This is the fourth album from German black metal band Der Weg Einer Freiheit.
This is dark and emotive black metal that mixes an atmospheric approach with one born out of a love of furious aggression and blazing extremity. Imagine a mix of Wolves in the Throne Room, Downfall of Gaia, Alcest, and Marduk; taking the best elements of each to form an atmospheric and molten delivery. Continue reading “Der Weg Einer Freiheit – Finisterre (Review)”
This is the second album from one-man Swedish black metal project Grift.
The brainchild of the man behind Arfsynd, (among others), this is atmospheric black metal that features acoustic and folk elements alongside the more traditionally blackened ones. Continue reading “Grift – Arvet (Review)”
Kval is a one-man black metal band from Finland and this is his debut album.
Apparently starting out life under the name Khaossos and released in 2015 with the title Kuolonkuu, this new version is a re-recorded beast that’s now been updated and Continue reading “Kval – Kval (Review)”
This is the second album from Falaise, a black metal band from Italy.
A very much enjoyed the band’s debut album As Time Goes By, which was an hour of enjoyable blackgaze melancholy, with dark atmosphere and depressive moods. Continue reading “Falaise – My Endless Immensity (Review)”
This is a split between two US bands – Rope and Knife play black metal and Metal Eater play grindcore.
Rope and Knife are up first, and offer us two tracks with a total playing time of just under eight minutes. Continue reading “Rope and Knife/Metal Eater – Split (Review)”
Orbseven is a one-man post-black metal band from the US and this is his fourth album.
2014’s .ismos. was a creative and novel album that took various aspects of avant-garde, experimental, and post-black metal and forged them into something quite enjoyable and satisfying. Continue reading “Orbseven – Cosmos out of Chaos (Review)”
Bereft of Light is a one-man Romanian black metal band and this is his debut album.
This is atmospheric black metal in the Cascadian style, brought to us by a member of the outstanding Eye of Solitude, (as well as many, many other bands and projects too). Continue reading “Bereft of Light – Hoinar (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)”
Mavradoxa are a black metal band from the US and this is their second album.
Lethean Lament features over an hour of atmospheric black metal, played with passionate commitment and emotive grandeur. Continue reading “Mavradoxa – Lethean Lament (Review)”
This is the third album from German black metal band Beltez.
Exiled, Punished…Rejected is crushing black metal that branches out into melodic, atmospheric, and occasionally post-metal territories. Continue reading “Beltez – Exiled, Punished…Rejected (Review)”
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