Olhava are a Russian atmospheric/post-black metal band and this is their seventh album.
Olhava have built up an eviable body of work, including 2021’s Frozen Bloom, 2022’s Reborn and 2024’s Sacrifice. This brings us nicely to the 78-minute Memorial, a record that takes us on another gargantuan excursion into post-blackened waters. Continue reading “Olhava – Memorial (Review)”
This is the second album from UK post-black metal band Unmother.
State Dependent Memory contains 38 minutes of modern/post-black metal, which includes a cover of a band called ΟΔΟΣ 55, here transmuted into something Continue reading “Unmother – State Dependent Memory (Review)”
This is the fourth album from Norwegian solo black metal act Misotheist.
Brought to us by the artist behind Diabolus, Mecum Semperterne!, Enevelde, and Kråbøl, De Pinte contains 41 minutes of violent otherworldly black metal. Misotheist carve a space into black metal’s crowded landscape that belongs purely to De Pinte. This is an album that Continue reading “Misotheist – De Pinte (Review)”
Diabolus, Mecum Semperterne! are a black metal band from Norway and this is their debut album.
Brought to us be current/ex-members of bands such as Enevelde, Kråbøl, Lethe, Manes, Misotheist, Parfaxitas, Vemod, and Whoredom Rife, there’s a lot of experience that sits behind this project. Diabolus, Mecum Semperterne! is a 44-minute black metal incursion that will Continue reading “Diabolus, Mecum Semperterne! – Diabolus, Mecum Semperterne! (Review)”
Domhain are a post-black metal band from Northern Ireland and this is their debut album.
I’ve been looking forward to hearing an album from Domhain ever since first catching them at 2024’s Fortress Festival, (and then narrowly missing them with Saor a couple of months later). In Perfect Stillness contains 35 minutes of material, and is a strikingly strong record. Continue reading “Domhain – In Perfect Stillness (Review)”
Bizarrekult are a Norwegian post-black metal band and this is their third album.
2023’s Den Tapte Krigen was a notable record, and I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the band live in 2024. Alt Som Finnes is one I’ve been looking forward to, so let’s get right to it. Across these 44 minutes, have Bizarrekult delivered the goods?
They absolutely have. Continue reading “Bizarrekult – Alt Som Finnes (Review)”
Nazghor are a Swedish black metal band and this is their eighth album.
Nazghor play old-school melodic black metal that drips with second wave darkness. On the 40-minute A World Ablaze, Nazghor capably showcase why their black metal is a cut above the norm. Get ready to immerse yourself in Nazghor’s fiery world. Continue reading “Nazghor – A World Ablaze (Review)”
This is the fifth album from US post-black metal band Ashbringer.
Following on from 2019’s Absolution and 2023’s We Came Here to Grieve, Subglacial brings us 40 minutes of Ashbringer’s compelling approach to black metal. Let’s get this out of the way first – this Continue reading “Ashbringer – Subglacial (Review)”
Serpent Ascending, Ôros Kaù, Swords of Dis, and Midnight Odyssey have joined together to produce an epic split album.
Now here’s an interesting and unusual release. This massive split is a collaborative concept album aimed at providing a contemporary retelling of the Epic of Gilgamesh. From the Waters of Death brings together an array of atypical talent from the exceptional I, Voidhanger roster, and is something you should definitely be paying attention to if Continue reading “Serpent Ascending, Ôros Kaù, Swords of Dis, and Midnight Odyssey – From the Waters of Death – Split (Review)”
Udręka are a black metal band from Poland and this is their debut album.
Nieistnienie contains 39 minutes of ferocious modern black metal. Spliced with elements of hardcore and death metal to give it additional power and bulk, this is an imposing release that’s filled with grim sonic violence. Udręka have come out of nowhere and Continue reading “Udręka – Nieistnienie (Review)”
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