Death Vanish and Misanthropos are both one man black metal bands from the US, and they’re releasing a scorching new split together.
We start with Death Vanish, which has been birthed by a member of the highly regarded One Master. Continue reading “Death Vanish/Misanthropos – Split (Review)”
Leucosis are a US black metal band and this is their third album.
This is atmospheric black metal merged with a rawer USBM approach. This results in music that has a lot of both presence and strength, which is one of the reasons why I find Leucosis’ work so compelling. Continue reading “Leucosis – Liminal (Review)”
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 fourth album from Germany’s Arroganz, a black/death metal band.
My last encounter with Arroganz was their previous 2014 album Tod & Teufel, and now they have returned with a new slab of dark music, but one that has seen the band undergo a blackened metamorphosis of sorts. Continue reading “Arroganz – Primitiv (Review)”
This is the latest EP from Sheidim, a black metal band from Spain.
As far as EPs go this is a lengthy one – at 28 minutes in duration it’s actually longer than some albums. This is absolutely not a complaint, of course, nor does it really impact on anything as such; merely an observation. Continue reading “Sheidim – Infamata (Review)”
Affliktor is a one-man black/thrash band from the US and this is his debut album.
This is blackened thrash with plenty of sharpness and bite. Think old-school black metal if it was mixed together with equally old-school Kreator. Continue reading “Affliktor – Affliktor (Review)”
This is the debut album from Antiversum, a blackened death metal band from Switzerland.
Okay, so I’ve tentatively labelled this as blackened death metal simply for ease of description in the introduction, but the reality is that this is more of a black/death/doom hybrid. It all sits under a suitably blackened and grim aegis though, powered by a vicious death metal intensity. Continue reading “Antiversum – Cosmos Comedenti (Review)”
Asagraum are a black metal band from the Netherlands/Norway and this is their debut album.
This is largely old-school Satanic black metal, firmly influenced by the 90s Scandinavian second wave style, but not without its own merits or character. Continue reading “Asagraum – Potestas Magicum Diaboli (Review)”
This is the debut album from Australian one-man black metal band Runespell.
Unhallowed Blood Oath is a dark, corrupted paen to 90s second wave black metal. Continue reading “Runespell – Unhallowed Blood Oath (Review)”
This is the debut album from French black metallers Black March.
Here we have a little over 40 minutes of second wave black metal mixed with both a melodic and a thrash influence. It’s fast, sharp, and full of feral attitude. Continue reading “Black March – Praeludium Exterminii (Review)”
Wonderbox Metal 