Everything I admire about Turpentine Valley’s sound is distilled here and thrown forward with devastating force. The band’s trademark patience is front and centre with tension slowly coiling before those snarling, thunderous riffs finally crashing down and leaving you bruised. Even at their heaviest there’s something strangely celestial hanging in the air, on Veuel, a vast and haunting atmosphere that lifts the music beyond pure heaviness

With Luchtbegrafenis, Aufbehung sound assured and confident in their dynamics, unafraid of space, and devastating when they choose to strike. The time away has really sharpened them. Doom-laden yet melodically powerful, meticulous yet emotionally unrestrained, this is a band ascending, a band that shows us that weight and restraint can coexist in harmony......call it chaotic harmony! 

When the heaviness comes rolling in, it arrives as a slow implosion rather than an outburst. It's menacing and very Turpentine Valley! The tone is dense and oppressive and totally addictive. It’s within this push and pull, between tenderness and sheer mass, that List finds its power

Fast forward more than five years later and I believe the post-music world has finally been rewarded with the album it’s been a long-time yearning for. What is beautiful about A Single Flower is that rather than trying to surpass Departure Songs, it’s been written to compliment it. It’s that quieter, contemplative brother that speaks volumes in whispers, but who’s message is quietly devastating. For me, A Single Flower is already a masterpiece.

Across Silent Tower, Carved Into The Sun distills grief, beauty, and raw emotion into sound, reaffirming their rare talent for turning overwhelming feeling into music that lingers, resonates, and stays unforgettable.

With Iridescent, Mountainscape have leveled up yet again. Iridescent is an album that balances scales and emotion, where atmosphere doesn’t soften the blows but makes them land harder. The band prove that instrumental metal just needs a vision, and in that respect, they’ve delivered it in spades

Overhead, The Albatross have created a record that is both deeply personal and universally resonant. I leave You this is a reminder that music can be more than just background noise, it can be a memory, a tribute, and ultimately a way of healing

As Human is a beautifully orchestrated collision of restraint and power, and it reimagines what post-rock can become when infused with a classical soul.

The Depth Beneath Us – Descent Release Date: 01-08-2025 Released on vinyl by: Dunk Pressing You need something a little special to stand...