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  1. SHADES OF BLACK: PESTILENTIAL SHADOWS, SEA MOSQUITO, …

    Jul 6, 2025 · Rougarou ’s debut self-titled release is an amalgam of raw black metal and Cajun folk art; thirteen tracks of abrasive tremolo guitars and unbridled shrieks combined with …

  2. SHADES OF BLACK (PART 2): PATHWAY, CRUST, THE INFERNAL …

    Aug 16, 2020 · The song is a slow burn that eventually catches fire, racing and rocking, blazing and whirling — and the accordion solo at the end is a wondrous phenomenon. Perhaps …

  3. SHADES OF BLACK: BØNES, FUMES, KRIEG, WITHDRAWAL, …

    Dec 8, 2024 · As I’ve demonstrated repeatedly over the years, I’m often a sucker for metal that incorporates not-metal instruments, whether it’s strings or brass, accordions or didgeridoos, …

  4. “THAT’S METAL!” — BUT IT’S NOT MUSIC (NO. 93) - NO CLEAN SINGING

    Jan 4, 2015 · Each bust expands like a concertina, and the effect is unsettling, to say the least. The following video includes scenes from an exhibition of Li’s works called “Tools of Study” at …

  5. SHADES OF BLACK (PART 1): ENSLAVED, SOMBRE HÉRITAGE, …

    May 24, 2020 · Yet there’s still more to come, with a surprising and sublime instrumental finale that combines soulful saxophone tones, what might be an accordion, what might be a bluesy …

  6. AN NCS PREMIERE: UNVIÂR - "DISGLAÇ" - NO CLEAN SINGING

    Nov 13, 2025 · Near the song’s mid-point the band again recede from their ravishing spectacles, this time making room for acoustic instrumentation (and maybe an accordion?) that generates …

  7. SEEN AND HEARD ON NEW YEAR’S DAY: AVULSED, CRAWLING …

    Jan 1, 2025 · The keys begin to warble, almost accordion-like or in kinship to a hurdy-gurdy, and the beats rock, but the song also erupts in intensity with heart-in-your-throat effect.

  8. SEEN AND HEARD: BEHEMOTH, PESTILENT HEX, DEIVOS, SOUL …

    Oct 4, 2024 · As you’ll see and hear in the excellent video for the song, this group deploys synth-accordion, saxophone, guitar, bass, and drums as their tools, and they display both impressive …

  9. SEEN AND HEARD: SUFFOCATION, TOMB MOLD, CERULEAN, …

    Sep 11, 2023 · The song’s opening captivated me with its mournful folk melody, traced through sounds of acoustic strumming and what might be an accordion. Having succumbed to that, I …

  10. AN NCS ALBUM PREMIERE (AND A REVIEW): DEEMTEE

    Dec 5, 2023 · And before it ends, it becomes even more enthralling, unfurling a melancholy array of organ-like and accordion-like harmony backed by tribal drums. We’ve already had colorful …