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Surprise Lingua Ignota release for BC Friday, assortment of artifacts from the Sinner Get Ready era (2019-21).

Lingua Ignota - Sinner Get Ready // Fragments (2026)

https://linguaignota.bandcamp.com/album/sinner-get-ready-fragments

#LinguaIgnota

You may not recognize her name if you don’t follow her solo work, but Leila Abdul-Rauf is an experienced metal musician. As vocalist and guitarist in death metal group Vastum, and semi-frequent collaborator with other extreme and unconventional artists like Dream Unending, she is something of a veteran on 20 Buck Spin. Yet it is only now, with Andros Insidium, that her eponymous solo project sees a release on this label, and the change is more than symbolic. Whilst staying within the realms of experimental dark ambience—and retaining her signature trumpet—the music has taken a decisively heavier turn as Leila dials up the oppressive drone, shapes instrumental elements into dissonant, strange patterns, and incorporates vicious, harsh vocals. And if the cover isn’t clue enough,1 she seems to have something to say.

Andros Insidium is a ritual of sorts, but an allegorical one. Leila uses the goddess Ishtar2, specifically her fabled descent into and ascent out of the underworld, as a vessel to explore womanhood in general. Mythology and ceremony act as a framework to “exorcise” demons of patriarchy and the feminine rage that riles against them. Anger reaches an apex in harrowing “Andros Insidium” where Leila condemns “you” (man) in a chorus of haunting half-sung chants, whispers, and snarls for continually assaulting and torturing “her” (woman). Though superficially dissimilar, it vividly recalls a Caligula-era Lingua Ignota with its minimalist piano and cold narration that becomes screams. This is the first appearance of these gargling, screamed vocals on the record, and one of only two songs that include them, the other being closer “Return to Anu.” The time leading up to this release is filled with tension, the ambience smothering the soundscape without reprieve, as eerie plucks and unsettling cleans undulate through it to the beat of portentous drums and tambourine—a bit like an alternate-universe Swans, though sometimes randomly reminiscent of Haunted Plasma (“Stripped Before the Eye of Death,” “Return to Anu”).

Andros Insidium by Leila Abdul-Rauf

Andros Insiduim is out to make its listener uncomfortable, and it unequivocally succeeds. Just about every element from the ritualistic drum patterns, strange melodies from synth, trumpet, and string, and omnipresent thousand-ton drone sets you on edge. The clanging of steel drums that open the album, and return only in the final track, immediately puts the listener on edge. But it’s Leila’s variously dramatic, baleful, and cold—often multitracked—vocals (“Stripped Before the Eye of Death,” “Fractured Body”)3—and the lyrics they deliver—that pulls these feelings of unease into full potency. As a powerless witness (“Stripped…,” “A Requiem…”), a prophetess (“Fractured Body,” “Return to Anu”), or a divine judge (“Andros Insidium”), her accented intonations give her the air of a haunted narrator; and the very dissonance of the vocal lines seems to emphasise their unflinchingly dark lyrical content more than more traditionally mournful melodies could. The sparse use of harsh vocals enhances their viciousness, and their final appearance occurs in a passage that mimics their first—with the same piano tritones and drumbeat—reinforcing their importance both emotionally and musically. In all, it can be a viscerally disturbing experience.

Yet Andros Insidium also has some groovy and even beautiful moments. “Eros Anima” centres a bizarrely catchy rhythm with its menagerie of hand percussion, trumpet, and guitar, while “A Requiem for Ishtar” sees weeping strings accompany angelic sopranos in a genuinely sad lament, and opener “Descent into Kur” consists of mostly harmonious, if ominous, synth melodies. In the context of the whole, however, such occasions are barely less unsettling than the dissonance and only throw those harsher, uglier moments into sharper relief. You could argue they make the music harder to listen to than if they were entirely absent, and the whole thing were obscure and confrontational. Nothing here feels truly random or needless, particularly when one treats it like the story it is and listens actively. But without devoting your full attention, some of the more esoteric aspects tend to jump out at you awkwardly—the announcing trumpets and didgeridoo-like male drones in “Senex Rule,” or the skin-crawling unfolding of “Andros Insidium,” for example.

