Under the needle

FEATURING DARK REFLECTIONS FROM THE 3RD ATTEMPT'S KAAHRL ØDEMARK Image by Svein Erik Nomeland www.artistfoto.no The 3rd Attempt’s historic roots in Carpathian Forest may have lured and enticed many a black metal obsessive since their relatively recent inception back in 2014. Yet, as a freshly-formed entity guided by the deathly imaginings of visionary newcomer Kaahrl Ødemark, Dark Matter discovers a unique sound forged as much in fresh blood as it is steeped in prestigious, b

Dark Matter explores black metal’s notorious, curious and always controversial ties with death and self-destruction Picked out in lurid pools of rapidly congealing crimson, black and scarlet, a semi-naked form slumps dead-eyed and lifeless over a bathtub generously dashed with gore, frozen forever in the final, pitiful throes of death. Slick and glistening against the cold, yellowish pallour of dated porcelain, each and every detail captured by an eye visibly savouring the ab