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Bleakwood - new track excerpts up now!

About Me

Bleakwood performs abrasive and atmospheric black metal.

100 copies of the debut demo CD have been released via An Out Recordings. Packaged in a hand-sewn acetate sleeve. There will be no reissue of this release! $8AU/$8US including postage. Pay via Paypal - dnahum[AT]optusnet.com.au (replace the [AT] with @)

Demo now available at Le Cabinet des Curiosities, 97 Enmore Rd, through http://www.thecavedistro.tk, and http://www.soundandfury.com.au

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 07/04/2008
Band Website: www.myspace.com/bleakwood
Band Members: D. Nahum
vox/strings/synth/battery
Influences: Initially:
●Nazxul
●Emperor (in particular, Anthems... and In the Nightside Eclipse)
●Abigor
●Burzum
●My Dying Bride
Subsequently:
●Deathspell Omega
●Axis of Advance
●MZ.412
●Hate Eternal
●Blasphemy
Philosophically/lyrically:
●William Blake
●John Milton
●Baruch de Spinoza
●John Ralston Saul
●Albert Camus
Sounds Like: Revelation in the face of humankind’s demise!
Record Label: Foul Is Fair
An Out Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Present activities

The Blood & Faith 7" is with Foul Is Fair awaiting pressing.In the meantime, I have been busy...A few months back, I recorded drums for the Greed & Rapacity CD demo - in fact this was in the same sess...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:35:00 GMT

Demo review from Asgard Root

Ave to Geoff Birchenall and his fine zine.-----Bleakwood: (Australia) Demo (CD  hand sewn cover) B AOR, 2008   This is one of three projects by Dan Nahum reviewed in this issue. Dan is a...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:57:00 GMT

K. Neist: an engineer who can master for vinyl

Tracking is complete for the Blood & Faith 7" nears completion, along with another nauseating hymn for a future split 7" (to date, the most splintered, jarring and advanced Bleakwood composition by fa...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:58:00 GMT

Review from Adrenaline Metal Union

BLEAKWOOD - "Demo" (An Out Recordings)    Style: Black Metal    Origin: Australia     Taylor's Review: This is a very rough demo from Bleakwood looking to join the evil in our world at hand. A one man...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Mar 2009 15:17:00 GMT

Bleakwood signed to Foul Is Fair for 7" release mid-2009

I am honoured that later in the year I will be able to be able to offer some new material through this promising and excellent new label.Expect a huge step up from the CD demo: aggression, dynamics an...
Posted by on Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:57:00 GMT

Interview - originally intended for Coldinside

The following interview was conducted by Scott (http://www.myspace.com/asmodeusrising) and was originally intended for a zine to be released by Coldinside, an underground label which has disappeared w...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:46:00 GMT

Interview with Black Belle Webzine (www.blackbelleinterviews.tk)

Bleakwood is a black metal solo project by my favourite drumming demon of Sydney Dan Nahum. This is a solo project with vision, integrity and talent. Bleakwood's first EP (out now and very limited in ...
Posted by on Fri, 30 May 2008 07:13:00 GMT

Review from Zero Tolerance

Custom-packaged and limited to 100 hand-numbered units, the debut, self-titled CD-R demo from Sydney-spawned one-man black metal entity Bleakwood is a sumptuous underground affair. Tireless effort and...
Posted by on Wed, 21 May 2008 06:41:00 GMT

Review from Black Belle Webzine

Dan Nahum is the man behind the drum kit for Australian dark progressive metal outfits Sword Toward Self and Ironwood.With this project Bleakwood he continues to pound the skins but in addition is res...
Posted by on Tue, 06 May 2008 06:59:00 GMT