“I’d happily beat a nazi’s ass any day but I’m not going to let the fact that they play music ruin black metal for me either.”
Author: Astral Noize
Why We Made Our Bleakest Zine Yet
Looming threats, useless leaders, and the role art can play in shaping our collective future.
Womanhood, Queerness, and Horny Songbirds: In Conversation with Run Remedy’s Robin Koob
Run Remedy on womanhood, growing up queer in a traditional Christian household, and the absurdity of British people singing in American accents.
Live Review: Wardruna at Royal Festival Hall, London (March 2022)
Romanticising the past, or creating something timeless?
Album Premiere: Rafael de Toledo Pedroso – Coração de Pássaro
An intensely personal concept album fraught with both grief and love.
Order the Environmentalism Issue Now!
Announcing the Astral Noize Environmentalism Issue.
Live Review: A.A. Williams at Lafayette, London (March 2022)
A belated hometown release show for the talented singer-songwriter.
Under The Radar: 10 Lesser-Known Doom Bands You Need To Hear
A host of underground doom to rot your ear canals.
Thee Kvlt Ov Melkor: Antiquity, Tolkien and Black Metal
If you want to really step up your kvlt clout, you’re going to have to read The Silmarillion, cover to cover.
Premiere: (is) – Pychoprobe Console
An ambient album for the apocalypse.