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            <title>Review from Dead Rheteric</title>
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            <description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;From: Dead Rheteric&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Published:&lt;/b&gt; March 6, 2019&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deadrhetoric.com/features/albums-you-may-have-missed-volume-i/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Original Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Everyone’s favorite caveat to ‘atmospheric black metal’: depressive black metal.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I stumbled onto NONE thanks to their first album, 2017’s self-titled NONE, largely thanks to its album cover: a fog-drenched and snowed-over oblivion, presumably somewhere in the Pacific Northwest (the band hails from Portland, Oregon). Its three tracks are a dense foray into the miserable, a proper sonic accompaniment to the album’s cover art. I found out not long after from the label that a follow up was not only in the works but would see the light of day soon.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Enter Life Has Gone On Long Enough.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In truth I missed the album release at first and several months went by before it hit my radar. Having separated from almost every form of social media, while I still keep abreast of most things, others will occasionally slip through the cracks. This album was one such victim. So it was on a humid, sticky August afternoon that I re-stumbled upon the band and thought to myself “oh god!”. Once again a stark image from likely somewhere in the remote regions of the Pacific Northwest invite the eyes to soak in misery and isolation. Life Has Gone On Long Enough embodies that isolation without fail.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Much like the self-titled, the pace here is dirge-like. Synth remains an integral part of the experience but without being kitschy, the atmosphere here is frequently suffocating. A look at the song titles tells you exactly what you’re in for: “A World, Dead and Gray”, “Life Is Long Enough”, and “Hypoxic”. This album is the sound of a funeral a week before Christmas, a barren landscape within and without its participants. It isn’t always sonically heavy nor does it always need to be. The ‘softer’ elements are no less emotionally throttling without oceans of distortion around them.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There is no pretense and there are also no real slivers of light to pierce the gray: Life Has Gone On Long Enough is the definition of mood music. It will not fit all seasons or situations and is best approached when it can be appreciated.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Unlike a great many depressive black albums of old, the sound here is robust. Everything is audible and everything carries weight. Unsurprisingly, vocals are a key part of the experience here, particularly on “Bed The Cold Earth” and “Desiderate”, the latter of which is outright devastating in its second half. Closing out the album is a cover of Burzum’s “Illa Tiðandi”. While lifted from a maligned era of the Burzum canon, thematically it fits right in and ends a bleak experience with a bleaker sense of finality. It’s fitting.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Following this up (and again I was behind the curve) was the release of the ‘single’ “Where Life Should Be…”. Composed of all of the same blocks that make up all of the Life Has Gone On Long Enough experience, it adds a couple new ones: the expression of panic and anxiety through blast beats.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Shocking not for how well it works but in that it finally made an appearance within NONE’s work. Hopefully it’s indicative of where things are going forward. “Where Life Should Be…” is dynamic in ways that Life Has Gone On Long Enough doesn’t often touch upon.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reviewed by: Matthew Bowling&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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            <title>Review from Grizzly Butts</title>
            <link>https://www.hypnoticdirgerecords.com/none-lifehasgoneonlongenough-reviews/review-from-grizzly-butts</link>
