AN NCS PREMIERE: POX — “TO GREIFSWALD!”

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Jun 092026
 

(written by Islander)

As their name signifies, the Belgian black metal band Pox draw their inspiration from the history of plague and disease in northwestern Europe, but they also find inspiration in the obscure and often bleak folklore of the same region, more often than not connecting with pre-Christian archetypes and heathen concepts.

The music of Pox has been presented through a pair of EPs, a split with the Dutch band Heretic, and a live album. In July of this year they will have a new EP released by Void Wanderer Productions — their first new music in almost a decade. The name of the EP is B.K.W. — which stands for “Brass Knuckle Witchcraft“. Void Wanderer provides this description: Continue reading »

SHADES OF BLACK: KRALLICE, POX, NIHILISTINEN BARBAARISUUS

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Jul 302015
 

Krallice-Ygg huur

 

Yes, I guess I’m still on a black metal kick, with this collection of new music being the third Shades of Black post in the last five days. I actually have listened to some new songs since the weekend that aren’t in the vein of black metal, and at some point soon I’ll throw that good stuff your way, too. But for now, moisten your lips with this poison….

KRALLICE

Lots of friends who know of my liking for New York’s Krallice shot messages my way this morning to make sure I knew that the band had just released a new album — which did in fact catch me by surprise. This new six-song offering is entitled Ygg huur, a name “stolen from Scelsi” (in the band’s words). That explanation didn’t immediately make sense to me, but after a bit of googling I now know that Ygghur is both a Sanskrit word for “catharsis” and the name chosen by Italian composer Giacinto Scelsi (1905-1988) for a piece he wrote for solo cello. I found a description of Scelsi’s composition that included these words: Continue reading »