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A new review section: Buried by Time And Dust

We added a new review section, coincidentally another Mayhem reference following 'The Past is Alive', with the title 'Buried by Time and Dust'. Over the years, a lot of promos have been gathering dust simply because a fresh wave of promos arrived the following month and they were consigned to oblivion. We will review them here to make a clear distinction with our other reviews. We will also use it to complete a discography in terms of reviews. Feel free to contact us if you would like to submit your music or would like to join the staff.

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Kausalgia from Finland seems to have a history as Hypotermia which played raw Black Metal. Kausalgia left the raw side of Black Metal and became more melodic and atmospheric with a clear production. Finnish Thy Serpent is a nice reference if you ask me. As it also has some (melodic) Doom passages, the “Dark Metal” label can be used as well. The first track “Reincarnated” has a more Doom Metal vibe with the keyboard dictating the atmosphere. While “The Drug” starts as the main Necrophobic “Blinded by Light, Enlightened by Darkness” riff (only less filthy production) but later on it transforms into a melodic Doom atmosphere as well because of a great guitar lead. Although the vocals are the more rasping Black Metal type, it still fits like a glove. It seems Pest Productions re-released “Farewell” with a bonus track. Quite a surprising encounter! (Ricardo)