This is the debut EP from Swedish black metal band Blood Worship.
Here we have 21 minutes of cold, venomous black metal. The promo blurb says that it’s for fans of Dissection, Naglfar, Marduk, and Satyricon, and it’s hard to disagree with that assessment. I’d also throw in a bit of A Grand Declaration of War-era Mayhem regarding some of the band’s riffs too, although this is largely a more minor aspect of their sound. Continue reading “Blood Worship – Death’s Omnipotence (Review)”
This is the fourth album from Moonreich, a French black metal band.
Fugue is a broad-ranging and multifaceted journey into black metal waters, with the band revealing themselves to be quite expressive and creative across the album’s 54 minutes. Continue reading “Moonreich – Fugue (Review)”
The Shiva Hypothesis are a black metal band from the Netherlands and this is their debut album.
The Shiva Hypothesis play music that mixes elements of black and death metal together into an atmospheric and obscure form of extreme metal. Continue reading “The Shiva Hypothesis – Ouroboros Stirs (Review)”
Utburd is a one man Russian black metal band and this is his second album.
Combining elements of both atmospheric and depressive black metal alongside a second wave base, this release explores the dark horrors that lurk in the night. Continue reading “Utburd – The Horrors Untold (Review)”
Barren Altar are a US blackened doom band and this is their debut album.
Well, this album just exudes apocalyptic vibes from every corrupted, malignant pore on its infected body. Sheesh. Better not get too close to this one. Continue reading “Barren Altar – Entrenched in the Faults of the Earth (Review)”
Hoth are a melodic black metal band from the US and this is their third album.
Astral Necromancy takes the listener on a 50-minute trip through a cosmic abyss of sorts. An ambitious and vast release, the songs are sparkling and multifaceted as they tear through their playing time. Continue reading “Hoth – Astral Necromancy (Review)”
Incorporea are a Spanish black metal band and this is their debut EP.
Here we have a darkly atmospheric 12 minutes of music. The two songs on this EP are very enjoyable examples of what Incorporea are capable of. Full of bleak, depressive atmosphere layered with cold aggression, this brief foray into the land of Incorporea is definitely worth the trip. Continue reading “Incorporea – To Exorcize the Sun (Review)”
Magister Dixit are a melodic black metal band from Canada and this is their sixth album.
Featuring members of Spirit of the Forest, Their Blood, Their Sweat, Their Tears contains 50 minutes of melodic/symphonic black metal, played with gusto and delivered with passion and a hunger for war. Continue reading “Magister Dixit – Their Blood, Their Sweat, Their Tears (Review)”
Arallu are a black metal band from Israel and this is a re-release of their fourth album.
Not familiar with Arallu? Make sure you definitely check out Geniewar and Six. You won’t be disappointed. Continue reading “Arallu – Desert Battles – Descending to the Sands (2018)(Review)”
Vahrzaw are an Australian black/death metal band and this is their third album.
Here we have the follow up to 2014’s Twin Suns & Wolves’ Tongues. This was a blisteringly aggressive album that combined death metal ferocity into its blackened assault. Continue reading “Vahrzaw – Husk (Review)”
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