This is the third album from Mantar, a German black metal band.
I’m a latecomer to Mantar’s work, but I can tell you that if you’re looking for filthy, ugly blackened metallic punk that’s still catchy as fuck, then they stand head and shoulders above most of their peers. Continue reading “Mantar – The Modern Art of Setting Ablaze (Review)”
Gnaw Their Tongues and Crowhurst are both one man projects. The former is from the Netherlands and the latter is from the US. Both specialise in experimental/black metal music, and they have collaborated for this release. Continue reading “Gnaw Their Tongues & Crowhurst – Burning Ad Infinitum: A Collaboration (Review)”
Barren Altar are a US blackened doom band and this is their debut album.
Well, this album just exudes apocalyptic vibes from every corrupted, malignant pore on its infected body. Sheesh. Better not get too close to this one. Continue reading “Barren Altar – Entrenched in the Faults of the Earth (Review)”
Forest of Grey are a black metal band from the US and this is their debut album.
Crypsis is a thoroughly engaging 30 minutes of atmospheric black metal, with a firm Cascadian influence. Divided into two lengthy tracks, the band have produced an album that’s both engaging and highly captivating. Continue reading “Forest of Grey – Crypsis (Review)”
Lowered are a blackened doom band from the US and this is their debut album.
Lowered play black/sludge/doom metal with skill, talent, and no small amount of grim mood. Continue reading “Lowered – Lowered (Review)”
Crawl play blackened doom, and Leviathan play black metal. Both are solo artists from the US and have got together to birth this hideous, reeking mass of unpleasantness.
This split lasts 24 minutes, with each artist contributing a single track lasting 12 minutes exactly. Continue reading “Crawl/Leviathan – Split (Review)”
Beldam are a blackened doom/sludge band form the US and this is their second album.
Pasung offers up 48 minutes of gritty, American sludge metal, replete with plenty of doom and an ugly blackened patina. Continue reading “Beldam – Pasung (Review)”
Vile Creature are a Canadian doom duo and this is their second album.
This is a themed album that comes with a short story. It’s an ambitious concept, but seems to have been pulled off quite naturally by the band across this 42 minutes. Continue reading “Vile Creature – Cast of Static and Smoke (Review)”
Faal are a blackened doom band from the Netherlands and this is their third album.
Mixing elements of black and post-metal into their dark, atmospheric doom, this is grim, unfriendly music, but doesn’t lack in appeal because of this. Continue reading “Faal – Desolate Grief (Review)”
Nekhen is an Italian blackened doom solo project and this is his second release.
This is a follow up to 2015’s Entering the Gate of the Western Horizon, which was an enjoyable example of present day music inspired by Egyptian art and culture.
Regarding this latest release, I’ll let Continue reading “Nekhen – Akhet (Review)”
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