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)”
This is the debut EP from Belgian black metallers Antzaat.
It’s so hard to dislike something like this.
Here we have 22 minutes of cold, Continue reading “Antzaat – The Black Hand of the Father (Review)”
Siberian Hell Sounds and Convulsing are both non-standard black metal groups from Australia and they have teamed up on this split release.
I enjoyed Siberian Hell Sounds’ last EP Svengali, so it’s great to hear some new material from them. Svengali contained five tracks and lasted under 18 minutes in total, so when I saw that their side of this split contained just one 20-minute song, I knew I had to make listening to it a priority. Continue reading “Siberian Hell Sounds/Convulsing – Split (Review)”
The Stone are a Serbian black metal band and this is their eighth album.
After an enjoyable 2014 release in Nekroza, The Stone are now back with a further 49 minutes of aggressive black metal. The Stone prefer their black metal dark and sinister, with an atmospheric component that works really well; this album is a great addition to their discography. Continue reading “The Stone – Teatar Apsurda (Review)”
Vhorthax are a Russian death/black metal band and this is their debut EP.
What foul incantations and rituals resulted in the birthing of this release, I wonder? This is old-school, atavistic black metal, shot through with equally moribund death metal influences. Continue reading “Vhorthax – Nether Darkness (Review)”
This is the fifth album from Swedish black metallers Grafvitnir.
It seems like only yesterday that Grafvitnir were slicing us up with the sharp, cold black metal of Obeisance to a Witch Moon, and in truth it’s been almost a full year to the day between release dates. Clearly Grafvitnir are not interested in resting on their laurels. Continue reading “Grafvitnir – Keys to the Mysteries Beyond (Review)”
Perdition Winds are a black metal band from Finland and this is their second album.
Featuring members of Desolate Shrine, Lie in Ruins, Sargeist, and Corpsessed, this is the follow up to 2014’s enjoyable Aura of Suffering. Continue reading “Perdition Winds – Transcendent Emptiness (Review)”
This is the second album from Swedish black/death metal band Revenge Prevails.
This is a band that takes a sturdy, Satyricon-esque second wave foundation and builds on it with some solid death metal bricks. Continue reading “Revenge Prevails – False Hope Cruelty (Review)”
Traffic Death are a US crossover grind band and this is their second album.
This is raging thrashcore, taking thrash metal, hardcore, grindcore, and punk elements into consideration as it spends 24 minutes doing a bucketload of damage. Continue reading “Traffic Death – Dead End (Review)”
Azziard are a black metal band from France and this is their third album.
Featuring ex-members of The Negation and Insain, this is 52 minutes of uncompromising black metal. It’s great to hear more from the band after their very enjoyable split with Nirnaeth, and I’m quite happy now that I have a full album of their material to absorb the negative vibes from. Continue reading “Azziard – Metempsychose (Review)”
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