This is the second release from Ifernach, a one man Canadian black metal act.
Taking influence from the classic second wave sound and injecting it not only with a savage, feral character, but a nuanced, nature-inspired atmospheric one too, this release is 30 minutes of unforgiving raw black metal. Continue reading “Ifernach – Maqtewek Nakuset (Review)”
Drudkh are black metal band from Ukraine and this is their eleventh album.
At this stage in their careers Drudkh are very well thought of, (for damn good reason), and very good at Continue reading “Drudkh – Їм часто сниться капіж – They Often See Dreams About the Spring (Review)”
Veiled 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)”
Entropy Created Consciousness is a one man black metal band and this is his debut album.
This is obscure, underground black metal of the rarest variety. Individual and self-styled, it’s like Impressions of the Morning Star has been formed in a void of its own making, keeping itself apart from anything ostensibly similar to ensure its own dark purity. Continue reading “Entropy Created Consciousness – Impressions of the Morning Star (Review)”
Nòtt is a one man atmospheric black metal band from the US and this is his debut release.
The man behind Nòtt is also a member of the impressive Amiensus, and this first release is full of icy blackened darkness. Continue reading “Nòtt – Nòtt (Review)”
Horizon Ablaze are a Norwegian progressive black/extreme metal band and this is their third album.
Horizon Ablaze play a brand of extreme metal that largely consists of atmospheric/progressive/avant-garde black metal, (among other things). It’s an impressive and well-delivered proposition, that’s for sure. Continue reading “Horizon Ablaze – The Weight of a Thousand Suns (Review)”
This is the debut album from US black metal band Eigenlicht.
Majestic and ethereal, esoteric and occult, expansive and exploratory…all of these words and many more can easily be used to describe the music on Self-Annihilating Consciousness. This is atmospheric black metal that truly is all of those things and so much more. Continue reading “Eigenlicht – Self-Annihilating Consciousness (Review)”
Esoctrilihum is a French one man black/death metal band and this is his second album.
71 minutes of harrowing, terrify blackened evil? Sign me up! The man behind Esoctrilihum has created a monster of an album. Continue reading “Esoctrilihum – Pandaemorthium (Forbidden Formulas to Awaken the Blind Sovereigns of Nothingness) (Review)”
Seventh Genocide are an Italian post-black metal band and this is their second album.
Now this is quite the ambitious and expansive work. 59 minutes of post-black metal, delivered with passion and no small amount of skill. Continue reading “Seventh Genocide – Toward Akina (Review)”
Bhleg are a Swedish folk black metal band and this is their second album.
Roughly four years after Bhleg’s enjoyable debut album Draumr Ást appeared, the band have now returned with a colossal new album; Solarmegin is a 98-minute celebration of the sun. Yes, that’s right; this album is a big one. Continue reading “Bhleg – Solarmegin (Review)”
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