Ambient Black Metal – Page 5

Hyrgal – Serpentine (Review)

This is the debut album from French black metallers Hyrgal.

Hyrgal play aggressively melodic black metal with a modern coating of hard ice. Continue reading “Hyrgal – Serpentine (Review)”

Nortt – Endeligt (Review)

Nortt is a one-man black/doom metal band from Denmark and this is his fourth album.

Here we have 40 minutes of black metal that’s been bent to the will of funeral doom and dark ambience. This is music to listen to in a lightless environment, preferably while staring up at the stars and contemplating how insignificant you are. Continue reading “Nortt – Endeligt (Review)”

Funeral Art – Cuivië (Review)

Funeral Art are a black metal band from Guatemala and this is their seventh album.

This is occult, underground black metal, with ambient elements and a passing predilection for funeral doom. Continue reading “Funeral Art – Cuivië (Review)”

Cryostasium – Starbound (Review)

This is the latest EP from US one man black metal band Cryostasium.

This is black metal that mixes raw, depressive, and psychedelic elements, with ambient, experimental, and atmospheric moments. The end result is this 26 minute EP, which is engaging and highly immersive. Continue reading “Cryostasium – Starbound (Review)”

Nyss – Princesse Terre (Three Studies of Silence and Death) (Review)

Nyss are a French ambient/atmospheric black metal band and this is their debut album.

Nyss play raw, underground black metal that’s inspired by the second wave, but then fleshed out by atmospheric and ambient influences. Continue reading “Nyss – Princesse Terre (Three Studies of Silence and Death) (Review)”

At Dusk/Sacerdos – Split (Review)

At Dusk and Sacerdos are both black metal bands from the US, with At Dusk being a one-man entity and Sacerdos being a duo.

At Dusk’s contribution to this release is one 15 minute song named Condemned. Continue reading “At Dusk/Sacerdos – Split (Review)”

Vindkast – Archaic Collapse (Review)

Vindkast are a black metal band from Germany and this is their debut album.

Vindkast play atmospheric black metal with ambient influences. Underneath this simple description, however, lies the wealth of rich, textured, layered music that we are presented with on Archaic Collapse. Continue reading “Vindkast – Archaic Collapse (Review)”

Eoront – Another Realm (Review)

Eoront are a Russian black metal band and this is their second album.

Playing keyboard enriched atmospheric black metal with a deep mystical side, Eoront’s latest album contains over an hour of sprawling, epic music. Continue reading “Eoront – Another Realm (Review)”