Nemorous are a UK black metal band and this is their debut album.
What Remains When Hope Has Failed has been a long time coming for yours truly. Arising from the ashes of the mighty Wodensthrone, Nemorous gave us their self-titled debut EP in 2021, and it was gloriously good. I then had the privilege of seeing them play this release live a couple of years ago when they played with Continue reading “Nemorous – What Remains When Hope Has Failed (Review)”
Dimholt are a Bulgarian black metal band and this is their third album.
I enjoyed 2014’s Liberation Funeral and 2019’s Epistēmē – I had thought I reviewed the latter too, but apparently not. Which brings us to Metaform; 52 minutes of quality and enjoyable black metal. Continue reading “Dimholt – Metaform (Review)”
This is the debut album from international, (Iceland/US), black metallers Martröð.
Martröð is brought to us by current/ex-members of Chaos Moon, Häxanu, Osgraef, Ringarë, Manetheren, Vörnir, Wormlust, and a whole lot more. Draumsýnir Eldsins contains four songs spread over 37 minutes, and takes the listener on a journey into spectral dissonance. Continue reading “Martröð – Draumsýnir Eldsins (Review)”
Argus Megere are a Romanian black metal band and this is their fifth album.
Cerburea Apusului is the long awaited follow up to 2017’s VEII. It may have been a while since their last record, but Argus Megere have certainly not aged poorly. There’s a lot to absorb across Cerburea Apulsului. This is an album that’s easy to enjoy upon first experience, but it really settles into its own natural rhythms after repeated spins. Continue reading “Argus Megere – Cerburea Apusului (Review)”
This is the debut album from French post-black metallers Jours Pâles.
Jours Pâles have been a band to not miss out on ever since 2021’s delectable Éclosion. Followed swiftly in 2022 by Tensions and then again in 2024 with Dissolution. With 58 minutes of new material to captivate and entrance the listener with, Résonances is another winner from Jours Pâles. Continue reading “Jours Pâles – Résonances (Review)”
Enthroned are a black metal band from Belgium and this is their twelfth album.
Following on from 2014’s Sovereigns and 2019’s Cold Black Suns, a new Enthroned album has now appeared on the horizon. Ashspawn boasts 50 minutes of new music from Enthroned, and it has not disappointed. Continue reading “Enthroned – Ashspawn (Review)”
This is the second album from US solo post-black metal band Flowers of Rust.
Crude Exhibitions of the Soul contains 33 minutes of post-black metal that’s of an uncommon variety. Flowers of Rust is an act with a different voice, and it uses it to command and demoralise. Continue reading “Flowers of Rust – Crude Exhibitions of the Soul (Review)”
This is the sixteenth album from Blut Aus Nord, a French black metal band.
Following on from 2023’s Disharmonium – Nahab comes Ethereal Horizons, a 52-minute work of expansive, exquisite black metal artistry. Yep, this one’s pretty damn good. Continue reading “Blut Aus Nord – Ethereal Horizons (Review)”
This is the fourth album from US solo black metal band Lamp of Murmuur.
The Dreaming Prince in Ecstasy is the follow up to 2023’s well-received Saturnian Bloodstorm. The latter was a record that only improved over time, and I thoroughly enjoyed seeing songs from it, (and other releases), performed live when I saw Lamp of Murmuur at 2024’s Fortress Festival. All of this is to say, I’ve been looking forward to this new record. Continue reading “Lamp of Murmuur – The Dreaming Prince in Ecstasy (Review)”
This is the second album from US solo extreme metal band Kostnatění.
2023’s Úpal was a notable record, standing out from the crowd with its atypical approach to black metal. Now comes Přílišnost, and it’s a refined beast of uncommon extremity we find ourselves faced with. Continue reading “Kostnatění – Přílišnost (Excess) (Review)”
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