Seventh Genocide are an Italian post-black metal band and this is their second album.
Now this is quite the ambitious and expansive work. 59 minutes of post-black metal, delivered with passion and no small amount of skill. Continue reading “Seventh Genocide – Toward Akina (Review)”
Abigor are a cult Austrian black metal band and this is their tenth album.
Höllenzwang (Chronicles of Perdition) gives the listener 36 minutes of minimalist Satanic black metal. Continue reading “Abigor – Höllenzwang (Chronicles of Perdition)(Review)”
Living Altar are a Lithuanian black/death metal band and this is their debut EP, (after a demo and a split).
This is bestial black/death metal that takes no prisoners with its venomous assault and violent tendencies. Continue reading “Living Altar – Scythes Towards Psyche (Review)”
Neverending Winter are a Russian black metal band and this is their latest EP.
After very much enjoying last year’s Хиус, it’s with great pleasure that I listened to Сеногной. Continue reading “Neverending Winter – Сеногной (Review)”
This is the fourth album from Austrian post-black metallers Harakiri for the Sky.
Well, it only seems like yesterday since we were graced with Harakiri for the Sky’s third album III: Trauma, which was unveiled in 2016. This album was somewhat of a slow-burning sleeper hit for me; I Continue reading “Harakiri for the Sky – Arson (Review)”
Bhleg are a Swedish folk black metal band and this is their second album.
Roughly four years after Bhleg’s enjoyable debut album Draumr Ást appeared, the band have now returned with a colossal new album; Solarmegin is a 98-minute celebration of the sun. Yes, that’s right; this album is a big one. Continue reading “Bhleg – Solarmegin (Review)”
LÜÜP is a, (deep breath), Greek one man experimental avant-garde blackened classical band, (phew), and this is his third album.
Canticles of the Holy Scythe features 37 minutes of music that consists of a black metal undercoat, which has then been fully fleshed out and painted with colours from folk, progressive, avant-garde, ambient, and classical music. Continue reading “LÜÜP – Canticles of the Holy Scythe (Review)”
This is the debut album from Polish one man black metal project Absque Cor.
This is a black metal album with a lot of depth, nuance, and intricacies. It’s clear that a great deal of time and energy has been spent on these compositions, resulting in a selection of songs that satisfy and engage. Continue reading “Absque Cor – Wędrówkę Haniebnie Zakończyć (Review)”
Arkheth is an Australian one-man black metal band and this is his third album.
12 Winter Moons Comes the Witches Brew is an experimental black metal release that takes a multitude of styles and influences and boils them all together into 41 minutes of very enjoyable music. Continue reading “Arkheth – 12 Winter Moons Comes the Witches Brew (Review)”
Spectral Lore and Jute Gyte are both one-man black metal bands, the former is from Greece while the latter is from the US.
Although both of these acts offer up black metal that contains psychedelic, progressive, experimental, and atmospheric aspects, they both Continue reading “Spectral Lore/Jute Gyte – Helian – Split (Review)”
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