Frostmoon Eclipse – As Time Retreats (Review)

Frostmoon Eclipse - As Time RetreatsFrostmoon Eclipse are an Italian black metal band and this is their eighth album.

As Time Retreats is the 41-minute follow up to 2019’s Worse Weather to Come. Since their previous album Frostmoon Eclipse have refined their sound into something quite tasty. If you’re looking for black metal that embraces the core of the 90s second wave, while also simultaneously branching out from it, this is the one for you. Continue reading “Frostmoon Eclipse – As Time Retreats (Review)”

Patristic – Catechesis (Review)

Patristic - CatechesisThis is the debut album from Italian blackened death metal band Patristic.

Brought to us by current/ex-members of Frostmoon Eclipse, Hideous Divinity, Hour of Penance, and Liber NullCatechesis contains 41 minutes of intensity and violent moodbuilding. Continue reading “Patristic – Catechesis (Review)”

Wampyric Rites/Moloch – The Serpent Cult of Darkness – Split (Review)

Wampyric Rites Moloch - The Serpent Cult of Darkness - SplitWampyric Rites and Moloch are both black metal bands, from Ecuador and Ukraine, respectively.

Ever since encountering Wampyric Rites on their 2022 album The Wolves Howl to the Moon, I’ve been smitten, so when this split appeared I knew I wanted to hear it. The band contribute two songs to The Serpent Cult of Darkness, with a combined total duration of 19 minutes. Continue reading “Wampyric Rites/Moloch – The Serpent Cult of Darkness – Split (Review)”

Liber Null – For Whom Is the Night (Review)

Liber Null - For Whom Is the NightThis is the second album from international black metal act Liber Null.

Brought to us by members of bands such as Fides Inversa, Frostmoon Eclipse, and Manetheren, For Whom Is the Night contains 39 minutes of lethal black metal venom. Continue reading “Liber Null – For Whom Is the Night (Review)”

Merihem – Incendiary Darkness (Review)

Merihem - Incendiary DarknessThis is the debut album from international black metal band Merihem.

Featuring members of bands such as Frostmoon Eclipse, Israthoum, Manetheren, and Suffering Hour, Incendiary Darkness contains 39 minutes of occult black metal.

These songs weep nightmare Continue reading “Merihem – Incendiary Darkness (Review)”