As far as Februarys go, I found February 2021 to be quite exceptionally high in quality when it came to metal albums. Let’s dive in to some of the best from last month… Continue reading “Monthly Overview – the Best of February 2021”
Tag: Folk Black Metal
Panychida – Gabreta Aeterna (Review)
This is the fifth album from Czech band Panychida, who play black metal.
I enjoyed 2013’s Grief for an Idol, and especially liked 2016’s Haereticalia – The Night Battles, so when it came once more to partake in a further round of Panychida’s brand of black metal, I couldn’t resist. Continue reading “Panychida – Gabreta Aeterna (Review)”
Varde – Fedraminne (Review)
This is the debut album from Varde, a Norwegian black metal band.
Fedraminne contains 59 minutes of black metal that mixes folk influences into an atmospheric journey. Continue reading “Varde – Fedraminne (Review)”
Monthly Overview – the Best of October 2020
For me, October was all about the black metal. Sure, there were some very fine non-black metal releases, but I’ve decided to focus below on albums that are all different blackened variants in their own dark ways. Enjoy!
Let us start with Anaal Nathrakh’s Continue reading “Monthly Overview – the Best of October 2020”
Griffon – ὸ θεός ὸ βασιλεύς (Review)
This is the second album from French black metallers Griffon.
Griffon give us a very agreeable and enjoyable take on medieval-influenced black metal. Across 40 minutes, ὸ θεός ὸ βασιλεύς, (or o Theos, o Basileus), proves to be aggressively melodic and energetic, but not without atmosphere or depth. Continue reading “Griffon – ὸ θεός ὸ βασιλεύς (Review)”
Wayfarer – A Romance with Violence (Review)
Wayfarer are a US black metal band and this is their fourth album.
Wayfarer are shaping up to be one of my favourite black metal entities of the last six years or so. The quality levels of 2014’s Children of the Iron Age, 2016’s Old Souls, and 2018’s World’s Blood have made for an enviable Continue reading “Wayfarer – A Romance with Violence (Review)”
Ashlands – Ashlands II (Review)
This is the second EP from Italian atmospheric black metal band Ashlands.
Here we have an 18-minute EP featuring two intro/interlude-style tracks and two more standard songs. Continue reading “Ashlands – Ashlands II (Review)”
Fellwarden – Wreathed in Mourncloud (Review)
Fellwarden are a black metal band from the UK, and this is their second album.
Brought to us by members of Fen, Wreathed in Mourncloud delivers 59 minutes of atmospheric black metal with a folk edge. Continue reading “Fellwarden – Wreathed in Mourncloud (Review)”
Allelic – À Contre Vent (Review)
Allelic is a one-man black metal band from Canada. This is his second album.
À Contre Vent is much-anticipated by yours truly, as 2018’s The Smoke of Atavistic Fires was one of my favourites from that year, despite not actually being reviewed on this site. Continue reading “Allelic – À Contre Vent (Review)”
Árstíðir Lífsins – Saga á tveim tungum II: Eigi fjǫll né firðir (Review)
Árstíðir Lífsins are an international, (Germany/Iceland), black metal band, and this is their fifth album.
Here we have 74 minutes of pagan black metal, incorporating elements of the atmospheric, folk, and ambient styles. Continue reading “Árstíðir Lífsins – Saga á tveim tungum II: Eigi fjǫll né firðir (Review)”
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