Waldgefluster - Femundsmarka - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Since their formation in 2012, Laster evolved into a magnificent and untamable beast in the realm of avantgarde and post black metal. The Dutch trio has warped and widened the framework of extreme metal with the muscle of post and jazz rock, shoegaze and art pop across two full lengths (2014's InchDe Verste Verte Is HierInch and 2017's InchOns Vrije FatumInch, which became record of the month in Terrorizer magazine upon it's ) plus a split EP. Now with their third album InchHet Wassen OogInch and it's companion EP InchStadsluikInch, the band brings it's cineastic qualities to full effect. The genre-benders' new material sounds like a film noir by legendary Russian director Andrey Tarkovsky would look like - expressionistic, urgent and restrained at the same time, with long glimpses into dim corners, which could well be those of the human psyche. This eclecticism is not an end in itself but stems from sincere interest in various styles, resulting in a motley musical monochrome, if there could ever be such a thing. The members simply name it InchObscure Dance MusicInch, masking themselves to highlight their ever-changing artistic personae. With their current material, they poke fun at and question archetypical concepts like the InchevilInch or Inchall-seeingInch eye while embracing the viciousness of black metal. Thus, Laster have come up with their most accessible music to date. InchHet Wassen OogInch is available on CD and LP. The 2CD artbook edition features the extensive EP InchStadsluikInch alongside liner notes and expanded layout.

Waldgefluster - Knochengesange [COMPACT DISCS] date 12/12/2025

There's nowhere like Germany in winter time. The forests, the castles, the markets and the gluhwein all offer solace for the wandering winter soul. Let's take a trip to Bavaria then as Müncheners Waldgeflüster return with eight new folk-drenched black metal eyries to melt the coldest of hearts. The entire album is perfectly pitched to fuel those crystalline winter, woodland walks with it's immensely infectious melodies and haunting refrains. Averaging an album every couple of years or so since their 2009 album, Mondscheinsonaten (InchMoonlight SonatasInch) builds strongly on the band's heathen foundations, melding clean and harsh vocals seamlessly and integrating folk instrumentation sparsely enough to augment, but never over-embellish the exceptional blackened metal grounding. It's time to dig out the walking boots, grab a compass and a good pair of headphones and head out to experience a little slice of wilderness before it is gone forever. Let Waldgeflüster be your guides.