(written by Islander)

Yesterday we premiered a song from the forthcoming second album by Azathoth’s Dream, a band that’s part of the “Order of the Broken Sword” circle, and today we’re premiering music from an album (also to be released by Iron Bonehead Productions) by another member of that circle, the black metal band Sigorspéd.

References to musical “circles” sometimes suggest not merely cooperation among musicians, sometimes including interlocking lineups, but also close musical similarities. That, however, is not the case with the Order of the Broken Sword, as a comparison of these two back-to-back song premieres vividly demonstrates. Continue reading »