(written by Islander)

In this feature we share with you a powerful new discovery, the Belarusian band Victim of Reality, and an excerpt from their forthcoming debut album The Dump of Human Hopes.

You can anticipate from the name of the band, the name of the album, and the record’s cover art that they don’t make happy music. Instead, they devote themselves to old school atmospheric doom/death, drawing influence from the likes of My Dying Bride, Swallow the Sun, Saturnus, Evoken, and Funeral.

Here is how the labels that will release the album portray the impact of the band’s music: Continue reading »