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Tartarus Records

All Are To Return – AATR III (2024)

The Dutch label Tartarus Records has a varied roster. I found them when I was looking for experimental doom metal. At some point I also started to look for noisy doom metal and I again came to Tartarus because of the second album of AATR (2021). And now there is AATR III.

“The two-man formation” makes a heavy wall of noise, but it seems to be (mostly?) guitar based, with heavy blasts and screamed vocals. Not exactly easy listening, but that can be said about noise music in general.

An interesting project in you enjoy a somewhat industrial approach to noise and do not mind it being metal in basis.

Links: All Are To Return, Tartarus Records

Hadewych – Mes (2022)

I had seen announcements for this release, but I somehow thought that it was a rerelease. Good that Spotify surprised me with an excellent track so that I was in time to get me one of the cassettes.

Hadewych is somewhat like O Saala Sakraal, but darker, or perhaps I should say ‘more metal’. There is still the ritual darkness, Dutch lyrics, but more guitar. In the first track at least, the other two are more ambient or even soundscapish.

Just as on the latest O Saala Sakraal, Michael Idehall contributed to “Mes” and there are some other contributors as well.

“Mes” is a three track, 34 minute tape release that comes in a nice little box with a silver print. Also it was my (re)acquaintance with the Dutch Tartarus label that has more doomy music available.

Links: Hadewych, Tartarus Records