This is the debut album from Polish one man black metal project Absque Cor.
This is a black metal album with a lot of depth, nuance, and intricacies. It’s clear that a great deal of time and energy has been spent on these compositions, resulting in a selection of songs that satisfy and engage. Continue reading “Absque Cor – Wędrówkę Haniebnie Zakończyć (Review)”
Arkheth is an Australian one-man black metal band and this is his third album.
12 Winter Moons Comes the Witches Brew is an experimental black metal release that takes a multitude of styles and influences and boils them all together into 41 minutes of very enjoyable music. Continue reading “Arkheth – 12 Winter Moons Comes the Witches Brew (Review)”
Spectral Lore and Jute Gyte are both one-man black metal bands, the former is from Greece while the latter is from the US.
Although both of these acts offer up black metal that contains psychedelic, progressive, experimental, and atmospheric aspects, they both Continue reading “Spectral Lore/Jute Gyte – Helian – Split (Review)”
Shining are a Swedish black metal band and this is their latest album.
Shining play darkly emotional black metal, replete with a variety of other influences peppered around here and there, such as progressive rock, post-metal, and jazz. These Continue reading “Shining – X – Varg Utan Flock (Review)”
Extravaganza are a Lithuanian post-black metal band and this is their debut album.
Extravaganza offer up 70 minutes of post-black metal on their debut album, weaving depressive and atmospheric elements into their music. Continue reading “Extravaganza – Priepuoliai (Review)”
Drawn into Descent are an atmospheric black metal band from Belgium and this is their debut album.
Full of sombre sounds and dark moods, this is 46 minutes of obscure, atmospheric music. Continue reading “Drawn into Descent – Drawn into Descent (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)”
This is the fourth album from post-black metal band Nullingroots.
Nullingroots play a form of post-black metal that incorporates the black/shoegaze style with emotive post-rock and a helping of depressive darkness. It’s a compelling recipe for an engaging and affecting album. Continue reading “Nullingroots – Into the Grey (Review)”
Circle of Salt is a one man Canadian black metal band and this is his debut album.
Suffer the Cold contains two immense tracks of black metal splendour, totalling 39 minutes. Continue reading “Circle of Salt – Suffer the Cold (Review)”
Tyakrah are a German black metal band and this is their debut album.
Tyakrah offer up 37 minutes of black metal. Their musical vision is raw and harsh, but not without its atmospheric moments. Melodic and depressive aspects of the blackened style can be heard in this epic music too. Continue reading “Tyakrah – Wintergedanken (Review)”
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