This is the third album from French black metallers Aorlhac.
Here we have some strong, authentic epic/melodic second wave black metal. It does exactly what you’d expect it to, and it does it very well indeed. Continue reading “Aorlhac – L’esprit des Vents (Review)”
Rebel Wizard is a one-man blackened heavy metal band from Australia, and this is his latest EP.
I last heard Rebel Wizard’s work on his 2015 EP Invocation of the Miserable Ones, which stuck out with its well-written mix of black, thrash, and heavy metal. Continue reading “Rebel Wizard – Great Addictions to Blindingly Dark, Worldly Life (Review)”
Voidhanger are a blackened death/thrash band from Poland, and this is their third album.
It seems like a long time ago since the release of Voidhanger’s exemplary second album Working Class Misanthropy – and it has been. This album was notable for me due to its high quality levels; this style of Continue reading “Voidhanger – Dark Days of the Soul (Review)”
My Deathbed is a one man depressive black metal band from Greece. This is his second album.
Opening with a 24-minute monster of a track, My Deathbed offers us 51 minutes of bleak, depressive black metal. Continue reading “My Deathbed – My Deathbed (Review)”
Entropy Created Consciousness is a one man black metal band and this is his debut album.
This is obscure, underground black metal of the rarest variety. Individual and self-styled, it’s like Impressions of the Morning Star has been formed in a void of its own making, keeping itself apart from anything ostensibly similar to ensure its own dark purity. Continue reading “Entropy Created Consciousness – Impressions of the Morning Star (Review)”
Nòtt is a one man atmospheric black metal band from the US and this is his debut release.
The man behind Nòtt is also a member of the impressive Amiensus, and this first release is full of icy blackened darkness. Continue reading “Nòtt – Nòtt (Review)”
Verheerer are a German black metal band and this is their debut album.
Here we have 49 minutes of black metal that’s both obscure and creative. Continue reading “Verheerer – Maltrér (Review)”
Profane Burial are an orchestral/symphonic black metal band from Norway and this is their debut album.
There’s a lot of music out there in the world, and sometimes you have to decide just how you’re going to filter through it all and give something a listen. Sometimes this can be tricky work, but not in the case of Profane Burial. I knew I had to listen to this due to the presence of Continue reading “Profane Burial – The Rosewater Park Legend (Review)”
Har are a black metal band from Israel and this is their latest EP.
Containing 18 minutes of the foulest black magicks, this EP is not for the weak of constitution. Har create black metal that’s threatening and malevolent. Continue reading “Har – Visitation (Review)”
Byyrth are a US black metal band and this is their second album.
This is some really nasty stuff. Here we have 27 minutes of raw black metal that goes straight for the jugular and JUST DOESN’T STOP. Continue reading “Byyrth – Echoes from the Seven Caves of Blood (Review)”
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