David Oberlin

About David Oberlin

David Oberlin is a composer and visual artist who loves noise more than a tidy writing space. You can often find him in your dankest nightmares or on twitter @DieSkaarj while slugging the largest and blackest coffee his [REDACTED] loyalty card can provide.

CD Reviews

On Thorns I Lay – Threnos Review

Released on: 21st February 2020 Do not let the doom-styled introduction of Threnos lull you into a false sense of despair because this new album reaches far beyond the bands humble beginnings. With a touch

CD Reviews

Sepultura – Quadra Review

Released on: 7th February 2020 Sepultura have for the past twenty odd years or so been trying to catch the ghost of success that they had with classic albums such as Chaos A.D. (‘93) and

CD Reviews

Thy Catalfalque – Naiv Review

Released on: 24th January 2020 Both emphatic and energetic Naiv captures the restless spirit of Tamás Kátai in an album fit for esoteric rites. The ninth album from Hungarian composer Tamás Kátai’s Thy Catafalque it

Interviews

On Wings Of Rapture: An Interview with Ego Likeness

Twenty years ago Ego Likeness‘ debut album Dragonfly was released into the wild and earlier this month that momentus occasion was commemorated with a re-release. We caught up for a chat with Donna Lynch (DL)

News

Master Boot Records Debut On Metal Blade Records

Support for Windows 7 may have ended but seven might be the magic number for Master Boot Record who via Metal Blade Records is set to release Floppy Disk Overdrive. The seventh MBR album on

CD Reviews

Mortiis – Spirit of Rebellion Review

Released on: 24th January It is amazing how bloodless Pop music as become. And how chart music has turned a once masterful craft into an inconsequential sport for autotune producers and Taylor Swifts bum. Music

CD Reviews

Brothers Of Metal – Emblas Saga Review

Released on: 24th January (US) Named after the unrequited love between an autophile and his gundam (a giant robot) Brothers of Metal are Swedens’ freshest dairy export. And on their second album too. Offering a

Interviews

An Interview With Hanzel Und Gretyl

We invoked some ancient rites and conjured Hanzel Und Gretyl on our crystal ball for a conversation about their new album Hexennacht, and a quick lesson on numerology.