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  1. Mirror of My Soul – October Is Rising Review By Andy-War-Hall

    Now—as summer blasts the Earth into a fly-ridden heath—is when I long most for fall. So I get why Patrik Andersson Winberg’s (Dun Ringill, Doomdogs) new solo project Mirror of My Soul would debut this June with October Is Rising.1 A folk project empowered with hard rock muscle and gothic gravitas, Mirror of My Soul aims for atmospheric storytelling and organic song structuring. Joined by drummers Pete Campbell (Axe Dragger, ex-Pentagram) and Tobbe Strandvik, keyboardist Per Wiberg (Tiamat, ex-Opeth), guitarist Patric Grammann (Dun Ringill) and a whole host of vocalists,2 October Is Rising is poised to be an introspective, moody, and engrossing trek through rustic moods and colder temps. But is this album autumn’s light at the end of the tunnel, or is there no relief from summer to be found here?

    October Is Rising is a clinic on complementary musicianship. Working within gothic country, folk, and blues rock, October Is Rising lives in slow, sparse compositions that won’t wow listeners with panache. Songs like “A Good Day to Die” and “The Owl” use simple guitar and banjo parts, respectively, to set the stage for spirited vocal performances, while “October Is Rising” and “Grandpa” utilize particularly minimal instrumentation to highlight their singers’ stories. Mirror of My Soul can rip it when necessary, as heard on the Jethro Tullesque flute riffing on “Mina Fotavtryck” and the slick hi-hat work on “Dancing Slowly on the Porch,” but October Is Rising’s musical prowess lies less in individual performance and more in band dynamics. “Lost in the Red Wine” and “The One Who Sings the Songs” pulse in ways that sneakily build and bounce off their individual parts to sound a lot bigger than their thin instrumentation would imply. Mirror of My Soul is composed of industry veterans, and it sounds like it; these guys bring out the best in each other.

    Setting rich moods and storytelling are Mirror of My Soul’s game. They’re pros at it. October Is Rising is a pensive autumnal stroll through gloom with the sort of eerie coziness that at varying times reminded me of Fields of the Nephilim, Current 93, and the Over the Garden Wall soundtrack.3 Soundscapes of pale light and fresh darkness bestow tracks like “The Painter,” “Grandpa,” and “Tree on that Hill” a deeply affecting and melancholic quality, shaped by the aforementioned stark instrumentation and poignant vocals. October Is Rising is littered with pathos-imbued bars delivered with conviction, where phrases as obtuse as “The bad news was a feather from a dead bird” (“The Letter”) hit with the sensitivity of straightforward heart-wrenchers like “The trees showed me how to make it all last. There is no future without a vivid past” (“Tree on that Hill”). Mirror of My Soul bring everything you’d want from a singer-songwriter project musically: bittersweet strolls down memory lane, deep into introspection.

    October Is Rising listens like a work of singular vision, but not of one voice. There are no bad singers on October Is Rising, mind you, and the diverse cast can be a boon. There aren’t many records out there that can, in one moment, recall Alice in Chains (“Coyote”) and Peter Gabriel the next (“Tree on that Hill”),4 Lou Reed one minute (“Carry Your Soul”) and Johnny Cash another (“A Good Day to Die”). But this committee approach also deprives October Is Rising of singer-songwriter music’s strongest aspect: the intimate conversation between artist and audience. It’s hard to think of Mirror of My Soul as Winberg’s personal exploration of a gloaming Earth when you have to adjust to a new singer every song. October Is Rising still feels cohesive thanks to Winberg’s consistent and compelling songwriting, but I believe one or two good singers would’ve made the record connect that much better.

