Skogen are a Swedish black metal band and this is their fifth album.
Skogen play a mix of black metal and folk, producing an atmospheric and charismatic take on the style. Continue reading
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Tag Archives: Atmospheric Black Metal
Råttkung – 15:25 (Review)
Råttkung is a one man black metal band from Denmark, and this is this latest EP.
If you’re unfamiliar with Råttkung’s output, I would point you in the direction of Dark Is the Beginning, Unborn Undead, and Metamorphosis, all of which showcase the project’s musical proclivities and progression well. Continue reading
Cryostasium – The Possessor (Review)
This is the latest EP from US one man black metal band Cryostasium.
I discovered Cryostasium on the 2017 release Starbound, which blew me away, it has to be said. This latest EP is a slightly different beast, but no less impressive. Continue reading
Self-Hatred – Hlubiny (Review)
Self-Hatred are from the Czech Republic and this is their second album. They play death/doom metal.
Hlubiny is the follow up to 2016’s very enjoyable Theia, which I really liked for its contemporary take on the death/doom style. On Hlubiny the band have continued to develop and refine their sound, resulting in 42 minutes of material that sees them at their towering, monolithic best. Continue reading
The Shiva Hypothesis – Ouroboros Stirs (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
Utburd – The Horrors Untold (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
Incorporea – To Exorcize the Sun (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
Gaerea – Unsettling Whispers (Review)
Gaerea are a Portuguese black metal band and this is their debut album.
On Unsettling Whispers Gaerea have crafted 42 minutes of black metal that’s distinctly non-standard and in many ways is quite…unsettling. Continue reading
Baume – Les Années Décapitées (Review)
Baume is a one man black metal band from France. This is his debut EP.
Here we have a very expressive and instantly enthralling black metal release. Experimenting with sounds, textures, and atmospheres, the songs on Les Années Décapitées are well-written and extremely enjoyable. Continue reading
Wayfarer – World’s Blood (Review)
Wayfarer are a US black metal band and this is their third album.
In my humble opinion Wayfarer are one of the very best when it comes to atmospheric black metal. Both their debut album Children of the Iron Age and its successor Old Souls were stunning pieces of blackened art. Continue reading
