LP Review: "Örmagna" by Örmagna

Örmagna

Is it time for the Icelandic Honey Week already?

Well, in case it's not, we're instead going to look into some Icelandic Black Metal.

Today I'm considering the debut record from Örmagna, which is appropriately entitled Örmagna.

Firstly, this album never falls into one of those round holes of black metal. Mostly, because of the vocals. 

They're certainly abrasive enough, but featuring a wealth of emotions. It's an absolute embarrassment of riches in terms of emotion... as long as your emotional range is depressed.

Maybe there's a touch of the old black metal anger here and there, but the depressed vocals create a more intricate sound. Musically, Örmagna is full on atmospheric black metal. Fans of Wilt and Mournful Congregation should find a place were their chocolate and peanut butter become yummy cups.

Örmagna equal parts transparent and opaque. This is the precise reason to check them o ut.

RELEASE 2/1/19 BANDCAMP

LP Review: "The Four Days of the Mind" by Dynfari

The Four Days of the Mind

Now that your friend and humble narrator is older, it's easy to say that High School sucked.

Well as I was well read and poorly dressed in high school, it was easy then to say it sucked.  High School, mine anyway, showcased the absolute worst in American society.

Riches were prized. Attractiveness was a premium. What was nominally valued was the quality of the human being that was underneath the money and clothes.

It was easy to be above all of that during the time. Because then, like now, I wasn't attractive. There were no riches in my household.

I was also poorly dressed as my family didn't put a large premium on designer clothing. Though I hated that at the time, I don't much care for them now. Ironic isn't it? Not Darth Plagueis The Wize level irony, but still. (See why I wasn't popular?)