Metria, “Leaving The Burning Building”

Metria’s debut full-length album, “Leaving the Burning Building” brings the listener into the depth of the crumbling ash and industrial waste that is threatening to entomb the city of Detroit.  Gritty and unsettling, we hear the creaks, and drones and noise that are the mortal moans of the dying, post-industrial city. This album will appeal … Read more

MONO ATRO, “MDCCLXXVI”

Continuing on the free album front, I recently discovered MONO ATRO on Myspace, accidentally. MONO ATRO, a Japanese artist, currently has two short albums available, “MDCCLXXVI” being the most current from 2007. “MDCCLXXVI” is a really bleak album. It is dark ambient with a huge variety of finely produced sound textures. This is not just … Read more