Review: Ur – Grey Wanderer
It took me a while to get back to writing reviews. In the end, having to write reviews was one of the reasons to quit working for other ‘zines. I want to write a review when I’m in the right mood, not when the records’ …
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Thrice release new video and announce release date for “Palms”
Thrice will release their Epitaph-debut “Palms” in two months, on September 14th. Since the predecessor “To Be Everywhere Is to Be Nowhere” is a pretty cool album, the expectations for the 20th anniversary album are high. The video for “The Grey” can soften the waiting for …
Music and video in perfect harmony: the new video by Chelsea Wolfe
Released in late 2017, “Hiss Spun” by Chelsea Wolfe received overall positive reviews and feeback. Always an amazing artist – in the truest sense of the word – and dancing on borders, Chelsea Wolfe took a big step forward and created an album full of …
Wiegedood continue their touring cycle
Wiegedood, who rose from the ashes of Oathbreaker, will support Yob on their upcoming European tour in October till mid-November. The belgian band released “De Doden Hebben Het Goed III” on Century Records earlier this year. The album, which conlcuded the “De Doden …
New Converge stuff
Seems I missed a few memos on this one, as the release of “Beautiful Ruin”, a four-song-EP by Converge, caught me totally by surprise. Recorded during “The Dusk In Us” sessions, this completes the release of all their recorded material from that time period. The …
Harms Way give vinyl the love it deserves
Harms Way gave their vicious “Posthuman” record the love it deserves by releasing in several stunning vinyl versions. Vinyl sales are up, which means that every new records sees a vinyl release. But most of them are boring one-colour treatments, with the occasional special version …
Band shoot: Mudhead, pt.1
I recently did an extensive shoot of Mudhead, an up-and-coming thrash/punk band from north Germany. We decided to do portrait shots of each band member as well as classic group shots. It’s always a fine line to walk when chosing images and thus – at …
I did a Band Shoot a few days ago…
and enjoyed it pretty much. It’s fun to work with a band and their ideas on how to visualize their music and the different characters of the musicians. Here’s a first preview:
Amenra release a stunning video to “Children Of The Eye”
The new Amenra record “Mass VI” will see the light of the day on October 20th. To shorten the waiting time, a new video has been released: “Children Of The Eye”. Clocking in at nearly ten minutes, the song is a clausthrobic, angry, and eerie …
Time flies!
Nearly two years have passed since our last postings. Life has hit us hard – in a positive way, but it still hit. But we’re back on track and will work our asses off to get negativeblack.net up and running again. Stay tuned for more!