And now, for something completely different.

What we’re about to present is a video for a song from a forthcoming album that’s the soundtrack to a dark fantasy first-person retro-shooter game developed for PCs. The name of the game, and of the album, is Hands of Necromancy II.

The project responsible for the music is Asciimov, and though you may not be familiar with that name, many of you will be familiar with the person behind it, the Spanish musical shapeshifter NHT (Oscar Martin), whose other creative endeavors (in the realms of metal) include As Light Dies, Garth Arum, and Deemtee (among others).

But what’s really different, especially in the context of our site, is the music. As a hint, here’s how the label that’s releasing the album (Darkwoods) describes it: Continue reading »