Svalbard are a crust/hardcore band from the UK and this is their fourth album.
This is one I’ve been quite eagerly awaiting. 2018’s It’s Hard to Have Hope was a very enjoyable record, but 2020’s When I Die, Will I Get Better? was the record that really put Svalbard on most people’s radars. Now the band have returned, with the 44-minute wonder that is The Weight of the Mask. Continue reading “Svalbard – The Weight of the Mask (Review)”
Restless Spirit are a metal band from the US and this is their third album.
Afterimage contains 38 minutes of heavy, moreish music that’s infectiously delivered by a band that clearly know what they’re doing. Restless Spirit are not to be ignored. Fans of acts such as Somnuri, Witch Ripper, Khemmis, and Spirit Adrift please take note. Continue reading “Restless Spirit – Afterimage (Review)”
This is the ninth album from Carnifex, a blackened death metal/deathcore band from the US.
Following on from 2016’s Slow Death, 2019’s World War X, and 2021’s Graveside Confessions, comes Necromanteum; 42 minutes of well-crafted heaviness. So what do Carnifex have in store for us this time? Continue reading “Carnifex – Necromanteum (Review)”
This is the fourth album from US post-black metal band Ashbringer.
This is the follow up to 2019’s well-received Absolution, We Came Here to Grieve brings us 44 minutes of new music. On this new record Ashbringer continue to evolve their sound, pushing the envelope further, with a multifaceted mix of experimental black metal sounds. Although having said that, there’s less direct black metal on this album, for sure. Continue reading “Ashbringer – We Came Here to Grieve (Review)”
Lunar Tombfields are a black metal band from France and this is their second album.
Following hot on the heels of last year’s The Eternal Harvest, Lunar Tombfields have now returned with 46 minutes of new material. Despite being so temporally close to its predecessor, An Arrow to the Sun has a different character to The Eternal Harvest. Continue reading “Lunar Tombfields – An Arrow to the Sun (Review)”
This is the debut album from Finnish black metallers Moonlight Sorcery.
Horned Lord of the Thorned Castle contains 44 minutes of symphonic melodic black metal. However, beneath this simple description hides a deeper truth, that Moonlight Sorcery offer more than just black metal to enjoy here. Continue reading “Moonlight Sorcery – Horned Lord of the Thorned Castle (Review)”
Disguised Malignance are a Finnish death metal band and this is their debut album.
Disguised Malignance serve up 34 minutes of disgusting old-school death metal, and they do so with undisguised talent. Entering the Gateways is shockingly good fun. Continue reading “Disguised Malignance – Entering the Gateways (Review)”
Trivax are an Iranian/UK black metal band and this is their second album.
Following on from 2016’s SIN, Trivax return with 49 minutes of new material in the dark shape of Eloah Burns Out. This new album offers a more refined, well-developed vision of extreme metal, and is definitely a record you should check out if you’re a fan of black/death metal. Continue reading “Trivax – Eloah Burns Out (Review)”
This is the latest EP from German black metal band Waldgeflüster.
Having very much enjoyed 2016’s Ruinen, 2019’s Mondscheinsonaten, and 2021’s Dahoam, I was pleased to see some new material from Waldgeflüster. Although an EP, it still contains a substantial 28 minutes of music; one new song, a new version of one from the band’s debut album, and two covers, (Panopticon and Ben Howard). Continue reading “Waldgeflüster – Unter Bronzenen Kronen (Review)”
This is the latest EP from US black metal band Wolves in the Throne Room.
A new Wolves in the Throne Room release is always a cause for celebration, even if it’s not a full album. Crypt of Ancestral Knowledge provides us with two new songs, a remix, and an ambient outro. Let’s dig in and see what this is all about. Continue reading “Wolves in the Throne Room – Crypt of Ancestral Knowledge (Review)”
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