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)”
Sørgelig are a Greek black metal band and this is their debut album.
Featuring members of the very enjoyable Isolert, Apostate offers us 37 minutes of raw, misanthropic darkness. Continue reading “Sørgelig – Apostate (Review)”
This is the debut EP from Tyhjä, a black metal band from Finland.
Here we have almost 19 minutes of blistering, ugly hate, which manifests itself, (mostly), as second wave black metal played with passion and bile. Continue reading “Tyhjä – Tyhjä (Review)”
This is the fourth album from US black metallers Wolvhammer.
This is the much-awaited follow-up to 2014’s Clawing into Black Sun, which was one of my favourite releases of that year. To say I’ve been looking forward to this album is an understatement. Continue reading “Wolvhammer – The Monuments of Ash & Bone (Review)”
All My Sins are a Serbian black metal band and this is their latest release.
After the enjoyable Lunar/Solar from last year, we now have this new EP that gives us one track off an upcoming full length album, and one that’s exclusive to this current short release. Continue reading “All My Sins – Zov iz Magle (Review)”
Above Aurora are a Polish black metal band and this is their latest EP.
Above Aurora play black metal laced with venom and swirling with dark energies. This release contains three songs with a total duration of 17 minutes, and should appeal to those that like their black metal to have a nuanced, mid-paced approach to spreading darkness. Continue reading “Above Aurora – Path to Ruin (Review)”
Ende are a French black metal band and this is their fourth album.
I very much enjoy Ende’s work. Both 2015’s The Rebirth of I and 2017’s Emën Etan were effective examples of traditionally-delivered raw black metal, played well and with good songs. It’s only actually been a year since Emën Etan, but it seems there has been no rest in the Ende camp. Their lack of sleep is to our benefit, however. Continue reading “Ende – Goétie Funeste (Review)”
This is the debut album from Nigredo, a black metal band from Greece.
Vicious and occult, Nigredo’s music is one of cutting edge blackened dissonance mixed with something more atavistic and primal. Continue reading “Nigredo – Flesh Torn – Spirit Pierced (Review)”
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