Altari are a black metal band from Iceland and this is their debut album.
Altari play a form of black metal that has an individual vision for the style. The band approach their art from an avant-garde/experimental point of view, and create music that very much has its own identity. Continue reading “Altari – Kröflueldar (Review)”
This is the debut album from US black metal band Wild Beyond.
Featuring current and ex-members of Daeva, Infernal Stronghold, Woe, and Woods of Ypres, Wild Beyond is a 31-minute onslaught of blistering black metal with a ferocious thrash edge. Continue reading “Wild Beyond – Wild Beyond (Review)”
This is the debut album from Thørn, a blackened crust band from Italy.
Inferno contains 36 minutes of anger, teeth, and crushing distorted intensity. Thørn’s blackened crusty hardcore is a shockingly good record. Continue reading “Thørn – Inferno (Review)”
This is the fifth album from one-woman experimental black metal band Cicada the Burrower.
The follow up to 2021’s very enjoyable Corpseflower, Blight Witch Regalia brings us 31 minutes of new material from this talented artist. Although tagged as black metal, this record has moved on from that description really. Fans of the classic blackened sound are Continue reading “Cicada the Burrower – Blight Witch Regalia (Review)”
Kludde are a Belgian sludge/post-black metal band and this is their third album.
After the enjoyable In de Kwelm from back in 2019, Kludde are back with 39 minutes of new material on De Horla. On their latest album Kludde have expanded on their sludge metal influences and have incorporated a more atmospheric approach to their blackened style. Continue reading “Kludde – De Horla (Review)”
This is the debut album from Swedish death metallers Omnicidal.
The Omnicidalist spends 43 minutes blending both the chainsaw and melodic varieties of old-school Swedish death metal. Sounds tasty? It really is. Continue reading “Omnicidal – The Omnicidalist (Review)”
Tempel Wolf are a black metal band from Switzerland and this is their debut release.
Tempel Wolf play atmospheric black metal, and on Hirschgeweihmaskeraden they deliver 32 minutes of material across this absorbing release. Continue reading “Tempel Wolf – Hirschgeweihmaskeraden (Review)”
This is the second album from Swiss black metallers Ernte.
Featuring a member of Ashtar, Albsegen contains 50 minutes of well-crafted black metal. Balancing aggression and atmosphere, this is a satisfying listen that’s easy to enjoy if you’re a fan of the style. Continue reading “Ernte – Albsegen (Review)”
Yskelgroth are a black metal band from Spain and this is their second album.
Featuring the vocalist from the mighty Avulsed, Bleeding of the Hideous is a 33-minute mix of black and death metal that’s ferocious and harsh, yet not without depth and substance. Continue reading “Yskelgroth – Bleeding of the Hideous (Review)”
This is the sixth album from one-man Norwegian black metal act Mork.
The artist behind Mork is always reliable, and always puts out the sort of classic black metal material that makes albums like 2017’s Eremittens Dal so enjoyable. On Dypet the music of Mork spends 48 minutes making the most of its old-school black metal influences to produce an album that has evolved past its roots. Continue reading “Mork – Dypet (Review)”
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