            <description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;From: Grizzly Butts&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Published:&lt;/b&gt; November 25, 2018&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://grizzlybutts.com/2018/11/25/20-underground-black-metal-albums-you-missed-in-2018/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Original Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Portland, Oregon atmospheric/depressive black metal duo None have an exceptional sense of ‘depth’ within sonic landscape; The best proof of this is in the guitar tones and layering therein where the scraping buzz of distortion never outshines or grates upon the listener. For music appearing as personal expression and release the expected value is a pointed but not exploitative catharsis. ‘Life Has Gone On Long Enough’ wrings sensitive melodic builds and smoothed tones for the hyper-sensitive dysthymic mind yet the album is not frail, naked sourness. Instead there is a sense of ingenuity within a sound numbed by None‘s presumed aphotic state thanks to creative harmony, cinematic builds, and evocative-yet-simple guitar/piano melody. All of these elements are somewhat standard methods for atmospheric and depressive forms of black metal alike but the combination is seamless and naturally flowing within complete and structured ideas. Where so many atmospheric artists excel at post-rock cinema, they so often fail at creating experiences with repeatable song structure; This is where None show the most strength.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reviewed by: terraasymmetry&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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            <title>Review from Cadaver Garden</title>
            <link>https://www.hypnoticdirgerecords.com/none-lifehasgoneonlongenough-reviews/review-from-cadaver-garden</link>
            <description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;From: Cadaver Garden&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Published: &lt;/b&gt;November 25, 2018&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://cadavergarden.com/2018/11/26/none-life-has-gone-on-long-enough/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Original Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Through eight tracks of soul crushing melancholy, NONE creates an ultimately devastating sound that wraps you up in dismal hymns. Life Has Gone On Long Enough is pure depressive black metal in its most raw and powerful form as it provides you with track after track of bone chilling black metal. From beginning to end you are subject to the cold and ever biting atmospheres that NONE provides only for them to wrap you up in a solemn fog to lay you to rest in the damp earth. Each track is a fluid offering as one weaves straight in to the next never giving you a rest from the overall oppressive and incredibly melancholic sounds that pour through your speakers.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Life Has Gone On Long Enough is a slow burning effort from beginning to end never picking the pace up beyond a slow crawl, forever twisting and torturing your mind with their crawling oppressive sound. Each track is lengthy as well with near all of them topping over seven minutes in length which really gives NONE plenty of time to draw you in to their dismal and heart wrenching sounds. Even though these sinister offerings are lengthy you never really feel as though they over stay their welcome as they pass by fluidly like reveries dancing in the shadows.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This release does a great job of drawing you in and keeping you listening throughout until the final ghastly note pours through your speakers. Life Has Gone On Long Enough is a compelling and gripping release from beginning to end that grips you with the cold and clammy hands of death never to release you until you have completely been submerged in depressive darkness. More than just the somber musicianship here, NONE provides you with wicked atmospherics all throughout that supplement each track and propel each offering further in to the forever growing darkness. With melancholic piano, cackling laughter and cries from the grave, NONE offer up some seriously sinister and submersing atmospheres that just cannot be taken lightly or shaken off.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Life Has Gone On Long Enough grips you tightly, forever pulling you deeper in to the grave from beginning to end. This raw and soul reaping record has everything it needs to create an overall excellent depressive black metal offering. The atmospherics are incredible and the dissonant musicianship plays perfectly in to the hands of the powerful ambiance to create a sound that is wholly menacing and hypnotic all the same. Each of the eight dirges of depression that are harbored within the cracked walls of Life Has Gone On Long Enough are really well constructed through and through gifting you with one hell of an intense and gripping listen.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reviewed by: viralstampede&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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            <title>Review from Infernal Masquerade Magazine</title>
            <link>https://www.hypnoticdirgerecords.com/none-lifehasgoneonlongenough-reviews/review-from-infernal-masquerade-magazine</link>