    Mirror of My Soul bring the wistfulness of autumn on October Is Rising. Tight musicianship and smart songwriting carry the listener through Winberg’s stories, sometimes outlandish and always engaging. Though I think one singer would’ve made Mirror of My Soul a more focused entity—or perhaps one singer across every song à la Tobias Sammet of AvantastiaOctober Is Rising is nevertheless a greatly enjoyable work that I could confidently recommend to anyone interested in gothic rock/country/folk. At the very least, when the upcoming months get hot as balls, it’ll be a good reminder that, in the near future, October Is Rising indeed.

    Rating: Very Good
    DR: 8 | Format Reviewed: WAV
    Label: Majestic Mountain Records
    Websites: mirrorofmysoul.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/mirrorofmysoul
    Releases Worldwide: June 12, 2026

    #2026 #35 #AliceInChains #AugustIsFalling #Avantasia #AxeDragger #Current93 #Doomdogs #DunRingill #FieldsOfTheNephilim #Folk #JethroTull #JohnnyCash #Jun26 #LouReed #MajesticMountainRecords #MirrorOfMySoul #NotMetal #OctoberIsRising #Opeth #Pentagram #PeterGabriel #Review #Reviews #SwedishMetal #Tiamat
  2. Mirror of My Soul – October Is Rising Review By Andy-War-Hall

    Now—as summer blasts the Earth into a fly-ridden heath—is when I long most for fall. So I get why Patrik Andersson Winberg’s (Dun Ringill, Doomdogs) new solo project Mirror of My Soul would debut this June with October Is Rising.1 A folk project empowered with hard rock muscle and gothic gravitas, Mirror of My Soul aims for atmospheric storytelling and organic song structuring. Joined by drummers Pete Campbell (Axe Dragger, ex-Pentagram) and Tobbe Strandvik, keyboardist Per Wiberg (Tiamat, ex-Opeth), guitarist Patric Grammann (Dun Ringill) and a whole host of vocalists,2 October Is Rising is poised to be an introspective, moody, and engrossing trek through rustic moods and colder temps. But is this album autumn’s light at the end of the tunnel, or is there no relief from summer to be found here?

    October Is Rising is a clinic on complementary musicianship. Working within gothic country, folk, and blues rock, October Is Rising lives in slow, sparse compositions that won’t wow listeners with panache. Songs like “A Good Day to Die” and “The Owl” use simple guitar and banjo parts, respectively, to set the stage for spirited vocal performances, while “October Is Rising” and “Grandpa” utilize particularly minimal instrumentation to highlight their singers’ stories. Mirror of My Soul can rip it when necessary, as heard on the Jethro Tullesque flute riffing on “Mina Fotavtryck” and the slick hi-hat work on “Dancing Slowly on the Porch,” but October Is Rising’s musical prowess lies less in individual performance and more in band dynamics. “Lost in the Red Wine” and “The One Who Sings the Songs” pulse in ways that sneakily build and bounce off their individual parts to sound a lot bigger than their thin instrumentation would imply. Mirror of My Soul is composed of industry veterans, and it sounds like it; these guys bring out the best in each other.

    Setting rich moods and storytelling are Mirror of My Soul’s game. They’re pros at it. October Is Rising is a pensive autumnal stroll through gloom with the sort of eerie coziness that at varying times reminded me of Fields of the Nephilim, Current 93, and the Over the Garden Wall soundtrack.3 Soundscapes of pale light and fresh darkness bestow tracks like “The Painter,” “Grandpa,” and “Tree on that Hill” a deeply affecting and melancholic quality, shaped by the aforementioned stark instrumentation and poignant vocals. October Is Rising is littered with pathos-imbued bars delivered with conviction, where phrases as obtuse as “The bad news was a feather from a dead bird” (“The Letter”) hit with the sensitivity of straightforward heart-wrenchers like “The trees showed me how to make it all last. There is no future without a vivid past” (“Tree on that Hill”). Mirror of My Soul bring everything you’d want from a singer-songwriter project musically: bittersweet strolls down memory lane, deep into introspection.