As with much avant-garde music, your ability to go on the journey of Andros Insidium will depend on your tolerance for weirdness and willingness to feel uncomfortable. In executing her ritual of catharsis, Leila Abdul-Rauf indulges no sentiment but her own—par for the course with extreme metal perhaps, but in this medium, the risk of alienation could be higher. Nevertheless, this is a striking work that deserves at least an open-minded explore.

Rating: Good
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: 20 Buck Spin
Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook
Releases Worldwide: April 17th, 2026

Mrs. Frighthouse – Solitude Over Control Review

By Dear Hollow

How much noise is too much? I used to believe you could never have too much noise, with bands like Theatruum and La Torture des Ténèbres weaponizing it for respectively vicious and otherworldly approaches. Then bands like Ulveblod and the infamous Ordeal & Triumph collaboration happened – and I lost my naivety. Ultimately, as we will see with duo Mrs. Frighthouse, diving into the noise genre offers a low ceiling and an equally low floor. Some of the worst music I’ve reviewed has had the “noise” tag attached to it, while some of the most okayest music I’ve reviewed also has noise attached to it – previously mentioned acts being controversial exceptions. It’s either the worst thing you’ve heard or okay. Mrs. Frighthouse is a light, er, fright in a sea of noise – for better or worse.

Glasgow-based Mrs. Frighthouse consists of wife and wife duo Carys and Luna Frighthouse, known as Mrs. and Mrs. on stage. Featuring an unflinching lyrical attack on misogyny, homophobia, and transphobia, and a musical approach as venomous, it recalls the likes of early Lingua Ignota, Couch Slut, and Julie Christmas. What hooked me was its mastering by Khanate bassist James Plotkin – anything that reminds of the menacing crawl that the drone legends conjure was a perk. However, like any noise album that focuses on ugliness and discordance, the audience is limited, the replay value is near null, and its strengths are a novelty in many ways. Featuring manic vocals both harsh and operatic to contrast with the suffocating noise, Mrs. Frighthouse wins points for charisma, but Solitude Over Control is still very much a noise album.

To my relief, Mrs. Frighthouse utilizes opaqueness and density to its benefit, avoiding the painful awkwardness of Läjä Äijälä & Albert Witchfinder’s trainwreck of a collaboration. Plotkin’s services are put to good use, as the backbone of sound is suffocating and all-encompassing in a way that recalls drone’s colossal density, an expanse of ominous tones upon which Mrs. and Mrs. traverse with their vocal journeys. Throw in some haunting ritualistic drumming patterns and minor organ trills, Mrs. Frighthouse crafts horrific soundscapes using an expert blend of clarity, melody, and discordance to match their surprisingly dynamic foray into noise. This is no Oscillotron – Mrs. Frighthouse knows how to write songs. While at first glance the sea of noise is a constant hum, those willing to delve beneath the surface will find smart songwriting aplenty.

The contrast between clarity and density is a clear priority in Solitude Over Control – which ends up being its most controversial element. From the aggressive industrial pulse paired with thick waves of noise easy to get lost in (“DIY Exorcism,” “White Plaster Rooms”) to more subtle crawling pieces with screeching soprano trills that feel strangely confrontational (“Seagulls” part 1 and 2, “Let My Spit Be Poison”), while creeping melodic motifs are warped and bastardized by the static (“Our Culture Without Autonomy,” “My Body is a Crime Scene”), Mrs. Frighthouse is a tour-de-force of metallic aggression without a riff in sight. Solitude Over Control wears its themes on its sleeves in sometimes awkward forthrightness, as both Mrs.’s spew vitriol over the misogyny, homophobia, and transphobia witnessed and experienced, matching the aggression and viciousness of the music. The closing title track is worthy of mention, because its slow-burning crescendo is a maddening and horrifying end to a maddening and horrifying album – a nerve-frying culmination of Mrs. Frighthouse’s best and worst.

Almost everything about Solitude Over Control feels intentional, but holy shit, is it unflinching and uncomfortable. Mrs. Frighthouse’s two vocals are insanely charismatic in their blend of shrieks, growls, operatic belts, whispers, and shouts, propelling the movement of the noise as it emerges and disappears in the sea of noise. Plotkin’s mastering adds a suffocating and claustrophobic quality that adds to the menace and aggression. Some tracks you’ll find yourself getting lost in the swaths of noise and industrial harshness, others you’ll find yourself blushing in the awkward stark clarity of the vocals. Mrs. Frighthouse offers a better noise album than most and is closer to the ceiling, but due to the divisiveness of the style and the starkness of some of the minimalist pieces, the reception will be mixed. Noise fans rejoice, all others steer clear.