            <description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;From: Infernal Masquerade Magazine&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Published: &lt;/b&gt;July 25, 2018&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://infernalmasquerade.com/?q=reviews/24918-none-life-has-gone-long-enough-2018&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Original Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Making justice to such a bleak title, today we have NONE’s sophomore release. Featuring over 50 minutes of the most demoralizing and gut wrenching music you will ever hear, “Life Has Gone On Long Enough” is a brutally emotional Atmospheric Black Metal release that any fan of Austere, Lifelover, Mortualia, etc. cannot miss.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;After a moody opener, “A World, Dead and Gray” kicks off with crushingly dissonant guitars and punishing vocals. The atmosphere is quickly set to total bleakness by the pace songs’ pace and knack for very minimalist and yet effective keyboards. Bleeding into “Bed the Cold Earth”, NONE’s ability to continue its atmospheric endeavors is brilliant as the transitions are seamless and keep the listener fully immersed into the vibe of the release.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Our personal favorite track has to be “Hypoxic”, a song that delivers a very miserable (in a good way) vibe that feel quite helpless and invasive, thanks to its killer guitar work and perfectly timed atmospheric elements. As the album progresses, tracks like “Corroded” and the eerie album title track keep the listener engaged with some tempo changes and the use of additional creepy elements to further envelop the listener into this magical atmospheric journey.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Closing the release we have “Illa Tiðandi”, which is a very fitting Burzum cover that allows the listener to properly transition from such a devastating release to more mundane music and regular life. Overall, “Life Has Gone On Long Enough” is truly an atmospheric masterpiece that showcases the many talents of NONE. If you enjoy demoralizing music that will turn even the sunniest day into a brutal winter evening, you should not miss out on this very emotional and punishing release.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rating: 94/100&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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            <title>Review from Sic Maggot Webzine</title>
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            <description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;From: Sic Maggot Webzine&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Published:&lt;/b&gt; June 13, 2018&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sicmaggot.cz/recenze/none-life-has-gone-on-long-enough/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Original Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Česká republika má svoje Nic (nechme teď stranou, že oficiálním názvem kapely je obdélníček) a rozhodně není jedinou zemí, která se může pochlubit metalovou skupinou s takhle nanicovatým názvem. Podobných mutací najdeme v zahraničí více. Metalové archivy, bible a homepage každého metalového (nejen) pisálka, hlásí dvě formace s názvem None. Ta starší mě asi nikdy zajímat nebude, poněvadž jde o nějaký thrash ze Švédska, který měl v devadesátých letech vydat dva demosnímky. Radši zamíříme za těmi druhými None, kteří pocházející ze Spojených států amerických…&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Nejsem si nicméně jist, zdali jsem to představování formace hned na začátek nezmrvil, když jsem použil množné číslo. Sestava projektu je sice neznámá (Metalové archivy uvádějí v kolonce členů stylové – „(None)“), ale kdybych měl, osobně bych si bez váhání tipnul na jednočlennou záležitost. Ale třeba se mýlím, kdo ví…&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;V čem se snad ale mýlit nebudu, alespoň doufám, je počet alb None. Bezejmenný debut vyšel loni v dubnu u Hypnotic Dirge Records a nabídl tři písně o souhrnné délce jedné půlhodiny. Stejný label pak zaštítil i letošní druhou desku s názvem „Life Has Gone on Long Enough“. K mání je digipack ozdobený moc hezkými (byť evidentně upravovanými v nějakém chytrém počítačovém programu) panoramatickými fotkami oregonských lesů.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Zůstává otázkou, nakolik taková grafika odpovídá textové a tématické náplni skladeb, ale nejsem s to něco takového posoudit, jelikož jsem texty nečetl. Každopádně ne všechny názvy písní napovídají něco o přírodním zaměření, navrch je nutno zmínit, že žánrovou náplní „Life Has Gone on Long Enough“ je – depressive black metal.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Teď jsem asi dost z vás odradil (a jistě vás neudobří ani sdělení, že částečně None sahá i po atmo-blacku). Chápu to. Tahle odnož black metalu je mnohými vysmívaná a ruku na srdce, v mnohých ohledech si to depressive black metal i zaslouží. „Life Has Gone on Long Enough“ naštěstí nepatří k těm, při jejichž poslechu byste měli chytat záchvaty škodolibého smíchu. Takhle špatné nebo snad odpudivé druhé album None rozhodně není. Na druhou stranu, neříkám tím, že se jedná o něco světoborného, co byste za žádnou cenu neměli minout.