/Polar Summer
Formats: Lathe/Digital
Release Date: 10 Jun 2017
Tracklist:
1. Deceased
2. Mutilation
3. Power Supply
4. Basement
5. Point?
6. Useless
7. City
8. Suicide is not a bad thing
I'm starting to actively hunt down physical copies of releases that I've reviewed over the years. I own quite a few, but nowhere near as much as I should. The owning and reviewing pathsThis Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2184015409914025891.post-20326731150237280892026-05-31T20:06:26.767+01:002026-05-31T20:06:26.768+01:00Abyssius - VerminLabels: Self-Released
Formats: CD/Digital
Release Date: 20 Mar 2026
Tracklist:
1. To Slay a Rat King
2. Death Drive
3. Patricide
4. Hesitation
5. Corpse Star
6. Black Dogs
7. L'appel du Vide
To quiet fanfare in late March, International technical death metal quartet Abyssius released their 2nd full-length Vermin. With members spanning Norway, Taiwan and the United States, Abyssius have been This Noise Is Ourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05004094569779879425noreply@blogger.com0