The colourful death of the leaves has reached me. I feel blessed during this season, as Geneviève Beaulieu has, for the last couple of years, consistently presented us with autumnal odes to nature, works that transcend doom, drone, dark ambient and folk....

The sky has turned grey. The soil has dressed itself with a coat of leaves. Autumn comes in full swing and Nekyia is the soundtrack to Nature’s funeral march.

Some of the strongest bands within the music spectrum are those that can change their style drastically without losing any momentum in the process. A recent example of this within the metal genre would be the mysterious Menace Ruine duo. These Canadians...