Unfelled – Pall of Endless Perdition (Review)

Unfelled - Pall of Endless PerditionThis is the debut album from Unfelled, an international black metal band.

Pall of Endless Perdition contains 36 minutes of black metal and is brought to us by current and ex-members of Woods of Desolation, Drudkh, Windswept, Ill Omen, and Temple Nightside. Continue reading “Unfelled – Pall of Endless Perdition (Review)”

Rezn – Solace (Review)

Rezn - SolaceThis is the fourth album from US psychedelic doom/stoner band Rezn.

Rezn’s sound combines the base elements of stoner, doom, and heavy psych into music that is far more adventurous and idiosyncratic than that of many ostensibly similar acts. For a start, there’s a shimmering shoegaze influence apparent on Solace that’s unexpected, but that manages to work its way into much of the material here. Continue reading “Rezn – Solace (Review)”

Straight Hate – Slaves of Falseness (Review)

Straight Hate - Slaves of FalsenessThis is the third album from Polish grindcore band Straight Hate.

On 2016’s Every Scum Is a Straight Arrow and 2019’s Black Sheep Parade, Straight Hate amiably demonstrated their competence in the gritty arts of grindcore. Now they’ve returned with 26 minutes of new material on Slaves of Falseness, and they’re ready to grind. Continue reading “Straight Hate – Slaves of Falseness (Review)”

Gorod – The Orb (Review)

Gorod - The OrbThis is the seventh album from French death metal band Gorod.

It has been a while since I caught up with Gorod, (2015’s A Maze of Recycled Creeds), which is definitely my loss. Now that we have The Orb, it’s time to rectify that. Across 42 minutes, (including a cover of a song by The Doors), Gorod showcase exactly what they’re made of and why they are so highly regarded in technical and progressive death metal circles. Continue reading “Gorod – The Orb (Review)”

Reboot the System – The Fall (Review)

Reboot the System - The FallThis is the debut album from one-man Swedish death/thrash metal band.

The Fall contains 38 minutes of aggressive metal. Combining together melodic death and thrash metal into a collection of well-crafted tunes, the artist behind Reboot the System has made a good first impression. Continue reading “Reboot the System – The Fall (Review)”

Räum – Cursed by the Crown (Review)

Räum - Cursed by the CrownRäum are a Belgian post-black metal band and this is their debut album.

Cursed by the Crown contains 37 minutes of music, spread across four harsh post-blackened soundscapes. Räum weave desolate moods and grim, oppressive auras throughout this album. Theirs is a form of Continue reading “Räum – Cursed by the Crown (Review)”

Heaven’s Damnation – Heaven’s Damnation (Review)

Heaven's Damnation - Heaven's DamnationThis is the debut album from Danish black/death metal band Heaven’s Damnation.

Featuring current and ex-members of bands such as Dysgnostic and Udånde, Heaven’s Damnation contains 28 minutes of ferocious blackened death metal. Continue reading “Heaven’s Damnation – Heaven’s Damnation (Review)”

Necropanther – Betrayal (Review)

Necropanther - BetrayalNecropanther are a melodic death metal band from the US and this is their fourth album.

Necropanther play concise bursts of blackened death thrash. Tight and confident, Betrayal is easy listening for people that like spiked melodic hook-laden metal. Continue reading “Necropanther – Betrayal (Review)”

Kold – Intet Mere Er (Review)

Kold - Intet Mere ErKold are a black metal band from Denmark and this is their debut album.

Following on from 2021’s KoldIntet Mere Er is a 44-minute black metal journey of frozen landscapes and sorrowful climes. Continue reading “Kold – Intet Mere Er (Review)”