Rating: 2.5/5.0
DR: 8 | Format Reviewed: PCM
Label: Self-Release
Websites: mrsfrighthouse.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/mrsfrighthouse
Releases Worldwide: September 26th, 2025

#25 #2025 #CouchSlut #Drone #Industrial #JulieChristmas #Khanate #LaTortureDesTénèbres #LäjäÄijäläAlbertWitchfinder #LinguaIgnota #MrsFrighthouse #Noise #Oscillotron #Review #Reviews #ScottishMetal #SelfRelease #Sep25 #SolitudeOverControl #Theatruum #Ulveblod

Blood Vulture – Die Close Review

By Saunders

For all its notable strengths, gripping guitar work, and towering hooks, Die Close has a few hiccups expected from a debut album. The two shorter introductory and interlude pieces are decent enough, yet ultimately disposable, while the stronger moments and soaring melodies on the Gothy melodrama of “A Dream About Starving to Death” are tripped up by some overly goofy lyrical and vocal turns. Nevertheless, outside of these minor sore spots, Die Close is consistently entertaining and occasionally gripping at its potent best. Olds still displays some tongue-in-cheek humor and horror shtick, also reflected in the accompanying music videos, though overall, Die Close is a dark and brooding album. Expectedly, Olds is the star of the show, defined by his excellent guitar work and standout vocals. Vocally, Olds shifts between several modes, showcasing solid range, character, and emotional depth.

Blood Vulture came from nowhere, unleashing a fresh, emotive and punchy blast of doomy heft, blockbuster hooks and haunting harmonies. Bolstered by stellar performances and addictive songwriting, where the album’s earwormy hooks and stronger material showcase Olds as a serious artist on the rise, Die Close signals an assured and confident debut. A few kinks aside, Die Close is a hugely enjoyable album that’s well worth a listen and should cement Blood Vulture as an exciting new voice in the doomsphere.

#2025 #35 #AFI #AmericanMetal #BloodVulture #CaveIn #ChelseaWolfe #Crowbar #DieClose #DillingerEscapePlan #DoomMetal #Grunge #LinguaIgnota #Mastodon #MutoidMan #PureNoiseRecords #ReverendKristinMichaelHayter #Review #Reviews #RoyalThunder #ShadowsFall #Sludge

I want to have a full album of such a collab like this song:

#Amenra feat. #LinguaIgnota: Am Kreuz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l5yVBm2QF8

https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=5l5yVBm2QF8

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #6MusicsForeverDark

Lingua Ignota:
🎵 FAITHFUL SERVANT FRIEND OF CHRIST

#LinguaIgnota

https://linguaignota.bandcamp.com/track/faithful-servant-friend-of-christ

https://open.spotify.com/track/1WMawd1HhdmEojY4b1Ouyi

Lingua Ignota / Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter #INTERVIEW (2020)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHIwxV7_Cws #linguaignota #fantano
#musiclove #diy

18. Lingua Ignota - Caligula (2019)

This is the first in what I will call a (un)holy trilogy of albums from 3 amazing women, all different styles but all metal-adjacent. All 3 got a "holy fuck" reaction the first time I heard them, and continue to captivate me. I feel like the 3 of them combined capture, uh, me, or at least the 3 main types of music I gravitate to: beautiful, sad, and angry. This album in particular is all 3 of those things.

#20AlbumCovers #LinguaIgnota #20albums20days

Fantastic discovery thanks to @buffyleigh also listed in the #1001otheralbums list. If #DiamandaGalas is ever looking for someone to carry her torch.....
#LinguaIgnota - Caligula dl 2019 on the marvelous #ProfoundLoreRecords
http://linguaignota.bandcamp.com/album/caligula

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#MetalInjection
Album Review: PERSEFONE Lingua Ignota: Part 1
"By adding traditional metal elements laced together with clever song writing, Persefone have crafted a genius, modern metal album."

https://metalinjection.net/reviews/album-review-persefone-lingua-ignota-part-1

#Persefone #LinguaIgnota #Part1 #AlbumReview #MetalInjection #Reviews #ImportantInfo

