Yoth Iria are a Greek black metal band and this is their third album.
Following on from the well-received As the Flame Withers and Blazing Inferno, Yoth Iria have now returned to once more grace us with their personable take on black metal. Gone with the Devil contains 46 minutes of new material. Continue reading “Yoth Iria – Gone with the Devil (Review)”
This is the seventh album from solo Portuguese black metal band Black Cilice.
This is raw black metal, steeped in esoteric atmosphere. Across four expressive songs, the artist behind Black Cilice spends 34 minutes weaving black magicks out of shadow and ritual. Votive Fire is transportive in that unique way that only black metal can be. Continue reading “Black Cilice – Votive Fire (Review)”
This is the fifth album from US progressive black metal act Ashen Horde.
2023’s Antimony was Ashen Horde’s best album up to this point. This means that The Harvest is an eagerly anticipated new record from this notable band. Will it have what it takes to knock Antimony from the top spot? Continue reading “Ashen Horde – The Harvest (Review)”
This is the second album from German black metal band Totenwache.
Der Thron der Uralten delivers a 72-minute classic blackened assault. Totenwache play their black metal with arcane skill, crafting a record that offers up the sort of material that adherents to the black metal underground simply cannot resist. Continue reading “Totenwache – Der Thron der Uralten (Review)”
This is the third album from Spanish black metallers Aversio Humanitatis.
It has been six long year’s since 2020’s Behold the Silent Dwellers, but now comes its 34-minute successor, To Become the Endless Static. Aversio Humanitatis have produced a top tier album that’s sure to find favour with fans of bands such as Deathspell Omega, Misþyrming, Panzerfaust, and Selbst. Continue reading “Aversio Humanitatis – To Become the Endless Static (Review)”
This is the debut album from Italian black metal band Atlantic Ridge.
Brought to us by members of Bedsore and Thecodontion, Atlantic Ridge contains 41 minutes of atmospheric black metal, with added funeral doom and a touch of sludgy post-metal. Atlantic Ridge have crafted an engaging record of esoteric depth. Continue reading “Atlantic Ridge – Atlantic Ridge (Review)”
This is the fourth album from Indonesian one-man black metal band Pure Wrath.
Bleak Days Ahead is the 41-minute folow up to 2022’s well-received Hymn to the Woeful Hearts. The artist behind Pure Wrath has returned, accompanied by a cast of associates that bring drums, additional vocals, and saxophone to the table. Continue reading “Pure Wrath – Bleak Days Ahead (Review)”
Blood Countess are a black metal band from the UK and this is their second album.
After Blood Countess’s absolutely savage performance at this year’s Reaper Fest, it’s now time to see what they’re capable of on record. Can Imperatrix Sanguinis capture the band’s blood-soaked raw vitality across its 39-minute running time? Continue reading “Blood Countess – Imperatrix Sanguinis (Review)”
This is the third album from solo Greek black metal band Night Vigil.
This is an easy band for fans of Auriferous Flame, Mystras, and Spectral Lore to take an interest in, as the same artist behind these bands is also the one behind Night Vigil. The Hamlet contains 35 minutes of material, and it’s not Continue reading “Night Vigil – The Hamlet (Review)”
This is the debut album from Foghazer, a German solo blackened trip hop band.
Yes, you read that right – blackened trip hop. He Left the Temple boasts 32 minutes of the sort of music that makes scouring the depths of the extreme metal underworld worth doing. The artist behind Foghazer demonstrates an enviable ability to smash genres together in such a way that Continue reading “Foghazer – He Left The Temple (Review)”
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