Temple of Nihil are a black metal band from Russia and this is their debut EP.
Temple of Nihil specialise in occult black metal with a tasty guitar tone and a daemonic persona. Continue reading “Temple of Nihil – Soul Extremist (Review)”
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Wiegedood – De Doden Hebben Het Goed II (Review)
Wiegedood are a black metal band from Belgium and this is their second album.
Wiegedood play black metal that’s as brutal is it is caustically atmospheric. There’s an acerbic hatred here that powers the songs forward, while at the same time showing an awareness of dynamics and Continue reading “Wiegedood – De Doden Hebben Het Goed II (Review)”
Obitus – Slaves of the Vast Machine (Review)
Obitus are a Swedish black metal band and this is their second album.
Playing harsh black metal, Slaves of the Vast Machine consists of one long 45 minute track.
The band’s music is Continue reading “Obitus – Slaves of the Vast Machine (Review)”
Interview with Vaiya
Vaiya might not be a household name in atmospheric black metal, but on the strength of Remnant Light, it deserves to be. Bleak and grim, but not without beauty or heart, Remnant Light was originally released in 2014, but is now getting a re-release thanks to those lovely people at Nordvis/Bindrune Recordings. Continue reading “Interview with Vaiya”
Possession – Exorkizein (Review)
Possession are a black/death metal band from Belgium and this is their debut album.
Possession play malevolent, evil black metal with some old-school death metal and doom elements. Continue reading “Possession – Exorkizein (Review)”
Floods – Floods (Review)
Floods are a US black metal band and this is their debut EP.
Floods play a mix of black, death and sludge metal. Which genre they are actually playing is up for debate, although I’d argue that black metal forms the largest part of their musical equation, so we’ll go with that. Continue reading “Floods – Floods (Review)”
Anomalie – Visions (Review)
This is Anomalie’s third album. They are a black metal band from Austria.
Anomalie play post-black metal that absorbs the listener early on with its grasp of atmosphere and feeling. Continue reading “Anomalie – Visions (Review)”
Fell Ruin – To the Concrete Drifts (Review)
Fell Ruin are a blackened doom band from the US. This is their debut album.
Fell Ruin first graced the Earth with their sickened brand of sludgy black doom in 2015 with Devices. They’ve now returned with their first full length. I enjoyed Devices, (can one enjoy something as nasty as this band?), but To the Concrete Drifts is probably even better. Continue reading “Fell Ruin – To the Concrete Drifts (Review)”
Winter Deluge – Devolution-Decay (Review)
This is the second album from this New Zealand black metal band.
Winter Deluge play malevolent black metal that takes its cues from the second wave.
With enough blackened distortion, blasting Continue reading “Winter Deluge – Devolution-Decay (Review)”
Obscure Devotion – Ubi Certa Pax Est (Review)
This is the third album from Italian black metal band Obscure Devotion.
Obscure Devotion play sophisticated occult black metal with a mature, yet still fiery approach to extreme music. Continue reading “Obscure Devotion – Ubi Certa Pax Est (Review)”
Wonderbox Metal 