Centuries of Decay are a Canadian extreme metal band and this is their debut album.
This is extreme metal that’s both atmospheric and progressive, borrowing liberally from many extreme metal styles and sub-genres, including modern progressive metal, post-metal, death metal, and black metal. Continue reading “Centuries of Decay – Centuries of Decay (Review)”
Arallu are black metal band from Israel and this is their sixth album.
Arallu are one of those rare, special bands that developed their own personality and style of attack very early on, and with every subsequent album they simply refine this more and more. Continue reading “Arallu – Six (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)”
Impiedoso are a black metal band from Brazil and this is their debut album.
This is Satanic, occult black metal that’s screaming with second wave vitriol. With most of the music apparently written during this early era, Impiedoso are even more authentic than most. Continue reading “Impiedoso – Reign in Darkness (Review)”
This is the debut album from Tchornobog, a black/death/doom metal one-man project from the US.
Although this is ostensibly a solo project, (from the man that brought us the mighty Aureole), it also features several session musicians and guests, (most notably from Esoteric and Svartidauði), which help to flesh out the release. Continue reading “Tchornobog – Tchornobog (Review)”
Wintersun are an epic extreme metal band from Finland and this is their third album.
If you haven’t encountered Wintersun before, then prepare yourself for some transcendental music – this is a combination of symphonic/melodic black/death metal, forged into long songs of epic proportions. Continue reading “Wintersun – The Forest Seasons (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)”
Cormorant are a progressive black metal band from the US. This is their fourth album.
This is a highly ambitious release, with a wide range and scope across its hour long playing time. Spread across only four tracks, Cormorant pack a lot in on this release. Continue reading “Cormorant – Diaspora (Review)”
This is the third album from US death metallers Soul Remnants.
Ouroboros is the follow up to the crushingly enjoyable pitch-black slab of metal that was the band’s 2013 album Black and Blood, which made it into my best of 2013 end of year list. Continue reading “Soul Remnants – Ouroboros (Review)”
This is the second album from blackened hardcore band Wildspeaker.
After the revelation that was last year’s split with Cara Neir, (Guilt and His Reflection), I’m quite excited to get to experience some more material from this notable band. Continue reading “Wildspeaker – Spreading Adder (Review)”
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