    October Is Rising listens like a work of singular vision, but not of one voice. There are no bad singers on October Is Rising, mind you, and the diverse cast can be a boon. There aren’t many records out there that can, in one moment, recall Alice in Chains (“Coyote”) and Peter Gabriel the next (“Tree on that Hill”),4 Lou Reed one minute (“Carry Your Soul”) and Johnny Cash another (“A Good Day to Die”). But this committee approach also deprives October Is Rising of singer-songwriter music’s strongest aspect: the intimate conversation between artist and audience. It’s hard to think of Mirror of My Soul as Winberg’s personal exploration of a gloaming Earth when you have to adjust to a new singer every song. October Is Rising still feels cohesive thanks to Winberg’s consistent and compelling songwriting, but I believe one or two good singers would’ve made the record connect that much better.

    Mirror of My Soul bring the wistfulness of autumn on October Is Rising. Tight musicianship and smart songwriting carry the listener through Winberg’s stories, sometimes outlandish and always engaging. Though I think one singer would’ve made Mirror of My Soul a more focused entity—or perhaps one singer across every song à la Tobias Sammet of AvantastiaOctober Is Rising is nevertheless a greatly enjoyable work that I could confidently recommend to anyone interested in gothic rock/country/folk. At the very least, when the upcoming months get hot as balls, it’ll be a good reminder that, in the near future, October Is Rising indeed.

    Rating: Very Good
    DR: 8 | Format Reviewed: WAV
    Label: Majestic Mountain Records
    Websites: mirrorofmysoul.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/mirrorofmysoul
    Releases Worldwide: June 12, 2026

    #2026 #35 #AliceInChains #AugustIsFalling #Avantasia #AxeDragger #Current93 #Doomdogs #DunRingill #FieldsOfTheNephilim #Folk #JethroTull #JohnnyCash #Jun26 #LouReed #MajesticMountainRecords #MirrorOfMySoul #NotMetal #OctoberIsRising #Opeth #Pentagram #PeterGabriel #Review #Reviews #SwedishMetal #Tiamat
  3. So viele 'Pferde' beim heutigen #Fotovorschlag ...

    Kommt gut durch diese Nacht ...

    ... vielleicht mit diesem traditionellen Wiegenlied:

    Hush-a-bye
    Don't you cry
    Go to sleepy little baby
    Go to sleepy little baby
    When you wake
    You shall have
    All the pretty little horsies
    All the pretty little horsies

    Blacks and bays
    Dapples and greys
    All the pretty little horsies

    Current 93 with Nick Cave - All The Pretty Little Horses
    youtube.com/watch?v=7nYs7A_n0Y

    #Current93 #NickCave #SoundtrackOfMyLife

  4. So viele 'Pferde' beim heutigen #Fotovorschlag ...

    Kommt gut durch diese Nacht ...

    ... vielleicht mit diesem traditionellen Wiegenlied:

    Hush-a-bye
    Don't you cry
    Go to sleepy little baby
    Go to sleepy little baby
    When you wake
    You shall have
    All the pretty little horsies
    All the pretty little horsies

    Blacks and bays
    Dapples and greys
    All the pretty little horsies

    Current 93 with Nick Cave - All The Pretty Little Horses
    youtube.com/watch?v=7nYs7A_n0Y

    #Current93 #NickCave #SoundtrackOfMyLife

  5. SUBstrakt reloaded #01

    Nachtschwarmhymnen, Ritualpolka, Krautwave, Klangflickenteppiche und Noiseopern. Einmal mehr führt M.sen die kleine Schwester vom großen Punk auf die Tanzfäche von Radio CORAX. Mit SUBstrakt reloaded schickt er im 4-Wochen-Rhythmus sorgsam arrangierte Songs & Beats in die Umlaufbahn. Der Neustart von SUBstrakt taucht kopfüber in das Klanggewebe ein, das sich

