Zakhm - The Way for Suicide

This ep finds Zahedan Iran's Zakhm mining the depths of human misery on it's third release. The minimalist ambient/DSBM project of lone member Sad is entrancing and draws the listener into a world of pain and suffering that is raw and oppressive through the first five tracks with the last drops of blood exiting during Last Tear. The end track leaves us with the contemplation of what remains in the shadow of our existence.


Tracklist :

1 Sad Funeral (intro)
2 The Way for Suicide
3 Must Kill
4 Last Winter's Sunset
5 End of Life
6 Last Tear
7 Push Me Down

Website : http://www.zakhm-home.com/blog/

Label : Rigorism Production

Release Date : January 7th 2011

Sig:Ar:Tyr - Godsaga

Godsaga is the third full length release from London Ontario's Sig:Ar:Tyr which is comprised solely of Daemonskald playing all instruments and singing. The album blends black metal, folk and ambient beautifully and deals with the concept of loss and sacrifice in the Icelandic epic of Egil's saga and Odin's hanging from Yggdrasil. The blending of acoustic guitar and blackened riffs works to great effect and projects a mood consistent with the lyrical themes. The level of musical proficiency is high and impresses with the fact that it is all accomplished by one man.



Tracklist:

1 Nights All Nine
2 Midwinter Sacrifice
3 Blood of the North
4 Black Sun's Bane
5 Eternal Return
6 Sleep of the Sword
7 Sonatorrek
8 Godsaga
9 Distant Northern Shore

Website : http://www.sigartyr.com/SIGARTYR/News.html

Release Date : May 3rd 2010

Label : Morbid Winter Records

Garden of Sadness - Travesty of a Human Being

Garden of Sadness is a one man project from Poland consisting of Marek playing and singing on this depressive opus full of despair and isolation. The album progresses at a funereal pace with the only trajectory being downward as the listener is drawn into an existence rife with anguish. The mood created is unrelenting and serves as a fitting soundtrack for those that feel the heavy burden of this life.



Tracklist :

1 Distorted in Pain
2 My Empty Life
3 Chains of Infirmity
4 Another Failure
5 Surrounded by Their Laughter
6 Kill Another Day
7 No Shelter From Suffering
8 Self - Loathing

Website : http://www.myspace.com/gardenofsadness27

Label : Beneath The Fog Productions

Release Date : January 1st 2009