This is a the debut album from Temple ov Ahriman, a solo black metal band from the US.
Aided by a session drummer, this solo act delivers 43 minutes of well-crafted black metal on Heretics of Consensual Reality. The first record by Temple ov Ahriman is one that you should absolutely check out if you’re a fan of an old style played both very well and with good ideas. Continue reading “Temple ov Ahriman – Heretics of Consensual Reality (Review)”
This is the debut album from Icelandic black metallers Forsmán.
Brenndar Rústir & Fuðrandi Fjörur is the 46-minute follow up to 2021’s promising debut EP Dönsum i Logans Ljóma. Containing members of Misþyrming and Múr, Forsmán’s brand of esoteric black metal is a very potent one. Continue reading “Forsmán – Brenndar Rústir & Fuðrandi Fjörur (Review)”
This is the fourth album from French solo black metal act Inherits the Void.
From 2021’s Monolith of Light to 2023’s The Impending Fall of the Stars to Scars of Yesteryears, the artist behind Inherits the Void seems to refine and tweak his vision for atmospheric/melodic black metal just that little bit more with every release. Which brings us to The Silent Abscission. It is the longest Inherits the Void album so far at 47 minutes in length, so what does this new record have to offer fans of this quality act? Continue reading “Inherits the Void – The Silent Abscission (Review)”
This is the debut album from Swiss black metal band Nidelgret.
Trauerlärm comes recommended for fans of Endstille, Fluisteraars, and Wiegedood. It’s 32 minutes in duration, and has intriguing cover art. All of these things mean that Nidelgret are worth checking out. It turns out, expectations are not only met, but exceeded too. Continue reading “Nidelgret – Trauerlärm (Review)”
This is the second album from French black metallers Galibot.
Galibot provide the listener with a quality outing of melodic black metal to explore. Catabase contains 42 minutes of material, and it’s worth getting your teeth into. Continue reading “Galibot – Catabase (Review)”
This is the third album from Spanish black metallers Aversio Humanitatis.
It has been six long year’s since 2020’s Behold the Silent Dwellers, but now comes its 34-minute successor, To Become the Endless Static. Aversio Humanitatis have produced a top tier album that’s sure to find favour with fans of bands such as Deathspell Omega, Misþyrming, Panzerfaust, and Selbst. Continue reading “Aversio Humanitatis – To Become the Endless Static (Review)”
This is the fifth album from German solo black metal act Non Est Deus.
Brought to life by the artist behind Kanonenfieber and Leiþa, Blessings and Curses contains 41 minutes of melodic black metal. Across this record the listener is treated to a Continue reading “Non Est Deus – Blessings and Curses (Review)”
This is the fifth album from German black metallers Ultha.
So, Ultha, (who are likely the best contemporary black metal band in the world), have only gone and unexpectedly released a monster of a new album in the 74-minute A Light so Dim. This is a record you need to hear if Continue reading “Ultha – A Light so Dim (Review)”
This is the second album from German black metal band Antrisch.
Expedition III: Renitenzpfad is a 48-minute black metal album that’s spliced with a few different influences. Across these seven tracks Antrisch take the listener on a journey into history, and as they do so they Continue reading “Antrisch – Expedition III: Renitenzpfad (Review)”
This is the second album from UK post-black metal band Unmother.
State Dependent Memory contains 38 minutes of modern/post-black metal, which includes a cover of a band called ΟΔΟΣ 55, here transmuted into something Continue reading “Unmother – State Dependent Memory (Review)”
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