Lots to choose from this month, so narrowing it down to just a handful of releases was not easy… Continue reading “Monthly Overview – the Best of March 2020”
Tag: Black metal
Dawn of Ouroboros – The Art of Morphology (Review)
This is the debut album from Dawn of Ouroboros, a progressive black metal band from the US.
Combining elements of death, black, and progressive metal, this is a enchanting mix of the three that adopts a modern extreme metal approach to its highly engaging material. Continue reading “Dawn of Ouroboros – The Art of Morphology (Review)”
Dodenbezweerder – Vrees de Toorn van de Wezens Verscholen Achter Majestueuze Vleugels (Review)
This is the debut album from Dodenbezweerder, a black metal band from the Netherlands.
Containing the very prolific artist behind Gnaw Their Tongues, (and many, many other bands and projects), Dodenbezweerder offer up 38 minutes of raw blackened nightmare. Continue reading “Dodenbezweerder – Vrees de Toorn van de Wezens Verscholen Achter Majestueuze Vleugels (Review)”
Aodon – 11069 (Review)
This is the second album from Aodon, a black metal band from France.
Aodon mix atmospheric and post-black metal to create an album of layered texture and blistering intensity. The result is an effective and striking collection of music. Continue reading “Aodon – 11069 (Review)”
Wake – Devouring Ruin (Review)
Wake are a Canadian grindcore band and this is their fourth album.
I really, really enjoyed 2018’s Misery Rites, so I new that as soon as Devouring Ruin appeared, it was a must-listen. Continue reading “Wake – Devouring Ruin (Review)”
Spectral Lore/Mare Cognitum – Wanderers: Astrology of the Nine – Split (Review)
Spectral Lore and Mare Cognitum are both one-man black metal bands, (from Greece and the US respectively), and this is their latest collaborative split.
No stranger to teaming up with each other, these two atmospheric black metal bands have created an epic project with Wanderers: Astrology of the Nine. Just under 2 hours in total duration, this monolithic release features four tracks from each band interspersed with each other, topped by a final two tracks that are collaborative, with both artists creating music together. Continue reading “Spectral Lore/Mare Cognitum – Wanderers: Astrology of the Nine – Split (Review)”
Scáth Na Déithe – The Dirge of Endless Mourning (Review)
This is the second album from Scáth Na Déithe, an Irish black/death metal band.
The Dirge of Endless Mourning contains 44 minutes of atmospheric black metal mixed with malignant death metal. It’s spiritually comparable in scope and breadth to the Cascadian style, but filtered through Irish folklore and history and has a brutal edge that comes from the death metal influences. The result is an album that pulls strengths from Continue reading “Scáth Na Déithe – The Dirge of Endless Mourning (Review)”
Earth Rot – Black Tides of Obscurity (Review)
Earth Rot are an Australian blackened death metal band and this is their third album.
Both 2016’s Chthonian Virtues and 2017’s Renascentia were hugely enjoyable, and worthy of a place in any extreme metal fan’s collection. Continue reading “Earth Rot – Black Tides of Obscurity (Review)”
Cardinals Folly – Defying the Righteous Way (Review)
Cardinals Folly are a Finnish doom metal band and this is their fifth album.
I have a definite soft spot for Cardinals Folly, and I’d recommend the likes of Our Cult Continues! and Deranged Pagan Sons to anyone who enjoys charismatic doom metal with larger-than-life vocals. Defying the Righteous Way is the band’s latest chapter, and it’s damn good one, worthy of inclusion in the Cardinals Folly saga. Continue reading “Cardinals Folly – Defying the Righteous Way (Review)”
Monthly Overview – the Best of February 2020
So what do we have for you this month then? February had a range of decent metal release to devour, so today I present to you a small selection of them to savour. Continue reading “Monthly Overview – the Best of February 2020”
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