    radiocorax.de/subjektiv-substr

    #Current93 #EinstürzendeNeubauten #SUBstrakt #Swans

  6. SUBstrakt reloaded #01

    Nachtschwarmhymnen, Ritualpolka, Krautwave, Klangflickenteppiche und Noiseopern. Einmal mehr führt M.sen die kleine Schwester vom großen Punk auf die Tanzfäche von Radio CORAX. Mit SUBstrakt reloaded schickt er im 4-Wochen-Rhythmus sorgsam arrangierte Songs & Beats in die Umlaufbahn. Der Neustart von SUBstrakt taucht kopfüber in das Klanggewebe ein, das sich

    radiocorax.de/subjektiv-substr

    #Current93 #EinstürzendeNeubauten #SUBstrakt #Swans

  7. The great, bloody and bruised veil of the world
    The great, bloody and bruised veil of the world
    The great, bloody and bruised veil of the world
    The great, bloody and bruised veil of this world

    Well, it seems like my mind is finished processing Alice in Chains and In Gowan Ring (which it was playing again yesterday morning) for now, and that Current 93 takes over. I played that CD 3 days ago. I'm starting to see a pattern.

    current931.bandcamp.com/track/

    #morningSong #Current93 #neofolk #music

  8. The great, bloody and bruised veil of the world
    The great, bloody and bruised veil of the world
    The great, bloody and bruised veil of the world
    The great, bloody and bruised veil of this world

    Well, it seems like my mind is finished processing Alice in Chains and In Gowan Ring (which it was playing again yesterday morning) for now, and that Current 93 takes over. I played that CD 3 days ago. I'm starting to see a pattern.

    current931.bandcamp.com/track/

    #morningSong #Current93 #neofolk #music

  9. RE: oslo.town/@3rik/11581511304481

    I just realized that a much more fitting association for this photo is Immortal's "At the Heart of Winter".

    I must try to find back to this place to see if I can more suitable Current 93-version during spring or summer.

    #Immortal #Current93 #winter #snow #forest #trees

  10. RE: oslo.town/@3rik/11581511304481

    I just realized that a much more fitting association for this photo is Immortal's "At the Heart of Winter".

    I must try to find back to this place to see if I can more suitable Current 93-version during spring or summer.

    #Immortal #Current93 #winter #snow #forest #trees

  11. Current 93 & HÖH - Island. Erikoismies David Tibetin sanailua ja islantilaisen HÖH:n, eli Hilmar Örn Hilmarssonin upeita, tunnelmallisia taustoja. Väittäisin jopa yhdeksi parhaista kuulemistani Current 93 -levyistä. Alkuperäisellä CD:llä mukana olleet hupsuttelubiisit tältä uusintajulkaisulta puuttuvat, mutteivät ne muuhun kokonaisuuteen mielestäni alkujaankaan oikein istuneet. Nippelitietona mainittakoon, että levyllä laulaa taustoja mm. eräskin Björk.

    #Current93 #DavidTibet

  12. Current 93 & HÖH - Island. Erikoismies David Tibetin sanailua ja islantilaisen HÖH:n, eli Hilmar Örn Hilmarssonin upeita, tunnelmallisia taustoja. Väittäisin jopa yhdeksi parhaista kuulemistani Current 93 -levyistä. Alkuperäisellä CD:llä mukana olleet hupsuttelubiisit tältä uusintajulkaisulta puuttuvat, mutteivät ne muuhun kokonaisuuteen mielestäni alkujaankaan oikein istuneet. Nippelitietona mainittakoon, että levyllä laulaa taustoja mm. eräskin Björk.

    #Current93 #DavidTibet

  13. I'm trying to expand my music collection. Over the years I've heard so many good songs and never knew their name nor artists. Today I'm looking for music like Current'93, Death in June, Sol Invictus, ... any suggestions? (More genres to come later) Thanks in advance! 🎶 #current93 #deathinjune #solinvictus

  14. @exusernotfound Ωραία μπάντα οι #Current93 ρε γαμώτο. Τα τελευταία χρόνια τους είχα στο μυαλό μου ως αμφιλεγόμενους. Αλλά καθησυχαστική αυτή η τοποθέτηση που διάβασα στο Reddit παραπάνω.