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;„Life Has Gone on Long Enough“ je totiž… prostě fajn. Nechám na vás, jestli si k tomu přidáte „jenom“ a budete to chápat jako negativní sdělení, anebo větu ponecháte v původním znění a budete to brát spíš jako pochvalu. Abych vás v tom rozhodování ale nenechal úplně plácat, pokusím se vysvětlit, co přesně jsem tím měl na mysli:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;None - Life Has Gone on Long Enough&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Vlastně je to docela jednoduché. Pokud hledáte něco objevného, „Life Has Gone on Long Enough“ vás neuspokojí. Pokud hledáte něco, co člověka vtáhne a vyždímá, ani v takovém případě u None nepochodíte. Což si tak začínám říkat, že ono „jenom“ by přece jenom na místě bylo, protože v zásadě platí, že skutečně výstavní album by mělo mít alespoň jednu z těchto dvou věcí.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Nicméně, téhle nahrávce se nedá upřít, že se jednoduše moc poslouchá moc dobře. Depresivní není ani za mák, spíš je v tom krapet melancholie, ale naštěstí ne tolik, aby to bylo gay. Celkově mi „Life Has Gone on Long Enough“ přišlo víc uklidňující a pohodové, vlastně bych mohl říct, že mi ve společnosti téhle desky bylo docela příjemně. Člověk se jen tak nechá unášet náladou a to vlastně někdy stačí. Pozice hlavního taháku pozornosti a poslech při plném soustředění počin neustojí bez výhrad, ale jakožto důstojná kulisa, která neleze jedním uchem dovnitř a druhým okamžitě ven, se mi „Life Has Gone on Long Enough“ dost osvědčilo.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;To možná nezní jako to největší lákadlo, ale ruku na srdce – i takových alb je třeba. Nečekejte tedy zázrak, je to jenom fajn. Ale nic míň.&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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            <title>Review from Aristocrazia Webzine</title>
            <link>https://www.hypnoticdirgerecords.com/none-lifehasgoneonlongenough-reviews/review-from-aristocrazia-webzine</link>
            <description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;From: Aristocrazia Webzine&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Published:&lt;/b&gt; June 11, 2018&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aristocraziawebzine.com/recensioni/9256-none-life-has-gone-on-long-enough&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Original Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;È trascorso un solo anno da quando lo sconosciuto duo di Portland che si cela dietro il nome None pubblicò il proprio debutto eponimo. Oggi lo ritroviamo con &quot;Life Has Gone On Long Enough&quot;, una seconda uscita che prosegue il discorso composto da malinconia a tratti cascadiana, respiro depressive e black metal atmosferico degli anni Novanta.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;La recensione potrebbe essere brevissima, del resto l'ascolto non si distacca particolarmente da quanto offerto dalle tre tracce del capitolo antecedente. Il peso schiacciante della musica è rimasto inalterato, fra sensazioni di delicatezza e oblio, melodie di impatto, riffing ciclico e un approccio vocale a tratti abrasivo, a tratti appena sussurrato. Le uniche novità riguardano più che altro il numero maggiore di pezzi presenti in scaletta e il minutaggio complessivo: la durata stavolta oltrepassa i cinquanta minuti, tenendo conto anche del buon tributo reso al Burzum di &quot;Dauði Baldrs&quot; (1997) con &quot;Illa Tiðandi&quot;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;La prima parte dell'album — da &quot;Bleak, Damp, And Dead&quot; sino a &quot;Hypoxic&quot; — modella un gioco di perpetue ombre danzanti e flebili luci che si inseguono, in maniera più coerente e gradita. La musica è tristemente profonda, in alcuni frangenti grigia e fitta all'inverosimile, ma non sprofonda mai nel nero assoluto, innalzando teli spessi e incantevoli di ipnotica dolenza. Pur mostrando qualche pecca in un paio di circostanze, a causa dell'imperfetta coesione della componente più animata e stridente con quella dall'atmosfera delicatamente alienante, mostra però di possedere una possente consistenza lenitiva. L'animo così si spegne e il dolore diventa un ricordo, come la vita stessa.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;Life Has Gone On Long Enough&quot; è l'ascolto perfetto per chi adora struggersi interiormente con costanza e a ripetizione; per chi ha la necessità di dimenticare, senza il supporto dell'ira e della violenza, preferendo naufragare in un mare di solitudine; per chi avesse apprezzato &quot;None&quot; e abbia quindi atteso un altro lavoro targato None. Se siete tra questi, non vi sarà difficile capire quale sia la mossa più corretta da compiere, in fin dei conti il tasto «play» è a portata di mano.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reviewed by: Gabriele Strano&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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            <title>Review from Noizz Webzine</title>
            <link>https://www.hypnoticdirgerecords.com/none-lifehasgoneonlongenough-reviews/review-from-noizz-webzine</link>
