This is the second album from Italian black metal band Gorrch.
Across 37 minutes Gorrch rage with furious intensity, and do so with a slithering dissonance that’s born of arcane venom. Stillamentum is vicious, but not without nuance or layers. In fact, there’s a quite a lot under the surface of the claustrophobic nightmarescape that Stillamentum portrays. Continue reading “Gorrch – Stillamentum (Review)”
This is the fifth album from US solo black metal band Serpent Column.
Following on from 2024’s Tassel of Ares, Aion of Strife contains 50 minutes of new material from the esteemed Serpent Column. Prepare yourself for overstimulating oblivion. Continue reading “Serpent Column – Aion of Strife (Review)”
Another year, another list. 2025 followed 2024 as it was meant to, and brought with it a plethora of new metal albums to get excited about. Continue reading “Wonderbox Metal End of Year List – Best Metal of 2025”
This is the debut album from international, (Iceland/US), black metallers Martröð.
Martröð is brought to us by current/ex-members of Chaos Moon, Häxanu, Osgraef, Ringarë, Manetheren, Vörnir, Wormlust, and a whole lot more. Draumsýnir Eldsins contains four songs spread over 37 minutes, and takes the listener on a journey into spectral dissonance. Continue reading “Martröð – Draumsýnir Eldsins (Review)”
This is the seventh album from Yellow Eyes, a black metal band from the US.
I last caught up with Yellow Eyes on their 2019 record Rare Field Ceiling, so the unexpected unveiling of Confusion Gate is a welcome surprise. With a 61-minute duration it’s the band’s longest album by a decent margin, so let’s embark on this journey and see what awaits us. Continue reading “Yellow Eyes – Confusion Gate (Review)”
Kamra are a black metal band from Slovenia and this is their second album.
Kamra have a member of Assumption in their ranks, and Unending Confluence contains 41 minutes of music. This is black metal influenced by the old-school, but dragged by lethal dissonance into the modern era. Continue reading “Kamra – Unending Confluence (Review)”
This is the debut album by international black metal band Vörnir.
Brought to us by current/ex-members of Chaos Moon, Dagger Lust, Häxanu, Krieg, Triumvir Foul, Osgraef, Ringarë, Skáphe, Wormlust, and many, many, many more, Vörnir is a new band with a wealth of experience. All of which made me very interested to check out the 38 minutes of material on Av Hädanfärd Krönt. Continue reading “Vörnir – Av Hädanfärd Krönt (Review)”
This is the second album from one-man black metal band Hasard.
This is the 46-minute follow up to 2023’s Malivore, which showcased the artist behind Hasard’s vision for dark, nightmarish black metal. Abgnose contains an idiosyncratic form of dissonant avant-garde black metal, one that’s enriched with dark orchestral symphonics as part of its journey into the abyss. Continue reading “Hasard – Abgnose (Review)”
This is the debut album from US black/death metal band Rhizaria.
Rhizaria play a progressive form of black and death metal, delivering a hybrid style that’s irregular, and very compelling. Indulgences contains 40 minutes of material that scratches a very particular itch that sits right in a hard to reach place between atmosphere and dissonance. Continue reading “Rhizaria – Indulgences (Review)”
This is the third album from US black metal band Oskoreien.
After enjoying both previous Oskoreien albums, it’s come as a surprise to discover that I never actually reviewed either of them. Hollow Fangs is a great opportunity to remedy this, and it’s Oskoreien’s first outing as a full band too. Hollow Fangs contains 39 minutes of new material, so let’s dive in. Continue reading “Oskoreien – Hollow Fangs (Review)”
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