Olhava are a Russian atmospheric/post-black metal band and this is their seventh album.
Olhava have built up an eviable body of work, including 2021’s Frozen Bloom, 2022’s Reborn and 2024’s Sacrifice. This brings us nicely to the 78-minute Memorial, a record that takes us on another gargantuan excursion into post-blackened waters. Continue reading “Olhava – Memorial (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)”
Domhain are a post-black metal band from Northern Ireland and this is their debut album.
I’ve been looking forward to hearing an album from Domhain ever since first catching them at 2024’s Fortress Festival, (and then narrowly missing them with Saor a couple of months later). In Perfect Stillness contains 35 minutes of material, and is a strikingly strong record. Continue reading “Domhain – In Perfect Stillness (Review)”
Bizarrekult are a Norwegian post-black metal band and this is their third album.
2023’s Den Tapte Krigen was a notable record, and I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the band live in 2024. Alt Som Finnes is one I’ve been looking forward to, so let’s get right to it. Across these 44 minutes, have Bizarrekult delivered the goods?
They absolutely have. Continue reading “Bizarrekult – Alt Som Finnes (Review)”
This is the fifth album from US post-black metal band Ashbringer.
Following on from 2019’s Absolution and 2023’s We Came Here to Grieve, Subglacial brings us 40 minutes of Ashbringer’s compelling approach to black metal. Let’s get this out of the way first – this Continue reading “Ashbringer – Subglacial (Review)”
This is the second album from Mexican progressive metal solo act Phendrana.
Here we have a 38-minute album that takes a lot of different influences into itself. Blackgaze, post-metal, progressive rock, avant-garde metal, folk, and post-black metal all come together with nuance and grace inside a progressive extreme metal framework that’s highly compelling. The artist behind Phendrana has made a convincing case for Cathexis being Continue reading “Phendrana – Cathexis (Review)”
MØL are a post-black metal band from Denmark and this is their third album.
With 2018’s Jord and then 2021’s Diorama, MØL have established themselves as quality purveyors of sharp, shiny post-black metal. Now, with the 44-minute Dreamcrush, they consolidate their position, offering up their most polished and well-rounded album to date. Continue reading “MØL – Dreamcrush (Review)”
This is the second album from Polish solo post-black metal band Miasme.
Keep Them at a Distance contains 43 minutes of engaging music. The artist behind Miasme convinces easily with a striking display of hybrid blackened post-metal that feels very contemporary, yet also timeless in its flavour. Continue reading “Miasme – Keep Them at a Distance (Review)”
This is the sixth album from Ellende, a solo black metal band from Austria.
Following on from 2024’s Todbringerin, Zerfall contains 52 minutes of new material. The artist behind Ellende specialises in post-black metal that uses blackgaze elements to produce emotive, mood-focused music. Continue reading “Ellende – Zerfall (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”
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