Matt Fanale computer player, screamer for Caustic and resident worshiper of pink unicorns
So here we are, another “best of”. I guess I should preface this with I haven’t heard a good chunk of the music that came out this year, so if you read this with a “Up yours, Matt Fanale from the internationally acclaimed Swedish supergroup Caustic, how could you not include Douchehammer’s latest EBM epic?!?” (more…)
Necro Facility – Wintermute
Release Date: June 7, 2011
Label: Artoffact Records
Website: myspace.com/necrofacility
Review by: William Dashiell Hammett
Necro Facility started when two friends met in school and became enamored with the industrial music scene and the creativity they found with in it. Pursuing their art with a dedication that stunned, they release the highly acclaimed The Black Paintings in 2005, and shocking many in the scene that a duo so young could produce such a complex album. The sophomore release The Room came out in 2007 and after appearances at the prestigious Wave-Gotik-Treffen and Mera Luna festivals, the duo took a bit of a break. Oscar Holter worked as a producer and songwriter, penning songs for more acts than you can shake a stick at. Henrik Bäckström spent the time doing some of the most highly praised remixes to grace the dance floors around the world. However, the two kept in touch and worked for nearly four years on their third album with the aim of releasing it during Necro Facility’s Tenth Anniversary year. This reviewer is, quite frankly, stunned. (more…)