    "short answer: almost certainly not

    long answer: c93's early releases do feature an excessive amount of swastikas as well as some questionable lyrics. there's a part in "imperium" that comes to mind where he goes on about how "the jews crucified the christ" and it's pretty uncomfortable. douglas pierce of death in june (ostensibly not a nazi himself, but he does have a self-admitted obsession with nazi germany and uses its iconography in a way that's irresponsible at best imo) was also a member of c93 at the time.

    however pierce left the band before "thunder perfect mind" came out, and that album offers some pretty clear statements on the topic: there's "a song for douglas after he's dead", which is explicitly about pierce and paints his nazi obsession in a pretty negative light. there's also the song "hitler as kalki," which david dedicated to his father for fighting the nazis in WW2 and that song includes some pretty clear anti-fascist statements in its lyrics.

    as far as i know, david has completely stayed away from nazi imagery since then. it's also worth noting that in his recent book which compiles nearly all his poetry from the start of his career to now, he decided not to print certain early writings (including the "imperium" lyrics mentioned above) that he doesn't want to be associated with anymore. i think it's safe to say that it was a product of ignorance in his younger years and/or douglas pierce's influence on c93's early career."

  15. "Sell all you have, give it to the kittens"

    #Current93

  16. "Sell all you have, give it to the kittens"

    #Current93

  17. I was humming "The Inmost Light" this morning, so I might as well listen to the whole The Inmost Light trilogy.

    I can never decide which Current 93 album is my favorite, but this is certainly one of them. It just doesn't get much better than this.

    #Current93 #neofolk #CD #nowPlaying

  18. I was humming "The Inmost Light" this morning, so I might as well listen to the whole The Inmost Light trilogy.

    I can never decide which Current 93 album is my favorite, but this is certainly one of them. It just doesn't get much better than this.

    #Current93 #neofolk #CD #nowPlaying

  19. #NowPlaying #neofolk classic:
    Nature and Organisation "Beauty Reaps the Blood of Solitude"

    In my opinion, David Tibet's lyrics on "Bloodstreamruns" are among his absolute best. It's a mesmerizing track, and the same can be said for most of the content on this album.
    #NatureAndOrganisation #Current93 #DeathInJune #MichaelCashmore

    michaelcashmoreofficial.bandca

  20. #NowPlaying “First Utterance” (1971) by #Comus, a British folk/prog rock band, was in the #NWWList, and later in 1997 #Current93 did a super dark cover version of ‘Diana’, which seemed to supercharge interest in the band all over again. youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK

  21. #NowPlaying “First Utterance” (1971) by #Comus, a British folk/prog rock band, was in the #NWWList, and later in 1997 #Current93 did a super dark cover version of ‘Diana’, which seemed to supercharge interest in the band all over again. youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK

  22. That was one hell of a concert. #Current93 live at Asker Kulturhus tonight. I’m usually not a huge fan of David Tibet & Co, but this was really good! #C93 #LiveMusic #Music #NeoFolk #DarkFolk #MusikkTut

  23. Current 93 – Invocations Of Almost. The soundtrack for an exhibition by David Tibet. 9 atmospheric and haunting pieces that are continuous yet varied, with occasional spoken words. Perfect for late night listening. I feel like I haven't truly given this the attention it deserves until now.
    #Current93 #DavidTibet #music #ambient #soundtrack #experimental #NowPlaying

  24. #Upcoming Remember those sold-out, limited edition #Current93 12-inch lathes? Well… “The Long Shadow Falls” combines all those redreamt remixes into a nifty 7-CD box set with a 48-page booklet and a 7-inch. Available via #Dirter, July 5th. dirterpromotions.com/releases/

