This is the debut album from Hungarian black metal band Hænesy.
Now this is the stuff. Katruzsa is a nature-inspired atmospheric black metal album with some post-black metal qualities. Underground and raw, with a sonic aesthetic that definitely pleases, this is textured black metal replete with affecting melodies and plenty of atmospheric depth. Continue reading “Hænesy – Katruzsa (Review)”
Vihamieli are a Finnish black metal band and this is their second album.
Hymns of Deity is the follow up to 2017’s Kuolevain Veri Uinuu Ikuisuuteen, which was an enjoyable trip into traditional second wave waters. Continue reading “Vihamieli – Hymns of Deity (Review)”
Kalaallit Nunaat and Au Revoir are both one man Italian black metal bands.
Kalaallit Nunaat’s side of the split lasts 21 minutes and is divided into two tracks. The music is a mix of raw aggression in the traditional Scandinavian second wave style, and Cascadian atmospheric majesty along the lines of Wolves in the Throne Room, in spirit at least. Continue reading “Kalaallit Nunaat/Au Revoir – Memories from Desolate Battlefields – Split (Review)”
Myrkvid are a French black metal band and this is their latest EP.
Myrkvid play classic, second-wave black metal with a rolling, grooving fury and energetic blasphemy. Continue reading “Myrkvid – Demons Are Inside (Review)”
Immortal are a Norwegian black metal band and this is their ninth album.
Immortal are pretty legendary by now, and as this album is their first since 2009’s All Shall Fall, it has a lot of expectations riding on it. Continue reading “Immortal – Northern Chaos Gods (Review)”
Utburd is a one man Russian black metal band and this is his second album.
Combining elements of both atmospheric and depressive black metal alongside a second wave base, this release explores the dark horrors that lurk in the night. Continue reading “Utburd – The Horrors Untold (Review)”
Incorporea are a Spanish black metal band and this is their debut EP.
Here we have a darkly atmospheric 12 minutes of music. The two songs on this EP are very enjoyable examples of what Incorporea are capable of. Full of bleak, depressive atmosphere layered with cold aggression, this brief foray into the land of Incorporea is definitely worth the trip. Continue reading “Incorporea – To Exorcize the Sun (Review)”
Asgrauw are a black metal band from the Netherlands and this is their third album.
Carrying a torch for old-school Scandinavian second wave black metal through a forest at night, Asgrauw have delivered an album that really does make me nostalgic for the 90s. The music on Gronspech speaks to me in a very specific, occult-tinged way that only this kind of music can. Continue reading “Asgrauw – Gronspech (Review)”
Agrona are a UK black metal band and this is their debut album.
Containing 47 minutes of black metal that effectively combines both scathing brutality and grim atmosphere, this as a well-rounded and well-written album that demonstrates a talented and passionate band who are clearly doing what they love. Continue reading “Agrona – Realm of the Fallen (Review)”
This is the debut album from Chanid, a Polish black metal band.
With 8 tracks spread across only 28 minutes, this is a blistering slice of true, occult black metal. Continue reading “Chanid – Lucifer (Review)”
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