Mountains Crave are a UK black metal band and this is their debut album.
This is black metal that skilfully builds progressive, atmospheric, and post-metal elements into its construction. Continue reading “Mountains Crave – As We Were When We Were Not (Review)”
This is the debut album from one-man French black metal band Time Lurker.
Time Lurker is atmospheric black metal that’s sophisticated and thoughtful.
Elements of modern, depressive and post-black metal can be heard in places, enhancing and widening the scope of Time Lurker’s atmospherically blackened base. Continue reading “Time Lurker – Time Lurker (Review)”
Axioma are a post-black metal band from the US and this is their debut EP.
Featuring a member of Keelhaul and Brain Tentacles, I had high hopes for this release, partially based on this, and partially for the description of what Opia sounded like. I haven’t been disappointed. Continue reading “Axioma – Opia (Review)”
This is the third album from Ghost Bath, a post-black metal band from the US.
Ghost Bath play post-black metal that combines the depressive and atmospheric styles. Okay, but what does this mean in practice?
Ghost Bath are an unusual band. This Continue reading “Ghost Bath – Starmourner (Review)”
Windswept are a Ukrainian black metal band and this is their debut album.
Created by the same talented individuals behind Drudkh, Windswept play black metal that’s harsh and raw, channelling the elemental power of nature into their chosen musical style. Continue reading “Windswept – The Great Cold Steppe (Review)”
This is the second album from Belgian black metal band Cult of Erinyes.
The band’s 2016 EP Transcendence was a very strong calling card for Cult of Erinyes, ably demonstrating their ritualistic black metal to great effect. Continue reading “Cult of Erinyes – Tiberivs (Review)”
None are a black metal band from the US and this is their debut album.
This album contains 30 minutes of material that combines atmospheric and depressive black metal.
The song titles – Cold, Wither, Suffer – pretty much Continue reading “None – None (Review)”
This is the third album from Astral Winter, an Australian one-man black metal band.
2013’s Perdition was quite a treat; a heavily atmospheric ambient/neo-classical release that’s enjoyed a lot of airtime in this household.
It’s now time for Forest of Silence, and Continue reading “Astral Winter – Forest of Silence (Review)”
This is the debut album from Australian atmospheric black metal band Somnium Nox.
Terra Inanis is the follow up to the band’s very enjoyable first release Apocrypha. Continue reading “Somnium Nox – Terra Inanis (Review)”
This is the third album from Nemesis Sopor, a German black metal band.
Nemesis Sopor play atmospheric black metal with long songs and a cutting, second wave influence. Continue reading “Nemesis Sopor – MMXL (Review)”
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