New Zero God: Of Love and Death (Bandcamp) CD | DL Released: 14 February, 2025 New Zero God send songs back from the brink on their new album, and find magic in life. New Zero God are a much celebrated Greek post-punk/goth band whose members have long histories in that countries rock scene. Frontman Mike […] The post New Zero God: Of Love and Death – Album Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Mother: II Consouling Sounds Vinyl | CD | DL Out Now Belgian gloomsters, Mother, release their second blackgaze album, II. It’s ambitious, melodic, grim and progressive. Sean Millard reports from the Ostend beaches that birthed what could, to all intents and purposes, be considered a defining masterpiece of its genre. Did you know that post-blackgaze […] The post Mother: II: Album Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Swaraj Chronos: Gibberish Madness (Coda Fanzine) CD | DL Out Now The latest EP from London DIY punks Swaraj Chronos is a melting pot of styles, punching up against racism, hierarchy and privilege. The second release from Swaraj Chronos, this CDEP is a co-release by the band and European music label and fanzine Coda, offering […] The post Swaraj Chronos: Gibberish Madness – EP review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

The March Violets :Crocodile Promises (Metropolis Records) LP|CD|DL Released: 19th July 2024 The March Violets return with only their third album in 43 years – but it’s quality that counts and they have that in purple spades. Crocodile Promises continues their alternative journey. The March Violets emerged from the dry ice and shadows of 1981, […] The post The March Violets: Crocodile Promises – Album Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: From Her To Eternity Mute Records LP | CD | DL | CS 18th June 1984 40 years ago, on 18th June 1984, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds unleashed their debut album, From Her To Eternity, on an unsuspecting gaggle of goths, punks, weirdos and musos. Four decades […] The post Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: From Her To Eternity – A Retrospective appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Night Motor Vessels (Self Released) CD/DL/ST Released: 29th April, 2024 Night Motor take a walk on the darker side for their second album. Night Motor released their debut album, Fatal (reviewed here) in 2021. It was a blistering post punk garage record. Three years later and the band have been through several line-up changes and […] The post Night Motor: Vessels – Review – ALBUM OF THE WEEK! appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

BLED: Deutsche Oper (Bandcamp) DL/ST Out now BLED muse over a broken relationship on their new single Deutsche Oper. BLED (much to my shame I’ve only just realised that their band name is a smashing of BLue into rED) have been inching towards a darker sound to their music since the more goth pop of […] The post BLED: Deutsche Oper – Single Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Anja Huwe: Pariah (Sacred Bones Records) Stream Out Now Following on from the release of Anja Huwe’s debut solo single, Rabenschwarz, comes a second song, Pariah, from her forthcoming debut solo album Codes. And as the former lead singer of Xmal Deutschland, who were amongst the forerunners of the original post-punk movement, there is little […] The post Anja Huwe: Pariah – Single Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

BLED: The Way Of All Flesh (Bandcamp) Cassette/ST/DL Released: 19 September, 2023 BLED bring darkness and light together on new EP of Goth Pop that you can dance to whilst looking sombre. We reviewed BLED’s lead off single from this EP, This Brutal Place, here, and have been looking forward to hearing The Way Of […] The post BLED: The Way Of All Flesh – EP Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more

Swans Albert Hall, Manchester August 11th 2023 Swans surface from blackened pits on The Beggar tour for a purging performance of experimental noise and folklore chaos at Manchester’s Albert Hall. The evening shadows collapse inwards and fall between restless bodies as they move closer and closer in nervy anticipation of Michael Gira’s arrival. As the […] The post Swans: Albert Hall, Manchester – Live Review appeared first on Louder Than War ..read more