Love the howling rage of this #LinguaIgnota album, the 14 min centrepiece That He May Not Rise. Again in particular. She’s not having ANY of (t)his shit #industrialmusic #noise https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vYs_DHU8Fdc

#nowPlaying

Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter - SAVED!

https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/playlist?list=PLdBgRSepCa9MVI1OgCEkGQgqPNSFLRb-L

#ReverendKristinMichaelHayter #SAVED #Experimental #LinguaIgnota

I dearly love basically everything #KristinHayter (a.k.a. #LinguaIgnota) has done, but the speaking in tongues stuff in her new album is a bit triggering. I totally appreciate what she was trying to do with making this album but, holy shit.

https://linguaignota.bandcamp.com/album/saved

#exvangelical #NowPlaying

#nowPlaying

Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter - All Of My Friends Are Going To Hell

from the upcoming Album "SAVED!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpfxWktjEKA

#
ReverendKristinMichaelHayter #KristinHayter #Saved #AllOfMyFriendsAreGoingToHell #SAVED! #PerpetualFlamesMinistries #LinguaIgnota

Also, this approach may be in part inspired by the newest project announced by #KristinHayter (i.e., #LinguaIgnota), in which she reaches "new levels of unhinged" by using evangelical conversion as an allegory. It's going to be, well, unhinged.
https://linguaignota.bandcamp.com/album/saved

FCUK, europejska trasa Lingua Ignota właśnie została odwołana. Z powodów zdrowotnych - trzymam kciuki za szybką rekonwalescencję, i nie pisze tak tylko z fanowskiego egoizmu! Co nie zmienia faktu, że od razu dzień gorszy :(

Przynajmniej GGGOLDDD wczoraj zobaczyłam i było super - o ile można tak mówić w przypadku setu, który w 80% był o doświadczeniu gwałtu... Ale zespół wypadł super, brzmienie super, Milena jest absolutnie hipnotyzująca i w ogóle wow, było słychać słowa piosenek! To wcale nie jest oczywiste na koncertach, na których bywam, więc szacun za realizację dźwiękową.

#muzyka #LinguaIgnota #GGGOLDDD @postpunk

#nowPlaying

Lingua Ignota - Let the Evil of His Own Lips Cover Him

Vinyl was finally shipped, can't wait to recive it :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYs_DHU8Fdc

#LinguaIgnota #LetTheEvilOfHisOwnLipsCoverHim #DiseaseOfMen #Experimental #ExperimentalMusic

Another hashtags as #introduction dump just for my fave bands, because I'm obsessed with music. Not really obvious from list below, but I gravitate to #extrememetal or at least metal-adjacent stuff.

My top 15 bands/musicians/composers: #YOB (#MikeScheidt) #mewithoutYou #AliceInChains #TheAppleseedCast #EmmaRuthRundle #RonnieJamesDio #Björk #LinguaIgnota (#KristinHayter) #AnnaVonHausswolff #JóhannJóhannsson #PhilipGlass #DavidBowie #SigurRós #ElliottSmith #JoyDivision

https://youtu.be/lTRRNwWnI_w

Lingua Ignota - I Who Bend The Tall Grasses #Music #LinguaIgnota

[PL] [nowy tekst] Tekst o GGGOLDDD, Lingua Ignota i muzyce, która opowiada o doświadczeniu przemocy.

CW: PRZEMOC, GWAŁT

https://19czwartych.art.blog/2022/11/25/lingua-ignota-gggolddd-muzyka-o-doswiadczeniu-przemocy-nie-mam-pomyslu-na-tytul/

#muzyka #feminizm #LinguaIgnota #GGGOLDDD

Another hashtags as #introduction dump just for my fave bands, because I'm obsessed with music. Not really obvious from list below, but I gravitate to #extrememetal or at least metal-adjacent stuff.

My top 15 bands/musicians/composers: #YOB (#MikeScheidt) #mewithoutYou #AliceInChains #TheAppleseedCast #EmmaRuthRundle #RonnieJamesDio #Björk #LinguaIgnota (#KristinHayter) #AnnaVonHausswolff #JóhannJóhannsson #PhilipGlass #DavidBowie #SigurRós #ElliottSmith #JoyDivision

#LinguaIgnota concert was amazing. I’m sure #hildegardvonbingen would be proud