December 22, 2022

Trevor Proctor's Top 25 Singles, EPs, Splits and Demos of 2022.

 


Thankfully our underground has continued to thrive, evolve and grow during 2022 and it's also been heartening to see gigs, tours and festivals all getting back to a degree of normality.  
The standard of music this year has been hard to fault with many first rate releases coming from across the globe meaning I had a lot of difficult decisions to make regarding which to include in this article. For the first time I've tied the number one spot on this listing between two exceptional releases which I simply couldn't split in terms of how much I enjoyed them.

November 20, 2022

Helvellyn - The Lore of the Cloaked Assembly - Press Release + Full Album Stream.

 



Press Release provided by Purity Through Fire.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

Purity Through Fire is proud to present Helvellyn's highly anticipated debut album, The Lore of the Cloaked Assembly, on digipack CD and vinyl LP formats. 
The CD version was released on November 4th while the vinyl version will follow next year. The tape version is to be released by Worship Tapes.

October 18, 2022

Qrixkuor - Zoetrope - Press Release.

 



Press Release by Nathan T Birk.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

Emerging from the serpentine susurrus left in the wake of last year’s monstrous two-part epic Poison Palinopsia, Qrixkuor swiftly rise again to present a new EP titled Zoetrope - a single black arrow of death sent straight to the heart of the world - to be released on CD and tape formats on November the 18th, joined in darkness again by Invictus Productions in Europe and Dark Descent Records in the USA, with a vinyl version to follow in mid-2023.

October 17, 2022

Os - Tehom - Press Release + Track Stream.



Press Release by Nathan T Birk.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

Iron Bonehead Productions is proud to present Os' highly anticipated second album, Tehom, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

August 25, 2022

Hanghedief - Overduyvelsche Boosheit - Press Release + Track Stream.

 



Hanghedief  - Overduyvelsche Boosheit - Iron Bonehead Productions.

Press Release by Nathan T Birk.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

Iron Bonehead Productions is proud to present Hanghedief 's striking debut mini-album, Overduyvelsche Boosheit, on CD, 12" vinyl, and cassette tape formats.

July 25, 2022

Weregoat / Eggs of Gomorrh - Orgiastic Rape of Resurrected Remains Press Release.

 


Weregoat / Eggs of Gomorrh - Orgiastic Rape of Resurrected Remains 12" MLP/MCD -  Iron Bonehead Productions / Parasitic Records.

Press Release by Nathan T Birk.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

Iron Bonehead Productions, in conspiracy with Parasitic Records, is proud to present a special split mini-album between Weregoat and Eggs of Gomorrh titled Orgiastic Rape of Resurrected Remains on CD and 12" vinyl formats.

July 6, 2022

June 8, 2022

Exclusive Interview and Full Album Stream - Goatsmegma - Goat Separatist Movement.

 


Interview by Trevor Proctor.

Goatsmegma first came to my attention with their fantastic debut album, 'Demonic Goat Smegma Eating Ritual' which was released in June 2019. This was followed in 2020 by an excellent split which they shared with Canada's Antichrist and was featured on my Top 25 EP listing for that year. Goatsmegma are set to return with their second album 'Goat Separatist Movement,' which will be released by Godz of War Productions on the 10th of June.

May 21, 2022

Exclusive Interview with Aparthiva Raktadhara + Full Album Stream.

 


Interview by Trevor Proctor in conversation with nāḥāš .

Aparthiva Raktadhara first came to our attention in 2018 with the exceptional Agyat Ishvar EP which was released on 7" vinyl and digital formats by Iron Bonehead Productions, with a cassette edition released by Darkness Attack Records in July the following year. 
This was Aparthiva Raktadhara's debut release which was so impressive it was placed at number four in my Top 25 EP listing for that year.
The band's debut album, 'Adyapeeth Maranasamhita' (আদ্যাপীঠ মরণসংহিতা) has just been released by Iron Bonehead Productions and nāḥāš and I had many conversations about an interview for quite a long time so it's an honour for us both to finally reveal this exclusive interview with a band at the heart of the Kalikshetra underground. 
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank nāḥāš for giving me this opportunity and also for all his help with this over the past few months.

May 8, 2022

Black Cilice - Esoteric Atavism - Press Release + Track Stream.

 



Press Release by Nathan T Birk.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

Iron Bonehead Productions is proud to present Black Cilice's highly anticipated sixth album, Esoteric Atavism, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.
By now, Black Cilice require no introduction. Arguably THE most pivotal raw black metal entity of the last decade, this Portuguese enigma has come to both define and defy that idiom.

April 17, 2022

Crucifier (USA) - Say Your Prayers MLP Press Release + Track Stream.

 


Crucifier (USA) - Say Your Prayers MLP + CD - Iron Bonehead Productions.

Press Release by Nathan T Birk.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

Iron Bonehead Productions is proud to present a brand-new mini-album from America's Crucifier, Say Your Prayers, on CD and 12" vinyl formats.

February 6, 2022

Guest 2021 Top 10 Release Listing - Ally Ripley. (The Lash)

 







Guest 2021 Top 10 Release Listing - Ally Ripley. (The Lash)

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

With Ally's list performing so well last year it was obvious I should ask him to compile another Top 10 for 2021. Whilst you may not recognise his name I can think of no one who supports the underground more through music purchases and gig attendance that is second to none.

January 30, 2022

Guest 2021 Top 10 Release Listing - SS From Cyclopean Eye Productions.

 

Guest 2021 Top 10 Release Listing - SS From Cyclopean Eye Productions.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

As I've said a number of times one of the benefits of being involved with The Lair of Filth is creating ties and friendships with labels, bands and promoters.

January 23, 2022

Guest 2021 Top 10 Release Listing - PK From Iron Bonehead Productions.


Guest 2021 Top 10 Release Listing - PK from Iron Bonehead Productions.

Article posted by Trevor Proctor.

With three previous posts from PK for The Lair of Filth (an interview with myself in 2015 + two guest Top 10 listings) remaining some of the site's most successful articles I was never in any doubt that I'd ask PK to submit another Top 10 for 2021.

January 2, 2022

Trevor Proctor's Top 25 Singles, EPs, Splits and Demos of 2021.

 


Thankfully the underground continues to thrive during these strange times, in 2021 gigs were few and far between but at least things seem to slowly be getting back to a small degree of normality and bands are continuing to release music of the highest standard.