Insanity Cult – Κάθοδος (Review)

Insanity Cult - ΚάθοδοςInsanity Cult are a black metal band from Greece and this is their fourth album.

New Insanity Cult is always worth taking time out of your busy day to explore. Κάθοδος, (or Kathodos), contains 37 minutes of material for us to experience, and is their shortest and most caustic record yet. Continue reading “Insanity Cult – Κάθοδος (Review)”

Sørgelig – Φθορά (Review)

Sørgelig - ΦθοράSørgelig are a Greek black metal band and this is their third album.

I love Isolert, and also really like Insanity Cult. Why do I mention that here? Simply because Sørgelig is made up of members of these two bands, (plus a guitarist who is in neither). I haven’t caught up with Sørgelig since 2018’s Apostate, but the band have been busy since then with EPs, a split, and second album. Φθορά is their third, and a great opportunity to become reacquainted with their brand of hostile malice. Continue reading “Sørgelig – Φθορά (Review)”

Insanity Cult/Isolert – Towards the Great Dissolution – Split (Review)

Insanity Cult IsolertThis is a split between Greek black metallers Insanity Cult and Isolert.

Starting off with Insanity Cult – who we know from 2015’s As My End Unfolds… – the split gets off to a strong start with Thorns of Solitude, which is five minutes of raw, traditional, second wave-influenced black metal. Continue reading “Insanity Cult/Isolert – Towards the Great Dissolution – Split (Review)”

Insanity Cult – As My End Unfolds… (Review)

Insanity CultInsanity Cult are a black metal band from Greece and this is their debut album.

This is raw, underground black metal filled with negative energy. The album has a melancholic feel that spills over to full-blown depressive black metal on occasion, although they’re not fully embedded in this particular sub-genre.

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