Another three months has flown by. Here we are, halfway through yet another year of metal releases and real life. Theoretically, we all should be a few months older and wiser by now but we all know that is a bunch of malarkey. What we are is slightly more confused about what we are, who we are and what our purpose is in this world. Well, I can tell you one thing: a noble purpose is to consume absurd amounts of art. So this year, consume absurd amounts of metal and remember, as always, to Hail Satan!
harps of the ancient temples
Album Review: Nocternity – “Harps of the Ancient Temples”
I was shocked to discover that Harps of the Ancient Temples has literally zero harps on it. Not one. It’s not disappointing. It’s just a fact. It does have guitars and some synthesizer-like sounds arcing over the plodding blackness but harps? No dice. I guess Nocternity was super busy in the twelve years since their last full-length—too busy to learn how to play harp or at least meet a gypsy woman that knows her way around one. Regardless, harps or no harps, the album was well worth the extensive wait. Continue reading