            <description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;From: Noizz Webzine&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Published:&lt;/b&gt; June 3, 2018&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://noizzwebzine.blogspot.com/2018/06/none-life-has-gone-on-long-enough.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Original Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tras su debut el pasado año 2017 con un álbum homónimo rebosante de Black Metal atmosférico y depresivo, los estadounidenses NONE regresan con nuevo material que ahonda más si cabe en su oscura senda. Y lo hacen, una vez más, de la mano del sello canadiense Hypnotic Dirge Records, que ha sido el encargado de poner en la calle este atractivo digipack vestido con fotografías panorámicas que muestran una naturaleza tan desoladora como la propia música del grupo. Una colección de ocho cortes, incluyendo una versión del “Illa Tiðandi” de BURZUM, que han sido reunidos bajo el título de “Life Has Gone On Long Enough”.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;El año pasado ya tuve ocasión de escuchar el debut de NONE, por lo que tenía una idea bastante clara de lo que iba a encontrarme en su segundo disco, pero aun así han logrado sorprenderme. Y no es por que hayan cambiado la esencia de su música, o su manera primitiva de componer, sino por la capacidad de profundizar en ese Black Metal atmosférico, lento y depresivo que los caracteriza, siempre enlazado con los paisajes naturales imponentes y melancólicos. Así los temas que componen “Life Has Gone On Long Enough” tienen un espíritu orgánico y una neblina ruidosa que te transporta mentalmente a lugares apartados y solitarios en los que el entorno te devora. Composiciones sencillas pero efectivas que te atrapan con su melodía y trance hipnótico, para hacerte partícipe de una depresión que va más allá del carácter clínico para convertirse en inspiración.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Confieso que he tenido que escuchar varias veces los temas de “Life Has Gone On Long Enough” para llegar a disfrutar como es debido de su genialidad, de hecho, al principio, el sonido underground y las influencias que enseguida te vienen a la cabeza daban la sensación de estar ante una propuesta más dentro del Depressive Black Metal, sin destacar demasiado. Pero con las sucesivas escuchas NONE van clavándose en tu mente hasta cobrar una identidad propia de la que es difícil sustraerse. Todo ello, probablemente, gracias al poder evocador de la Cordillera de las Cascadas de su zona, en Oregón (EEUU), que impregna con su naturaleza salvaje la música del álbum. En definitiva, un álbum que no es para todos los públicos, pero que dentro de su nicho es más que recomendable.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rating: 8/10&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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            <title>Review from Metal Purgatory</title>
            <link>https://www.hypnoticdirgerecords.com/none-lifehasgoneonlongenough-reviews/review-from-metal-purgatory</link>
            <description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;From: Metal Purgatory&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Published: &lt;/b&gt;May 14, 2018&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://metalpurgatorymedia.wordpress.com/2018/05/13/none-life-has-gone-on-long-enough/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Original Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I do not know what it is about the depressive black metal scene lately but new albums pop up almost daily and a lot of these bands are making some solid releases. One of these bands is Portland, Oregon’s None which blends a unique mix of both atmospheric and depressive black metal. Life Has Gone On Long Enough is the second album by None, released this year through Hypnotic Dirge Records. The album features eight tracks of organic bleak and utterly hopeless soundscapes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The album truly capitalizes on the use of disembodied screams of sorrow, distorted melodies of pain and eerily haunting leads. Each track is captivating while creating a sense of despair and sadness. The album is what feels like the soundtrack to wandering helplessly through the darkest forest to find a sense of abandonment and pain. The lyrics deal with misery, grief and alcoholism which are all things that bring upon depression. Tracks such as Hypoxic and Corroded both differ so much in sound but capture the emotion behind the music. The despair in the vocals and well thought out instrumentals are ever present throughout each track.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This album is how DSBM has truly progressed and become something both beautiful and dark. None has made a masterpiece in the depressive black metal realm and if you are a fan of haunting, painful and just plain amazing black metal in the likes of ColdWorld and Totalselfhatred, then this album is a must have for your collection.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rating: 9.5/10&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reviewed by: Neil Anderson&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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            <title>Review from The Headbanging Moose</title>
