Cist – The Frozen Casket (Review)

CistCist are a Russian death metal band and this is their latest EP.

Cist play old-school death metal, influenced by the likes of Death, Pestilence, and Obituary, mixed with some speedy thrash metal influences. Continue reading “Cist – The Frozen Casket (Review)”

Veiled – Black Celestial Orbs (Review)

VeiledVeiled are a black metal band from the US and this is their debut album.

Black Celestial Orbs features 40 minutes of the deepest, darkest black metal. This is music that swallows light and exudes mystical malice on a cosmic scale. Continue reading “Veiled – Black Celestial Orbs (Review)”

Eye of Solitude/Marche Funèbre – Split (Review)

Eye of Solitude Marche FunebreEye of Solitude are from the UK and Marche Funèbre are from Belgium. They have teamed up to offer this doom-filled split release.

I’m a big fan of Eye of Solitude’s work, although it seems that somehow I seem to have missed out on the band’s last album. Regardless,  Continue reading “Eye of Solitude/Marche Funèbre – Split (Review)”

JIRM – Surge ex Monumentis (Review)

JIRMJIRM are a Swedish hard rock band and this is their fourth album.

Once known as Jeremy Irons and the Ratgang Malibus, the band have rebirthed themselves as the much simplified and improved JIRM. Continue reading “JIRM – Surge ex Monumentis (Review)”

Necrophobic – Mark of the Necrogram (Review)

NecrophobicThis is the eighth album from this veteran Swedish black/death metal band.

Mark of the Necrogram features 49 minutes of occult, Satanic might. It’s also a very, very enjoyable listen. Continue reading “Necrophobic – Mark of the Necrogram (Review)”

Gnaw Their Tongues – Genocidal Majesty (Review)

Gnaw Their TonguesGnaw Their Tongues is a one man experimental noise/black metal artist from the Netherlands and this is his latest album.

If you haven’t encountered the harrowing works of Gnaw Their Tongues before, then prepare yourself. This is a 36-minute trip into the nightmare visions of a tortured artist channelling what Hell must surely sound like. Continue reading “Gnaw Their Tongues – Genocidal Majesty (Review)”

Deathwhite – For a Black Tomorrow (Review)

DeathwhiteDeathwhite are a melodic metal band from the US and this is their debut album.

Having enjoyed Deathwhite’s material on 2014’s Ethereal and 2015’s Solitary Martyr, I was pleased when their obvious talent was recognised by Season of Mist. I’ve enjoyed witnessing them develop as a band over the years, and now we finally have Continue reading “Deathwhite – For a Black Tomorrow (Review)”