This is the debut album from Freja, an atmospheric black metal band from the Netherlands.
Featuring a member of Laster, Tides contains 39 minutes of ethereal atmospheric black metal.
The music is layered with emotive Continue reading “Freja – Tides (Review)”
This is the fourth album from US black metallers Feral Light.
Feral Light impressed me with both 2020’s Life Vapor and the short EP Ceremonial Tower the year after. Psychic Contortions continues the band’s impressive run, showcasing Feral Light doing what they do best across 36 captivating minutes. Continue reading “Feral Light – Psychic Contortions (Review)”
This is the third album from US black metallers Vanum.
The promo blurb states that Legend is for fans of Ultha, Wiegedood, Ash Borer, Fell Voices, Turia, Fluisteraars, Wode, Yellow Eyes, Bathory, Rotting Christ, and epic heavy metal. This is as good a place as any to start with for this record. Continue reading “Vanum – Legend (Review)”
This is the debut album from Notturno, an Italian black metal band.
Featuring the vocalist of Eyelessight, Notturno play a mix of depressive and atmospheric black metal that also contains elements of doom. There are three epic-length songs on Obsessions, delivering 37 minutes of material in total. Continue reading “Notturno – Obsessions (Review)”
Dreariness are an Italian post-black metal band and this is their third album.
I enjoyed 2016’s Fragments, so was keen to check this new album out. I’m pleased I did, as it presents the band in the best light, with a good, natural progression in sound. Continue reading “Dreariness – Before We Vanish (Review)”
Marrasmieli are a black metal band from Finland and this is their second album.
I enjoyed 2020’s Between Land and Sky a great deal, which made Martaiden Mailta one I was definitely looking forward to. Marrasmieli play atmospheric black metal with a clear folk influence, but they balance this against a heart of pure blackened darkness. Continue reading “Marrasmieli – Martaiden Mailta (Review)”
Tome of the Unreplenished are a black metal band from Cyprus and this is their second album.
Containing current and ex-members of bands such as Code, Macabre Omen, and Lvcifyre, Earthbound is a 47-minute atmospheric black metal album that may not be quite what you were expecting. Continue reading “Tome of the Unreplenished – Earthbound (Review)”
Terzij de Horde are a black metal band from the Netherlands and this is their second album.
2015’s Self was so long ago that I wasn’t sure we’d ever hear anything from Terzij de Horde again. They’re back though, with 30 minutes of new material – spread over three tracks – that are as fiery and as destructive as the album’s striking cover. Continue reading “Terzij de Horde – In One of These, I Am Your Enemy (Review)”
This is the third album from US black metal band Vimur.
Vimur’s music effortlessly merges vicious blackened hatred with sublime atmosphere. Raw violence and atmospheric cosmic explorations combine to form seven tracks that tear their way through the space-time continuum without a care for the consequences. Continue reading “Vimur – Transcendental Violence (Review)”
This is the fourth album from Swedish black metallers Bhleg.
I always enjoy it when a new Bhleg release comes along, (Draumr Ást, Solarmegin, Ödhin), so Fäghring is well-received by yours truly.
Bhleg’s atmospheric brand of folk-enriched black metal spreads Continue reading “Bhleg – Fäghring (Review)”
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