Published: June 30, 2023

Already with their first, self-titled release in 2017, None have managed to gain traction and bring some life (pun intended) to the depressive black metal scene. Their previous work Damp Chill of Life attracted unusual attention for the standards of this outcast of a subgenre, and it is not unjustified, given how much of a smooth and seamless listening experience the band provides. With Inevitable, they continue layering the same constru...

Published: June 30, 2023

And the last one for this week, brings us None with Inevitable, their latest long player that represents their fourth full length effort since 2017. Their approach is to simply devastate with atmospheric and depressive black metal, which wasn’t on my bingo card for reviews this late in the year. Digging a little deeper, there is two members, both listed as Anonymous, and this latest offering has been likened to the final stage of ...

Published: June 27, 2023

None are a black metal band from the US and this is their fourth album.

If you’re unfamiliar with None, where have you been? Releasing three stellar records in a row, (2017’s None, 2018’s Life Has Gone on Long Enough, and 2019’s Damp Chill of Life), None have now finally returned with their longest album yet, the 56-minute Inevitable.

Inevitable offers a feast of melancholic black metal that falls somewhere between the atmospheri...

Published: June 21, 2023

Intentionally depressive music is a tough thing to approach in the sense that folks tend to apply functionality to its existence in terms of both artist and consumer perspectives. We ask what it does for the listener and what it does for the artist just as often and this isn’t a common expectation within the milieu of extreme metal sub-genre specificity. Artists might be looking for catharsis in process, some even admit to attention-se...

Published: June 22, 2023

It has been a long four years since mysterious entity NONE unleashed their last release “Damp Chill of Life”. With a very piercing and demoralizing sound, this North American outfit delivers some of the most nihilistic aural experiences you will ever encounter. With “Inevitable”, the band keeps the pain going with 56 minutes of soul crushing music. For any fan of Atmospheric Black Metal, this is exactly what dreams...

None is an atmospheric black metal band from Portland, Oregon.

The band is gearing up for their fourth album, Inevitable, which is due out on June 30 on Hypnotic Dirge Records. For now, the first single, “Rest”—which is also the album’s closing track—is available to stream on their Bandcamp where you can also preorder their album on vinyl or CD.

“Rest” is an epic, 10-minute track that certainly lives up to the atmospheric element of atmospheric...

Published: June 2, 2023

Already, I wasn’t expecting myself to be here given how little I find myself within the reaches of depressive black metal. Just the other day, I found myself before a work that I was damn near convinced was going to be most of my exposure to the sound for many months to come, but leave to None, a band that has become damn near synonymous with the style itself since its inception, to change that. It’s been a long four-year silence...

Published: May 29, 2023

I have never been the type to review an album I never truly feel for, which is the reason my written reviews are sparse and far between.

But sometimes, just sometimes, an album comes along that just makes me break my silence; like the thornbird that impales itself and sings the most beautiful parting song. And I have never been one to shy away from writing my innermost thoughts when it comes to music, even though I prefer to keep those...