  25. #Upcoming Remember those sold-out, limited edition #Current93 12-inch lathes? Well… “The Long Shadow Falls” combines all those redreamt remixes into a nifty 7-CD box set with a 48-page booklet and a 7-inch. Available via #Dirter, July 5th. dirterpromotions.com/releases/

  26. #CDFriday with the #AeolianStringEnsemble from 1998. This mysterious “group” turned out to be #DavidKenny of #Konstruktivists, #MurrayFontanaOrchestra, and a longtime #Current93 and #NurseWithWound collaborator. Harmonic extractions of sound generated by strings, recorded at sympathetic locations. youtube.com/watch?v=cdgUqeWhbV

  27. #CDFriday with the #AeolianStringEnsemble from 1998. This mysterious “group” turned out to be #DavidKenny of #Konstruktivists, #MurrayFontanaOrchestra, and a longtime #Current93 and #NurseWithWound collaborator. Harmonic extractions of sound generated by strings, recorded at sympathetic locations. youtube.com/watch?v=cdgUqeWhbV

  28. #Current93 🧵 3/3: There are limited quantities of the remastered “In Menstrual Night” album on wax, available via #HouseOfMythology exclusively. Unfortunately, “Island” in transparent green is already sold out. store.houseofmythology.com/pro

  29. #Current93 🧵 3/3: There are limited quantities of the remastered “In Menstrual Night” album on wax, available via #HouseOfMythology exclusively. Unfortunately, “Island” in transparent green is already sold out. store.houseofmythology.com/pro

  30. #Current93 🧵 2/3: Originally released via #UnitedDairies, “In Menstrual Night” was recorded in 1985 with #HilmarÖrnHilmarsson, #StevenStapleton (Nurse With Wound), #DianaRogerson (Chrystal Belle Scrodd), #JohnBalance (Coil), Tathata Wallis, Keiko Yoshida, #RoseMcDowall (Strawberry Switchblade), and Bee. current93hom.bandcamp.com/albu

  31. #Current93 🧵 2/3: Originally released via #UnitedDairies, “In Menstrual Night” was recorded in 1985 with #HilmarÖrnHilmarsson, #StevenStapleton (Nurse With Wound), #DianaRogerson (Chrystal Belle Scrodd), #JohnBalance (Coil), Tathata Wallis, Keiko Yoshida, #RoseMcDowall (Strawberry Switchblade), and Bee. current93hom.bandcamp.com/albu

  32. #Current93 🧵 1/3: “Island” was originally recorded at Studio Sýrland and Hot Ice in Iceland between 1986–1991, notably with #HilmarÖrnHilmarsson, #Björk, #ÞórEldon (Sugarcubes), #BogomilFont aka #SigtryggurBaldursson, #TómasMTómasson, and #AkikoHada (Psychic TV). You can hear what eventually became the “Children of Nature” (1991) soundtrack in here. current93hom.bandcamp.com/albu

  33. #Current93 🧵 1/3: “Island” was originally recorded at Studio Sýrland and Hot Ice in Iceland between 1986–1991, notably with #HilmarÖrnHilmarsson, #Björk, #ÞórEldon (Sugarcubes), #BogomilFont aka #SigtryggurBaldursson, #TómasMTómasson, and #AkikoHada (Psychic TV). You can hear what eventually became the “Children of Nature” (1991) soundtrack in here. current93hom.bandcamp.com/albu

  34. Here’s a very quick thread 🧵 about these recent #Current93 reissues.

  35. Here’s a very quick thread 🧵 about these recent #Current93 reissues.

  36. #NowPlaying Behind the scenes video from the summer of 1986 in Iceland, when the first recordings for the #Current93 & #HÖH album “Island” were made. youtube.com/watch?v=tzwwmaOOJ1

  37. #NowPlaying #Current93 #Groundhogs Dreamt my college roommate brought home a large toad that could shapeshift into a cat. First thing it did was dig a hole in the living room and burrow down. current931.bandcamp.com/track/