This is the third album from Nemesis Sopor, a German black metal band.
Nemesis Sopor play atmospheric black metal with long songs and a cutting, second wave influence. Continue reading “Nemesis Sopor – MMXL (Review)”
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Craven Idol – The Shackles of Mammon (Review)
This is Craven Idol’s second album. They are a black metal band from the UK.
2013’s Towards Eschaton made an impression on me, and I still return to it now and then for a fix of ugly blackened worship.
Craven Idol play black metal forged in the fires of Continue reading “Craven Idol – The Shackles of Mammon (Review)”
Ars Magna Umbrae – Through Lunar Gateways (Review)
Ars Magna Umbrae is a one-man black metal band from Poland and this is his debut EP.
Through Lunar Gateways provides us with terrifying apocalyptic black metal that’s steeped in atmosphere and blackened gloom.
The music on this Continue reading “Ars Magna Umbrae – Through Lunar Gateways (Review)”
Råttkung – Metamorphosis (Review)
This is the debut album from Danish black metal one-man project Råttkung.
This is a band that we’ve encountered before, (Dark Is the Beginning, Unborn Undead), and that has impressed on both occasions.
Unborn Undead saw the music just starting to develop some elements of atmospheric black metal, and I’m pleased to say that Continue reading “Råttkung – Metamorphosis (Review)”
Voidthrone – Spiritual War Tactics (Review)
Voidthrone are a US black metal band and this is their debut album.
Voidthrone play dissonant, uneasy, black metal with elements of doom and death metal mixed in.
If you smash together Ulcerate, Gorguts, Deathspell Omega and Wolvhammer and then Continue reading “Voidthrone – Spiritual War Tactics (Review)”
Sloth Herder – No Pity, No Sunrise (Review)
This is the debut album from Sloth Herder, a blackened grindcore band from the US.
Sloth Herder are a murky underground monster that’s slowly been rising up through the underworld over the last few years to claim its victims. With No Pity, No Sunrise, they’re finally ready to make their big assault. Continue reading “Sloth Herder – No Pity, No Sunrise (Review)”
Gjendød – Nedstigning (Review)
Gjendød are a Norwegian black metal band and this is their debut album.
After Gjendød’s debut last year, we now have some more material from them in the form of their first full-length, Nedstigning. Continue reading “Gjendød – Nedstigning (Review)”
Temple of Nihil – Soul Extremist (Review)
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)”
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)”
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