            <link>https://www.hypnoticdirgerecords.com/none-lifehasgoneonlongenough-reviews/review-from-the-headbanging-moose</link>
            <description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;From: The Headbanging Moose&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Published:&lt;/b&gt; May 14, 2018&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://theheadbangingmoose.wordpress.com/2018/05/14/album-review-none-life-has-gone-on-long-enough-2018/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Original Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Written and recorded throughout the latter half of 2017, Life Has Gone On Long Enough, the brand new album by American Atmospheric/Depressive Black Metal entity NONE, takes its haunting shape through eight organic tracks of foggy mountainous atmosphere and bleak music. On this new chapter, NONE delves deeper into the blackest woods to find abandonment, and developing its tortured personality further. Moving in and out like the long shadows of an ancient forest, the harsh musical passages of Life Has Gone On Long Enough intertwine and die through forlorn atmospheres, devouring and nourishing a hopeless life.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Presented in a six-panel digipack with gorgeous panoramic photography, Life Has Gone On Long Enough represents a huge step forward in the career of this unknown, almost nameless creature, bringing all elements that made their 2017 debut self-titled EP so compelling and mesmerizing, but also showcasing new details and nuances that only make their music even more engaging than you can imagine, being highly recommended for admirers of the atmospheric creations by bands like Woods of Desolation, Coldworld, Shining, Gris and Sombres Forêts.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ethereal sounds penetrate deep inside our minds in the intro Bleak, Damp, and Dead, transporting us to a different dimension and time titled A World, Dead and Gray, where the band’s melancholic and dark sonority fills every single empty space, with the song’s Doom Metal-inspired beats together with its lancinating riffs setting the perfect stage for the song’s uncanny gnarls coming from the unknown. In short, this is a superb exhibit of modern-day Atmospheric Black Metal, which can also be said about Bed the Cold Earth, where hopelessness and grief are the only two emotions crafted by NONE from start to finish, with their slow and steady beats and delicate guitar lines building a disquieting wall of Stygian sounds, flowing majestically until its somber finale. And in Hypoxic we face a gentle and introspective intro to another Depressive Black Metal feast, with the music remaining as lugubrious as possible with the deep, harsh laments complementing the overall obscurity. Put differently, this is one of those songs recommended for getting lost with your own deviant thoughts.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The somber Corroded creates an instant connection with the previous tune, where its mournful and gray background noises are thoroughly blended with the bitterly cold and melancholic sounds of guitars and keyboards, suddenly exploding into flammable Atmospheric Black Metal in Desiderate, with its crisp guitar melodies creating an interesting paradox with the song’s angelic keyboards. Moreover, also presenting a beyond obscure ambiance that will certainly blacken your heart and mind, the music flows into a desperate ending that lives up to the legacy of contemporary Ambient and Depressive Black Metal. Sluggish, creepy and macabre, Life is Long Enough showcases mysterious laughs intertwined with a pensive and heavy atmosphere, in a beautiful and captivating exhibit of the most outlandish and gloomy sounds you can think of, therefore dragging you to the palest and most ominous corner of life, and with its delicate, ethereal ending being the icing on the cake. And as a “bonus” to the listener we have a cover for Burzum’s Illa Tiðandi, an instrumental work-of-art by NONE presenting the cold winds of winter accompanied by a gentle piano just like the original by Mr. Varg Vikernes, which you can check HERE.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;You can travel through the realms of Depressive and Atmospheric Black Metal ruled by NONE by taking a full listen at Life Has Gone On Long Enough on YouTube and on Spotify, and by purchasing the album from several locations such as the Hypnotic Dirge Record’s BandCamp or webstore in distinct formats (as a regular CD, as a Life Has Gone On Long Enough + their self-titled debut EP bundle, as a CD + shirt + sticker bundle, or as a Life Has Gone On Long Enough + self-titled EP + shirt + sticker mega bundle), as well as from CD Baby or from Discogs. Life might be long enough as masterfully depicted by NONE in their new album, but we can never get enough of their multi-layered, somber creations, proving Atmospheric Black Metal can be just as (if not more) exciting and vibrant than any of your regular metal genres.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rating: 3.5/5&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reviewed by: Pete Woods&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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            <title>Review from Ave Noctum Webzine</title>
