(written by Islander)

As you can see, despite yesterday being the Fourth of July, I carved out enough time to find music worth recommending today. I had made some of today’s selections before yesterday but completed the grouping while people were getting ready to make a lot of loud noises last night — or so I thought, because I made one last-minute addition this morning.

As usual, there’s considerable variance among the following songs, because I really do believe (as a long-dead poet said) that variety is the spice of life, and because black metal these days offers tremendous variety. Having said that, the first five selections and the final one all prominently feature keyboards in important roles, though they don’t sound alike either. There are some genuine head-twisters down below as well. Continue reading »