Taramis - "Áillen: The Burner" (2013)

TARAMIS "Áillen: The Burner"

Year: 2013

Genre: Dark Ambient, Dungeon Synth 

Country: USA

Track List:

1. Eve of Samhain / Áillen's Awakening / Lull of Slumber
2. Dragon's Breath / Tara's Destruction
3. Fionn: Slayer of Áillen

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Dungeon synth from Longview, TX, inspired by Celtic mythology. This album was sent to me with almost no additional info. Here's the only biography of Taramis I could find:

"The ambient project Taramis was evoked in the winter of 2009 as a means to express my spirit for black metal. Up until the birth of Taramis I thought society could control me and that I could never accomplish anything. After all, I was born with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. By the time I was ten and one I was confined to a wheel chair and I have been in one ever since. Music has inspired me to live, to defy the forces that have limited my life on this planet. So I bring to you the first chapter of my creation..."

Sun Still Rises - s/t (2014)

SUN STILL RISES "Sun Still Rises"

Year: 2014

Genre: Harsh Noise, Power Electronics

Country: Poland

Track List:

1. The Path From Spark To Flame
2. The Epilogue Has Yet To Be Written

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Sun Still Rises is a noise project from Poland started by Oskar, who's apparently an avid reader of my blog. I think he'll be happy to see his first release to be featured on here:

"Sun Still Rises is harsh noise/power electronics solo project from Poland. The main inspiration is the activity of the Conspiracy of Cells of Fire. This is the first record. It has been releases by Diy Label "Wolne Tory""

Uaithne (ex-ITSOT) - "Approaching Light" (2014)

UAITHNE "Approaching Light"

Year: 2014

Genre: Acoustic Folk

Country: USA

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Uaithne, formerly In The Sea Of Trees:

"...It continues where itsot left off as far as instrumental green anarchy inspired folk but with more traditional folk feel. In Celtic mythology, Uaithne is the Dagda's harp which is said to control the seasons and direct the battlefield. My concept for this project is expressing the conflict between nature and civilization. My release, Approaching Light, is comprised of 4 sections each representing a season, starting with autumn. Like itsot, Uaithne is a solo DIY project out of the U.S."

Introduction

I wanted to briefly introduce myself as I've been guest blogging here for a little while now.  I think I'm up to 14 band posts since I started last summer.  I'm a green anarchist currently living in the United States, but originally from Canada.  I try to help BK out by posting about music I receive in my email.  I especially look for blackened subgenres (blackened crust, blackened grind, etc) or Cascadian or other green focused black metal.

Hayduke X

Ahna & Cetascean - Imperial Decline Split (2014)

AHNA & CETASCEAN

Year:  2014
Genre:  Crust/Death & Anarchist Crust
Country:  Canada (unceded Coast Salish Territory) & Canada

Track list:

Ahna Side

1. War Games
2. Massacre
3. Death Sentence

Cetascean Side

1. Blockades
2. Simian
3. Mouth of Teeth
4. Early Burial

Imperial Decline is a split by two of my favorite crust bands.  Both are from Canada, with Ahna coming from the west coast and Cetascean hailing from Winnipeg (central Canada).  While neither really have much in the way of Black Metal influence, their politics make for a good fit here I think.  The Ahna side has more in the way of Death metal influence, and is a little slower.  The Cetascean side is a little more aggressive.  As Cetascean releases under a Creative Commons license, they are a band I have often played on my radio show (rageandfrustration.blogspot.com).  I'm hoping to get a download link in place for the whole split, but for now, you can download in a Pay-What-You-Want format from each bands Bandcamp page.

Ahna Bandcamp / Cetascean Bandcamp

Anti-Freeze - Aftermath LP (2014)

ANTI-FREEZE - AFTERMATH LP

Year: 2014
Genre: Black Metal
Country: Canada

Track List:

1. The Kingdom
2. Exodus
3. Deceit
4. Forgotten Names
5. Abyssal Conjugations
6. Terra
7. Internal Filth (Fuck You)

Anti-Freeze is a one-man Black Metal project from London, Canada.  It features solid mid-tempo Black Metal and the creator is explicitly anti-NSBM.  I've been enjoying it and think its worth the download.  A track from the Winter Tape Demo (also found on his Bandcamp) will be featured on an anti-NSBM compilation being put together with Chase from Deafest (a band I posted here last summer).  I'm hoping to get a download link and will post if I do, but in the meantime, you can download from Bandcamp in a Pay-What-You-Want format.

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