            <link>https://www.hypnoticdirgerecords.com/none-lifehasgoneonlongenough-reviews/review-from-ave-noctum-webzine</link>
            <description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;From: Ave Noctum Webzine&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Published: &lt;/b&gt;May 14, 2018&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.avenoctum.com/2018/05/none-life-has-gone-on-long-enough-hypnotic-dirge/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Original Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Aint that album title the truth? Well it must feel like that to everyone at some point and None as their name suggests have probably not got the best outlook on life and are here making music and at least, even if it is in a negative respect, doing something worthwhile before they shuffle off this mortal coil. Not that we have any inkling of who the band are, nothing more is known than when they released their debut ‘None’ back in 2017. They are allegedly a duo from Portland Oregon but let’s face it even that could be a misnomer. You get the impression they are unlikely to be from any part of the hipster scene there and work in complete and utter isolation, removed from it entirely. The disc itself and lovely artwork offers nothing more in the way of clues apart from the fact that the band may actually like something in life, namely nature but that is probably a case of in the hope that they can wander off into deep forests, get lost and eventually die of starvation or get eaten by a big bear or something. One thing is certain they do project a pine-scented image.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Musically they tread similar paths too and cop a load of song titles like ‘Bleak, Damp And Dead’ and ‘A World Dead And Grey’ yep this really is a case of happy, happy joy, joy! Misery can be beautiful though and as this instrumentally seeps in with slow, hypnotic melody one quickly gets that sense. Even when something is dead and rotting cannot the transference of flesh to dust be gorgeous to behold, especially as there is no more pain and suffering to go with it? Drums beat in on the second of the aforementioned track and vocals eventually join, anguished, indignant and suitably full of pain. Musically this kind of straddles genres of atmospheric doom and black with a sense of the suicidal amidst it all as it sorrowfully spreads its sadness around like a cloak of death. The singing is quite versatile here even with patches of cleanly yet still tortured verse and this adds to things and helps draw into the atmospheres, giving it all sense of humanity. I would have kind of liked the lyrics to read through but they are left to mystery very much like the band themselves. ‘Bed The Cold Earth’ as a title doesn’t need them I guess, but the suggestion is there that you should bring a spade.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The repetitive tones and the sorrowful melodies here really get under the skin, crawling like maggots over a body lost and abandoned a suicide that is not meant to be unearthed. It’s one for the depressive dreamers out there that’s for sure. Tracks like Hypoxic take oxygen in via some gorgeous acoustic tones before developing into fuzzy guitar and slow mournful beats with the vocals rasping with anguish in the background. Even the guitar lines aren’t afraid to show their emotion by weeping in sorrow. There is a lot more here to take in than the debut so you can really wallow in things comfortably as some DSBM trappings like deranged cackles, wails and coughs quietly mire with the melody you can really feel the pain amidst the musical delicacy. Listen carefully and there’s even the howl of wind adding to the sense of abandonment. Whether you are feeling cathartically enabled enough to continue with your life by the end is entirely up to you but there is dare I say an occasional feeling of being uplifted by the music especially on the title track which really builds to a shattering crescendo. Making it to the end will give you some reward courtesy of a cover of Burzum’s Illa Tiðandi but even that seemingly is left for you to know or work out its origins, which let’s face it you should anyway.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Lovers of mystery and misery, this is an album you could well do with in your life, no matter how fleeting and worthless it is.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rating: 8.5/10&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;Reviewed by: Pete Woods&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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